The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-04-10
As Visitors See Us.
A Letter From Col. A. G. Stacey to the
Leavenworih Times Telling the
Truth About the Unequslled Ad-
vantages offered by lola.
BETTER THAN CRIPPLE CREEK.

gas as it pOurs from the elk wells.
The only consumption is that for
domestic use in this little city where
this natural fuel and light is so cheap
that no one ever thinks of turning
it off.
There are six wells within an area
of fifteen square miles, the discovered
territory being an irregular triangle,
one point II miles southeast, another
2 miles from the other two, taking in
the city.
In order that some idea may be OBJ
tanned of the capacity of the wells
now gushing gas, a capacity that has
been tested by competent experts,
the following figures are given:
Palmer Oil and Gas Co.-Well No.
2. capacity 7,O14, 700 cubic feet each
"a hours. Well No. 5, 100000 cubic
feet. Well No. 6, 1900, 900 cubic feet.
Well No. Z, 5000, 600 cubic feet.
Allen County Gas Co.-WelI No. l,
5000, 900 cubic feet.
Cooperative Gas CO.-Well No l,
10000, 900 cubic feet.
These wells range in depth from $50
to 935 feet, are cased and ready for
pipe connections, two of them now
being made available. These wells
have an aggregate capacity of 40,014,-
600 cubic feet every "a hours, which
capacity increases with use. The
rock pressure in the well is 915 pounds
to the square inch, being more than
force enough to drive the gas to Kan
sas City or Leavenworth. This illu-
minant burns freely, without smoke
or smell, affording a brilliant light
and intense heat.
Up to the present time no efforts
have been made to utilize this natural
gas, either for manufacturing or for
piping. AS not One-tenth of the sup
ply is utilized, in addition to what
might be used for brick manufacture,
etc., a pipe line could readily supply
Garnett and adjacent towns north
and Chanute and Parsons on the
south, both the latter bang out of the
gas belt. AT but moderate cost these
towns could be supplied with light
and fuel at rate that would offer 100
per cent, net profit. Investors can
here find far better field than Grip
pie Creek presents.
The citizens of lola, most beauti-
full little city, are awake to the ad-
vantages presented and are ready to
yield them up to investors who will
make use of the treasures found here.
No field in Kansas presents such ad-
vantages.
There are doubters who come to in
vestigate the supply of natural gas at
this point who are soon convinced
that eastern Kansas presents greater
advantages in this respects than does
the gas field of Ohio or that of In
diana. Oil is found but in quantities
known only to the agents of the STAN
dard Oil Company, who are expend-
ing thousands of dollars in prospect
ing for the pools or basins of oil pre-
paratory to the full development of
this country.
Valuable as are the gas and oil
wells which bid fair to fill this county
with smokeless factories and to heat
and light city and country hamlet,
there are other sources of wealth not
fully appreciated by the men who are
building the cities of this State. Hav-
ing heard of the stone found in Allen
county the Times correspondent pre-
vailed upon Messrs. Brewster and
Mitchell to take him out to view the
alleged deposits of stone. When
reaching the pit from which this
stone has been removed it was found
that the stone quaries of ancient
Egypt were equalled if not surpassed,
for there, sheer down with smooth
sides, were walls of stone more than
sixty feet without seam or break, and
the bottom not even reached. 1t is
certain that blocks of stone seventy
five feet square, fine grained and
without seam could be taken out if
modern machinery could only be
made to handle such masses.
This stone is OF such fine grain that
blocks of it on the lola streets cross
ings show the marks of the stone cut
ter's hammer after three years wear,
with never a crease or a crack from
the action of the elements.
The citizens are talking of replac-
ing the steps ofthe east approach to
the State capitol with this stone at
their own expense in order 10 show
that it is equal in durability to the
Colorado granite on the north and
south approaches.
There being inexhaustible beds of
clay and an unfailing supply of gas
grand opportunity is here presented