The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-05-06

never md cl-ewhsre
a late discovery af Rich san 3,
n%aturai gaze several wells hay,
beer bored 10 e. near vicinity and
re gsa uas raenily pipei into n.
town The supply seems sbundant
- g being usei ins aehtlng. heatinz
and c~uinarg purposes To some *.
teut 81 has nlreadg supplauied gasO-
iae and eoai ~ siBau power piants
other larger Ioer piants are either
makiug fie " changes for iss
u~ or comiemp aung lts infrodue.
u0u
H3rb Hfn 8 probably fbe naiy
iown inth- state ~ siissosri to-day
that e extensively using Missoari
natural gas
The disoserF u natural af Ricb
Hul was au accident it, ex-
lsfance in the Geld expiolte8 has
been knOwn ior many yearz Many
farmers have ~ times encountered
* in sinking aeils for water. IL has
abs bsen quite often found Ga pros
Decting Tor csaL rafG recently.
when pipel iuto Rich HM. Il bas
sridOm been aflizd OCCASIONALLY
some ~enterpri ag farmer has taken
advantage of bis discovery and useo
the aow ola wen for lighting aud
heating BIS borne. perhaps FOR Oper-
ating a mlI TX grinding cnrn for.
five stock- "a other Purpose. There
Is a form i've mites west - Rich HiH'
where u bas been - used for several
years past on this farm ga mrhts
burn in the open larnyard and other
places. night and day. Two years
ago a noighborinR farmer ia seeking
water struck q strong how q Sas
He j. using it now. the same "a his
ueighbOr, FOR lighting aud heating
home. aud Tor power IN operat-
Lng farm machiuery. The volume Of
gas today, GA THE tao farms men,
toned, is ar strong as when drst
Discovered Other isrms are to b.
.ouud in the same section Of eounty
natural gas has not been al
owed To 20 TO waste.
There Is uuqnesuonabIy an unde
natural gas 6eld in the vicIn-
OF Eicb 1915 Experts have er-
AHMED and pronoucs the formation
most promising Stra'as Of oil sand
laye been f|requentiy encountered IN
,Orings made for water and coal
bully shallow b1Iings have thus far
ken made. The company now sup .
Rich Hn with gas have I'VE
wells. only two of uhich are being
Used. The deepest Of these wells.
Xceed fous hundred feet, the pres
.ure varying from ninety TO one
lnudred pounds TO the square
.ch
The Rieh HHl Natural Gas Coup
.ny IS De- home pcople orEniuiiun.
.til its meil bart rs their chirf'
THE aptauiiing % tie tDwu. .
20 factories aai oil-r large con
umprs ofsa>. I3w raies WILDE made 4.
'le price 70 citizens for domestic 5
So s thirty cents per thou-and
ubic feet. The gas company T. stiI ,
respecting and hopeful ct striking ?
susher when the drIli Is sunk :
ecp into the esrth. Z
Another resources az Rich HMI are i
eds 90 sbale aad elay. suitable for 4
Bee manufacture Of brick, tilel and !
pi. a brick and tile plant )
avhig five large down-draft kilns 7
az been ia operation ioR the past
ear or tao AZ times this plant !,
as lseu uuabie to supply the de- !
fov their products. A vein uf i
lal uIeued on the site 20 this plant. :
the H-eied fuel. while the !.
~ material for Der Ok and tlie Is J,
'uud 81 tAe doof ri the factory. !
Thorough tests 90 the clay beds :
made i9 expfrts from Ohio /,
81 wears A. "a result a cor. /,
arauen was i.rned with "a capital ).
oeS az Si-t oo ipr the mannfac- ,
lue of ule aal sewer pipe az ltlch \
iH Ground WAS secur-d and the !,
ora oi puttiuE up the NECESSARY =.
lildings was Wc,l undcr WAY when a
be- Financial luic rpntad over the
llntty aad pat a stop e. iurthrFr 81.
uFs Mithahe rJarn 80 prosper
3 g. Is ezclrl sts clay bs7ds Of !,
Hl Uilhe ntflh,d. h,
sin auoIh nor ues0urrc hat a
'orni-ea maca iur Hch hH l. ihe i.
.ainage ssstcul nous nearing com. 8.
riiou, of ue Narlts ds Cvgn $ 4.
ser vaiiy lands fhe crratc
aras dre Cfgnes rlvcr E'glags ltsih.
urs at raryia- distances a. tae i.
'rth ans et.t oi Rrh Hm ItIs a !,
.aaciur1n- nssui wish wGlr Esb b.