The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-23
|IRlL GAS DISCOVERY.
|.s..e Investors Are Securing
.oses u Large Tracts of Land
,.S~trs Are Also Combating
skees 81 OIL Also Found There.

~ Dispatch TO the Post-IntellIgencer.
<r1lf.IA. Dec. N.-The excitement over
S.eovery of gas In the country lying
! a Rosalia continues and is increas-
= the proofs OF the existence of nat
1, ms are discovered There is no
any doubt that natural gas OF a
"a nuaIitv exists in a large scope Of
3rv living along Pine creek to the
y Il here, tire only question remaining
q solved IS whether the gas Is in
- auantfties, and this is to be solved
~ sinking OF a well. Gas, that burns
kivts forth a good light and heat,
{e3n found In various parts Of n large
NV. covering thousands OF acres,
fkenleal analysis OF the gas shows
4 4 natural gas OF an exccllent quail
Mesrrs. Hunter, Hollis and Dabney.
rk6karie. who were the first promot-
y me district, secured leases on large
~ Of land, aggreEa'ing between 5000
jto00 acres. and will sink a well and
<1up the property. The leases are
q for period of twenty-five years.
the privilege of renewing for an
~ twenty-five years II the company
Tres. The owner of the land is to
n 10 per cent. OF the net proceeds
~ e8s. oil or coal discovered on and
from his land.
these leases were made the farm
3nve become more wary and are ask
hr better terms than those given by
~ <ookane people. ana inaconsequence
~ leases are being entered into.
~ are promoters and experts in the
INV every day and the hotel and liv-
~ table proprietors are reaping a rich
4tyt. Teams are In demand. and the
lily Is being secured by mining men
1k9 to- get an interest IN the gas
~ from which much Is expected, but
~ are meeting with little, II any, en-
fseement, for the farmers who own
y md are determined to enter INTO no
dlacts until the company which has
{tfucts does some development work
N they ascertain what there really Is
Fj1e discovery which has caused such
l}Ster Of excitement and converted this
~ farming country into a feverish
Tx center. II IL hoped work on a
4 Will begin about the first of Febru-
y f1d after the first we'll is sunk, II
4 Of oil Ia found In paying quantities,
~ will be grent activity in the dis
- and wells will be sunk In all parts
~ territory where the gas has been
( |loon MoreIand, n pioneer farmer, who
III large tract OF land six miles west
1oSAIia, has formed II combine with
|Gunber OF his neighbors, all Of whom
1rol 5000 acres Of land In the gas belt.
q body II proper Inducements can be
[1fed. Nearly all these men are
11hhy. and II they cannot lease on
- agreeable TO all they will buy ma
Try and sink Well Mr.. Moreland's
= kas some OF the best showinNs vet
~ b the dietrict, large quantities OF
II Ia
| The most primitive methods. BY
ktinx an iron rod into the soil until
|lmchcs the gravel and withdrawing It.
I M II found to escape from the hole
BY the rod. A lighted match APP
~ 10 this viii produce a blaze several
IN height and lasting. more than a
ute, A bottle filed with water placed
Iths hole, with the mouth OF the bot
|(oNn. will soon I'LL with gas, the gas
1f Me water OUT Of Tho bottle, and
Ia IN water IL gone the bottle Ii full
~ Quart bbftIe can ~ dlied with
Ms manner In hess than a min
J yin pail. with q hole in the bot
Pine creek, n another crude but eff
eQye method Of capturing the gas.
y hoic In the bucket IL plugged and
y hurhef sunk In the we'll. top down,
II the muddy bottom OF the creek
md with a pole. until the mud Is re-
I'tFu fFoiu tho kTNNtls III WHICH ttUt EdS
|tIways found The gas rises through
water and forces the pail up. When
ID filled the plug Is removed and n bot
With water IL placed over the hole.
= Gas. being the lighter. forces Its way
ard. and the water escapes. MIR.
Island has had n S0-gallon tank made,
u With an immense iron funnel, which
xtl invert over the hole made BY the
N rod. will gather large quantities OF
ms He Will bring the tank full OF
Hs}o H0saiia. and an extensive test
[Ae Haa for heating and lighting pur-
m Will be made, A test of twenty
zsces made In Spokane showed that the
y r Of superior quality, both for heat
y aud lighting
Ssonx Indications of oil. supposed to be
NJ oil, have boen found In many parts
Ne gas belt. and prospectors. who are
lNiiAr With OIL regions. say there Ia
NY REASON to believe that oil VIII also
found A representative of the stand