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Show of Denver purchased 14U0 acres of land near Brigham iiy last week. They expect to tap a l.'u u'a- deposit up there. Tlie theory they entertain is that the mis licit extends north aud south from i point In Cache ! c-v 1 a point south of Salt Lake City. The natural gas excitement lias reached ' Logan and other points in Cache valley, ami there is talk of borinc f"r S" P there, A l ..nit a year ago, in boring an artesian well at Franklin, gae was discovered, hut the drill getting into quicksand at a depth of :;.0 feet, further operations were suspended. sus-pended. '1'hi! American Natural Has company, iu addition to its operations at Lake Shore, will drill a well two miles from town on a tract of 860 acres leased I y H, L. Driver, treasurer of the company. p'E HAVE ET ON TAP. Natural l'rovell in rienttltll Deposits Iti'vbf. Iittincs. At-tlvlty. Nt Ws of another strike of natural gas ye-terdav and lirst made known lo tin' pub. lie thsough the columns of last evening's TiMI'4 together with the big sale of real estattrilunde by .lame- Hit ketts. have created a hotter feeling iu the busiue-s I'oiiuilUnit) ami t-roperty owners ami othernfeel that the (food times eon- lithiiA looked forward lo tire alread) Upon Sis ami that the eomiiis; season will witness a great rcvhal of prosperity and programs. A movement was inaugurated at tin Kputsford Inst evening hy a number of biisiinis ami professional men to celebrate I the rdjfiviil of business activity by a grand lianqiift. The call was numerously signed by !ln' present, and H is t vpeet, d thai not lo-- ai -i n of :n. mo-! repre-entutive ctU- . zi ii- of sal! Lake v, ill a 1 1 end Ihe hainpiet, thedatiuf which ha- been s. i January lllli. Inch a bunnucl will do much to uwuki ifiulcrest in loeal allairs, by the (lis- els..,,itl!it Will H evoi.cd. The strike of gas al the small well of the Sail I ,ke Natural Ha- company mi the nest side ucr the mouth of the .Ionian was en counlcntl st a depth of about Tfoo feel, lias was obtained when the shale w as reached but lie Breaking of a drill prevented further op, i ititfts. The drilling will be continued todai n' Ho shah, which is supposed to he fi ,ni-ten to thirty feet, has been nene-trated. nene-trated. The gas from this smaller well will be u-ed o supply fuel to the machinery and the worftof drilling the big well w ill" pro-ceetl pro-ceetl v.'itlout interrupt! n. The i ierienn Natural Gas company w hich as yet islhe only cornnany that has natural -a iu any uan!ity will prosecute the work on it- new lo.tnch well w ithout delay and w.ll work night and day shifts of men. This weii willtfoe put down (dear to the rock. The gas i hat (lows from the 8-Inch spouter of this cninOnny amounts in fully 4,1.0 i.lHW feet per tlav, and ''Ven a logger supply than that is anti.-lnitcd l-oni the new well beeansu of III'' gret tleptll it Will go d 11)11. The g(. at th.) hi', well is kept lighted even night and passengers on the trains are ! tleatctl ti'a iiraetiea! exhlbilion of the per-maneaity per-maneaity and t(Uaiiti') of the natural gus obtained hy this company. The railroad will run excursion out to Lake Shore Sun day, and lilt Lakers will have ail opportunity opportu-nity to m e, a leiriiing gas well. Major 1CM. Keiiucdy anil 11. W. Watson i |