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Show ITURALAS IN UTAH. rji with One of Indiana's Practical Practi-cal Men on the Subject. DlCATIONS HEBE EXCELLENT. firaat Advantages to be Derived from its TJsa as an Illmminator and a Heater. ut there is natural gas in Utah, iu t inexhaustible quantities, there l.'o doubt, and it is surprising how ,', attention luw been givea the sub-L sub-L ncrcttifofft- The experience of ,j YV. Fuiige at Ogclon should ""V'cii suflieient of an opening : ,e to bring the hidden wealth lying in the besom of mother earth to the ! ,,aml make it subservient to the V; of msiii; but thus far no practical , 'have been taken iu that direction. vC vwi" ago Colonel Ftuige, iu 'fur water for irrigating pur-' pur-' srUfk gas tit a comparatively I'l'dMniK'e from the Hitrfriec; and '"readily ignited, throwing up a imt flame for a number of feet, alien the gentleman has used the ,T!im in his residcuee for illuuiina-and illuuiina-and for culinary purposes. If niit-i niit-i (jus underlies Ogden, why not Salt c; For ti purpose of ,ug the problem suggested Ihe self asked . question, regulative of The Times yester-callcit yester-callcit ou J. T. Stringer, of the , of Davis & Stringer, aud pro-mled pro-mled to him a number of questions. Stringer is a native of Indiana, vrht from the famous Kokomo oil net where ho was formerly secre-o'f'ouuof secre-o'f'ouuof the earliest natural gas uiuifs, and it was thought by The es mau that whatever Mr. Stringer i t know about gas no one else need in fiud out. . , , ' Mr. Stringer," said the reporter, iat do you think of the indications latural gas near Salt Lake city ?" Mirface indications," replied Mr. nger, "in the immediate vicinity of Eake city are far superior to any- known'in Indiana or Ohio prcvi-m prcvi-m the sinking of the first well." iVkat are the preliminary steps nec-iy nec-iy to development?" test well is lirst sunk. This work about M,300; but when the charae-nt charae-nt llie strata through which we to drill becomes known, the cost Id not be likely to exceed the nit prices in Indiana, say about 100 per well. A company can pur-t: pur-t: the necessary tools and put dowu at less expense." iVliat would be the capacity of a ;lc well?" Vu average Incliaua well would sup-at sup-at least one quarter of the city with aud light." low do you arrive at the con elusion the vicinity of Salt Lake, shows in-lions in-lions of natural gas?" Ye have had no deep drilling here, the strata penetrated in sinking our ian wells is similar to the showing '.' same depth as in Indiana, and i. Let ihe say right here that the lability of striking an immense flow uier. Mich as some of the wells in iua hroiight to the surface, is abun-iudiiecniunt abun-iudiiecniunt to undertake the en-rise en-rise here, even were there no iudi-msofgas. iudi-msofgas. Some wells iu Indiana a six-inch stream of water 100 high." f that be the case the sinking of iu lliis neighborhood should meet instant and substantial encourage- t by every citizen?" 'esj the chamber of commerce, the estate exchange, capitalists, deal-''a! deal-''a! estate agents, in faet every- siiouiu encourage tne enterprise k'ral douatious?" ouhl not natural gas bo used foi I illuminating purposes very ply v" , ' i s; the city council should grant a like for piping tho streets to a re-mn re-mn company, and not only the ;s but residences could bo supplied "olh illumination and heat." i hat effect has the discovery and atioii of natural gas had upon the enly of Indiana?" oiwithstanding the gas field in In-' In-' oii full development, proved to id over a territory fifty miles in di-iu di-iu less than two years railroad town withiu tho doubled its population, "no alone locating twenty-nve sub-H sub-H niauufactories, one, the plate uorks covering fifteen acres with 'Mitial. brickbuildings u.d eniplpy- men. 0e well, costing $1100, led by tho city, supplies', this con-. con-. -oal for the purpose of running "Har manufactory, iu .Salt Lake I eost $20,000 a month. Tho regu- m heat is such that there is a - iioiit less breakage in tho fur-' fur-' wenty-liyo per ccnt.' '"'the circumstances, and under uoagement of an experienced and u busmen manlike Mr.Stringer, boo excuse-for delay iug opera- (iieh may iutve. for their result 'desirable out oinc4 - . |