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summer of 1897, and another in the year following. The produc- 

 tion of these is not stated, but they are reported as " doing nicely 

 and as good in August 1890 as when drilled 99 . The Corfu wells 

 .are fair producers. A well is being sunk at Darien by persons 

 in Attica and was down 1300 feet Nov. 27, 1899. 



In the vicinity of Caledonia the field has been enlarged by five 

 new wells, making a total of eight. The new borings produce 

 from 1000 to 10,000 cubic feet a day. J. C. Tennant, of the 

 Caledonia natural gas -co., reports that its pipe line supplies 96 

 consumers, including the village lighting and waterworks. Five 

 gas engines together develop 120 horse power, which run flour 

 mills, elevators and pumps for the waterworks. The price is 

 40c a thousand feet. 



A small field has also been developed about four or five miles 

 south of Caledonia, Gas is found in the Marcellus shale at its 

 junction with the Corniferous limestone. The wells are from 

 60 to 70 feet deep and produce from 1000 to 3000 cubic feet a 

 day. The rock here is said to be saturated with oil. 



Mr Tennent also reports that the company has recently drilled 

 a well for gas 150 yards southwest of the Eetsof salt shaft 

 at G.reigsville (N. Y.) The record of the shaft has been pub- 

 lished and therefore is not given here. The record from the bot- 

 tom of the salt at 1140 feet to the top of the Niagara follows. 



Livingston county 



GreigsviUc well 



Feet 



Feet 



Shale with interbedded lime- 



Ciinton shales and limestone 1580 

 Medina sandstone 1625 to 1748 



[First 10 or 15 feet white 



stone 



Niagara limestone t 

 Bottom of Niagara liine- 



140 



at 12S0 



solid] 



stone i 



(Upper and lower parts of Niagara 



at 14S5 



Red shale 1748 to 1800 



Bottom of well at 1800 



are soft) 



The upper half of the Medina sandstone was of poor quality, 

 being mixed with blue and green shales. The lower half was 



