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Show THE K AH RICK GAS WELL. It Is Now Down Two Hundred and Twenty five Feet. Mi the I nil h at Ions Are Good. Mr. Kellog, contractor, now drilling the Karriek gas well on the Dunfrce tract, says thoy commenced work one. week ago and are now ;.'2."i feet deep. His contract is to sink 1IHH) feet if sullleicnt flow ot gas is not encountered before. He says the well is distant about ten miles southwest of die Driver wel Is, and w hen No. was burning Tuesday evening they could sec the light and hear the roaring sound distinctly. Thin strata of sand has been found at various depths in the Karriek well, and each one contained more or less gas. The indications are favorable, and no doubt a gusher will be struck there in a couple of weeks. |