The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-10-08

IMAM trace OF OH 10 Us NlNu as ninety
gallons to the ton and frequently
stand in great reefs of easy access.
Shale lands have been acquired by
private individuals and companies and
thousands of acres are held by placer
location, but the bulk of the deposit
is in government ownership and sub
ject to development under the new
leasing law. Groupings of oil sands
of an asphaltum base in Uintah coun-
ty, in connection with other favorable
geological indications have led TO the
belief that oil will be discovered by
boring. Sporadic exploration in this
direction has been undertaken and
now two wells are being put down in
the vicinity of Moffat.
Huge Coal Beds.
Goal is common TO Summit. Wa
satch, Duchesnen, and Uintah coun-
ties Mines have been in operation at
Coalville in Summit county for many
years, and smaller mines have been
opened at various points in Duchesne
and Uintah counties TO supply the To-
cal demand The principal field 80
far investigated is the Blackiail. or
Tabby Mountain field, which lies in
Eastern Wasatch and Western Du-
chesne counties. Geological survey
estimates place the coal in the field
at approximately 2,OO0.0O0.OOO tons.
In addition there is the Deep Creek
field which covers the foothill region
Of the Uintah from the Tabby Noun
tain district through Duchesne and
Uintah counties. Recent investiga-
tons by the Utah state geologist indi-
cate that practically the entire Uintah
Basin, embracing Duchesne and Tin
tab counties, is underlaid with coal.
"The hydrocarbons are peculiar TO
Wasatch, Duchcsne and Uintah coun-
ties and very in form according to To-
cation. In the eastern part, almost
exclusively in Uintah county, gibson
tie occurs, n hydro-carbon Of heavy
asphaltic base. To the westward the
percentage Of asphaltum decreases
and the percentage Of paraffine in
creases, until, at the extreme western
limit in Wasatch county Is found
ozokerite Of almost pure paraffinc
base. In Duchcsno county aud East
ern Wasatch there are several forms
of hydrocarbons Of mixed base, in
GLIDING elaterite, tabbyite, woiggerite
and Alberto. Mining operations have
been confined chiefly 10 gilsonite,
claterito aud ozokcritc, the largest
production being in gilsonite. The
hydro-carbon industry, although in
its infancy, brings in excess of a mil
, lion dollars into the state annually
"Since the discovery of rich silver.
lead ore in the old Ontario mine nj
Park City in the early seventies, Sum.
nit county has been recognized M one
of the great silver camps of the West
The camp has n production record OF
nearly 5000, 900 In metals and still
Is one Of the big producers in the in
termountain region. The output OF
the Ontario is approximately $4,000,
600 with dividends in excess of $l5,
100000. Another great Park Cts
producer Is the Silver King Coalition
which has yielded in about half th,
time as much or more than the On
tario. Other large mines are the Sill
vsr Siug Consolidated, bulge, OAR
and Daly-Wcst. There are also nam
promising properties now under de-
velopment, including the Three Kings
Keystone, Naildriyor, Park-Utah an,
Others.
"The principal coal deposits of th
, county are found in the vicinity o.
= Coalyille, where the Weber Coal com
pany and smaller properties are pro
ducing from 10000 TO $1,000 tons
year. The coal Is bituminous In char
acter and excellent for steam pur
poses. The coal resources of the sec
/ ton are estimated at about two hun
, dred million tons.
! "Hematite iron OF excellent grad
1 Is found about forty miles east o
l Park City and in the early days wa
! worked 10 provide flux for the Parl
, City smelters. Nothing has been don,
! in recent years to develop the de
! posits."