Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-10-20
CRANE RETURNS
FROM TRIP EAST
..s --- H... oil.
Government Approves ShaIe
Process and Mills Are to
Be Built ,.,
(From winnemucca star)

a. &. Crane was an arrival Wednes
day on his return from Washington
where he had beer conferring with
government officials on the subject OF
extracting oil ."ori' Nevada sltaIe. Ac
cording TO what lie had to say about
the mattcr, IL VIII be an important I'm.
dustry in this state in the near future.
Mr.. Crane was accompanied on his
Washington trip by J. T. Goodin. cash.
ieT OF the First National Bank Of Love,
lock. He said that he has given his
services and all inside information on
his Oil extraction profess to the gov.
eminent. When in the capital city he
said he had all his processes for the
extraction OF oil from shale entirely
covered by the patent department. The
government has given him all assist.
ance possible In the matter and when
ia Washington he was given the use
OF the government laboratories for
demonstration purposes. Mr.. Crane
said that Senator Pittman is very
much Interested In opening the shaIe
beds OF Nevada and Is rendering all
the assistance possible at Washington
for the industry. On his return ar.
Crane said he stopped over In Chicago
and attended meeting OF the Inde.
pendent oil producers held at the La
Sale hotel and also stopped over one
day at Cheyenne, Wyoming, and met
prominent oil men there who were
seeking information in regard to the
extraction of oil from shale. o.
At Washington Director Manning of
the interior department told him that
with all the oil produced at the pres.
ent time from wells we yet need 400.
100000 barrels OF OIL II the war would
stop tomorrow the United States
would have to furnish oil to foreign
countries for forty years to come"
Mr.. Crane stated that the govern.
ment has withdrawn oil shaIe land in
Utah and Colorado in 1900 town.
ships
THE government" he said, "Is look.
ing forward to the production OF oil
from shale in Nevada and anticipates
a big production. There is four times
as much oil to be taken from sllales
In Nevada and Colorado as has been
obtained from the flowing wells I'M
California. Oklahoma and Pennsyl.
Yania.
THE amount OF illuminating gas
that can be extracted from each ton OF
Nevada shale is 5000 cubic feet and
an average yield to the ton of ninety
gallons OF oil With this extraction
there is from twenty-five to twenty.
seven pounds of paraffin wax and
about twenty-five pounds OF ammonia.
After the extraction OF the oiI nm.
monia and wax there is then about
a half ton OF kiln dried material. which
contains n large percentage OF am.
monia phosphates and nitrogen. max.
ing an ideal fertilizer. The present
average yield Of wheat at the present
time is about twenty-five bushels TO
the acre. but with the perfect fertilizer
produced from the shale the yield win
be from so TO rs per cent greater.
The latest tests made have demon.
strated that shale oil Is the best oil
for acroplane use"
In conclusion Mr. Crane said that
will be made right away to
start extraction OF oil from shale and
n reduction plant will be erected MS
soon rs possible to do 30 by eastern
capital. United States District Attor.
ney Woodburn OF Reno Is taking n
very active part In the matter and is
helping materially in launching this
great industry 49,
Mr. Crane stated that all shale mills
erected by the government will be un.
der his supervision and will install his
process. 20
Mr.. Crane left on No. 10 last even.
Ing for Reno. where he will establish
Offices. He Is accompanied by his son.