The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-05-13

h0meseckefa in passing over Nile
souri, lose opportunities they vii
neyor Mud clseNhere
a iato discovery az Rich Hiil .
natural gas several wells have
been horcd % the near vicinity and
the wus wins recently piped into the
town Tho supply seems abundant
tits being used for lighting, heating
! und culinaTN purposos TO some ex.
teutit Inns nlneady suppianted gasO.
line nnd coal tor small power plants
Othpr largcr power plauts are either
making tho uerrss ary changes Tor lts
use or contemplating It's inlroduc.
uoN
Rich nt0 - probably the only
town in tho state oi Missouri today
Tint o extensively using Missouri
natural gaa
The discovery oi Natural at Rich
tin wns'not an accident. Its ex.
i-tauee ga the field exploited has
been known for many years. Many
farmers have ne times encountered
it ia sinking uylls for water. It has
also been quite often found Ia pros
lpectng for caal. Uutl recently,
when pipei iHt1 Rich Hin, It has
ssidom beeu utilized Occasionally
some en@terrrsing farmer has taken
advantage othis discovery and used
the low OF d wen for lighting aud
heating bis home; perhaps for oper-
atiug "a mill for grinding corn for
i've stock. BIZ other purpose. There
is 20 farm hvp mi y~ west ~ Rich li1u
where 90 has hceu so used for several
wears past. on this iasm gas lights
burn ga toe open harnyard and other
places, night and day. Two years
ago a nolghboriuE farmer I'm seeking
water strues "a strong flow OF gas
he g. using iCu0w, the same as HE
neighbour. Tor lighting aud heating
his home. and for power IN operat-
ing farm machinery. The. valume OF
gas today. ou the two farms men.
toned, rs as strong as when first
discovered Otber farms are TO be
found Ca che same section OF country
where natural gas has not been al
lowed % go so waste.
There Is uuQnesuonably an unde
veloped natural gas held ia the vicin.
lty of KIch uUH Experts have ex
amined auj prououcs the formation
most promising Stra as OF oil sand
have beer frequently encountered Ia
borings made Tor water aud coal.
only shallow hptings have thus far
been made. THE company now -up
Rich un with gas have nye
wells, uuiy two of which are being
used THE deepest OF these wells,
eNes.l four hundred feet. the pres
turr ysryiae from ninety 10 one
hundred pounds TO the square
luch
THE Iich Nl Natural Gas Comp
puy e. "a bona people urgnizatiou.
aud its members huvr ar their chief
thc uppuildiug OF the town.
no factories aud other large con-
-uners oi gss. low rates Will mnJe
rhr price to ciilt-Iis for domcstic
is thirty coUJs per thou,and
cubic iegt Che gas company T. stll
prospecting Hul hopeful at striking
20 gushcr when the driD Is sunk
deep into the earth.
Another rassufcn at Ricl, HIN are
beds 8i ,Hale ana clay. suitable Tor
tho manufacture % brick. tilel and
sewer pip. IS brick and tile plant
4ayiug five large dowu-draft kllns, ,
8us been iu operation foH the past
yrnr or two AT times this plant
Ia, heen uu'ble 90 supply the De.
unud tor thc.r products, a vein oi
.oal. opened on thosite 10 this plant, ,
supplies thr needed fari, while the !
material for br Ok aud tile Is ,
.ound at the door of tho fnctury.
Thorough tests ol the clay beds
were madc bY experts from Ohio
u.s. YEARS ago As "a result a cor
Iurntiou Wa- inrmed with g capital i.
stucA cot sl2l 0o for the manuiac.
.urc ut tfle nud aawer pipe az Rich
.iHl Ground wus secured aud the
work 90 puJt.ug up the necessary :
Iuliding- wle wrii under way when ,
.hc huHuriul p1uic SPREAD over the
'ouuty aud put "a stop to further 4.
work With the return 81 prosper /
ty O. is p-Airctfi the clay beds Of
tich tiH wjthr utilized; /
Stll uunt hrr resource lint 4
iromi-e- mueu Cor Kieh Hll h the ,
iraluHgo strm, nov nearing com-
lleti0n, of Tie MaFiRs des Cygnvs 4
liver valley inuds The giraffe
larias Dies c,sles river zlgsags its d
.ourss az yarllDg distances To the :
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