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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-23
Local NeseG

Mrs. r. NJ. Law, Sr. returned from
Dallas yesterday
si2.5O flannel suit for 50 % 40 Coul.
tors. lls.zl
b. T.. Gentry of Wollborn was la
the city yesterday.
DO not buy your straw hat til YOU
see those at Webb Bros. 4-o-'
Mrs. -. 5. Jackson aud little son
went 90 Hearno yesterday.
Boys wool crash Norfolk uuiiuod
suits for gi1s 40 Couiter.s. ll,.21
Mrs Freeman spent several days
with her parents 900 EDGE
Misses Mae aud Arrie Cole have
returned from Mineral Wells.
T.. G.. Harder d CO., now have on
hand a line lot OF choice alfalfa hay.
iig
Mrs. r. s. Wilson returned 20
Rockdale yesterday accompanied by
Ars. Ed hall.
Received at Webb Bros, another
large aud handsome line of Neck
wear. i-l-t
Mrs Winnie Robinson of Houston
left yesterday after a visit Go the
lrsuliuc convent.
why pay $40 for a crash suit when
you can buy b. Tor 500, cash, 40
Cuultors. 1897
You will make "a mistake IL YOU do
not See Webb Bros summer Suits
they are offering a. 500 aud siuUO.
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SOUTH HOUND rHAiNs:
y flee Hours Bryan POsiOiiiee.

WEEK DAYs:-Gcnerai Delivery,
Registry aud Money order business
opens az a. M. and closes at q p. m.
Mails for midnight trains are clos
ED at . y. M.
SUNUY Hours: Open at 1880 20
II a m. and from i:ij 90 i:45 p. M.
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no. Observation-Disclosures
ger Leaves ... ..........a p p. m.
Males close connection with main joe
J.. a q. n going east aud sesi
30, iUl-suuthbuuuG lasssu.
Eor-Arriyes ....... f.l6 % m.
Leaves (uoxt morning.. Sam.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
Ware e. Leland'S
Cotton Letter.

Raleigh, n. c., Nov. 20.-For those who
have followed the course OF cotton recent
ly no developments of the season have
proved as bewildering. To those who have
not been in touch with the market daily,
1t would be imposs. BILE to convey any idea
OF the maze into which operators have
been led. Never in the history of cotton
fluctuations have fluctuations been COM
parable to those OF the week. The tone
has shifted from strong to weak a dozen
tunes in single day. The price would
move fifteen points in one direction only
to run thirty points in the other. and af-
ter each days trading operators were left
with shattered nerves and less settled con.
vlction over the trend Of events than be-
tore the day began. The question has very
naturally presented itself: ia this uneer
tainty due to gradual change In the cot.
ton situation which the average buyer
talls to recognize, or is it simply an inev-
table bolt in market which is taking
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STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Nov. 20.--Prices of stocks
received a setback today after further
moderate upward movement during the
early hours of the session. A piausl-
be reason for the reaction was furry
in call money rates which ran up TO 5
per cent in the day, causing an apprehen-
sion that tomorrow's bank statement
might reveal some unfavorable devel
opments The dubious point is the loan
item There was some large calling of
loans today by several of the great banks
which necessitated the shifting OF loans
and caused the rise in the money rate
to per cent. The purpose OF this call
of loans was explained somewhat vaguely
as due to syndicate requirements lnciud-
ing the United States Steel stock CONVEX
sion syndicate. The call loan rate ran
IN TO per cent again before the close.
Opening transactions in United States
Steel preferred ad in the bonds were
on an enormous scale. The bonds were
at one time 9 points above last night
but closed with only 1-2 gain. United
States Steel preferred fell as low as 1 IA
under last night and made net loss oil
a point The silence in the formal state
ment of the closing OF operations OF the
syndicate on certain points lett busy
field for conjecture, notably as TO the
actual holdings of the bonds remaining
in the hands OF the syndicate to be mar
keted The good effect OF yesterdays
concessions in freight rates by the rail-
roads was partly offset by continued un-
favorable forecasts for the trade. South
ern Pacific came In to the foremost place
in speculative attention and was lifted
an extreme Ia points. There was no
rows to explain this movement beyond
the general supposition that the present
rate of extraordinary expenditures out OF
earnings will not be Indefinitely continued
and that an extensive refunding OF high
rate bonds is an early possibility. The
strength of this stock was taken 2dvan-
tage OF 10 realize elsewhere aud there
was more or less suspicion that its rise
was manipulated to help the profit
The market closed dull and rather heavy
The bond market became somewhat In
regular in sympathy with the reaction
in stocks. Total sales (par valued were
$4,l77.0o0.
u. s. 2s declined is per cent on the
last call.
Total sales were GA, 800 shares, includ-
ing Atchison 21.300; B. and O.. 9.oS3; c
and O.. 1900: Erie 1865: L. AID ~, 81
400: Metropolitan $500; Missouri Pacific
1880; Norfolk and Western 1,150; Penn
sylvania $3.50; Reading $4,000; Rock Il
| land 21,50O; ST Paul $4,000: Southern "a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
PRICES 0! STOCKS
RECEIVE A SETBACK
Furry in Call Loan Rates
Given as a Reason.
COT TON STARTED WEAK
On the Decline, However Good Buying De.
veloped, The Market Closing Easy a!
aNst Loss Of Seven to Ten
Points.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Nov. 20--The dry goods
market remains in very firm condition
with sellers showing no inclination TO
grant concessions and yet the effort is
being made to obtain such concessions
md more or less business is refused, SELL
ere and buyers being unable TO agree on
prices. Jobbers are doing an Indifferent
current business though slight forward
demand is reported.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, Nov. Gothic cotton mar
ket opened weak at a decline OF > 10
IL points under heavy realizing and bear
pressure which In the present instance
was encouraged by lower cables than ex-
peeted and warmer weather In the DelI
though the forecast was fer more or less
general rains. On the decline. however,
good buying developed. including aggres
sive operations by local bulls, furtner
covering and outside buying orders which
were accompanied in many instances
further reports of crop damage from
the recent freeze and predictions Tor an
early falling of in the movement.
soon alter the call the market ralhec
10 about last nights prices. After TINS
il ruled very irregular but hardly so ac-
tive as the recent average. AT one mo-
ment the market would show considerable
firmness and advance, then would come
= wave of realizing and Wall Street
selling orders.
The estimates for tomorrow's receipts
az leading ports were full but the into
sight movement for the week fell behind
early estimates and the exports were
again very heavy. Generally speaking.
however, the drift of prices during the al
ternoon was downward and just before
the close there was enough liquidation
in connection with heavy selling by Wall
Street interests TO close the market easy
at q net loss of to 10 points. Sales
were estimated at 100000 bales.
NEW YORK, Nov. % Cotton spot closed
quiet :, points lower, middling upland, ll3o
gulf II. sy5: sales lH bales.
Futures opened weak anu cioseu
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Baxter a. Co.'s
Cotton Letter.
Especial 10 News and Observer)

Especial 10 News and Observer
New York, Nov 20.-A less confident
feeling was shown III the opening market
mainly because OF unsatisfactory Liver
pool advices. Very cold weather again
prevailed over the belt, with rain indicated
for most sections The feeling continues
bulhsh. Prices have been advancing bet
ter than expected. 1t would require an cas-
ing off To advance the market, but best
people see nothing to prevent much higher
prices, in fact they consider 1t mercy
question OF time. The surroundings are
too strong to expect anything but a bull
market. The movement Is large. 1t is
true, but it is agreed that tins represents
actual takings and is the strong feature III
the situation. With New York stocks be-
low $4,000 it is useless to expect such sue
cessful bearing of cotton at this time when
everything points TO a smaller yield than
the world will require. First prices went
off 10 TO II points. July showed greater
weakness. Before long all the loss as
wiped out on general buying. Sellers
were confind to too small faction, hence
anxiety of shorts to cover. Reports of
damage by the freeze and active spot de
mand in the South were general. Receipts
today were estimated at $4,000 against A.
900 last year The market viii probably
see several little setbacks for few days.
but with a very bullish government re
port expected ON December the Cd would
continue to buy on each setback.
p NJ. WATT.
Correspondent 4. b. Baxter & Co,
Unc.), Selma, y. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.

Cash quotations were rs follows:
Flour steady; winter patents. $40; stTaights
s3;N63.9O bakers S2.5cf3.i0; clears s3.35d3.5O;
spring specials si.2Q; spring patents s30o%4.R !.
wheat, No. spring, -; No 3. >.8xa: No :
red SECS e sf ne, 2 Sbie H 30 e w6ise
3ilst9SS; rye, No. ?, Ola good feeding bar
ley MASS; fair 10 choice; maltng, isdp58; FAX
seed. No L o No. northwestern west, a.. i XIX
iI.JnaIi. 6olS: lard per l00fs., o.90@6.91; short
ribs sides tIoosel, 6.75@7oo: dry saited Shout
deps o'S S a. whiskey basis Of high
grade wines, l25; clover, contract grade. 1850
NEW YORK PROVISIONS.
New York, Nov. 20 -F1our-quiet; winter
As.
Rye four--quiet; fair to good s3.2o@3'40;
choice TO fancy s2;;9Oa3.25.
Buckwheat fiOur--dull; Sl.W(T2.lJ.
Corn--rneal steady; yellow western si.02.
Rye-nom.; No. western 81.
BaEley-stsady feeding ga MA mailing geo Co. Con
TENDER, $50; December, $50.
Corn-spot firm; No. 2, 81; May, 47142;; Sep
tember, 52ss; Noyember, -; December 5o}4.
Beef-ste dy; family slo.oOalo. so; mess s.oo9
$50; beef hams q .5o624.oo; packet l05O@ll.
Cut meats--quiet; picked bellies 5}a@S4
picked shoulders 1906; picked hams, li@l2.
Lard-steady; western steamed, 40; refined
quiet; continent 7:e5; compound 612@9}4.
Pork-steady; family lsOO9lso; short clear
Tallow-quiet; city per package AZ, country
41a@A.
kOsin-fiim; strained common 70 good 2.5o@65
Turpentine- 6O@6Ol.
Rice-steady; domestic, fair to extra, 4h@812
Molasses-steady New Orleans, open kettle,
good to choice, 3l@42.
Coffee-spot Rio steady, No. invoice 6ts,
mild firm, cordova 714t0l2.
Sugar-raw, firm; fair refining 81; molas-
ses 81, refined, steady.
Butter-firm; extra creamery 2Ia, state dairy
5000.
Cheese-steady; state full cream small col
ored ll34, white fall made, ll34.
Eggs-frm; state and Pennsylvania SfGSo.
ern, mig, Jersey sweets l.5o93oO.
Peanuts-steady; fancy hand-picked, 44@o,
domestic 304h.
Cabhage--steaiy; domestic per 100 STAG.
Freight to Liverpool log
Cotton seed oil was dull but steady; prime
crude f. o. b. mills 2J@b, prime summer vel
low 35lsG0..., off summer yellow, prime white
80: prime winter yellow SO, prime meal N.oo9
$50 nominal.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 20-Flour quiet: winter
patents, "a 1614 40, spring satents 81. 600 i90
Wheat firm; SSs4@1s, Southern wheat by
| sample 72GlS5
Corn-qaiet; spot 5o1f@..., Southern white
corn i0S9I9.
Oats-steady; No. white 400.
Rye-firm: No. 2, 5sa.
Butter-firm; fancy imitation 1913, fancy
creamery @23.
Eggs-steady; fresh go.
Cheese-tirm; IL H. large l214@.
Sugar-steady; fine and coarse graduated
5OlH.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21

breath for another upward move? 1t IS no
doubtedly due to the uncertainty and the
number answering yes 10 each question
that We have had such distributing week.
Whether the decision be that it is merely
a halt or that the position is gradually
changing cotton has been sold as result.
The aftermath of the bull speculation has
taken the cotton and no weakness shown
But underlying the tone could be detected
the note. warning note TO holders Oh cot
ton over eleven cents. The enormous
movement, the high price, the extensive
long interest, the gradually weakening sta
tistical position resulting from the oig re
ceipts, all these factors came into play.
Whatever the ultimate outcome this year
may prove. every known warning has been
sounded for profit taking and then obsRr-
walton II may be the crop IA but ten mil
lion bales, it may be that prices will be
fifteen cents before new crop, II may be
that is is hut Il halt, but none the less
the ticker has sounded its note OF warning
Tor the present. Later on when the at
Inosphnr. has grown clearer and the trend
OF the market can be felt instinctively the
profit taker can begin on tho long side
once more There is general feeling that
the fear OF bullish Washington report on
December Sd will prevent heavy short
selling and SO operate in favor Of steady
market somewhere between ten and three
quarters cents, and eleven and quar-
ter cents This has been the experience
OF the past. Estimates OF even ten million
bales are being circulated now and some
look for a bureau report OF not over ten
and quarter million bales. 1t Is well to
keep this fact in mind which may go
far TO explain why the market rebounds
so easily. We are not inclined TO advise
the purchase OF cotton at this time. Al
nine and n half and ten cents we felt and
talked very differently. Now we have the
advance Later on there may be more OF
It. For the present it looks as though
profit taking would prove the part OF wis
dom.
WARE & LELAND.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
LAND FOR SALE.

On Monday. December the 9TH, 1908, I
Will sell by auction for cash on the premi-
ses, the valuable tract OF land belonging to
the estates of the late j. A. and Mary Hon
eycutt, deceased, situated in Barton's Creek
Township, Wake County, about ten miles
north OF Raleigh. adjoining the lands OF E.
S. Dunn. j. w Reddish. Mrs Walter Hud.
son and others, containing about 400 acres.
This land will be sold In three lots, two
of which lots will contains 100 acres each
and the third lot 200 acres.
Each division contains dwelling and
out houses on 1t, also valuable woodland
and tenable land, and is well ~atered with
springs, wells and brooks, and Fall Creek
runs through the land.
The 200 acre tract contains the residence
OF the late J. A. and Mary Honeycutt, a
Eve room house, plastercd and painted with
all necessary out houses, and Is pleasantly
situated on a public road. The 200 acre
tract will also be offered for sale in 100
acre tracts, and II the sum bid In the sep
arate tracts is more than the amount bid
on the 200 acre tract, the larger sum bid
will be recommended for confirmation
This sale Is made for partition under q
decree OF Superior Court OF Wake County
10 case OF 7. l. Honeycutt ct. ais ex parte.
plot and description of the land can be
seen In my Office, 25 Pullen Building, Raj.
eigh, N. c.. after the 10th OF November.
1908.
j II FTCAuNG.
Commissioner.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
Land For Sale.

Under and pursuant TO the authority con-
feTTed by an order Of the Superior Court
Of Wake County, made on the 3rd day of
November, 1903 in a special proceeding en-
titled Matte j. Dowell. Sylvester j. Belts.
Fannie 3. Belts Ida b. Weathers, 10. III.
Weathers and Alvin Belts VS.. W. +. Belts.
the same being No. 1l07 on the special pro-
ceedings docket of said court, / will, on
Monday, the 9TH day of December, 1908, at
y NJ, at the Court House door in the city
of Raleigh, n. c., sell to the highest bidder
for cash the following lands, to-wt:
Lying and being in White Oak Township,
Wake County, and being the lot which was
conveyed 10 Lucy j. Belts by Gray Jones
and wife by deed recorded in book 81, page
/, in the office of the Register of Deeds for
Wake County, and being therein described
as adjoining the lands of Gray Jones, J.
Nc. Ellington and others, and bounded by a
line described as follows: Beginning at a
stake. the Northwest corner of the Male
Academy lot, runs thence East twelve poles
sixteen and one-half links TO a stake; thence
North twelve degrees West thirteen poles
and elk links to a stake in John Nc. Filing
tons line; thence North 65 degrees West
three poles seven and three-quarter links
with said Ellington's line to a stake; thence
South 20 degrees West sixteen poles TO the
first station.
This the 4th day of November. 1903.
W. G. DOUGLASS, Commissioner.
1I-1-I4--2I-2S-12-5.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
NAVAL STORES.

WILMISGToN. Nov. 2o-Turpentine FIRM;
56fe; receipts u casks.
Rosin-firm at 90 receipts $50 bbls.
Tar-frm, l.S0; receipts lis bbls.
Crude-trm, 2.225G3. SOC $50; receipts ~ bar
rels.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 20 -Turpentine steady
inal 55Ia, receipts :. sales .....exports.
Quote \, B, C, 205;D, 215 E, 2.l5; F, 30; G, go
Il ,235; 1, 2.6O; X 30; Nj, go N, 800; VIC, 3.l5
WV, $40.
SAVANNAH, Nov % -Turpentine steady;
81; receipts $40 sales ls6, exports TO
RosIn firm: receipts 1892 sales 7Sl exports
4S.
Quote A, B, c, 2.l5;D, 2.l5; e, 225; F, 2.35; g,
las; H. 245; l, no; h, $50; NJ, go; n, 3l0 VIC,
3.25: WV, $50.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans. Nov. 20.-Spot cotton
easier; offerings light. but quite equal TO
the demand: sales 1850 bales, including
600 to arrive. Quotations 1-l6c. lower.
Futures dull, opening 5 points lower to 2
points higher except December, winch
was IL points lower. In the trading De-
cernber gained points over the closing
of yesterday, January 5: March .; May
6 and July points. The fluctuations We're
fairly wide and numerous. During the al
ternoon the market eased off and at the
close February showed a net gam OF .
points and March s points. while all
other positions showed net losses OF :! TO
s points.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, Up. m.-Money on call
strong at 5ta@6; closing 534 time money
easy ~ days, 01a: 80 days, @o14... six moths
eicn.stronger; with actualbu ssiness in bankers
oils 4SbG. 4S4.20, for demand. and AT 4o4.oo
for 20 day bills, posted rates 4ol@4oo1a;
commercial bills ASU4, bar silver 5ss4, Mexican
dollars Az. Gov. bonds weak Railroad bonds
Irregular
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
NOTICE.
Whom II May Concern:

To All Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that Samuel
jackson, who resided in Perqulmans OF
Tyrrell county, died some time between
1902 and 1915. That at his death he
owned certain swamp lands then ID Tyr
rell county. now in Dare county.
The undersigned is anxious to learn
who are the heirs OF Samuel Jackson
He has an option from tne S.ats ooai ar
r,arIv heionaed to Samuel Jackson and
desires # there are other heirs, to know
wbo tbey are and to ascertain what right
thew claim in said property. If any
Correspondence regarding the same lie
hereby solicited. Address me at Eliza
beth City, N. c.
October %. 1908. -
10-25- Wks
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Nov. e0.--A big decrease in the
contract stock of wheat at Duluth with
continued small receipts in the Northwest
gave shorts another scare today. and in
their anxiety To cover they caused a sharp
advance in prices, December closing 1850
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
Notice of Sale.

Under the provisions of mortgage deed
made to me by Thomas N. Bryant and wife,
and registered in the Registers office of
Wake County, Book Isl, page 463, / viii
expose TO public sale to the highest bidder
ut the County Court House door, on Satur.
day. the 10Th day of December. 1903, at l2
o'clock M., certain house and lot on North
East Street, North of Polk Street, fronting
90 Ia feet on East Street and running back
210 feet, adjoining the lots of o. p. Hay
and Others.
Terms OF Sale: CASH
C. N. BUsBEE, Trustee.
November is. 1903.
Il-I9-30d.
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cific 1O7 $50; Southern $500; Southern
preferred 900; Union Pacific 1880;
Wabash preferred $685. Amalgamated
Copper $4,000; Brooklyn 11,120; Republic
steel preferred $500; L. s. Steel 2S,S00;
G. s. Steel preferred 1854
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21

The election to be held for the purpose
OF keeping the saloons in Four Oaks,
which was postponed twice, will take
place Tuesday, December Sth.-Smithfeld
Herald.
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS..
s. A. L. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Nov, s0--Seaboard Air Line
common, l31<adli preferred 2i1z925M.
Bonds--1s 72la@73.
Atlantic Coast Line common 1869 -; pref
erred -. No Sales
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higher. December corn was up IA 10
rs. oats We're / to 11sc. higher, while
January provisions closed from 212c. low
er TO 10 .1ac. higher.
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w ORLEANS, Nov. ao-Cotton futures
LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 20. 4 p. m.-Cotton spot
AT rican middling fair, 62S good mddling:
Clio: middling, 602 low middling, 5.9b: good
ordinary, 5s6; ordinary, o.6s. The sales of the
day were 1000 bales, of which 800 were for
specul.tion and export and included 4 200 Am
erican. Receipts 10000 bales, including l,7OO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-15
NATURAL GAS IN ENGLAND.
Was Known There as Long AGO -
1875.

From Casters Magazine.
In the minds of the public natural gas
has always been So intimately associated
with the United States that information of
Its existence in England, for example,
comes in the nature OF a revelation.
Mr.. Inverness Watts tells US that natural
gas was discovered in East Sussex as long
ago as 1875, when. in making experiments
on the temperature In bore hole at vari-
GUS depths. and on lowering a light into the
bore.tube. an explosion occurred.
Among subsequent further discoveries.
the most important one appears to have
been made in 1896. at Heathfeld railway
station of the London, Brighton and South
Coast railway. The railway company de-
sired to obtain a better quality of water
for their engine tank than that afforded
by the present surface spring supply Ac-
cordingly six-inch bore-tube was sunk
commencing at the bottom of a stump 70
feet deep. into which the surface water
had been allowed to flow. Gas appears to
have been discovered a long time before
us lnf1ammable properties were tested a
strong odor of gas having been noticed for
some days; but the smell was attributed
to the presence of foul air. in the bore-
tube.
AT depth of 312 feet from the level of
the permanent wy the smell and rush
OF the gas were 50 pronounced that (by
way of experiment. Nome one applied a
lighted match to 1t. when body of flame
sprang up. the height of which is vari-
ously stated, the maximum estimate being
~ feet. 1t was extinguished with great
dlmcuity, by means of damp cloths thrown
over the mouth of the tube. The gas con-
unued to increase during the remainder of
the depth bored. The boring was aban-
doned at a depth Of 377 feet, no useful
amount Of water having been obtained.
The wrought iron tubes were withdraw n
from the bore-hole. with the exception of
one length. which still remains in the
ground. the tube being continued upward
to near the top of the stump. A cast-iron
cap has been secured onto the top Of the
bore-tube. with 1k-inch bend and stop
cock affixed thereto, and Heatfield station
has been lighted throughout by gas from
this boring since 1898. consuming about
1000 cubic feet each night.
More recently many other borings have
been successfully made for natural gas in
various parts of Sussex. and are likely to
have an important influence in attracting
and developing new industries.