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THE WYANDOTTE, KANSAS, GAS WELL. 



Kansas City, Mo. No compauy manufacturing gas from coal can compete 

 long with one supplied by IS'ature with gas free of charge. 



Some parties who have collected statistics from the gas producing regions 

 of New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, contend that this natural gas bus- 

 iness is capable of being developed to an unlimited extent, and we predict 

 that in the near future the people of Kansas City will be furnished in their 

 houses with this light, clean, new fuel, free from dirt, smoke and ashes. 



Below find statement of thickness of each stratum passed through, as 

 reported to us by the man in charge of the drilling : 



FEET. 



Soil 12 



Blue limestone 1 



Clay Shale 7 



White limestone 13 



Bituminous shale 3 



White limestone 10 



Shale 2 



Limestone 9 



Grey fossil rock 3 



Clay shale 16 



Black flint 4 



Shale 6 



Limestone 19 



Shale., 5 



Limestone 13 



Shale 3 



Limestone 2 



Shale 3 



Limestone 7 



Clay shale 57 



Sandstone 24 



Bed shale 2 



Sand rock 6 



Streaks of shale, sand and soapstone 20 



Clear soapstone 12 



Lime and soapstone 16 



Bed shale 8 



■Conglomerate 8 



Sand and clay 14 



Blue clay shale 9 



Dark conglomerate 5 



Limestone 7 



Coal, (some gas here) inches, 16 



Light clay " 4 



Clay shale, alternate hard streaks 52 



Magnesian limestone 30 



Bituminous shale 4 



( Here tremendous flow of gas and salt water.) 



Good bituminous coal 2 



Clay, slate and sand 16 



(Here much salt water.) 



Sandstone 75 



Coal inches, 6 



Hard limestone 4 ft. 6 in. 



Shale 25 



Hard fossil rock 2 



Coal 1 



Very hard limestone 3 



Shale 14 



Hard limestone 2 



Coal inches, 32 



Fire clay 1 



Bed clay or mineral paint 2 



Hard limestone fossil 6 



Bituminous shale 10 



The amount of water forced up by the gas will fill a pipe 1^ inches in di. 

 ameter, running constantly. 



The illuminating qualitj^ of the gas was tested by Dr. Woodward's pho- 

 tometer, and as it comes from the well it is equal to twelve-candle power. 

 At a small cost it can be purified so as to make it sixteen-candle power. 



The water, I believe, has been analyzed by Dr. Eaton. The brine is not 

 strong enough to justify the manufacture of salt. It is j)i'esumed a stronger 

 vein of brine may be had by deeper boring. The water is highly recom- 

 mended by invalids, who have used it for its medicinal properties. It seems 

 to contain a large per centage of iron. It also acts as an easy aj)erient, and 

 performs several other cures too numerous to mention. 



This company comtemplate an extensive mineral bath establishment, 

 with hot, cold and swimming baths. Very respectfull}'^ yours, 



]Sr. McAlpin. 



