Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-03

variety OF forms whose beauty il
beyond description. The deep red Trl-
assic sandstones Of the desert regions
Of central and southeastern Utah as
seen from the distance appear as mag
nihcent castles, f0rtresses and palaces,
temples, synagogues and tabernaoles.
Nor does closer inspection destroy the
Illusion. Vestiges of the everything
Jurassic roof the greater structures,
and the color contrast between its
gray and the red Of the Triasslc inten-
SITES the resemblance TO works OF ar
thcial construction
In these beds are found extensive de-
posts Of gypsum In an varieties, run
ming from anonymous plaster-stone to
crystals OF pure seelte among which
individual prisms have been found
ranging from two 20 seven feet In
length, and reaching a weight of 200 or
more pounds apiece. The finest of these
huge crystals occur In great goodies and
spring from the walls as tiny prisms
Of quartz line the smallest Of cayi-
ties
Where the Cretaceous and still later
Tertiary rocks are still in place. OUT
crops OF coal are common and not in
frequently thick beds of llgnitic and
bituminous coal are exposed to full
view. The state Is particularly rich
in coal. practically all Of which Is Of
Cretaceous or later age. Though con-
siderable thicknesses OF the coal meas
ure are exposed in the Wasatch and
elsewhere but small and insignificant
traces Of CarbOniferous coal have been
found.
1t is mostly In the Tertiary basins
south Of the Uintas that the rich and
varied deposits OF hydrocarbons have
been discovered. Rising like great
dykes through comparatively undis-
turbed strata or saturating the sand
stones and limestones, occur hydrocar-
bon minerals ranging from tarry IL
guilds TO compact and dense solids.
Among such are gilsonite elaterlte,
ozocerite, numerous grades Of asphalt
tum, besides mineral oils and wakes.
At the present time excitement runs
high concerning the probability OF PEE
troleum occurring In this region of
hydrocorbon deposits, and field exam
nations and boring operations are now
in progress.
The geological products of economic
Importance within the state have as
yet been but imperfectly listed. and no
systematic exploitation or survey has
been attempted.
In the non-metaliferous group, few
have been already named.
Common salt and mirabillte from the
Great Salt Lake Itself, TO which should
be added the great deposits OF rock
salt within the regions of deslccated
lakes
Gypsum in all varieties
Coal Ignite and bituminous
Asphaltum, gilsonite. and allied hy-
drocarbons
To these should be added;
Sulphur in regions OF recently sus-
pended volcanic activity and in con-
nection with deposits from certain
mineral springs,
Pumice from the rhyolitic lava flows
within the Bonneville area.
Pyrite, which. though a mineral OF
iron. derives little value from the con-
tanned metal and is Of worth mainly
on account of It's sulphur; II may there
fore be classed in this group this oc-
ours in abundance widely distributed
throughout the state.
Clays already In use for brick and
pottery. and others which laboratory
tests prove to be adapted TO the man
ufacture OF the white wares; also re-
fractory clays in variety and Of ex-