New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-09-23
rIRICH NATURAL GAS FIND.
Rje6artz and Faas claim to have
Discovered q Vein.

Monday evening at about six O clock
and as Mic Faas was getting ready to
quit work on deep we'll on the farm
OF Jos. Wieg near Geo. Schneider place,
ne detected strong odor coming from
the pipe which was sunk to depth of
10 feet. His curiosity being excited, he
placed lighted match over the pipe
and flames at once blazed up to a height
OF six or more feet. The burning con-
tinued steadily for over a half hour,
when it was smothered by the men and
an effort made to coyer the end of the
pipe with CAP. A good deal of trou-
BILE was experienced in doing this as the
pressure was very strong. Twenty feet
OF water stood in the pipe, Mr.. Faas
says, but the gas dubbed up through
this and raised the cap repeatedly until
fastened with q bolt. At first a rivet
was placed in the cap but it was thrown
nearly 80 feet in the air. Mr.. Faas says
he has often struck light veins of gas
that would burn for few minutes, but
the great pressure noticed in this ms
lance leads him to believe that it is
worth while Investigating.
Prof. Winchell, the state geologist, we
understand. has been sent for to look
into the matter.
Mrs. Sarah Pfeferle is the guest of St.
Paul friends.
Miss Jennie Kennedy of St. Peter Wis
tied over Sunday in New Ulm with her
brother.
0. M. Olsen has been entertaining a
brother the past week, who is lawyer
in Duluth.
A mill is being built in Duluth tina
will be the largest in the world. It. will
have a daily capacity of $4,000 bar
rels.
Ed. J. Collins writes from Washing
ton as follows: Permit me to encroach
. On your time long enough to renew my
acquaintance with the Review and it's
genial publishers and to congratulate
them on their success in giving the pub
lie paper we'll filed with home news
and we'll edited. With the Review at hand
it is easy and affords pleasure to watch
all that is going on at home-the monu-
ment raislngs and other gatherings, and
of coarse the booming County Fair and
its energetic managers.
, Jacob johnson died at his home in
this city Friday morning of consump-
} ton. Mr.. Johnson was born in Iowa
, in 1854. Eighteen years ago he came
to New Ulm and lived in the city and
) vicinity up to the time of his death,
For number of years he was engaged
in the saloon business, but four years age
retired. Afterwards he was employed
, by Z. Rosskopf and the S. D. Peterson
t Implement Co. He was married to q
| Miss Belm and the result Of there union
was one child, both wife and child still
: being alive. The funeral was held Sun.
3 day afternoon and was largely atten-
, ded.
5 c. H. Ross returned from North Car
: DINA Wednesday morning. He speak!
: of the climate OF the mountainous re-
l gions as the finest in the world. ant
knows of no other place where he woult
: so much like to spend a season. Tn,
e atmosphere is pure and clear. the waite
t is all soft, and, what is the biggest item
= of all, there are no flies or mosquitoes
d Mr.. Vanderbilt, he says.has bought VI
J. from 1000 to 10000 acres of this noun
c tain region and is now engaged in turn
It ing it into park that will rival II
:. natural beauty the wonders of Contra
- Park in New York. His residence,
r Is estimated, will cost nearly $4,000,
:. 900, and the property will be wort
g $50, 100000 when improved accordin,
to present plans. Three hundred me-
have been employed there for the pas
! two years, and it will require five year
J., more before the project is completed.
9 Card of Thanks
TO The conductors and grlpmen of tn
:. Sa1hv Av Cable Line IN tho Cnuoordi