The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-05-27


souri, lose approximations they viii
never lnd elsewhere.
a late discovery az Rich I'm a
nnturul gas. several wells hav,
been bored in the ncar vicinity aud
the gas was recently piped into the
town. The supply seems abundant
u ls being used for lighting. heating
ana culinary purposes, TO some ok.
tent o. hHs already suppianted gnRo.
line aud coal fOr small power plants
Other larger power piauts are either
mating The necessary changes for It's
use or contemplating It's lniroduc.
ton,
Rich rtn o. probably the only
idStn Ito tho state Of Missouri today
that d extensively using Missouri
natural gals.
Tho discovery OF natural al Rich
IAN was not an accident It's ex-
istauce in the field exploited has
been known for many years. Many
farmers have at times encountered
it Ga sinking wells for water. 1t has
also been quite often found in pros
pecting for coal. Uutil recently,
when plped into Rich hin, It has
seldom been utilized Occasionally
some cnterprising farmer has taken
advantage ofhls discovery and used
the flow of a Wen for lighting aud
heating his home; perhaps for oper-
atlng a mill Tor grinding corn for
live stock, or other purpose. There
Is a farm Eve miles west of Rich Hin
where &c has been so used for several
years past ON this farm gas lights
burn IN the open bornyard and other
places. night and day. Two years
ago "a uoighborlng farmer IN seeking
wnter struck a strong how OF gas
Tie is using &c now, the same as his
nciehbor, for lighting and heating
his home, and for power in operat-
ing farm machinery. The volume OF
gas today, on the two farms mem
toned, is as strong as when first
discovered. Other farms are TO be
found 60 the same section OF country
where natural gas has not been al
lowed 20 go 10 waste.
There is unQuestiOnAbly an unde
yeloped natural gas field in the vicin-
ity OF Rich Hin Experts have ex-
amined and pronouce the formation
most promising Stralas Of OIL sand
have been frequently encountered IN
borings made for water and coal
Omy shallow bofings have thus far
been made. The company now sup
plying Rich Hill with gas have five
wells, only two of which ar being
used. The deepest OF these wells,
cxceed four hundred feet, the pres
turc varying from ninety TO one
hundred pounds To the square
inch.
The Rich Hul Natural Gas Comp
any O. "a home people CIRCULATION,
aud its members have as their chief
object the uphuildiug OF the town,
To factories aud other large con
sumer- % fgls, low rates VIII Ice made
The prise Ca citizens for domestic
use Is thirty cents per thousand
cubic feet The gns company Is still
prospecting and hopeful Of striking
a 'Eusher when thc drill Is sunk
deep into th2 earth.
Another resource Of Rich dill are
beds OF shulc aud clay, suitable for
the manufacture OF brick, tileI and
sewer pipe a brick aud tile plant
having i've large down-draft kilns,
has beeu iD operation ioR the past
year or two ~ times this plant
has been unable 60 supply the de.
maudfor their products. A vein OF
coal. opened Goa the site OF this plant,
supplies the needed fuel, while the
raw material for brick aud tile Is
found az the door Of the factory.
Thorough tests Of the clay beds
were made by experts from Ohio
I ~ 90 NHNNAN NhhkH ~ a. NNHMNh a. aNha
poratlon was formed with a capital
stock oi $4,000. cor the mauuiac.
turo 90 tlc and sewer pipe az Klch
HW Ground was secured aud the
work OF putting up che necessary
b%uildluea was well under way when
thc financial pnulc spread over the
country aud put a stop 90 further
work with the return of prosper.
.lty 10 Is expected the clay beds Of
Rich huH VII he utultod.
SIN auot hcr resource that
promises much for Rich Hm Is the
drainage system, now nearing com.
plruou. 0t the Marias des Cygnss
d,er valley lands The orratic
Maflns des Cygues river Elgzngs it,
course at varying distances TO the
north AMI cast of Rich Hili Its a
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