Show UTAH OZOKERITE tTAH Found Only in This Territory UHCS Professor Hirsching of the chamber of commerce has prepared an analysis of several specimens of Utah azokerite received from the Green jftlver country accompanied with some Interesting information in-formation about that mineral product He finds the specific gravity to be 085 and the fusion point 60 degrees Commenting Com-menting on the product which Is found In no other part of the United States Professor Hirsching says HI is used as a substitute for beeswax bees-wax Occurs in beds of bitimunious deposits near Thistle and contains from 66 to 86 per cent paraffine All our bituminous coal being of cretacious nature containing from 4 to 5 per cent paraffine I ozokerite is dissolved a white paraffine is obtained which is employed for the manufacture of candles and It 1 1 t v < < i i t might be used as ointment and pomedes With diluted sulphuric acid it is rendered rend-ered white After fractioned distillation distilla-tion a hard black waxey residue results re-sults and this is very valuable electrical electri-cal insulating material combined with Indian rubber and vulcanized it is a substitute for rubber There have been produced in the United States in 1892 130000 pounds value 7800 and 1250000 pounds value 150000 Imported The oils oozing ooz-ing at the Green River station contain con-tain a large percentage of paraffine I is a wonder that nobody has taken up the manufacture of candles in this territory as It would be a paying investment in-vestment from the start More than 100000 worth of candles have been used in our mines In the past year |