Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1887 — Got Some Gas. [ARTICLE]

Got Some Gas.

Tne “gas well” has made constant and fairly rapid progress, since last issue. The most interesting incident that haß occured daring the boring was the striking of a “pocket” of gas, about one 'o’clock Tuesday morning, at depth of about 700 feet. When first struck the gas would barn to the height of several feet,but the strength of the fiovv diminished very rapidly, although it would burn up, with a blaze a foot high, at any time diiring the day. This find caused some little excitement around town, but most of our people were too Well informed of the results of siifiilar discoveries in borings in siirroundiug towns to hot know that it was of no importance in itself and no valde as an indication of vvliat was lower down. ~, The well has been cased again, this time to the depth of about G3O feet and the hole is now dry and boring consequently more vapid. The progress during the last two or three days has been especially rapid. The formation is slate or shale, the geological name being Utica Shale, and it being soft and brittle is easily pierced by the drill. 100 feet in 21 hours has been about the rate of progress. Yesterday afternoon, at ‘2 o’clock, the depth of the hole was 810 feet. Trenton rock is not much farther down and it is not unlikely it will be reached by the time The Republican goes to press this week, and the most probable result of the boring be known. ■ Gas still continued to gush out in considerable quantities, yesterday afternoon, and would burn until, exthiguishadj the llame shooting up several feet, at times, Latest. -Trenton rock was readied at 2 o’clock this, Thursday, morning, at 900 feet, and! drilling immediately suspended. At 8 o’clock this morning preparations were being made to resume, r - Late advices from reliable authority are' to the effect that the “oil business at Fraiieesville is a fizzlp. • The South Bend Tribune keep's the following notice standing in its columns: “The price of a Card of Thanks in the Tribune is fifty cents in advance. It is exceedingly bad •taste to nrint a card of tlianmeDoii’t dl> it. Obituary poetry is five cents a line. Don’t print any.”

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