The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-18
IN AND AROUND SPOKANE.
TIMELY GOSSIP ABOUT MANY PER-
SONS AND THINGS.
Discovery Of Natural Gas Wear Pine
City Gives Rise to much Interest,"
ed Speculation and Comment
Contest for County TFensurer.


SPOKANE, Nov. l7.-Spokane county
promises to make valuable addition to
the list of native products of the state OF
Washington in the recent discovery OF
natural gas near Pine City, thirty-hve
miles south of this city. mention OF which
was made In these columns short time
ago.
Successful experiments were made with
the gas in this city, Wednesday evening
last The experiments were conducted
by Mr.. Gum. of the local gas company.
before a number of Spokane business
men. He used all kinds OF burners to
show the lighting qualities OF the natural
gas. The tests made were most satiSfSc-
tory. Mr. Gum remarking to those pres
ent: 1T is very good gas and you
must be satisfied that it Is the right kind
OF gas for consumption"
c. B. Hollis. who, with r; T. Dabney
and William Hunter all Of this city. are
jointly interested in the discovery. speak.
ing of their find, said: we discovered
that natural gas existed near Pine city
Henry Jones who has lived down there
for twenty-seven years, has noticed bub-
bles in the creek that runs through his
place, but he, for all these wears. has be.
lieved it to be nothing but swamp gas.
as he expressed il. Hearing of the mat
ter went down there with my partners.
We took small funnel and inverted 1t
in the water near the shore right over
where the bubbles come up, We filled q
three-gallon bottle with water and put II
over the funnel and the gas going into
the bottle drove the water out inside OF
half an hours time.
ITO ind the gas in the earth we drove
iron rods down several feet and upon
applying a match TO the air the gas COM
ing from the hole would light for a height
Of from one to four feet In the creek
the gas bubbles in hundreds Of places
Our experiments demonstrate that the
gas extends over an area of eight to ten
We have leased a about 1000 acres Of the
land and will shortly put in diamond
drills to bore for the gas. II our discnv-
cry. upon development, proves all that
II now promises II viii not be long before
natural gas will be piped into Spokane"
Since the discovery of gas was made
Indications have also grouped out that
tory. Many OF the farmers and residents
OF the nearby towns are now devoting
much of their time in prospecting for gas
and coal. in the hopes Of striking 1t rich.
natural gas exists in SUFFICIENT quantity
there Is plenty Of local capital ready to
develop the fields on an extensive scale.
The Spokane Poultry Association is al
ready making arrangements for It's next
annual show. which will be given here
from January to ~. The Pet Stock As
ISOLATION will unite and hold Joint show.
making IT the largest exhibition OF the
kind ever held here.
The city council has been discussing
the question of redistricting the city cleo
ton precincts during the past week but
as It will cost about 81 ono to accomplish
this for the coming spring election and
no money is available for this purpose. It
Is probable the matter will he allowed
to go until some provision can be made
to this end Several precincts now con-
tain over 500 registered voters and in the
late election II took the judges over two
days to count the ballots.
The counties Of Eastern washington are
making Joint movement with the object
OF petitioning the coming legislature for
an appropriation to he used In preparing
for Washington display at the Pam
American exposition. to be held at Ruff
faio next summer The various CONNER
cisi bodies are giving the matter their
active support.
Billy Armstrong and Reddy Brennan
signed articles here this week for A
twenty-round fight. to take place Decem-
her IL at either Davenport. Northport or
Ross'and. ut which places finish fights
are allowed; Both are TO weigh in ut 1875
pounds. The winner is TO take 70 per
cent. and the loser Is per cent OF the gate
receipts. A side bet OF $500 is agreed upon.
DIR. c. p Thomas. n leading physician
and surgeon. has been made defendant in
an action for divorce brought bv his
wife. Mary J. Thomas. IncnmnatibiIlty
Of temper Is the ground altered. The par
ties are prominent socially. They formerly
resided at Everett before coming to Spo-
kane.
County Treasurer A. T., Smith. who wa.
defeated for recollection by George Mudg-
EFT by the small majority OF sixteen votes
has begun contest for the office. and
Treasurer Smiths apparent defeat was a
surprise TO everyone. as his reelection
was universally conceded His failure 10
pull through can he directly traced TO hfs
fair.
In making awards ON the fruit exhibit.
he made enemies Of some Moran prairie
ssx x who worked industriously to
successful was demonstrated hy tho re-
turns from that large nreclnct. Smifh
running far behind his ticket.
II. = KEENAN,. who was reelected a.
one OF the city justices, was this week re-
appointed to preside as police Judge for
spokane position which he has alIea
ereditahly for the past two years.
Last Wednesday marked the twenty
nrin a,n ,f e the Introduction Of
Atthodism IN Spokane. and IN conse-
guenee The Methodists have been ohsary-
Ing "fuhilee' week with daily exerrias.
OF religious and social Character Rev.
Samuel c. Havermaie. who preached ths
first sermon In Spokane. IL stlll rer,-
dent. and Ne delivered the PRINCIPAL ar
dress On the anniversary cav. taking ror
his subject. "Garnering IN a Far Conn-
spokane has demonstrated that n I.
one of the hest baseball cities IN IN.
country, bat I'VE fairs 40 not TAXI kIn,fiv
20 football. The Spokane Athletic Cs,ns
has tried hard 10 arouse ent haSiaxyn -
the sport by pulling on several infer.
collegiate eaFnes on its grounds this faii
but the attendance has Been 40 small
that the club has about decided 20 cancel
al the other games scheduled
a. y. Brown. formerly a well knowr
Newspaper man OF the Sound cities ana ~
SPOKANE, and now prominent saef,hNr ~
the stan Of the Anaconda Standard h
IN the city visiting his brother, ]. II
Brown. city editor Of the Spokesman n Re-
view. who Is down with typhoid fever.
Charity Rail Tickets
Tickets for the charity bail. adn,stt,r~
a gentle mAn and lady. Including rsir,fe,
81 single tickets, ~ For sale Al C,raha =,
* Moorc's and Stewart q Holmes
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