Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1887 — Gas Well Notel. [ARTICLE]

Gas Well Notel.

Work on the derrick and pther preparations for boring the gas well have made considerable progress, although various interruptions have retarded matters considerably. Saturday and Monday ~ the men were waiting for iron ordered from Chicago, and Tuesday there was too much wind to render work on- the derrick praetkaMa : *1: . /■ EC2 jug “TheWefriet" wiM be which is considerably higher than !the derrick of the wind pump, ftt I the court house. • I The men who are to operate the machinery are not here yet, except i Mr. Foresha, and are coming from | Pittsburg, Pa. Two me*r, oniyy | are required to operate the drill,' •and when drilling begins it will i continue, night and day. Two, | men will go on at noon and work dill midnight, then two others 'work till noon. It is now expected that drilling will begin about the middle ofnext week. \ A steam engine of about 15, ; horse power will supply the power to run the drill It is already if\ position.