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Show " NATURAL GAS IN INDIA. '. Consul-General William M. Michael, of Calcutta, writes that 20 miles from Chlttagong natural gas Issues from a crevice In the ground in considerable consider-able quantity. It has been burning so long that the oldest inhabitants can give no Idea of when or how It was Bet on fire for centuries. At any rate, the gas flow has been burning as far back as any records have been kept by white people. It is now suggested and some steps have been taken to carry out tho suggestion that the fire be extinguished and the gas bo brought under control and' piped down to Chlttagong for lighting and fuel and power purposes. Tho citizens citi-zens of Chlttagong have concluded that It would be cheaper to utilize tho gas than to Introduce electricity for fuel, power, and lighting. |