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Evening Star, Issue 3129, 28 February 1873, Page 3

The people of Bombay have had the hap pineu of new-colored windows for their Cathedral, but the workmen have fixed them inside oat 1

A remarkable discovery of subterranean gas at tSalinas CDy is thus reported to the Man Francisco Bulletin: “Salinas *’it.y, October 4. —This afternoon Mr Rowling, while boring an arttsian well on Main street, on the lot of A. L. Cervantes, btnr k a ga* jet at the depth of 70ft., which, increasing in violence, carried out the earth and stones loosened by the machinery. The gas now flows from the well with a force of over 100 b to the square inch. It is inflammable, and will be of incalculable value for lighting purposes. It is said to be as good as coal gas as is inflamed from the pipe. The flames reached 20ft. above the opening, and were with the greatest difficulty extiugui bed. One genthaiin, doubtiug the genuineness •f this gas flow, ignited it with a match, and it was only by suffocation that the flame could be extinguished. Eastern towns are lighted from similar wells, and the same is expected here. October 8 The gas is still in existence. Several tests were this evening made, and with the most satisfactory results. The flame is very clear and brilliant, and equal to the best coal gas. Unfortunately, the operators of the well continued their work for a short time after the gas was discovered, and the result of which has been that quantitles of water and gravel stones are being continually thrown through the pipe. The gravel has the appearance of decomposed granite, and the water the slightest taste of sulphur. It has now been escaping for the past thirty hours with not the slightest show of exhaustion. The passing of the water has no apparent effect on the burning nature of the gas—flame and water coming from the same pipe.”