Show in its last issue the review made mention of a rumor that had gained currency in the press dispatches of a test made by a standard oil chemist of the thick hydrocarbon product that oozes up through the rock crevices and to the top of the water gatej of the lake on the promontory twenty miles west of ogden upon investigation we learn that the product was skimmed from the top of the water as it came to the surface and was sent to the standard oil companas comp anys laboratory bor atory in ohio where the analysis showed it to contain 97 per cent asphalt A letter written back to the ogden gentleman who gathered the asphalt said a similar oil called rf was found on the deadrea dead sea four thousand years ago from which bricks were made that built the babylon tower some of the bricks still being in existence and talat similar bricks were used in asia centuries ago and are still in existence there are a number of salt lake and ogden people who have land holdings on the promontory who are looking up the market for this thi new high percentage discovery disco very it is understood that W M bostaph chas ma teer and J F dreyer of ogden hold three quarter sections in the edge of the lake just where the asphalt was skimmed from the water for analysis and propose sinking a well this fall hunter kennedy of ogden are also holders of land adjoining the above lands and they too are consid considering eting drilling for the oil bearing beds underlying d C C armstrong of ouray colo for years connected with the famous batchelor mine of that place has been in the city this week hon john dern of this city and W H grant of american fork both of whom a are r e officers and heavy stockholders in the midas gold mine in the deep creek country are now making an inspection of this property which has been equipped ld with reduction works which will be put in commission during their visit to the mine F 3 C richmond I 1 mechanical engi engineer neer for the salt lake hardware company from whom the plant was bought is also at the mine and will start up the plant before returning I 1 charles S wilkinson the able editor of the iron county re record cord at cedar city has branched out in business having purchased the plant of the defunct falcon at st george it being his intention to start up a new paper at that place in the very near future mr wilkinsons Wilkin sona sons brother will hereafter conduct condu ct the record while he himself will move to st george and guide the destinies of his new venture which in such a thrift thrifty y substantial and beautiful fu 1 l a place as the metropolis of dixie should meet with unqualified success mr wilkinson has the best wishes of the the mi mining n i n R review e v le W |