The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-20
IS|[|CA SAND IS
FOUND IN ZION
Largest Deposit Known in the
United States Found in
Salt Lake.
FINE SAMPLE OF GLASS
is MADE FROM FIND
Discovery Is Made Inside of the
City Limits of Salt
Lake.

That history repeats itself may be
proven almost any day by tho close OBJ
server. In the matter OF the finding OF
glass, Pliny tells us. that some travellers
wero cooking by the wayside, having
made O fire near some blocks OF supposed
stone, which were in reality. blocks of
natron, or eub-carbonate OF soda and
found glass as result of tho hoat on
the sand md alkau Really, tho date OF
tho first use of glass goes far back OF
tho Phoenicians. Bottles have been found
with inscriptions dating back to 2i22 B. Z.
1T is therefore clenr that tho Phoenicians
derived their knowledge OF glass making
from the Egyptians.
Repeated Aot of Phoeniotans.
Only on Thursday last, within tho city
limits OF Salt Lako city, the crystal
Limo and Cement company, through its
secretary and general manager. j. d.
Fife, repeated tho historic act Of the an
cient Phoenicians. With silica sand dug
nearby. he compounded arsenic In the
smelling and produced an excellent
article OF lisht-blue glass. Just such as 10
used for bottle making.
Substances In Glass.
Tho aubstnnces used for all varieties
OF common glass arc % silica as the acid
element; (2) soda, OF potash, as tho aka,
line base and (3j lime and oxide OF lead
as the alkaline earths. The silica takes
the form of a pure sand which has never
before been found In this section, JUST
now 1t Is como to be known that Tight
here In Salt Lake City is tho largest de-
posit of silica sand In tho United states
Remarkable Find.
Speaking of this remarkable ind, Mr.
Fife said: Just northeast of the city,
md within its limits. We have found a
Hoin OF high-quality siica sand and
You see 1t Is clear and very bright, and
Sar better than tho quality we usually
get In bottles We import for all uses we
blocked out vein 400 feet wide. with q
Icross-out at 80 feet deep. 1t IL fully
developed and ready for any demand that
may be made on 1t for manufacturing OF
commercial purposes.
Opportunity for Capital.
There Is no glass manufacturing plant
in Utah, and hero is a chance TO open
one and supply the local and intermoun-
tain territory glass factory could ne
built hero under most favorable conai-
down here at 81. 10 per ton, and oil or
this sand can be run from the vein to
tho work by gravity travelers The sur
rounding lands are just right for the VII
lage that would spring up about such
works, and the question of a market Tor
the product Is very simple one. we
own merchants to know that Salt Lake
City alone would be potent factor In
opening up and sustaining q good mar
kct.
Who Own Deposit
This deposit of silica sand Is the prop
erty OF the Crystal Lime and Cement
company of Salt Lake. and 1t Is our
polioy to give all sorts of encouragement
to capital that shall undertake to erect
a glass plant here. We hnye tho fire
olays necessary for pots. the coal TO firc
the furnaces and market for tho prod
uct: requiring only the men who know
how and the money TO build with
IA flye-pot furnace and necessary I'D
5uncts would cost approximately $4,000.
and 1t Is almost certain that in the near
future we shall see such an one In fun
nneratiou hero