New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22
BEGINNING or THE END or NATURAL GAS
DECREASING PRESSURE AND FAILING SUPPLY
IL OHIO-OIL IN THE WELLS INSTEAD.

DECREASING PRESSURE AND FAILING SUPPLY
Is OHIO-OIL IN THE WELLS INSTEAD.
Cleveland. Dec. 21.-Thcrc IS only one story that
comes from the natnralra cities and towns Of North
western Ohio and that. tale of the failure OF TINS
wonderful fuel Decreasing pressure and falling sup
ply i'm the Pittsburg and indianapolis districts haVo
been followed 10y the phenomena IN Olho' ana no
now doubts that the beginning OF the end Of natural
gas is at hand. The comforting theory which was 80
much exploited a few years ago. that this gas was be-
ng constantly produced by subcrrancan agencies
the other ouc equally comforting, which was 80
t"uaciously held 10y many In the gas belt. that as
rapidly A. one field became exhausted another would
rs, found 10 take place. have alike proved untenabe.
II must now lie conceded that the supply Is hmiVH'
The facts that prove this view are found on every
hand throughout the gas belt. In Central ONO
the well, that supplied Lancaster have practically
failed those which were drawn on by COLUMBUS
have become 20 weak that the manufacturers OF
tla, city lave been compelled TO return to the
Use Of ccal. and no ncy private houseS will he
supplied by the company In control. In the IT.
Marys section the decrease In pre- urc Is not 50 great
chiefly because the we'll, have not been drawn upon
- heavily nor the area 50 thoroughly eNPIoIed' b"o
the hints Of failure there strong enough 10 CON
firm what il patent elsewhere. The Northwestern
Ohio district always richer in this cheap mel
than the central part ~ the state. and the failure Is
thcle~s. At Upper >anduSky which drew lis supply
from the outlying wells Of the Fiuday district. the Use
II IA, has been discontinued entirely, the company
being forced 10 shut of the supply by the alarming
cline in pressure and the appearance Of water In
the wells. The manufacturers Of Fremont have been
shut Of hy the Northwestern Company, even after
Offering TO pay metre rate, for their fuel At Toledo
the Manner Rolling Mills beginning 10 use crude
oil instead II "a. because Of falling supply. and AT
Findlay one company employing 800 men has been
unable to get "A, for the reason.
boo short. 100 nearly All tie natural gas towns the
return 10 wood ard coal or oil has begun. and while
fiudhy Is the least arcrted and will doubtless have
for several years. the fact that even In that the
great centre II the belt, where the most wonderful
-Ourccs ~ natural "A, the world have been found.
the necessity IT careful outstanding Of resources Is
apparent proves that The end at furtheSt, probably
not morr than five years away
The failure ~ i accompanied by the appearance
OF OIL Many ga wells become oil producing when
shot and oil &, said to De finding itA into the
IA mains h. places. This makes IL certain that
the 81 crude oil for fuel will follow The failure Of
"a and that the natural wealth ~ Northwestern ONO
f. accordingly far rom being exhausted. This fact,
too will doubtless IN part. break the heavy loss tnt
would otherwise have fallen upon those who have in
vcst~1 I'm the sne bolt This is large. In the
Finddy district alone probably 80 900 600 to $1,000.
600 h Nn invested 300 lands. lenses and well, since
-a- discovered. and expenditures etill being
m.fc The agg~ga" throughout The ga~ fields Is soy
cfdl times Thu. II is fortunate indeed that the
prevalence u oil Will Prevent the great loss that would
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