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Show non-circulati- ng Wuten Vol. 1 No. 28 September 8, 1969 25c per copy Weather postpones Rulison N-te- st GRAND JUNCTION, court decisions that all necessary Colo.-Weat- precautions had been taken and the explosion could proceed. In Denver, meanwhile, a federal judge denied another temporarily, did her, what opponents of Project Rulison, the underground ' nuclear blast, failed to do it halted it for at least 2 days. The injunction request from blast, originally scheduled for Thursday, was postponed thundershowers becau.se of and unfavorable winds. The Atomic Energy Commission, which is The unfavorable weather conditions halted the explosion, to be fired 8,500 feet under the earths crust, after extensive legal maneuvers failed to do so. Justice. Thurgood Marshall of the UJS. Supreme Court refused Wednesday to overturn lower a conservationist group which contended the blast threatened the safety of Colorado residents and could contaminate ground water and the atmosphere. ' conducting the blast in Co. Oil Austral with cooperation of Houston and CER Geonuclear Crop, of Las Vegas, has said all possible precautions have been taken for the safety of residents in the thinly populated area. Classic Mining hits 2nd Ohio well The King Well No. 1 was Classic Mining Corp., Salt Lake City, has announced the completed to a depth of 4,962 successful completion of its feet and the well was perforated second gas well on its Ohio in the intervals between the 4,802 and 4,850 levels with 32 acreage. inch holes, according to A report to shareholders one-hal- f noted the well, Koval Well No. the shareholder report. The well 1, was tested Sept. 2 by a was then hydraulically fractured representative of the Ohio Fuel with treated water and sand and Gas Co. who gauged the well before testing. at 8,630,000 cubic feet of gas for twenty-fou- r hours on open Classic told shareholders it flow test. plans- - to continue development This rates the well at more of the additional 567.76 acres it than three times larger than owns in Guernsey County, Ohio, Classics first well which was and is currently negotiating with considered one of the largest in the state. Classics first well several other companies on a tested at 2.6 million cubic feet joint venture drilling program on other acreage in the area. per day. Imperial Uranium properties 'promising W. Pershing County Quicksilver Ahlstrom, president of Imperial Uranium Co. has announced his company has made certain, leasing and acquisitions on District, a current producer of major amounts of quicksilver. Ashlstrom said 15 unpatented claims were located on the OGDEN, Utah-G- ary properties that look very promising. Mr. Ahlstrom said the company expects to be in production on several of the properties within a few weeks. Included in the acquisitions is interest in the a one-thir- d Canyon Quicksilver Mine located Star on the east slope of-th' Peak Range in Pershing County, Nevada, Ahlstrom said. He said the mine is about five mils south of the Rochester Mining District and five miles north of the e property by two long-tim- e Nevada quicksilver prospectors and producers. He said Imperial has an option to purchase the other two-thirof the property. ds According to geologic quicksilver ores are found on the surface of the claims assaying from to four pounds per ton in Triassic limestones and Slaty limestones of the same beds as produced to the south. Ahlstrom said a small (Continued on Page 2) reports, six-tent- hs DWARFED BY GIANT MILL, Carl D. Powers, president of East Antelope Corp. surveys Empire Gold Mine and mill acquired by his corporation in Greater Helena Mining District near Marysvale, Montana. East Antelope acquires Montanas Empire Mine East Antelope Corporation, Salt Lake City, has announced the purchase of the Empire Mine near Helena, Montana, for an undisclosed amount of cash. The purchase was made from Dr. Albert Fritsche, New Ulm, claims, a 200 mill, and a variety of buildings including residences, storage, buildings, machine shop and other structures, on 217 acres of land. The mine is located in the Greater'Helena Mining District. East Antelopes president, Carl D. Powers, said from all owner-operatof the famed gold-silvmine and founder of appearances the mine could be the Fritsche Memorial Hospital put into production within 45 days. He said the mill should be at New Ulm. Officers of East Antelope operational before the snow toured the mine immediately flies. Plans are to operate the facility year around, Powers following the sale. Included in the purchase are said. Until he suffered a stroke 20 patented and 12 unpatented Minnesota, former or er ton-per-d- ay about 10 years ago, Dr. Fritsche took an active part in the operation of the mine. At that time the mine was closed down until about 1964 when H.W. Carver of Helena was hired as a caretaker and to assist in qualifying the property for a loan through the Office of Minerals Exploration. Although the loan was not completed, Carver stayed on at the property and continued to block out ore veins and keep the equipment in repair. Powers said Carver would - (Continued on Page 2) |