Show I GREAT BRITAIN SENDS AGENT TO THE BASIN Wants Want Oil Shale for Main Iain In Ingredient in fu the Manufacture of ot a n New Xo High I Explosive Says Warren War Wm ren I British Interests backed with the colossal wealth of ot the British empire empire empire em em- pire intend to explore the fields 01 basin with a view to obtaining obtaining obtaining obtain obtain- ing certain oil shale which will form torm the man ingredient for tor a new high explosive I This is the statement of ot Warren member of the state pub pub- lie Hc utilities commission who re returned returned returned re- re turned to Salt Lake last week from from Uintah county county- I I Mr said that great interest in interest in in- interest terest was being manifested in Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah and Duchesne counties regarding the discovery of oil Already Alread he stated that as sure a as oil was touched In these wells wens that a move was was' made to other locations where other wells were sunk to a depth of or feet It is understood that further drilling to greater depth will not be undertaken until the owners are certain certain certain tain that there will be several wells producing oil in paying ing quantities It was while Mr was in inthe inthe inthe the basin that he met a man sent out rom England to examine the oil Mr Stout Stout- nour was informed that the shale was as especially adaptable ble for the making of a new high explosive i It seems said Mr as If Utah is going to contribute to a large large extent with its raw raw re resources resources resources re- re sources in bringing victory for the allies When the first new high explosive explosive explosive ex ex- plosive shatters against German strongholds we ve will all know that the British have been heen on the job in gathering gathering gath ering the shale from Utah j I i |