NATURAL GAS SPRING
Wellington, Ootober 21, Mr Mackay, of the Geological Survey Department has visited the recentlj dls* covered gas spring on Mi Crawford's property. The gas continues to pour forth with great force, and In the first attempt to plug ap the pipe, the plug was driven forty feet m the air. On tha second attempt the pipe was burst, Tha gas now continues alight. The gas is said to be a pure illuminating one. fiea from sulphur, and it probably means that the gaa can be asbd for illuminating purposes without further refining.
! Wellington, Ootober 22. Following is a report on the natural gai on Crawford's property. This gas is a mixture of hydrocarbon. The ahief part Is very light carboretted* hydrogen or marsh gas. It contains less than af th thoaiand part of its volume of oarbonlo acid gaa and no air. It is a feeble iliuminant, but will answer for heating oi driving gas engines very well. It Is different from most of the gas .that escapes from petrolenm springs and gas escapes aloDg the Eiat Coast, of whioh more than 20 are known between the Bast Gape and Castlepoint. It probably his its origin m the decomposition of deeply barted swamp matter — Jakes Hbotob.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1693, 22 October 1887, Page 2
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209NATURAL GAS SPRING Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1693, 22 October 1887, Page 2
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