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BOKI.NU FOR GAS.Work I5**2«u in the Narrows—A Few Details —About “Kits,” “jtand Pumps,” “Anger Steins,” etc—The “Well” Christened— Popular luterest iu the Work—No Sunday Boring.Travelers by the National Pike yesterday morning saw io the field opposite “Sebastapool,” and near the bank of Wills Creek, a tall wooden structure and near by a smaller one in which a fourteen horse-p wer engine was vigorously puffing away. Closer inspection would have showed the wayfarer that the engine was furnishing motive power to a large drill, which was busily proddiog through the fl or of the tall structure into the earth. Near by s'ood a number of deeply interested spectators. If he asked what was the cause of all this activity, the traveler would have been told that the boring for oil or natural gas, more especially the latter—had commenced.As announced io yesterday’s Daily News, the boring by Mr. 8ma!e, contrac tor for the Natural (i»s and Oil Company, began yesterday morning The anoounce-men' a'traeted a number of visitors to the place. Many went in vehicles, some walked ths entire distance to see the machinery and the initial drilling. The machinery was set in motion about 9:30 a m , and work wax continued during the day, there being, of course, a few olt; c -ssary stoppages. The drill is worked by a 2-inch cable, beside which haogs, in the derrick, an itch rope, for working the “saml-putup,” to be described below A fourteen-inch ‘ hit” is us d at present, but the boring tool is to he reduced in s z* as the work pro greases. 8 -on an eight-inch tool will be u*ed. and finally a five inob. The smallest siz-* will be used after the “casing” is put put in. This casing will be used when a depth of about 500 feet Hhall have bven reached. It is a tight iron pipe, 5| inches in diameter, jointed together and entirely l excluding the wafer. The drill, or techni lV eally the bit, works inside. We will s»-, tempt no minute description of the manner in which the bit is fastened or bandied | merely stating that the drilling is done hy means of the bit secured to the “auge ’ stem,’’ the whole length of iron, when j doted together underground, being al ou t»0 fret. This is, of Course, fastened to and worked by the cable, which will be 2 500 fret long. A short cable is being '* 1 temporarily used, and the drilling is being f done by dtreot action. When a depth of •d TO feet is reached a walking beam will be V. brou tht into use.B* ! In addui n to the bit, the auger stem Id ' and their various connecting links, there is K- j on the ground a var.ed assortment of ap «*d pliances for 1 fishing,” that is, for following •d up and recovering lost or broken tools. In00 | striking flinty rocks the bits are sometimes1 r broken off. These contrivances are for il* reaching down into the bowels of the earth1 to grasp and bring to the surface damaged j tools.The sand-punip referred to above plays )(j an important part in (he work. It per-lM„ 1 forma the du'y of removing from the iu-rj|j cipient oil wed the debris made by the ise auger’s progress. From time to time, as the boring progresses, water is pt urcd into the bole made. This reduces the earth, sand or shale to the oonsisieney of paste, and this compound is readily tak n out by the sand pumpThe machinery was run until 6 p. m. yesterday, by which time a distance of about 15 feet into the earth had been reached Work will be resumed tomorrow (Monday) morning, and will continue day aud night, except on Sundays. There will be two shifts of aim at the work. Two of the force aie kept constantly turn mg the drill as the engine drives it down Kvery care has heeo taken to ensure a sucoes-ful issue of the experiment and to avoid delay Two sets ot all the tools have been provid d to insure agaiost d-lay by breakage. Mr. Smale, the contractor, is a practical man and experienced in the business, and he has wnh him a corps of as. M.-tantn also well vlt; rtod in the van lt;us de-p r men's of well boring.Heveral of (he stockholders and officers present on the ground yesterday decided to christen the well the “Single Bliss No. 1 This is done iu honor of Mr. Smale and his three assistants, all of whom are bachelors.The great aim of the projectors is oil, which they bops to reach at a depth otabout 2,500 feet. It will take probably 40 days before any result is even looked for. After getting through the alluvium, or earth proper,the red sand stratum will be struck. This will extend about 5o0 feet. Then comes 18 feet of hard, tough conglomerate and then the shales. Between these latter, which extend probably 1,800 feet and the Trenton limestone, the gas will be found, if at all. 'I he opening of active operations hy our home oompany, a mile and a half from the centre of town, and the securing of opiums of thousands of acirs for oil aud gas prospecting by an agent said to represent foreign capital, has given ij iite on inppfus to oil and gas ta!k here.Republican Meeting at Frederick.A large and enthusiastic Republican meeting wa- held at the City Hall, Frederick, Friday niyht. Addresses were made by Hon. L uis K. McComas, M. G.TTroer, G. L. Wellington and C. F. Mark ell.An Ovation to Congressman McComas.Mr. Mol ’ mas. the Republican nominee for Congress in this district, opened the campaign in VV ashiugtou county at Indian Spring Wednesday night. He spoke to one of the larg st gatherings ever assembled in the district, and great enthusiasm was manifested Thursday the Republi cans id Cl * r Spring held a largo and enthusiastic meeting in froot of (ho Potomac Hotel. Dr A. Shank presided aud Ohas. Yuan.' acted as secretary. The speakers were Hon. L R. McComas, Hon. Klward Stake, Norman B. Scott and Newton S. Cook. The speeches were interspersed by music by the Clear Spring Band Mi. Me ComaC reo ption was like an ovation, aud he was loudly applauded during the course of his remark*. He spoke hopefully of the outcome of the campaign,aud predicted that he would be returned to Congress by a handsome majority.fore may tion a v«'Ibrot tele. Hai at t at a 1a m to t brid ingfror1niglAto I 0zett'/TbtA'Ja fa1ohunaclt;Death ut Dr. G t\ Perrv.Dr. Georg* C. P*rry, oue ul the oldest oitizer h of Cumberland aud a native of tni* pliCe, died at his residence on South Liberty *tret Friday in the 83d yo»r o! his age. lie bad been ill for several months past and at various times his life had hung in the balance. IDs death wua not unexpected, »lthlt; ugh he bad survived the heats of summer. Dr. Ferry wa~ identified with the early history of Cum berlaud and was full of reminiscence of the time wh**n *he place cuotained hu» few houses lie wa- boro iu the Petry Cot tage on Washington street, in April, IBD^ and had resi led here all his life. 1L-studied medicine with the late Dr Samuel F. Smith and graduated at the school o* medicine of the L’oivmity of Maryland in 1835. He practiced medicine here until about 15 years ago. His wife, who was a Miss Newmau, of Rotuuey, survives himThe d -ceased was one ol the oldest Masons in the c unty. The members ol both Futomao and OCr lodges will meet this « v nil g to take action regarding attendance on bis fuoeral.bast1headayJdioitionIof8id Accident Ic a Young had) She Tut llrr Head llul of a t ar VNiodow.There is at the Queen City Hotel au attractive young lady, who is suff.iiog from a terrible injury received by ex tending her head Irom the wiudow of a rapidly-movlog express train. The lady, whoa** name is Alias Nslho Harris was, oo No. 1 express oo the Baltimore aud Ohi« road, duo here at 7:45 o'clock Friday.She was eo route from Philadelphia to Louisville. V\ hen at a point between North Branch and Patterson's Creek, and while the train was moving at good speed, she felt unwell and following a common, hut dangerous habit, extended her head Irum the car window In so instant her head met suite obstacle, aud she was du-hei back into the seat, stunned aud bleeding.A geutlemau Dear by caught her aud she was made as oomfortahle as possible uunl the train reached Cumberland.At this city i.he was taken In m the tram and earn-d into the Queen City Hotel, where she was attended hy Dr. Ohr,Dr. Carr, the comjauy’s surgeon, leaving town on the same tram for Oakland. He returned a! midm iht, however, aud took part iu tfa case. Mi-** Harris was found to be suffering from a very deep and ugly cut, ruuutng aloug the side ot her head, under the hair. 8he recovered conscious j u, nets after awhile, I u reaction «t*t in v*ry ! le slowly and she was v*ry much dsz*d and | bewildered. It i» impossible, as y#i, iu J uhi
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Cumberland Sunday Civilian
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Sun, Oct 10, 1886
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