Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-31
WILL Utilize UTAH'S
MANY HYDROCARBONS
New Method win be Used for the Pro-
ductlon OF a Mineral Rubber
Start Work.

Real rubber from the hydrocarbons
Of Eastern Utah will shortly be- made.
II Is declared and considerable work
has been started on these great prod
ucts of the state. which the government
has estimated are worth $1,000. oo0. 900
as they now stand. r. II. Martin,
chemist for the Arsuile Hydro Carbon
company has. after several years of
experimenting succeeded in producing
a rubber from tabbyite. arguilite, by the
employment of lees than per cent ca
outchouc, a product that in quality
surpasses para. Heretofore the better
hydrocarbons have been almost value
less In rubber manufacture for the rea-
son that they could be used only as a
filler where from IS to 20 per cent OF
Caoutchouc was employed. and as other
material that would answer the same
purpose could be mined geat deal
cheaper. their manufacture into rub
Der products was neither practicable
nor economical.
Chemist Martins claim for his prod
uct IL that By the use OF per cent of
caoutchouc with some OF the better
hydrocarbons. he has produced rubber.
an inch strip OF which will stretch eight
inches. while an inch strip of para rub
Der under the same conditions VIII
stretch but Ave inches without break
inE
Relative to the work being accom-
pnshed in eastern Utah along this line
the Duchesne Record has the following
TO say:
Recently there was organized by
Pittsburg capitalists the National Hy-
drooarbon company. Auxiliary TO the
National company the Colonial Elk
ploration company. George II. MulNey.
president. and II. r. Alwine. secre-
tary and treasurer aud the Arguile
" ydrocarbon company, RI. &. Means.
president and Chas. l.. Bailey. secrc-
tary. were organized.
RECEIVES MACHINERY.
Several weeks ago the Colonial En-
ploration company Installed offices here
and during the past 10 days has re-
ceived a large amount of machinery
and tools for the development OF their
claims. Several thousand dollars worth
OF equipment has already arrived. AS
much more Is on the road. These facts.
together with the recent purchasing of
big teams. and other paraphernalia.
leaves but little room for doubt that
the company means to go ahead on o
big scare.
II was at first believed that gilsonito
and elaterite contained the only prop
critics to be taken into consideration.
Prospecting. however. during the past
few years has disclosed the fact that
there are other hyrocarbon products
which have properties wholly distinct
from those In claterite and gilsonitc,
and II is from these more recent dis
that the best success i'm rub
Der experiments are being obtained.
Good results have been secured from
both tabbyite AM arguilite. still more
recently the promoters of the Colonial
company have brought TO
light two other products OF the hydro
carbon family and which are geolog-
ically known as arconite and aeonite.
In aeonite the company believes II
has discovered the most perfect hydro
carbon i'm existence for the manufacture
NJ rubber. and samples exhibited here
In Myton, show IL to be indestructible
when placed In a strong solution of
alongside OF II In the same acid showed
Immediate signs of destruction.
NEAR SMITHS WELLS.
This aeonite property is located near
Smiths wells, and a four-horse outht,
With camp equipment, left here this
for that place.
A 2O-horsepower gasoline hosting ma
chine. which arrived Monday, VIII be
taken 10 lnt f<iHtTdiu N'iht ~
cast Of Green river
on the Big Meadow vein on Straw
berry an electric compressor and dyna-
mo will be installed.
one camp Is already working ON
Tabby mountain and two other camps
will begin operations on Willow creolS
and near Ouray.
The company announces that II not
only intends to devote its attention To
rubber products, but also to asphaltuul
and gilsonpe.
BIG OFFICIALS COMING.
In the Immediate future a party of
prominent Pittsburg capitalists VIII
arrive in the basin and look over the
field son of II. G. Frick. the Pitts
burg millionaire. and who Is interest
ed In the parent company, the Ma
tional Hydrocarbon company DR..
curry. wealthy physician of Pitts
burg. also member of the company.
j. II. Matthes. one Of the most pTomi-
nent chemists in the east. the con-
sulting chemist of the company, VIII
be among the party.