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Report of the State Geologist. 



Well at Water Works. (From Superintendent Knap}).) At 900 feet 

 enough gas was found to warm a house. Well was sunk t<> 2,020 feet 

 without rinding more. No record of rock passed through by the drill 

 was kept. 



Buffalo Gas Light Co., corner Jackson and West Genesee streets. This 

 well is located in the rear of the gas works near Fourth street and the 

 Wilkeson slip. It was bored in 1872 to see whether gas existed there, and 

 if so, whether this could be utilized for illuminating purposes. A small 

 quantity of gas was found which was used as fuel under the boilers. 



Mr. Boore, the superintendent, informs me that he measured the gas for 

 twenty-four hours, and the meter showed 14,000 cubic feet. After ten or 

 twelve days the flow of gas diminished to a quantity sufficient to furnish 

 only one or two ordinary gas jets and the well was abandoned. The well 

 seems to have been of the type of " great pressure but little gas," as it is 

 said to have blown out the casing and seed-bag. The supply was not 

 increased by torpedoing. Some sulphur gas was found near the 1 »ottom of 

 the well, and water charged with some saline matter which was extremely 

 caustic, and irritating not only to the tongue but to the skin. Information 

 from Mr. Boore and Mr. Krumholz. Record of this well is in existence but 

 c< >uld not be found at the time of my visit. 



Well in South Park. (Record from memory by Mr. (t. C. Shaffer, 

 who was present while well was being drilled in July, 1895.) 



Soil 42 feet. 



Shale and limestone, 280 " 



Flint (?) 120 



Limestone (?) 550 " 



Shale, 60 " 



Red Medina, 80 " 



Shale, 20 " 



Gas-sand, 16 " 



Red shale, 600 " 



Red sand 300 " 



White shale, . ' 600 " 



Brown shale, 200 " 



Red shale, 10(i " 



Into Trenton, . .• .... 320 " 



