About Gas

As inosi people in this part of the country, i present, kouw bol little hout nat it rul ras and ti wbut extent t is BliltMd by eople Huis fnvored with so valuable au utiele. a brief account of one of Mm munt powertul natural gas wells in the country niijf kW ot schik; interest. The wt II reterred to B ut Marión, lud , which your coi iv-pondent visited aliont a week ¦go, Marton i- the cnunly seat of Qrant Cotiuty, one huinlred anil titteen miles soutli of Berrleii Centre, na theC W. & M lailroul. Three. Kas wells are now in lul! blast in thocily, tiirnishintr ll(hl and fnel lu live Ihinisaiid euthusiatic inlmbitants. Tba fTM b plped dom the wells to every Street in the city. Theuce to stores, hotels, offices, lesidences, r in any building fiom lüe holton' to the top wliere lijrht or fue! is a nnrmiltjr Any kind of h stove is as reudy for gas asit wtrwtl l'"r vvooi!, and the great dread of bulkllDff the iiiomiiijr Ure, becoiiws ii plcii.'iire .nul a Inxury, iiid wood lor faal ttkel :i teek sint. The fuinaces attheinill-, tactories, foundries, and the water-works, wheie rood and eoal were torinerly useil. ;ue now heated wifh ras at tMTingOf tlioiis:iriilsil'dollarstothe business men of the city. A larjfe oven in the city bakery wliich a few weeks ajro was Iiim.i .1 liy wood in one hour and a half, is now heated In eight minutes at n -living of lifly dollars a year, cleauness and conveniencc nol considered. I was informed by good authoiity Umt property in that town liad ailv.iiiceil one-thiid in value since their MJ006M in tindinjf jas, Rftd it was evident thal business men and CMitalists trom aluoad were estiinating the value of natural as to the business interests ut H i'ily. TU K"s WI16H llfiowed to escape n full I01 i-e trom the Urfewell makes a deafenin' nciise 1 1 U 1 ;i tull liead ot steain ese:iIlll trom a boilei,;ind leii Itfllitcd a sheet ot tl mies shoot up bljrjier t lian the tallest bulldliigi llluminatiiitf ahit Uieenttri city. As your correspondent took hls seat In the eins the retuni trip and gave tliis brilli.'int cily a farewell lince, the moon in the fai' wi-t w;és sinkinji with a most dUcoungtiig look apon her couutcnauce, whicli seeined Ui say to the (Ok] people of Marton, " If you should ever want my services aain just drop me a card.1'