The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-01


1t week. while on . trip 20 Indian
spo,is. hsi he good fortune 10 meet
nv Oh friend and genial gentleman.
John L. Forkuer, with whom l went to-
Ausferson 70 see . -gusher.' Anderson
i laid out AFTER the old style 81 Indiana
rauntv tawns. with 3 Court square ~
the center. The streets are vile, and
tsstefsl!y planted with shade trees, rep
reSe nrinx our natural forests- Inc
ccuntv courthouse i large brick build
ing. trimmed with stone. and makes N
6ne appearance. Around the Court
.raxre are The principal business houses:
good substantial buildings. vel niled
With goods- There are quite number
IN fine residences, With tssteiuIy
|sar-oonied grounds. The churches ana
schoci buildings are excellent structures
ana make : fine appearance The cnN
4. situstsd on the banks Of White river :
\ 1. the center Of i've trunk line railways,
r. a W. e MA. L. & -. L.: G., e.,
SI.C-. ST L. 4 r.. and the l. L. =
W. and surrounded By rich fs.mi"s
district. In lsSU il bad = popn.afinn %
COO. and bad . number 81 msnuiacto-
RES aud was doing . fair business \.
\ About two Years ago the nrst xss-wei'
w<s developed 81 this place, and since
that time thirteen wells have been pu'
lioun. all 81 which are strong moving
wells. the smallest furnishing ABOUT
three million cubic feet Of gas per DAY
here being two wells OF this capacity
ana the remaining eleven wells have
rsrh sc estimated daily capacity Of
sI-sr 70 ten million feet. The gas i OBJ
r.rrsd from the Trenton rock, witch i
-.,-,,rs ~ .uonxey here. at an average
',snsh ~ $50 feet. The fow Of gas j. =
.r.,rr ,h.r IN i not required TO shoot
49, ali. - secure a su tiicient supply, 81
= sa,s "A many districts. l had th'
-.s..-,,-. ~ se.i..x \ new well. lust finish
- 4rsb~ n xas in the twilight o
sva,ing xhen We reached the well. o.
p ~. or,-tirfs az The clrs. . small bIsz'
- anrrsnv Il the end OF tube. ex
; .---,,a~ me a. ar % feet from th'
y - NJ. r.Tra 80 opened and the ful
y ~ ~ 80 rushed out from th
5 go - fha tnbe ii flame at least IS q
5 rer' tsas Ionv with = noise that was deaf
" - 81 riyhf. round about. drew u
5 - 49, rnrtain ana lei in. il NOT til
5 1s'-hr ~ d.v- an equally brilliant ligh'
y Tsis fact not generally known. ths
y .rnrxI 90 4 verv cold a. il issues tror
q go rsiIs ana for distribution in IN
-s-ss romplicafed machinery. Gale
e r-rrf.sa~s are necessary 70 reduce III
y .,Te-r,ons nre.sure Al the well to . min
\ - a. ons nound 10 the square incb i
I .l 49, Tor domestic use. When "a
rs-5s h..f becomes latent. hence
! -. ~. 80 grom congealing. Ct III
: -, - Iarsst pressure where it enter
Is - Sss,r;hnti,0 nine. il il necessary
y surround the pipe with flame or pal
e = rbroyob 1 hot furnace. in obedisnc
y to the law, that il gas on expanding 3
Il rot supplied With the required heat, y
le Temperature falls on account Of is ow
e free heat becoming latent, that i to -!
II expended ia overcoming pressure
n What has gas done and what i II az
T. ing for Anderson. Just prior 10 u
Ia time gas was discovered the popu'stio
" -. about four thousand, the retsil pus
- A.. Wxs confined 10 the Public squar
= aud supported By an excellent SURROUND
Al Inv farming district. and . few mani
. factories about the tow u. such - pisnit
II uSlls. brick msrhines and Touring mill
= The people lived in what might DC eau'
y = ve.i-to-ao iilene-s- There were
Ne uater-works. electric lights Or sire
rxilxsv.. II Is little singular that
a. "a. thought necessary TO add electf
in liuhf. to the abundance Of natural z
oI Iirht All over the town and out IN y
fields. where new additions have Dc
plated. large fiambesux Of natural
Iiuht up the streets and by-wavs with
Ibr,l!iancv that seems . prodigal va
az the material. and yet the elect
IIirhts about the Public square. lends
bright siIvety rays % sheer the Peol
on their way to future greatness.
The old. low pressure idea Of busin
soou developed into high-pressure
regular ~boom--that seems yet ~
liafancy- Land. adjoining the town
ve~rs ago, sold for 30 TO - dollars
acre. and while under the old regi