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Show PECULIAR GAS SPRINCS. They are Situated at Lake Side, Just North of Brigham City. Monday afternoon, a Bugler re-, porter visited the Lake Side gas field, four miles north of Brigham City. There are four undeveloped wells or springs, situated from 50 to 200 yards apart. The water flowing from three of them is of a warm, redish, filmy, mineral nature, and kills all vegetation vege-tation with which it comes in contact; con-tact; while that from the fourth is drunk by animals and infuses remarkable life and rapid growth into all vegetation watered by it. A score or more years ago, when first discovered, these springs presented the appearance of so many little mounds or knolls, with a pool of tepid water on top, but barren of any signs of vegetable life. Later, the water began to ooze out and pour over the sides, destroying de-stroying the grass over which it spread. To prevent their meadows boing made worthless by the destructive de-structive stream, the farmers went to work, dug drains, tapping the knolls from below. The mounds then soon sank into their present spring-like condition, each pouring forth quite a stream of. water. Notwithstanding an oily film was always present upon the surface of these springs and that bubbles were constantly arising, only to hurst as they reached the surface of the water, no thought of natural gas or oil ever entered the heads of the owners of the property until gas was discovered west of Brigham, a few years ago. Then tests were made by touching touch-ing fire to the airy bubbles, which exploded with a (lash. A barrel was placed over one spring and the invaluable in-valuable fluid confined, with con-vincinj: con-vincinj: proof of the presence of natural gas. The presence of coal oil has not been fully demonstrated, demonstrat-ed, but indications point straight toil. Thus these springs stand today; undeveloped as at the hour of their discovery. Undoubtedly great subterranean bodies of tin id exist in this neighborhood. The sin k-ing k-ing of a few hundred feet of pipe in one of these springs, may develop i something astonishing. At present these springs seem almost bottomless, bottom-less, and some have been filled up with brush and stones to prevent cattle miring out of sight in them. Gas capitalists of Salt Lake are j soon to send a representative to in-j in-j spect these springs, and we hope a thorough test of this new gas j field will be made. |
