Deseret Evening News | 1897-11-15 | Page 5 | The Origin of Natural Gas

The Oriel fNiaturial 0 An experiment of some importance la reported made vilh a view 10 deter mini If possible tho origin at natural gas irrespective of theories hitherto prevalent ror this purpose dried sea weed was steepod iu mater which ha l been freed from air and on the third day gag appeared continuing to Ile evolved In diminishing quantities Mtll the tenth day when 803 cubic cmtl mcteis had been collected The evolution evolu-tion had evidently ceased though after standing two years and a halt 30 cubic centimeters more of gas collected in the apparatus Uho second eii differed from the first consisting it is iccorded nl most entirely of methane tho chief conlItuont of natural gasfrom which it is inferred that this slow second lary decomposition of i eRotaLlo matter may liavo some relation to tho origin of natural nat-ural gras Boston Journal of Commerce