The Glenwood post., 1918-02-23

heat point melting parafin wax. Para
fins from oil well crudes melt down at
from 112 to 11s degrees fahr., and are
cracked up into gasoline, but the para
fin of our shales will stand heat of
from 135 to 14O degrees and are too
valuable to crack up into motor spirits.
In the spent shales at the tail end Of
our first manufacturing step (which is
the reducing plant) there is a number
of commercial products that can be re-
claimed profitably and at the refinery
end of the system there are still other
unusual products, among them being "a
substitute for rubber.
I respectfully advise that we can
take the entire crude oil product from
our reduction plant, and instead of re-
filming it, put it through system OF
vulcanization and produce a splendid
rubber substitute, both hard and soft
rubber. From this said crude oil pro-
duct we will make most superior shoe
sole and solid rubber automobile tire.
To confound such product with ordin-
ary crude petroleum regulations would
absolutely kill off the industry and
Cham string' it.
These features are mentinoed so that
it will better enable you to appreciate
the point that l desire to make and re-
spectfully bring to your attention and
to the attention of congress and the in
terror > department, towit: We are
mining shales, earth and rock and man
ufacturing them by aid of machinery
and proper processes into various com
mercial products, one of which can be
high grade oil provided the method of
manufacture is properly conducted
These deposits, where advantageous
ly situated as to economical mining,
water, timber and transportation are
going to be valuable. In this district
parachute .creek) we know that there
is a rich strata varying in thickness
from 12 to 80 feet that will yield good
profits. But this is the result of sew
eral years of concentrated work ani
great expense in an effort to work out
proper methods of treatment. In this
district (Parachute) there will be not
less than three plants with large ton
mer, but to handicap the enterprise with
mer, but to haadicap he enterprise with
heavy royalties and other severe penal
ties primarily intended to regulate
crude petroleum will absolutely kill
off all private enterprise and individual
effort and annul what has already been
accomplished at great cost and much
work and sacrifice.
This oil shale industry is strictly
mining proposition, coming within the
purview and intent of the original
Placer Mining Acts. To confuse and
confound it by statutory regulations,
with oil that is drilled for and taken
from the earth in liquid crude condi-
tion would border on the ridiculous, if
statutory regulations, such as are now
reported to be pending before congress,
should be enacted into law.
| have advised all locators with
whom I have talked, to acquire title
under the original Placer Mining Act
and | have further been of the opinion
that locators that claim hydro carbon
shales only and specifically under the
provisions of Chapter 2l6, 80 U. 5.
Statutes at Large, 526' (Which is the
Feb. II, 1897, amendment commonly
known as the Petroleum Amendment)
are not as strong as they should be and
In the end may have considerable trou-
Bile to maintain and defend their title
irrespective of the present pending leg
islatioif.
l have spent six years at this bust
ness and with the help of the best sci
entific brains that have been able 70
secure, have naturally acquired consid-
cradle information that is reliable
Anything that l have of such character
shall be only too glad to put in your
possession.
In the meantime l beg to remain,
Yours most respectfully, .