San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-03
BRIGHT LIGHT.
NATURAL GAS AND PETROLEUM
AROUND SAN ANTONIO.
The Wells at George Dui'nig's
Ranch Ind icates a Gas and Oil
Supply Sufficient for Light,
Power and Heat for
this CITY.

A reporter for the LIGHT spent the day
at the ranch of George Dullnig yesterday
and there inspected the natural gas, pc
troleum, chalybeate and artesian wells
that have been sunk recently on that
place. The natural gas well furnishes
sufficient quantity of gas TO run twenty
horse power engine, to illuminate all the
buildings and grounds, ana to heat the
range and all of the rooms of the dwell
ings The pressure in this well is ITO
pounds The whistle is blown by the gas
pressure and large gas jet surmouuts
the windmill which stands 81 feet above
the top of very high hill. The gas flame
rises to a heighth Of ten feet and can be
plainly seen from the city distance OF
seven miles. The many gas jets about
the grounds suffice to brilliantly illumin.
ate them. The Dullnig residence, which
is large and rOomy structure with all OF
the modern improvements, Is hand
somely furnished IL presents
brilliant spectacle when Illuminated
| throughout by the natural gas. Within
few feet of the main natural gas
well is an arteSian well the water OF
| which Is strongly impregnated with iron
and has many medicinal properties while
within fifty feet of IL Is a well the waters
of which are also medicinal. Chalybeate
| forms their principal ingredient and they
are all strongly linctured with magnesta
| The water that is kept at the Fifth Ma.
| tional bank comes from this well and
| thousands have drank IL there. That
| there Is a vein which will suffice to supply
| the city of San Antonio with all OF the
| gas necessary tor light.heat and power in
| that vicinityMr. Duilnig and many Others
are firmly convinced aud acting on that
conviction another well of much larger
diameter than any of the others will soon
| be sunk short distance form the main
gas we'll The construction of this well
| will begin within a fortnight and ar
rangementS are being made now 10 that
end. Natural gas has been found in sew
eral wells on this place and notably in one
about TWO hundred yards northeast OF the
re. idence. The pressure In this was over
l2'0pOun but, unfortunately, the well
caved and became crooked and the boring
at that point had In consequence OF that
disaster, TO be abandoned The new one
| will be sunk in very short distance
from 1t and new and improved machinery
| will be used in sinking it.
The petroleum we'll which is located
about half a mile to the eastward and is
on the old Dullnig ranch not far from the
Salado Creek also contains considerable
quantity of natural gas and has gas
pressure of fifty pounds to the square
inch. The petroleum which it yields is
of high grade and is used for lubrica-
tion on the Southern Pacinc railway and
by a great many manufactures, finding
ready sale without having 10 be re-
fined. When refined it produces a very
high grade of Illuminating oil. There
are three wells from which the
crude petroleums is obtained all in
close proximity but one of them
has greater yield than either of the
Others, the output being about 10 barrels
per day. 1t is contemplated TO sink an
other well in this neighborhood as soon
as the additional gas well has been
sunk. Ii both are successful gas and oil
| will both be piped to the city and fran
chise for that purpose has already been
granted to Mr. :. Dullnig The ranch is in
charge of Mr. Emil Teitze who courteous
| ~ showed the walls and buildings to the
| reporter. There is some very fine stock
on this ranch which has been bred there
The water seems 10 impart greater
| strength to all of the animals who drink
it, they are very fond of IL and will drink
no other. Although the water from the
| Salado creek is considered very paIatable
the stock will not drink it, but even the
| fowls and game are fond Cf the iron and
chaly beate waters.
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