Show UINTAH BASIN OIL TO BORE IN 1918 Promise romise ton lOO-ton Plant for fori White bite Rocks New Chew 4 Process t. t Nile r Hugho who ha has been in the east fin Sn In the interest of ot oil properties in which ho and others returned returned re- re turned to Vernal on Wednesday or of this thi week ek Mr Hughel's purpose In making rt the the trip was Vas to have chemical tests tests 1 made matlo b by tho Detroit Chemical company compan t Detroit Mich of ot tho the oil oH haIo from froni Basin for medicinal properties to such as etc It was va discovered during the progress of f the tho b test that tho shale contained potash al a l product which heretofore has been unknown un Un- Wt- Wt t known to be he contained In shale found 1 r anywhere in the tho United States Al Although Although Al- Al though final results have hae not as yet ct been made such as qualitative tests for t potash and other valuable products by-products still HUll great encouragement is given by bythe k the chemical company compan as to the quality rIlL r and number of ot products by-products which can 1 be bo manufactured from the shale which is Is found in the White hUe river district five Eighty per cent pure potash has hns hasa a market value of ot per ton ton tonj and is ii I in tho manufacture of ot cyanide t f potassium and explosives es also as a fer fel felat a at 1 Mr Hug Hughel found Cound unusual Interest being taken talon In Utah oil shale In every I city in which he visited In Detroit 11 L J 1 automobile manufacturers are having ha t Ii Investigations made mado of or the tho shale shalo as a at t possible solution In tho the increased pro pro- I and lower cost to consumers of gasoline These teso tests are arc not nOl h being tc made macic for tor tho promotion of or an any stock stock- selling concern concernS but merely to pro protect lit the manufacturers manufacturer's own Interests In tho the fit k production of cheaper gasoline as In a aI j I large Jarge way this will be a no controlling I factor In further expansion and Int Increased In- In i t creased prosperity In tho the manufacture II of automobiles 4 Go Government Offer Aid 1 1 While In Washington D. 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Mr Jr Hug Hug-hel was vas Invited to confer conter with Dr L Day or of the federal bureau of mines in I relation to the tho local oil fields Dr DI 1 Day assured Mr AIr Hughel that the go government government gov gov- was squarely behind any en cn in developing de oil oLl shale prop prop- As an evidence of oC this Secretary Secre Secre- tar tary Lane of ot the department of tho In Inter In- In ter tenor or has ordered that machinery In Intended In- In Intended tended to be used In oil shale reduction plants should take precedence over all government or other orders for machinery machin machIn- ery cry at nt various manufacturing plants p throughout the countr country r. r I Dr I Is I ff l in n u. u IU UIl ii m trip hl which h t m will take k him him to California la I 5 Wyoming Nevada Novada and Utah While In Utah he will vIll stop off olf in Watson and Investigate more mOle thoroughly the oil lands between there and Vernal Dr Da Day has been commissioned by Secretary Secre Secre- tary t Lane to urge development de and to toIe give I e all possible aid In rushing rushing- to completion com corn all contemplated plants for the reduction of ot oil shale Another big Item of or local interest which was transacted by Mr 11 was that of ot giving g an option on a large i I section of ot oil shale land on White river I j r These people guarantee that within i twelve months the they will erect a ton I plant Other features of the contract are arC that a bonus shall shaH bo be given when I the option is taken over o and one-fourth one of ot the purchase price to become j pa payI pay pay- t I able ablo In six months month This offer came without an any solicitation on tho the k Mr tr Hughel whatever The company I I who Is la making this offer whoso hoso name t p Is withheld for tho present resent is a c. strong t eastern with company plenty plent of or finan finan- 1 cia cial backing backing- to push to completion any contemplated enterprise Another concern secured an option on acres on White river from Mrs Avon Girard Cirard who is associated with Mr in oil enterprises The leasing company Intends developing develop develop- ing the property with the possible erection erection tion Uon of ot some kind of or a plant some time next year ear Sew Chew Chen While In Denver Mr Ir Hughel Investigated In 05 tho ito Chew process that is being conducted by James Doyle Dole at the Denver Denver Den Den- ver Engineering works orles in the reduction of shale This system of or reduction has haM been Considered ered one of or tho the cheapest and most efficient that has as yet et been developed It Is on the order of a vertical still mill b by which through different different differ differ- ent d degrees decrees Jrees of heat hent all products such as I gasoline naphtha h benzine lubricants gas etc are distilled After all nIl oil values are arc taken from the shale the residue Is then transformed to furnish the thc heat for tOI the whole process making it sustaining self throughout with no i expenditure for fuel except for Cor the tho In InitIal Initial In- In run The gas sas In addition to the oils oil oilcan can be used for commercial use as it I Is of or a very high quality or It Itcan itcan can bo be used to furnish the fuel providing pro pro- I viding the residue isn't desired to be bc I utilized |