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It showed a pressure of 600 pounds when the lower gas vein' 

 was struck at 1175 feet. Well no. 17 is found to be affected by 

 a considerable dip of the strata to the westward. It is a half 

 mile west of no. 16 and is 1200 feet deep. The main gas veins 

 were struck at 700 and 1175 feet. The lower portion of the 

 Trenton limestone was black, as in one case previously reported. 

 This well shows 170 pounds maximum pressure, but its mini- 

 mum pressure thus far has been 130 pounds, even under steady 

 use. 



Well no. 18 is three eighths of a mile west of no. 17. It is one 

 of the good wells of the series, holding its pressure under severe 

 use better than any other well of the line. Its maximum press- 

 ure is 650 pounds, and at the end of the winter it does not fall 

 below 260 pounds. The first gas was found at 650 feet and at 

 1175 feet the volume and pressure were so satisfactory that 

 drilling was suspended there. Well no. 19 is three eighths of 

 a mile still farther west than no. 18. It is 1150 feet deep and 

 got its first gas at 675 feet or 25 feet lower than no. 18. Its 

 full pressure is 600 pounds and thus far it has never been reduced 

 below 300 pounds. 



Well no. 20 is still farther west three fourths of a mile beyond 

 no. 19 and on the lake shore. The westward dip of the strata 

 carries all the horizons a little lower. The well has good volume 

 and good pressure. It is 1325 feet deep and obtained its last 

 flow of gas at 1300 feet. It has a final pressure of 500 pounds 

 'and after being shut off the line continues to gain for a full 

 month. It is a good gas producer as compared with the other 

 wells with which it is associated. Well no. 21 is located near 

 the original group of wells east of the village. It is situated 

 northeast of no. 2. The Trenton limestone was struck at 575 feet 

 and at 650 feet a blower of great force was struck. The well 

 was carried to a depth of 1075 feet out all of the lower portion 

 of the Trenton proved unproductive, no second vein of gas being 

 reached. 



The price for drilling these wells was f 1 a foot. It could have 

 been considerably reduced by inviting competition. Of the 20 

 wells drilled by Mr Tollner, four were dry holes, as has been 

 shown in the preceding records. 



The wells farthest from town are four miles distant. The near- 

 est, are just outside or even within the corporate limits. The 



