The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-15
ANOTHER HOT AIR STORY.
harkable Phenomena Of Gas and
knoke Renorted al GordonNllle.

A. Brogden, a prominent farmer
urn the Gordonville community, was
aIhe city today and stated that the
|ebie in that community are COZ ID
|, ply excited over a very unusual
homenon. A day or two ago 1t
|orl noticed that there was smoke
|he erling up from the dry bed OF
ipk on the farm of Hi Dennis, ex-
isnty commissioner, three miles
Re II of Gordonville. It was also no
that there we're strong fumes
L gas in that vicinity. Some of the
b., ,ners in the vicinity went out %
esstigate yesterday afternoon and
brend that there is a fissure in the
|st%h in the bed Of creek about
I've feet under the levo' %
We earth surrounding 1t, out Wtich
lack smoke arises, accompanied by
n tifling fume Of gas.
Of the vicinity near
en crack in the earth showed that
the vegetation Of every kind has
hstn killed. The grass and weeds
TO perfectly dead, and the trees are
"ei and dying, some of the leaves be-
|or baked to a crisp.
|cb ews spread over the country last
|entlt, and Mr. Brogden came TO
ison with the tidings this morn
OF He said that the earth's surface
|th-lnd the crack is very hot, and that
Ia ground seems baked and burned.
IeeSle of those who visited the place
|st.l the fumes were like those of
Latlecoal.
|bothere is no accounting for the un-
ereal phenomenon, and many people
Ereildng that it is a smouldering vol
|in'o have become very much fright
|afto'
ehis morning after hearing Mr..
|de. e.lgden's story the Herald called up
donville over the long distance
|embne and secured a confirmation of
ped story and some further facts Of
iqortance.
aor about a month, so the story
|toss, people who have had occasion
or pass in the vicinity of Gordonville,
|cek observed a peculiar odor in the
nd and have described IL as that of
Ppe, or the odor from coal which has
sn freshly fired. The odor was moi
iced as being of any Importance at
ro time, but kept growing stronger
yesterday smoke was seen issu
OF. from the earth in a ravine on the
rel of Iii Dennis. A party of farm
PIE went down to investigate and see
llslt was causing the peculiar odoi
-" smoke and found a large fissurt
-. The dry bed Of a little creek, and
|ev of the fissure was issuing smoke
|thdt gaseous fumes. All the vegeta
PHI. near the place was dead. The
|lndty attempted to go down to the
pre and make a closer investiga
| but was deferred by the fume!
gas and smoke, which were 81
|tbe Dng as to be sitting a few yards
then the place.
are his morning Buck Perry, Consta
mot r. F. McAdams and Or. Gordon
ses accompanied by Hi Dennis, oi
! p ,se farm the phenomenon is report
went out to investigate, takinl
wn Is and shoyels along. They trie,
lily get close to the fissure, but wer,
ct lble to do so on account of the es
his Ing gas accompanying the smoke
lhg " took their tools and began dig
8 in the earth several yards iron
|or fissure. The ground at that poin
|th. very hot, and under the surfac
ese than two feet it was burned
|are " struck a hard substance. takin
ct piece Of 1t. The hard sui
nd nce proved to be a specimen O
t'e J. which had been partially burned
'"' was brought to Gordonville an
o,, ced on exhibition.
are il attempts to get near the fissur
|ase make a closer investigation thi
yer rning were futile.
bic he farm where the flssure is Il
IN ed is on the Dexter and Whites
ol o road, about twenty-five mile
g.. Invest of Denison.
telephone message from Gordon
the E just before the Herald goes {
ped ss says that the investigations al
OF ng continued in the vicinity of tn
IN It appears to be a vein of COT
'un fire right at the banks of an oil
% ine. The fire is about fifteen loni
extends along the point where tn
of the ravlne or dry branch joir
bank. 1t is about twelve fe,
OF ow the level of the earth at Ii
|ut- OF the bank, and back of the poll
IN are the fire is smouldering is
tor All hill.
- his afternoon fha ranorto ara