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Show AUGUST 6. 1954 The Western Mineral Survey, Salt Lake City. Utah Where Did Madame Curie Find Uranium? You Guessed It, Utah came to a sudden halt. Uranium has been know to ex-s- t It Is interesting to know that in Utah since early 1800. For the late Madame Curie, of radium a period of 10 years beginning research fame, obtained her in.1908, . uranium was supabout spiration to seek uranium in Southeastern Utah when she plied to Madam Curie from Southeast Utah for experiments plucked a chunk of uranium from a tree on exhibition at the Smith- n Paris, where she developed sonian Institute in Washington radium as a cure for cancer. She found Utah uranium of better while on a visit By O. D. QUINLAN Madam Curie had previously been successful using the pitch blende type of uranium to develop ingredients for radium treatment of cancer. She suspected the new type uranium, obtainable in Southeast Utah, could prove more effective for medical purposes. Her inquiries as to its origin and discovery led her to quality than that obtained in the Belgian Congo. She returned to her former source of supply because of existing war emergencies. Today, an evolution is taking place in the world because of the discovery of abundant uranium .sources. It is practically a new discovery. The claim is put forth that uranium obtained in Southin eastern Utah has power akin to that of the sun, that its usefulness is perpetual, that it will never Bruce Hartman, veteran min- wear out. The extent of its uses ing man from Southeast Utah, has is not fully conceived. Experia glass bottle in his possession ments still going on point to vast containing samples of uranium potentialities for the wonder ore, which he recovered in 1908 in scope most of the stuwhile working with Madame rivaling discoveries man has unCurie. At that time, Madame Cur- pendous 50 years. in the furled past ie shipped all the. uranium she obtained in Southeast Utah to Lelpzic, Germany, where it was refined. She paid $12.50 per ton I. & S. MINERAL she ore uranium the of all for SURVEY CO. obtained in Utah and accepted Elmer Strand all the ore that miners delivered Jim E. Jinks for her at the railroad station. GEOLOGISTS Miners were doing well financial343 So. State Tel. ly, when the United States declared war on Germany, putting In Uranium Since 1950 a crimp in their new source of income. The entire operation concentrate her Southeast Utah. attention Tide Water Oil Names Gen. Managers PAGE THREE .ead Consumption Tide Water Totals 90,700 Tons Names Veep Reported lead consumption San Francisco, July 15 Lloyd F. Bayer of Oakland, Call!, and Fero Williams of this city each have been appointed a senior vice president of Tide Water Associated Oil Company according to Thos. L. Wark, vice president, has been appointed divisional general manager of Tide Water Associated Oil Companys western division, and Charles R. Brown, vice president, has been tons daily. appointed assistant divisional In May, about 69 percent of general manager of that division, all lead consumed was used in according to announcement re- metal products, 11 percent was leased here today by D. T. .Sta- used in pigments, 17 percent in chemicals, including tetraethyl ples, president fluid, used directly from ore in In their new assignments, the production of leaded zinc oxWork and Brown, with head- ide, about 66 percent of the lead consumed was refined soft lead, quarters in San Francisco, will be 24 percent was a&ittmonial lead in charge of all operations in the and 10 percent was lead in scrap states of California, Oregon, and in allows. Washington, Arizona, Utah, IdaConsumption of lead in batterho and Nevada, the Territory of ies was virtually the same as in April, decreased 10 percent in caHawaii and the Philippines. ble covering and increased 13 Wark has been with Tide percent in tetraethyl lead. These Water for 34 years starting as three items took 58 percent of all resident geologist at Ventura, lead consumed in May, batteries Calif., and since 1937 has been in using 30 percent, cable covering charge of the production depart- 11 percent, and tetraethyl lead ment, western division. He was almost 17 percent. an announcement made today by D. T. Staples, president. Under the companys new over-a- ll plan of organization, the senior vice presidents will assist the president in the guidance, direction, coordination and control of the operations, business and financial activities of the company, Mr. Staples said. Bayer has been with Tide Water since October 1916 and for several years past has served as vice president in charge of the company1 western diviion. He is alo a member of the board of directors. Williams was elected to Tide Waters board of directors in 1952 and in May, 1953, entered the service of the company as vice president and controller. Bayer and Williams will continue to make their headquarters in San Francisco. appointed vice president of the company in 1946. Brown, who has been in Tide Waters service since 1917, has served in various capacities in the company's administrative department, including administration o. the companys overall industrial relatins and public relations ac- tivities. He has been a vice president since 1948. SOUTH fsnmtusQ Bn noun iini inJun 37 . Announcement in lay totaled 90,700 short tons or 2 percent less than in April, according to the Bureau of Mines, United States Department of the Interior. Average monthly consumption for the first five months of 1954 was JB9,400 tons used at he rate of approximately 2,962 ew 94 ue (A Delaware Corporation) . . . INC. STOCKBROKERS, Dealers and Underwriters in SECURITIES Specializing in Uranium, Oil and Mining OVER-THE-COUNT- ER Stocks George B. Christopulos, Salt Lake City businessman, and Dave Bowen, formerly with P. G. Christopulos Brokerage Co., take pride in announcing the formation and opening of Stockbrokers, Inc. They invite their many friends and clients to visit their new offices. Suite 311, Darling Bldg. Dial 9-76- OFFERING 9,996,000 SHARES 53 COMMON 10,850,000 Shares of AT BIG MESA URANIUM, INC. COMMON lc STOCK, 3 CENTS PER SHARE PAR VALUE Offering Price: 2c Per Share P. G. CHRISTOPULOS and CO. AS PER THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING CIRCULAR company' holds by assignment four different groups of mining claims, totaling almost 680 acres in the southeastern Utah and the southwestern Colorado region. The business of the company is the exploration, development and operation of uranium mining property. An offering circular may be obtained free by contacting the underwriter. The Name. AddreiL Underwriter ARLIN DAVIDSON Salt Lake City, Utah 39 Exchange Place Phone 41 StateL City. Telephone. Please send me the offering circular on Big Mesa Uranium Inc. P. G. CHRISTOPULOS and CO. Name. EXCHANGE BUILDING SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH PHONES |