Show BRIGHAMS GAS WELL I Gusher Struck Near There f Saturday Begins to Resemble a Great Volcano I Volano i I 1 F > L I V > TRIBUNE SPECIAL o iBrlghamTODec i ThC IVas tieeif mXre more or less Speculation which attUnes at-tUnes amounted almost to enthusiasm about Ehe existence of natural gag In the valley of Bear river for the last twelve or fifteen years and It has been known to exist About fifteen years since Mr Ell rm Jensen while digging for v aler on his ranch two miles west of this city struck gas and water together the former escaping through the water with sufficient force to keep the sufclent orcl water I moving as though boiling By means of a rude contrivance Mr Jensen caught the ga and conducted It into his dwelling which furnished him with heat and light for all family purposes This was at a depth of fifteen to twenty twen-ty feet and Mr Jensen did attempt to use It for burning brick this was not 0 success Other attempts have been madeand gas In small quantities smal has invariably been found quanttes KANSAS MAN EXPERIMENTS Attracted by newspaper and other reports re-ports W M Mills of Osawatomle Kan came to Brigham last September and after talking wits Mr Jensen and others secured the use of a small driv Ing machine and began operations on Mr Ell Jensens land He lons two trials Each time at a depth of about 400 teet ho came to a hardpan or bedrock bed-rock which seemed to be composed of gravel cemented together or held together to-gether by pressure 0 tight that with his small machine be was unable to drive through At this he became somewhat dlscour I L4 I O ned bitf on Frjday lajjt he began to flWcrorifraiid a lfalfrmleslothenortli 01 land l belonging to Mr Joseph Crag headr audat1 p m nextdayat a depth C200 feet without any warn ing whatever struck a flow of gas and water that came with such force as to make all hands beat a hasty retreat re-treat With difficult they removed the machine ont some of the pipe that not removed was twisted to pieces Up to date this Is the climax of all attempts Gas water and mud left the opening open-ing In a column six Inches In diameter and was forced up to the height of 175 fet At 100 feet thc column spread out to twelve or fifteen feet throwing chunks of mud weighing from half a pound to a pound skyward 100 feet OPENING HAS ENLARGED This Sunday morning the force does not seem s strong but the openIng open-ing Is fifteen feet in diameter lumps of solid clay that will weigh fifty to I sixty pounds have been thrown out and the surroundings are beginning to begnnIng resemble the cone of a volcano Mr Boyington when seen today informed in-formed The Tribune representative that he Intends trying again and will take the precaution to have n good casing pipe and try to confine the gas when struck GS BOYINGTONS OPINION He thinks If he can get down far enough to strike gas in n rock formation forma-tion there IS l no doubt but he can get sufficient to furnish light and fuel for BrIgham City The Council has already al-ready given him 0 franchise to use all streets alleys lanes and public grounds through which to run pipes for conducting gas to all parts of the city |