Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-11-19
IMMENSE Thistle
ASPHALT DEPOSITS
VISITED nv PROMINENT SALT
LAKE BUSINESS MEN.
New Operating Company Has Model
Equipment-Not Sufficient Facili.
ties to Handle Company's Output
Quality.

hVW yuan rock asphalt u being
mined from the wasatch range at the
average Of seventy-nve tons a day and
transported to Salt Lake for use in
paving. and the possibilities OF devel-
opine this vast natural deposit OF paw
ing material into one Of the largest
rock asphalt mines In the world. were
demonstrated yesterday TO a party Of
more than thirty Of Salt Lakes promi-
nent business men and city ofiicials.
who were the guests Of J. w. Meilcn.
the contractor. on trip Of inspection
90 the mine at Thistle.
Mr.. Mellen. who has acquired the
deposits by lease and n developing
them on a gigantic scale. showed his
guests n field Of natural asphalt more
than 500 acres In extent and more
than twelve feet in thickness. lying
just beneath the crest OF the mountain
range. What experts declare 20 be
model mining camp and the most
modern facilities for mining the aa-
phait have established and Installed.
and from four tunnels driven Into
the face Of the deposit more asphalt
II being produced daily than there
are shipping facilities 20 handle. The
asphalt. Of the best quality. In there
In unlimited quantitics-cnough. ex-
perta figure. 90 pave all the streets In
the United States. and all that II nee
casary 60 increase the daily output
10 any desired quantity IL the putting
OF more miners 60 work and incrcaa-
Ing the shipping facilities.
Personnel OF Party.
Members Of the party who were
guests OF Mr.. Mellen were w. \. Nc
Cornick. G. \. Burton. George r. Odell.
John Brooks. sidney Havilic. Nephi l..
Morris, \. w. Stewart. q. u. ellison.
George W. Ritter. A. ~ crabbc. coun-
~ commissioner; II. w. Lawrence. He
her A. Wells and II. \. Morris. city
commissioners. Jesse ~. Wheeler and
g. ~ Htillman. county commissioners
elect: Sylvester q. Cannon. city en-
gincer. y. n. Iuddicaon. assistant
city engineer. w. J. Tuddcnham. SUI
pcrviaor OF streets: Karl A. schoid.
city recorder. Charles Lawrence. chief
clerk In the street department. w.
=. Gillespie. assistant street nuperviH-
or. -. u. Eilcrbcck. officiai city pho
toKrapher. Herman N. Green. city
auditor. \. NJ. Harlow. John Duder.
Frank q. burrows "Biliy" Lawrence
and representatives OF the press.
The party left Salt Lake yesterday
morning In special car on the Rio
Grande and returned shortly after ]
o'clock last night. Tho car. which
was chartered by Mr.. Mellcn. bore
big banners on itn sides boosting Utah
rock asphalt and announcing 10 all
that J. w. Mellon In the Utah con-
tractor who II boosting the Utah pro-
duet Mr. Melien proved himself a
most excellent host. The special car
was provided with all the good things
that a party on such a trip could wish
and the trip from the Lake 20 the
loading station OF his mine was most
pleasant AZ the loading station the
visitors were met by George Fuer-
man. superintendent OF the mine. AZ
ter the loading station had been In
spected most OF the party climbed
into giant auto truck and rode 20
the milne camp. a distance OF about
a miie--a goodiy portion OF Il straight
up. or almost. A portion OF the party
decided 20 walk. and AIR. Lawrence.
the veteran commissioner. proved
that man In as young as he feels by
making the entire climb "a foot. then
climbing from the camp 20 the face OF
the mine ledge. some 500 feet higher
Mining Operations.
Arrived al the camp. the party be-
gan the steep climb 20 the mine a.
self. Mr.. Mccormick mounted the All
perintendenta horse and led the cayal.
cado up the winding trail through the
cedars r. the four tunnels. where
forces OF miners are drilling and
blasting the natural asphalt from the
great ledge that lies just beneath the
crest OF the mountain range. With
candles 10 light their way. the visitors
explored the tunnels saw the aanhaI n