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Show TflE SALT LAKE TRIBUXE. LUX DAY MORNING. APRIL and sand traveling at a great veto Ity had produced a red-hheat o the era end the gaa, Igiuung, knot lute In, column of fire, gushing o skvward 1'e maximum aUltli of about flly feet reached gfer th flame traveled about Iny feet upward The gas emerged rrom the Kb such foie that for a distance casing of twelve feet hhov Ute .caa Inf there waa no flame The derricx, 109 feet In height, wt im mediately consumed , and sll that malned was a totaled mass of Irott and and Metal atrrarhiprv ne casing melted, while with-Ig radius of fifty feat it wae reduced to a whit I hm heaL E'erjthing bun dreds of feet waa burned and halted A thermometer, SOU reg alert ng degrees Fv( toroka t a Uinc from Irrv cffl, rs from the western department, I nlted Slate army, whe cuna'dvred lion b. fdlug me well ti,h f e.d huw tiers. But who reported that r enable artillery waa I o smell In caliber to accomplish lb Lark Thus the fatlgulrg effort of urn dais and night, la which time the coir pa ny expanded nearly e half million thee arilved at the point where solar. all effort seemed In vain, and bad reached the end of their resource. -- ft Giant ii tu-oue- Explosive Suspended on Cable. n Th company new considered the Idea advanced by Ford Alexander Of conquer. Inf tii fire by explosive. Mr. Alexander had been ted In bleating it) California 1- da for the Giant powder waa te Ill tb fir. company. lda suspend a keg of blasting gelatin upon cablet Is Used. It la reported that the fir could be Pec In Lh such a manner that even from a distance of eighty mile, package could of th fir while the roar from the eaceplng gas he safely broughl lo the 1 coud b heard at a distant of ten mfies. at a dutai Mm could tint ar each other shouting the ground Two drrik Oil Company Ex- wltnln approximately forty feet a radius of iet feet of the well, de ef the high were bmlt on cither and .deafness resulted among the Ur b lining well and o fat eeay that the fighters. All plan were tarried out by heat A nine would not Dolthen. destroy signals lxieenth-incl- i steel Cah'e we attecied to laid th one then of bteam and Water Used. of them, top The first attempt to extinguish the Are around the well outside of th terrific was mad July 27, by the asscmbl.ng of heat gone, to th other derrick, where It trn boilers. From both the blow-ofend was run through a pulley at the top and the steam connections of these boiera the end attached to th drum of a amall The explothrse-Inc- h WhAt fi conceded td bi the tirieit Indlng engine underneath lines, were laid to within fifty feat of the well, where each branched sives, bound In on package and covered bUM ver encountered In the oil were with of asbestos, heavy sheetings Into two to and ran tie Indue try occurred at one of the base of the flame. lines attached to th.a cable at th With the baae of the securely same tterr'ck first away d'atanc from the Standard Oil company' well near Taft, flame twa v feet above the ground level, aa tha burning well , The axploxlvea, Cah, about midnight July 6, 1919: with the work of laving these pipe lines, never before being mad up Into this theless, became a maurr of human en- had been a flow of 153,000,000 cubic feet of When this electrically. primed durance against heat. The men worked waa don, tha engine under the second every twenty-fou- r hours, shooting upward behind large portable metal ecreens. with derrick rnMe taut, began drawing tb stream ol water constantly playing upon tinder enormous preeeure, the wen blaicd toward tha them from a three-i- n h fire hose. Water which pulled the export for tan consecutive days and night. All lines were also laid, and with the boilers welt and at th same tlm hoisted them. known methoda of extinguishing it were and pumps throwing steam and water When they had reached the proper spot, veer exploded electrically. , It tried, and proved of no avail, until the Into the flam to their full capacity there they Unnecessary to slat that this had to be pa no noticeable elftct upon the fir la of putting It out with expletive don very quickly, so sa to, bring th AkorUy after all the casing above to th necessary point bewaa eubmltted and tried. charge off and the well began to ground they were Ignited or exploded by The Standard Oil company was drilling crater, allowing the flam to draw down fore from th th heat burning well. with a rotary drill In well No. 7. In mi to tha ground level thrse-Inc- h With a atream of water from The second attempt was mad wltb the Elk hills, near Taft, In the Midway oil hosa playing upon Mm and upon tn flelda, Cal. The well waa at a depth of full capacity ef sixteen boilers and four was h screen which behlrd 2136 feet In throwing steam and water through prelectingand upon !h casing, whan a aup. pump grourd ever which and four-lnc- n lines, but this working poatd water aand waa encountered. To three-inc- h h was Mr Alexander worked teat thla aand for water, the mud in the effort showed no more results than the forward advancing. with th txploalv package for well wae balled down to relieve pressure first. ur of th that th peck-a- x being purpose and to allow any water pressure to acwa In the he wanted it at cumulate In the well. During the course Boilers, Pumps and Tanks FaiJ. th moment on. of exp'n The third attempt was mad with twenof balling, at 11 p. m., July J6, th well Aa th package drew near th column water, blew out under tremendous pressure and ty boiler throwing steam and rushing air water, two ef gushing fir th auction of the greatest flow of gas In history be- four rotary pump throwing aa reached and drew It to it th four-incflam, h steam Jettanks with gan. ted lines, and two puuipa throwing fire th outer dg of the fir Mr. Alexander At th moment h th axpoded package foam. Becomes Red Hot. Casing xploded It he wa within 100 feat of th With the preparation for the fourth atneither The' drilling crew attempted to get the tempt completed, there were twenty-on- e explosion, but states that Is three-lne- h well under control by closing the h line and nine lines heard nor feds anv thing state distance Ejtwltnea-ecra-eAt great gate valve with which Into the fir Twenty boners ana the casing was equipped, but the shale eleven rotary pump were ready to threw that whenwathe package exploded the gus well divided Into section. fir thre and aand carried by the atream of gas steam, water, mud and carbon tetrachlocut out the seat of the valve while the ride. This attempt, along with the fifth Th section at the point of explosion was moved bodily away from th column of gate wae being closed, and the well con- sttempt to extinguish the fire, was gaa tn a horlionul direction, th upper tinued to blow. Two hour after the fal.ure. flow began, the friction caused by shale Officials of the company brought art!!- - section wa blown upward and bvond danger of rctgnltion of the gas column, while th lower eantton waa snuffed out anuffed out, th very much a a candle flew of gaa being temporarily checked To get an Idea of the enormous amount of gas flowing from this well one ha but to note that th entire city of San Francisco consume but 2! 90'1 0f0 cubic feet of gaa each day, and that this we.l alone would supply more than enough gaa for eight elite the earn atxe. The fuandard OU company expended nearly half a million dollars In vain attempts to extinguish the fire, and had arrived at tha and of Ha resources In 201-203 Felt Building. Phone .Wasatch 3567. gaa well flref'ehtlng. Army artillery officers wer called upon, but could advance no plan to enuff out this colossal blaze. Then explosives come to th aid of men, placing old Ideas and methoda with new one that are more economical. In tha future gas well fires, oil well Area nd oil reservoir fire will be extinguished Every day we satisfy the requirements of . Ith explosive at a amall comparative In a month this amounts to several clients. cost to what ha heretofore been expended. Compressed Air Magazine. scores of satisfied customers, in a year to Burning Gas Well Defies All Efforts Until an. !, Blasting Standard 1020. 18. ll 1- h-- pends Thousands of lars in Uneven Combat. tBest in ' th Long TXun fu pro-duri- two-lm- h HE cost of one repair often park, ri represents the difference between a low priced inner tube and a Goodrich. The first vulcanizing bill 1 bw ten-in- ch po-ttt- 126-hr- eats up your imaginary saving and you still have the four-inc- poor tube. 1 : Why not get a Goodrich Tube in the first place? t Numbering Into Thousands hundreds. After our 30 years in Salt Lake real estate our clients can be counted by the tena of thousands. This host of satisfied clients is our record of service, including buying, selling, renting and managing real estate, mortgages, loans and insurance. , At present we have buyers waiting for real This means quick action if you list estate. , your property with us this' week. WHEN YOU THINK BEAL ESTATE THINK FEITSCH QUALITY HOMES, 4. 1 4 Gdricli INNER x DUNDEE ARIZONA MINE RESUMES OPERATIONS JEROME. 17 April VArtz., Thinde-Arieo- has been doing no sinking for aev oral months, suspension being due to an inrush of surface water from a shattered vein, added to water already troublesome. The water level now stands at 600 feet. The rainy season now being considered at an end, pumping ia to be shaft Is to be The resumed. extended to 950 feet and a drift run northward to a contact In search of an ore body. Shipping from the 5 per cent carbonate surface capping has been suspended. awaiting higher copper value and the development of a volatilization process for the treatment of such orea at the Humboldt amelter. Jerome-Superihas a new compressor added to older equipment of compressor of about capacity. A water column ha been added h main to the already in the shaft and a new pump on the level. The main shaft is being deepened from 730 feet and two diamond drills are level. operating on the Verde Inspiration has Installed a stamp mill for Its gold ore and reports the development of much good copper ore. E. M. Meek of Preecott is tn charge. 830-fo- ot (25-fo- ot 1000-fo- ot six-in- five-inc- 700-f6- ot 700-fo- ot TiuKE Goodrich Riibhcr Company ; Ahm, OhTo tAtakers of the Silvertowk America's First Cord 7Ire Weekly Metal Review. ATTRACTIVE NEW YORK, April 17. The railway strike has ail but closed down most atee! mill at Pittsburg, Youngstown and Buffalo, a coal deliveries ceased a week ago Cara are loaded with steel products and sidetracked waiting the lifting of the freight embargo facing the eame The iron market situation as controls the steel Industry. are Furnaces completely shut down for want of coke and alloy. Copper wae dull Little cjoroMtic business was done and export do not ap Producers quote 195 cent pear bright for epot and second quarter and 19V cent for July, refusing any orders for deliveries after this mouth because of the uncertainty of th market Second hands are shading producers' price, but buyer , are Inactive. Tin wa steady early In the week because of firmness In London. Later the market waa slightly easier at 63 cents for spot and 62 cent for off months. Amerl- Lead neglected, but the iVESHIT 1 An industrial corporation showing a high percentage of profits will dispose of a limited amount of treasury stock, the proceeds to be used for extension purposes required in handling the enormous increase of new business. Will stand fullest investigation. For inforTribune. mation, address Y-5- 6, e We will submit plans drawn by our architect, who has spent several years in Paris and other important cities studying the latest features to bo built into your home I W do not sublet our work, but offer you tho services of ono of the most efficient concerns in the west. We have our own machinery and employ our men the year round. Avail yourself of this opportunity to get the CLASS of work wo do at tho LEAST possible expense to you. Ask any of the following owners of Taylor Homes about our service. they appreciate their homes. Wasatch 8142 Boston Building Mr. Will O. Farrell 1438 South Ninth Bast Mr. L. W. Smeltzcr Hyland 4593 359 South Fifth East Hyland 3553-Mr. Max M. Aaron 1343 Tale Avenue Hyland 2164-Mr. L. E. Pemmers V'JJwA rm i' New York Bank Statement, The statement follows. Actual condition: Loans, discounts, etc 25,212 72 6 000 Increase 77,413,000 Cash In own vaults, members federal reserve bank ...... 90.492.000 Decrease 4,226,000 Reserve in federal reserv bank of member banks..,. 559,682, 000 Increase 18.229.000 Reserve in own vaults, state banka and trust companies. 12.602.000 Decrease 586.000 Reserv in depositaries, atat banks and trust companies. 11,287.000 ... Decrease 228,009 Net demand deposits 4.216,285,900 Increase 44.157,000 Time deposits 50,251,000 1 723,000 Decrease Circulation- - .... 27,750,000 Decrease .... 185,000 United State deposits deducted .... 121003,000 533,751.000 Aggregate reserves 23 684,590 Excess reserve . 11 907.490 ... Increase trust Summary of state hanks and companies in Greater New York not Included in clearing house statement: .8 788 879,300 Loans, discount, etc. Increase 292,700 2,194 000 Gold 865.200 Increase 18.452,000 Currency and bank notes .... Decrease .... 299,600 Deposits with federal reserv 17,362,100 hank, Nw York Increase .... 1,617,509 .. Total deposits 860.424,000 Decrease 1,(64,500 Total deposits, eliminating amounts due from reserve depositaries and from other .banks and trust companies In New York City and United 203 048,100 States deposits 2 646,2u0 Increase 21.63.8i'0 Banks Cash In vault Trust comps nice Cash In vault .... 20,21,600 .... .... Plan Mow o teU you how can Smelting & Refining company sold close to 2060 ton at price ranging from 9 cent to 9W cents. East St. Louis. Zinc waa much quieter than last week, when good sales wer reported Buyers are inactive because of th strike, which keeph them out of the market. Antimony Increased in firmness. They will .Taylor Building Co, 2691 So. Main Wasatch 2667 TINTIC DRAIN TUNNEL NOW ONE MILE LONG Henry Barney, who Is In chart of th out at tb Tlntlc Drain tunnel, states, according to the Eureka Reporter, that th big tunnel Is being driven forward at the rale of 300 feet per month, with the machine drill cutting through a no work Abl Ash'd, mii' I ...... .............. of about 450 feet, and it is understood that it wlH gain depth quite rapidiy during the next 4006 or 5000 feet. No water has yet been encountered and none la expected for eoro time yet. discoveries methods of extraction, eto-Hwill visit th shal districts In Scot-lan- d and France, returning about the first of July, when a comprehensive report of btx observations will be ready U Dr. Alder son's trip On May 19. Dr. Victor C. Alderson, for publication. Federal Reserve Bank Statement. of the Colorado School of cost the stats nothing. president WASHINGTON. April 17 Combined Mines, according to the Rocky Mountain Tribune Wants play an impertant part resource and liabilities of the twelve News, will sail from New York to Norfederal reserve banks were aa follow at folk, England, to Inspect the recent shale in tha management of th household. the close of business April 16, according to the weekly statement of the federal reserve hoard: RESOURCES. , God and gold certificates..! 169,229,000 Gold settlement fund, federal reserve board 860,058 000 Gold with foreign agencies.. 112,781,000 Total gold held by banks..! 062,098,000 reserve Gold with federal a DR. ALDERSON TO STUDY SHALE PLANTS e $200.00 to $250.00 agents Invested Now in L170.313.000 Gold redemption fund 112,883,000 Total gold reserve !1, 665,294, 000 silver, Legal tender notes, etc. 122,437,000 German Municipal Bonds ...... Total reserves ...2, 087, 731,000 Bills discounted, secured by government war obligations. 1,430.858.000 All Other 980,303,000 Bill bought In foreign mar- ket .... WILL EE WOBTH $2380.00 416, 784.000 .. 82,827,975, 006 on hand Total United Ftales bonds 26.799 000 88.000 United States Victory notes.. United States certificates of Indebtedness 303,728.000 when the German Mark exchange returns to normal. Meantime you draw 4 per cent to 4 per cent interest payable every six months. Total earning asset 83.138, 670.000 Bank premises 12,123,000 Uncollected items and other deductions from gross de956,669,000 posits Flv per cent redemption fund against federal reserve 14 015,000 hank notes other securities Total resources All ' 2,356,000 LIABILITIES. Capital paid In Surplus Government deposit . Due to members reserv count M Deferred evx liability item Other deposits. Including eign government credit ...!8, 234,413.000 - SECURITIES OF England Belgium Italy S' ' 91,272,000 120 120,000 30.595,000 ac- . 1,898 810.009 677,22,OdO .. 102,657.000 . for- Total gross deposits 82,709 344,000 Federal reserve notes lit ac- -. tual circulation 2,073,693,000 Federal reserve hank notes in circulation, net babilities 16 801 900 AU other liabilities 53,483 000 16 234.418,000 Total liabilities Ratio of total reserve to net dcposll timbersotld formation which require a now reserv la tunnel not in distance federal liabilities comof and ing Th over a mile, and, while timber wer bined, 43 3 per cent. Ratio of golj reterves to federal necessary for th first 2300 feat, tb note in circulation after set'll g afterwards changed and better side 3a per cent against Bet deposit liaheadway was possible. The face of the tunnel now baa a dfepth bilities, 48 per cent. ve , . " France Germany Canada"""" : ' should make profits of from 30 per cent ia case of English securities to 350 per cent in the case of German securities within from three to five years. Write fo our circular on Foreign Bonds. W. H. Child & 1 1 Company 22 Years Under Eame Management. 4 Fhone Wasatch 4154. Loke C.iy, Utah. Stock Exchange Building. Silt ; i |