The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-10
The Pacific Coal, OH & Gas
Co. Of Spokane, Wash.


pany in another column. The Off
GERS of the company are well-known
business men of Spokane, Wash
ington, and refer to any banker or
business man in Spokane. Immense
fortunes have recently been made
in the oil fields of California and
Texas, and the history of the Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Indi-
ana fields are known to everyone.
The new fields in Eastern Washing-
ton give every promise of product
iveness. The Pacific Coal, Oil &
Gas Company hold under a 25-year
lease $40 acres of land. They re-
Gently employed Prof. Samuel Au-
ghey to visit the company's hold
ings. In this connection it may be
we'll to state that Prof. Aughey has
given years of his time to the sturdy
of oil and gas lands, and is recog-
nized authority upon these subjects.
A synopsis of his report can be bb-
tanned from the company by any
one sending their name arid post
office address written .Idaihlylon a
postal card. ..*@.
We clip the following comments
concerning Prof. Aughey's visit to
the company's lands from the Spo-
kane Chronicle of April 25th:
"a new oil district has been found
at Palouse City, and it gives splen-
did showings of gas and oil. SpoA
kane parties have taken up the pro-
ject of sinking on land leased by
them in that section: The Pacific
Coal, Oil & Gas company of Spo-
kane has leased large tract of land
in that vicinity, and will do the GUS
tomary exploring.
The discovery of gas there was
made in a most peculiar manner.
During the high water in the Pa
? louise river this spring the water
rose and overlooked the land on it's
banks. AT one place near the bridge
the water backed up over piece OF
, ground. Some railroad men were
going to work of morning, and as
they came to the place mentioned
,. they heard roaring and bubbling
After time they noticed that il
came from the agitation of the wat
ers under the bridge, which was be-
ing tossed about, and large bubbles
appeared on the surface. The men
> Immediately thought that it must
come from gas, and going dowr
: and applying a match the gas over
the>water exploded with considera
:, BILE force, and good blaze resulted
The men continued the fireworks
f that day, and the Spokane parties
: were told of the facts and have leas
4 ed large tract of land.
THE REPORT.
III Professor Aughey has prepared :
n report upon the district and praises
o it in most hattering terms. He avs
Z "There are a number of small
T., springs on John Calvert's place. 1,
= the largest spring large quantit.
Of gas is set free and comes to tn
r surface. On lighting a match t
# the gas asst comes to, the surfac
! the flashes of fire are sudden, ant
. some of them are several inche
;. high. At one place the flame wa
= to the height of a foot and burned
i half minute. When the blaze wa
3 out, by prodding the hole secon
= time the same result was obtained
and on the third try we were agai
d successful. There are three pro:
Ii poets on the ranch and they are a
good. The gas can be lighted Q
N alIof them and good blazes secures
" "There could be no question as
n the nature of the gas, as an excel
tionally brilliant yellow fam
&c without any blue shade, shove
a whenever the gas was ignifed. Tf
Is pas when lighted also gives out
large amount of heat.