The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-16
INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE
OF THE GAS BUBBLES COMING UP IN
THE BAYOU.
supposed 70 Be from Sewer Deposits.
Men in a Boat Try to Ignite
the Gas.


rnere Is an undercurrcnt Of excitement
entVus the jewellers aud the property hold.
H''ng the banks Of Burfaio BAYOU. the
e q "hlch is an oyercurrent Of what
apparently oil Of the genuine trade
. "nich spreads itself along the sur.
i"ee OF the sluggish waters continuously
arising from the depths n ser,as ~
oupo'es when on coming 70 the surface
expand and hoat out into widening "a.
ules' In the places where this bubbllng,
y oohlng OF water, goes on a great deal
VI mpd Is brought to the surface of tho
water indicating that whatever the forre
- that disturbs the water, it comes from
sieater depths 'n $50
go tnlS buoollng. which has doubtless been
a. On LOT ages, has passed unnutleAd
~ ht ieaSt nnheeded, nuul The rer,tnt ri
tttAvi'elnVnt In Texas put the entire p0puIn.
necto ~ tuls section on the stills OF OK.
SSNinSnc!. since the days, in the language
a. htti Nye. when Powhattan nrst looked
Vut 0cfoss the dimpng sea and remarkpi
o an g,ie oI hlS stenogaphers; 'Blll. we are
iohowed by greater deve,6pments sinen
1Nyas dflll snipte the rock OF Texas ne
sDi I'M. resources from vhich such abund
1 ,nn, SSltums OF wealth have gushed forth,
nsen nave been looking everywhere for oil
Hr ntui tHty are even tatking 81 going down
h" a. sunless letreats OF the ocean after
"hu tn.s explains how the bubbline or
'"S 10. GA came into prominence.
winch T,,2 'Vu tN ~ we npplest rivers
HIe oiten found ia Wild nnd desert noun
ky, nv tracts not laid down on maps aud
roit{ explored by travellers, SO also Is 1t
possible that the greatest gushcrs Texas
Jus yet sceu may be hidden beneath the
IN ~ Ky w gu
"IVE, tHer the result Of decaylng sewerage.
Ia " iNSt Is tue view OF the u0tter taken
t6lIitb,ssnnte 'gs Cuntlten, WaoSG repQlr eS-
i1"tU,ishiltht " located ON the ha$ou's veyy
tr,,4ih on Milan street aud whose oppor
n,,5t'es 10y observing Inc interesting phe'
Mr az gi,ngtn nv peHh unlimited.
always had Vthiis ~ e NAY 9e Statel, mas nor
was 9 'mG only z few, dayss ago ,wSea Ne
WI We V'HuoueN y Ihe p3Aei tnnt on aDonad
tb ,S D wefe accustomed ny gas deposits ~
to, ,po II'u W ~ , Ihe stream Is hainrSi
few nlgAts ago Mr. Charlton, accom-
,"'t-.Y W q gtuueman OF houston VINO
~, 'vn i,.ihs LOT Erouud u9or propositions IN
VI, utNelopment' secured boat, ana pro
na,us themselves win q torch, they pros
hVS,el iol III, rue boat was roWed out
W., ,s{4ie miuHS, 9t me stream between
~, ,Hhksiln ana Milan streets, and while
Mr CharlI9n kept the craft steady, With,
tNhE.e lau,uc, MS companion applied the
loren loren e. .he greasy surface where the
went oni very nneeremonlonsly without
any 1sSStanCe. Inc prospectors also went
OUT o. ne oil business -
uhe u IN ,nropertF a good
POS ngnres, remarked Mr.. charlton to
Iost representative Yesterday II may nc
d4j,6bg nay seJi an injustice oy being can
u'u' ne touVhucu,
After thorough observation and inves.
tlEaunn oL tlc matter ! aiQ convinced
sald MT. 'harlton. mat the huDhliug obiy
occurs where sewer deposits have accumu-
laicd, attribute the hubbNng in the VI
@hiP or my place, between the Frank
IN ana Milan street bridges, 10 she ne
cumulattou OF refuse matter from the Mag
mona brewery You VIII observe that when
ne current Is strong ana the wind from
Toe norm, as II Is now, that very little
or the o1bDllng goes on. u Is when the
WIND Is from me south anu me wafer IS
sun comparatNely that tue bubhhng Is
most active
These observations were made by Mt
Cnarltr while he and The post represen'
tatiye We're standing IN the rear Of the
blacksmith shop. which overlooked the
waters OF the bayou from height OF
perhaps forty feet,
Continuing, Mr. Charlton SAID You WIN
observe al TINS point that two main sew,
~ uns prtNnte sSr"er tuil,tN ueiinel Nv,
81 pcsite. or north, bank are from inc Mag
nolia brewery, and thr9nsh them pasS
considerable duantlN OF malt, is me
custom Of the brewery to sell the malt,
but 1t frequently happens that large guam
titles are not taken away, ana as q conf
sequence they ma their way INTO Inc
sewer ana thence into me naFoW rms
malt II Is my opinion. settles IN the b"UQ
between Franklin and Milan streets, ana
| am Thoroughly, sahshed II IS whn' gives
rise 70 me punullns; 4.te -,