Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-30 | Page 2 | Win Fight Against Fire

WIN FIGHT AGAIN AGAINST T FIRE 11 Gns c hl I for in int If IP f t- t Sm hi by hr a it I Great Cane Caney Kas l March 29 The The Immense Immense Im Jm- Im- Im mense gas wen well which was struck by bj lightning February 23 23 and which has heretofore defied all al attempts to ex extinguish extinguish ex- ex its Is Hames flames was successful successfully successful cappe capped at G 30 30 o'clock this afternoon After yeste a s attempt It was wa thought that the tho hod lied arrangement for or gaining control of the llamas llames would woul h have e to be abandoned but this mornIng morning mOnIng morn morn- mOn Ing It was decided to give gle the appliance one more trial and amid a large force of men mitcH were busy all al day getting it in Iea readiness Tho rho ground around the well wel was as well wel soaked with water anc and steam until It was a mass of oC mud and shortly hort before 5 30 o'clock this afI afternoon af of- I moon ic-moon noon the huge six ton Iron hood was raised over o er the mouth of the welby well wel wel b by means of a great derrick antI and successfully suc sue cc dropped over ocr the tho hole Hundreds Hundreds Hun Hun- Credit of oC yards ards of wet canvass canvas were placed at the time bottom of oC the time hood am and the tho llamas llames were diverted 1 out through an aperture at the top of oC the hood The rho hood was then anchored 1 with wih chains the valve In tho the top turned anti and the greatest burning gas well wel eil Ii iii It the history of tho oil 01 Holds had hal been successfully harnessed It I has co cost t the Standard OH Oil 01 company interests 2500 to bring this light to a successful ter ter- mn I no t I on 1 Estimates as to the amount of gas which has been coming from front the well wel vary ary fr from m fifty to el eighty ht million cubic feet per day