The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-04-17
Natural Gas in Indi-
ana and Ohio.
Scientific American.

ulallapOllS, Was ever ueFiSe'
in the West.
The company has 45 we'll
now in use. A low estimate
of the open output of the 5;
wells would now be $50,
100000 feet daily, with ;
maximum delivery in Indian
apolis of 9O,OOO,OoO feet il
II hours. The Trust has ;
total of "a miles of ma1l
lines and connections. The
company is drawing its ga'
supply from a total area O.
about 60 square miles of ter
ritory.
Speaking Of the growth ot
the Ohio natural gas indus
try, Prof. Edward Orton. il
the American Manufacturer
says
The use of gas has prob
ably been more than doub-
led in 1889. Manufactures,
based on a cheap and abun :
dant supply, have been
greatly multiplied at all the
leading centers, but, more
than all, new towns have
been attached to the fields
by the dozen. Leaving out
of the account a large num-
Der of villages contiguous to
the gas fields, of less than
1000 population. many Of
now avail themselves
Of the pipe lines that are
laid through their streets on
the way for larger markets,
we find that 1889 has given
the great boon of Trenton
limestone gas to these among
other Ohio towns, viz: Day.
lon, Springfield, Greenville,
Wapakoneta, Van Vert, Del
phos, Sandusky, and Belle
vue, Findlay, Lima, Bowling
Green, Fostoria, Fremont,
Tiffin, Carey. Kenton, st.
Troy, Piqua, Sidney,
Celina, and other towns had
been previously supplied.
The Northwestern Ohio Gas
Company has also laid::a large
inc to the Michigan boun-
larry designed to furnish do
nestle fuel to Detroit.
In the way of utilization in
manufactures, the increase
las been equally marked.
eindlay now has 154 glass
,ots, nearly half of them
ldded in 1889. A large vol
lme of manufacturing inter-
'sts has also been brought
n. An equal, or, at least.
J similar enlargement has
,one forward in Tifin and
fremont. Fostoria is also to
he front in this remarkable |
expansion. Bowling Green
las also made some note
advances.
Fostoria and Tilfin both
wn pipe lines to the great
as fields. built by public
unls. The gas that they
btain from wells Of their
wn drilling, on lands that
hey have leased for this pur-
ose, they turn over at either
ominal or very low rates to
he manufacturing compan-
IS, counting on the growth
f the town for their returns.
he gas furnished on these
arms is naturally used in a
ayish way.
Toledo is supplied by two
ipe lines, owned by the
northwestern Ohio Company
nd in addition the city is
repairing, at great outlay of
lnds, to be raised by bond
lg the town. to build a line
3r itself from the Hancock
ounty field, where it has
sased gas lands and drilled
ellis on a large scale.
The largest gas wells yet
truck in Ohio belong to the
'st year, one Of them to a
cry recent date. The Mel
vt well, near Stuartsville, 6
llles north of Findlay, has
n open pressure i'll the cas-
lg Of 2S pounds. This
yands for a daily production
about 2S,0ee.e00 fee A
ew well recently drilled by
he Northwestern Company
ear Bairdstown, Wood Co.,
reported to have shown
,e amazing pressure of 45
ounds in the easing. This
;ands for about 33, ,000,00Oft
er day. The Karg well was
'ng counted the wonder of