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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

different appearance from that be-
teristlcs. IL Is not so readily solu-
hle. u is not so brilliant and itJ
fracture is pencillate and ;uDo.dai,
but after going down six or eight
feet the vein becomes first class
and continues SO. II lies between
walls OF sandstone and what Is not
glsonte is sandstone. 4 few
horses come into the vein. but not
very frequently. The largest known,
vein is about twenty feet Wide. How
high II Is. no one knows, though tho
vein seems TO run right up from the
base 10 the top OF q high mountain.
but we won't know probably FOR many
years the depth OF il. Trains OF
number OF cars can be run, loaded
and backed out 1t Is all pure, pure
aS distilled water.
This deposit, the Bonanza, crosses
White river going southeast and cH-
tends a couple OF miles into Colorado,
Other great veins along the eastern
line of the field are the Cowboy and
Blac ok Dragon. Tho material I'm these
eastern veins is q little refractory.
II Is apparently Just as hard and
brilliant and fr!ablc. but not so easy
TO melt as the smaller veins at
Pariette, TO the westward; and users
OF Gilsonite In the eastern states, II
they had opportunity 10 choose be-
tween the products OF the different
gllsonite deposits. would gladly take
the output OF the western veins for
the reasons ! have mentioned.
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Transportation Problem.

These mines. however. are not now
as valuable as the others, because
the product would have TO be trans
ported by wagon seventy-flvc or
eighty miles from Pariette TO Price.
the nearest railway station. Never
theless a shaft has been sunk on the
vein at Pariette nearly 1000 feet: the
vein was much wider at the bottom
than at the top.
The principal uses Of gllsonltc at
present are for street and sidewalk
paving. 1T has been used as a prin-
cipal ingredient in paving the streets
OF many important cities In the
United States. including long
stretch on Michigan avenue, Chicago,
from Thirty-ninth street to Fifty
fifth street. where II was entirely
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Rock Asphalt.

Rock asphalt has been called IN
the past bituminous sandstone. but
the name rock asphalt seems 20 pre-
vail. III this state at least The dlf-
ference between asphaltum and bI-
tunen is chiefly one OF condition.
Asphaltun is hard bitumen and bI-
tumen 10 soft asphaltum- The fluid
Kind. mineral tar o. niaitha chanZeg
into the solid b. tho loss OF yolat tlle
matter hi the case cf g5lsou!tc, and
BY process q oNidlZatlou In The
case of ciateritc. IN some OF the
refractory kinds. such as aIberti,e
and grshamite. the oXygenatlon ~
preceded or accompanied by a loss
o! hydrogen.
II has been considered that n lie
hydro-carbon content or o specimen
: were hard IL would be ssphaitlc, and
y ilud or viBcous II would Dc bi-
luminous. At tho head OF the right
hand FORK o. Tic Fork. caflyon
that comes Into Spanish Fork two
miles west OF Cloar Greek eta ton on
the Denver & Rio Crande. there .x
a lurse deposit % asphalilc iirnrEtonr.
IN horizontal veins ~ two 10 four
feet in thickness. running from l.
- 20 per cent asphalt. Whom this
asphalt is separated iron the line
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Bituminous Sandstone.

There are. however immense de-
posits OF bituminous sendstones-
being called rock asphalt-in various
parts OF the hydrocarbon fields. Tho
most westerly are near Thistle. In
Spanish Fork canyon. The ono 10
the southeast OF Thistle consiets Of
800 acres OF pa atcnted land, where the
North American Asphalt company
made the attempt twenty-five years
$50 10 extract the bltumen from tho
rock by grinding the rock and wash
Ing out the bitumen with naphtha
In closed tanks; but the venture was
a failure. principally because the
same people acquired the silsonlte de-
poSits discovered about that time and
found II cheaper TO get their as
phalt that way. On the opposite Side
OF the canyon Is a similar and
somewhat richer deposit OF smaller
area. The rock from this was laid
without adnlixturc In this city in
1886 on Second South between West
Temple and First West. 1t has had
no repairs and Is in good condition
today. This deposit IS now owned
by Salt Lake city. A few miles
farther east there IS a large bed
In Dairy Fork canyou
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Elaterite, or Wurtzelite.

The elaterito found IN small guam
titles In England and elsewhere Is
soft and sprinsy. somewhat resem
bling caoutchouc, and hence s.
known A. mineral rubber. The
c.ItcrltC Oi Utah Is tough and hard
TO break becomes somewhat springy
when heated. !nlumUsceS but does not
met under candle uamei resembles
G!soDi'c in appearance. but does not
crunlble like the latter; fracture con-
choidai; specific gravity IL; contains
some acids. is not soluble. For at
lenst ten years there have come ru-
Eors from all over the United States
that some one had fouud ~ solvent
for II. but it Is probably not true.
Attention was fret called 10 this
mineral by DR.. Henry WurtI. and The
Smithsonian Institution gave IL the
name OF wurtzeljte; but the name
ciaterite became attached TO IL 80
generally that IT will probably con-
tinue TO DC SO called.
Elaterlte Is found in considerable
quantities. but nothing Ike the huge
deposits OF Eilsonitc. The veins strike
IN the same directions. are pcrpen-
dicular and begin TO occur after
passing westward out OF the sllsonite
region. They vary from thin
streak 10 q width Of three feet. but
rarely so down more than 200 feet.
They occur chiefly IN the mountains
thal run east and west between Price
hi'NI dlil Lfi'lAbSlle NV tIs especially
in Willow creek and Indian creek
canyons.
Although hundreds of thousands of
dollars have been spent In the deyel-
opment Of these mines. and large
quantities have been shipped east.
am stu unconvinced that this
claterite Is OF much value. In the alb
sence OF a solvent It has been ground
M and Incorporated into certain var
nishes; but Sc IS probable that It re-
mains in mechanical suspension
rather than in chemical union. Or.
Wurtz told me he thought he could
dissolve IL after much study, but that
he never had done so. II can, how
ever, be smelted: and at a loss of
nearly 90 cent. the pitch that runs
of closely resembles an inferior
quality OF gilsonitc in appearance
aud is soluble in the usual solvents.
But as better gllsonite IS much cheap
CT 10 produce and can be bought for
n much lower price, the special value
of elaterlte Is not clear. However.
~. In your research. You hit upon a
solvent that VIII develop the elasticity
OF this mineral Il VIII be a valuable
discovery and make your class Ia
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

The maltla 10 mixed with sulphur,
salt and n little sand. but is un-
doubtedly OF great value.
Albertlte and grahamits are
found near the Willow creek region.
In small veins rarely wider than three
inches, and much larger veins arc
found along Grand river south OF
Cisco. These arc forms of asphal-
tunl that resemble gilsonlte In ap-
pearance and In specific gravity. arc
brilliantly black and beautiful 10
look upon, but they contain ele-
ments rendering them insoluble and
useless What these are would be
a good problem for you 10 solve. II
may be that succinic, acid is one OF
them, or formic acid, or both or
something else
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Deposit in Uintah.

Another great deposit is near Ver-
nal out in the gllsonite country OF
Uintah county. 1t IS rich In btu
men and of vast extent. but so re-
mote from any railroad that Il can
not be profitably worked. Other
large deposits are in the tributaries
OF Whitmore canyon, near Sunny
side on tho Denver G Rio Grando
railway, and are probably the great
est deposits OF rock asphalt I'm the
world. In these reefs, which lie
horizontally or nearly SO, the btu
men Is said to be very evenly dis
tributcd. 10 to IL per cent. In
South Willow creek, about twelve
miles east Of Cotton. Is deposit
about ten feet thick and quarter
OF a mile long. In places along this
creek the. bitunen has e1uded In tho
form Of maltha and hardened into
mineral pitch. A few miles farther
east. in Emma's park, is still another
bed that sometimes reaches thirty
feet in thickness.
The problems connected with tho
use OF these vast deposits for paving
IN Salt Lake and other cities are
now actively before the public In
connection herewith your researches
may be OF value.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Has Many Uses.

Gilsouite has many important uses.
Until Il was discovered the highest
grade % ssphaltum came from the
fdr east, where Il was found IN pieces
washed ashore along the banks OF the
Dead sea- IL was worth 20 cents a
pound IN New York. The supply was
not equal TO the demand. Ii was
requirement particularly 70 those
companies that were making high
grades IL vanishing blacks. such as
those which go on carriages. type
writer's. Bicycles, etc. Gilsonite Is
better than the Asiatc aspha,tum
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Gilsonite Is Pure.

Cnson!te, known IN the government
reports as Uin;aite. was so named By
Prof. ". p, Blake IN 1856, but mas
much as he named " from small
speciFnena and Il was afterwards dia-
covered IN great quantities BY II. :.
GIson. the material took the name OF
silsonite. AZ first Mr. Gibson scarcely
realized the Importance OF 81. II
was discovered by him one evening
while camping oct IN the open. he
70 bed OF ants. Sitting there by the
FIRE. ne threw what he thought we're
some specks OF coal into tho fire and
watched 70 see 81 they would burn.
To his surprise. on taking some or
the material out with a spoon, he
found thar II melted and formed in
the bottom Of the spoon. Next morn
ing he undertook 10 investigate and
found a vein OF gtlsonite which proved
10 be four feet wide. II seemed to
dip perpendicularly and subsequent
Investigation showed that ~ did so.
All veins Of gilsonite are practically
DerpenGiculag and all Of them have a
strike from northwest TO southeast.
This strike varies only about 10 de-
STAes. The altitude at which these
veins arc found Is 6o00 10 1000 feet
and the geological formation Is the
Green River OF the Tertiary series
In the Eocene age. The length of =
vein som etimes reaches to twelve or
hfteen nlileE The vein :ls as deunlte
az A lead pencil mark on piece of
paper. THIS meterial comes almost
10 the surface In every. Instance. Gil
sonite Is absolutelv pure hyriro-car-
bon: So per cent carbon. 10 per cent
hydrogen. I per cent sulphur and 40
ash or dirt. a carload OF II. n u
Mere carefully mined and distilled,
would not yield dirt 10 nil Il thimble.
II. is. 100 per cent pure, The govern
ment reports IL 90 2
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
The May Day M,

The May Day MimD, 4
company, after a respite Il :,
promises to shortly resuu,.
mert o. dividends. 4 MI
possibly be declared in Js.,
understand it will bo abes,|
quarterly. as the compass
making about $4,000 net m;
" from their zinc shipls,,''
They have been somewhat I,.i
during tbe month Of DeesrK
count CT shortage OF can 4.
their output. They haze s,,
Ions OF zinc ore dcvelouti
probable tonnage OF. that ~
ana Rope to ship al the at
1900 tons monthly duriur 4
year. Besides the zinc boils
pauy has opened up a le1l.;
shoot on the llO0-foot leyel b
ises to add greatly to he \
tho property. To date fi,s
this ore have been shipped. n
company, after taking OH (
Denses, about $500. This "a,
is not sufficiently deyelo.si
TO determine just what nsgrii,
\ drift has been run fifty b
the bottom of tho Wine al
the same grade of ore. Th,
been determined on tbe uai1
the extent TO The cast Is 81
TOR how long The ole sic,.
This development may pays
greater value than the iin|
that have been recently fousl
Jag the old lead stope spsiI
ago. The lead orc shoot Is 4
the old workings ard in pracd;
glE territory.
During the year the car1
installed an electric plaut to q
old steam power plant thai VI
The old plant was about I'D
the installation Of electricity
lug a very big saving on cptT1
penses. In addition the ccrc
put up raises and in otha u
improvements TO facilitate vi
teuSive operations they hS,a
since opening up this hrs'
POST.
Never before in the hiatr
May Dav mine has u l0ah|
than it does now.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Development Wo,L

a number Of small,
beng conducted by A.. Aoi
Gators, and several q, .l ,Is
ore developed. The se.,i' ;is
eralizcd and engineers sS. ~,
renee in the mining f;.Ia.' i'.' !!
give e. 1t as their opinion is NJ
llssure systems are cert,;a
ore In commercial onss,;,lN S
For a number Of YEAR Z, !.
been passed up bv p,;,;s
were engaged in other S;,.
until L. A. Martin b.o, s''l 4
some of the properties r,a r,s Y
interest manifest in this A..
Nr. Martin took 4 s Ls.s S',, y
this DEVELOPMENT otbs, y
giving the district mora ~
another years work sboaW' i;'' ,
eral producers promipepiIy l
mining world.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Lower Mammoth mm

The Lower Mamnota III II
nanv, which, for the uI's no
Years changed from opt;,s.s p;'. n
assessment basis 20 a I,", RvI h, {
now self.supporting. .ss tlv- Z
lead shipments the eompt ,a~rt IN
60 pursue a large amOsit An,t 20
mept and exploration w,,Oo,silbp'i>
Ing to call upon tOs re ccsavssI'
mn considerable zinc t, or rses
and also on the lsgV' "a ~ 4
bodies arc declared 70 ,sc ~ I'D
extend between me S.. 'J sI.o -
sides that some ore nS'
mo np on the 1000 Level. ,,p.rsl .
Dp james c. Dick lS = gsisP ( P1'
oonpoiUtod ~ t superirisred.e1"st y 8
~ep xeap taking the place -
resigued.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Ore Is Rich.

1 Iho Santaquip ch,
-. gun rSd.as hing are being ais'sf d,sa ~
up to the ore onrl'pSs,,s' soSa. bay, S
only a short s, Giss.s, Which y.
aet and that had been "a fan.sa, .ae !, "a
vii. Wili be e the first 'isss sss. ~
Sou,lna'd msnaD, through 9IIiIs' tSs sai
por4;na Do,qg built which win i Iss ,s.
pu,t,ng statioSg % ores to the ,s;',N ,t;,N
ika liar IL in eharaetsar4 4Il1- to Nh The :.
the n.,e + Iintic mines, and N 'sat "a r'a
identicaI %GlSi the w1tSy Pay depSssitts,' rs =. y,
sf'f" est honaans 5s ans home home Of seas 3
al The nc. Eva in the Neh,as II Ia -
aas.!n a,stilct 's the richest Va u,s. ST
soit5o9, soIi1 s:- Il has been Psssss SNss
a high grade and tha tSa Ole
consignmcnts proy;Ss ,sc fetga
Sa,!d, ample fund; to ytsrrys csrry ., !. .' =
deevelopment, Like tbs ~ i,S 1sr
Of that portion OF ,hs Ius gsc
small amount of deysIoseesl val sesll1
fatbomcS ned tos ~ ore ore Zones ban
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

successful under most eSacting re
'uuirements. Other uses are: Asphalt
filler for brick and wood block pave
ments pipe coatlng--was used TO coat
the 12-inch stooi pipe for Brook
lyn, y. Y, aqueduct; waterprooiing
railway bridges and passenger plat
forms: lining OF reservoirs and
tanks. is acid proof: roofing papers
and compounds; insula ting COM
pounds; rubber compounds; proven
ylon OF eiectrolysis: coating sea walls
OF brick and masonry; lubricants for
heavy ma chiner,,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

UTAH HOLDS NCACULABLE WEALTH in HYDRO DEPOSTS
ND OTHER FORMS In VAST QUANTITIES

stone IL Is hard and tough, os a
brown color and easily soluble,
This rock. with a proportion or
sIlsonItc and reeiduum. was used In
the first paving OF Main street In
this city. and in many cities
throughout the east, including Buff
falo and Chicago 1t can DO seen on
Richards street, this city. where Il
was laid twenty years ago and Is sim
In fair condition. Tho deposit de-
scrIbed IS the only one OF its kind
known I'm Utah
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
Chemical Properties.

Clison,te Is very friable; fracture
conchoIdal: tasteless and odorless:
specific gravity OF IL approxinste-
". melts rapidly: is whollv soluble
In benzine, gasoline turpentire and
petroieun.. and when dissolved
readily combines with any other solu-
bic form OF asphaltum.
For the first few feet below The
surface the veins have been affected
hv. orvoen and the viisnnitc has a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

SWeIIlpgs o. f,aeturts q
:TSs1,spi 'ss'ssshs' psita1sIs3ss $sls Is53s,., + ,'s
sSoW s. SLLiiNIME,NSIr. NJ ,ar. y sif.
great great healing ,5d.,s a5d Ds'ssssHIs,1
,s{s, ss;ss the 9.ss"4. sn11' 'sssaii;s iS;s',i.
ftS''a SOC and 500 per 'p,uss. n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29
H. L. A. Culmer Delivers Ad,
dress on Valuable Minerals
TO University Students.

"5E following IS part OF an addres
by Il L. \. CulmeT TO the stu
dents Of the University OF Utah
November Is. his subject being tn
hydro o-carbons Of the state:
The discussion this afternoon wiz
necessarily touch only the most i'm
port1nt features. and shall eliminate
the question OF our Goals and touch
lightly on the development. such az
Il is. OF our petroleum. II is as
phaltGm We want TO taif about, and
which you viii probably have TO
study firgt. From the base OF Jlntah
range OF mountains. where u inter-
seces- the WaSstch mountains almost
at righ angles, the hydro carbon relds
have their northern limit, extending
south into Grand county a distance
OF I25 miles; extending from the Colo
rado line westward TO the crest OF
the Wasatch mountains. Al that
region is more or less iulpregnated
With the hydro carbons. Therc Is an
'ndehnita variety OF these minerals.
They pass from one condition Into an
other irnpeTcoptibly. But. after all,
VIC can divide them into sets In such
O. way that we can take up the study
separately OF each set and reach some
coherent result. ! would divide the
useful oneH into gilsonite. elaterite.
ozokerite, rock asphalt and nel:ha.
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Salt Lake CITY. Utah.


Investment stocks to cent
Insurance Department 5ol5 Lake
July Nineteenth
OF the du place
SAVINGS
submitted by
safeg
r
HELENA
laws
by
examination showed
10
In
"
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Examiner.
'uY twentieth lel
b shve M eossSSf q the la
Their stock 70 thus sa9rdi1G profitable
lr-N,u l. C. NEWIIN.
OFFICERS DIRECTORS
Vice
Secrear
II Il
80 - o-N Assistant
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

on August 10. 1871, which was
merged into the Dcsere, National
bank on November ], 1872.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

s5IEs, soPIpsl and 7 poIa, a. tss tGs,ri,. 8
values prcdominat,,uu@e ,ue lead /,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-29

r W AiADSEN
r W MADSEN
DR.. JOHN II. "
SAtfJ II. PAUL.
JAMES ISGlsBN
H. ~ II. LUND
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-17

any such thing. But Lovejoy was
employed by them and he was known
TO feel bitter against Wayland in con-
nections with business deal.
+ A man named Dueberg. also said
to have been a federal special
agent, is credited with writing long
article for the Los Angeles Times. TO
be printed this month. giving a his
tory OF the Appeal TO Reason and a
NJ mber or stock promotion enter
prises Maryland and Warren are al
legged TO have put over. | read this
article IN manuscript. Warren has q
copy of il. Queberg was known IN
Girard as a Times representative and
is said to have been especially COM
missioned by Gen. Harrison Grey Otis,
its owner, TO obtain this article in
with anti-Socialist propa'
ganda
Warren also charges a widely ram
fled conspiracy OF rich and political
ly powerful men TO stamp out Social
ism, beginning with the Appeal to
Reason know nothing Of that. Nor
have | space to tell all the legal
clashes which have involved the APP
peal, Judge Pollock and Dist.-Atty.
Bone in past years But on the facts
in the pending cases against Debs and
Warren, as have found and reported
them in these dispatches, | leave the
reader TO answer for himself the ques-
ton.
Prosecution or persecution-which?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-17
TO CONDEMN LAND FOR
MUNICIPAL BUILDING

Condemnation proceedings Oh the
property for the new Municipal build
ing boupnded by st. Antoine. Beau
bien, Macomb and Clinton-sts., will be
started in the recorders court in 10
days. and preliminary steps have a.
ready been taken 10 expedite tie pro-
ceedings.
James =. Holden, Richard G. Lam
brecht, and John Barry, well-known
real estate men, have been selected
as an arbitration committee 10 APP
praise the property, the city paying
one-half OF their fee, and the property
owners the balance Only two proper
u owners have declined 10 accept
their appraisal They are, Anton
Dunneback. owner OF the southeast
corner OF Beaubien and Clinton-sts..
occupied by Schmidtke's bowliog al
leys, and Sam Feldman and Leo Van
vllet. owners OF the property a. No
80 Clinton-st They have retained at
torneys to guard their interests IN the
condemnation proceedings.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-17
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
FOR ALGER MONUMENT

The finance committee OF the Gen
eral Russell \ Alger Memorial asso
citation has begun the work OF raisiua
funds with which TO carry out the pur
pose OF the association the erection
OF memorial to the late General Al
ger Letters are being sent out &c
friends OF the late General Alger who
might wish 10 contribute. Following
is a copy OF the appeal
The status OF eminent men who.
by their public service. have aided
in the uplifting of the human race,
are the milestones OF civilization.
Our statues OF bronze and marble
are part OF our national, state
and municipal history
To the youth OF our land IL is
OF inestimable value 10 perpetuate
as examples, the memory OF men
who. from modest beginnings,
have achieved not only success
but the respect and esteem OF the
community.
As an inspiration TO future pen
erations, IL Is eminently fitting
and proper that We should com
memorate in permanent form the
life and public services OF Gen,
Russell A. Alger, soldier, patriot,
statesman, and one OF Detroits
most distinguished and best loved
citizens.
AS a tribute 10 the memory or
our illustrious dead, will YOU sub
scribe to the fund which is being
raised TO erect a sta,~ TO the
memory OF Gen. Russell A. Alser?
The finance committee is composed
OF the following r. p. Joy, chair
man; Daniel Wells. August Goebel,
Dexter NJ. Ferry, Truman H. Newber-
ry, Charles b. Warren, ID. A. Brown.
George +. Moody, b. S. Colburn,
George II. Barbour and James Couz-
ems.