Show GREAT IS UTAH ASPHALT Chemical Examination of Samples Shows Its Worth Frank Harrigan of this city has several sev-eral asphalt claims in Horse Creek canyon can-yon near Pleasant Valley Junction and recently sent some samples to San Francisco Fran-cisco for analysis The result is very gratifying as it determines the worth of the material Henry G Hanks the chemist gives the following results Fixed carbon 127 volatile comb matter mat-ter 896 water 70 sand 8893 total 100 Or bitumen 1102 sand 8S98 100 Of its value Mr Ranks says The sand is principally quarts 1038 per cent was soluble in acid and was found to consist of limo and oxide of iron in which it differs from that of the California bituminous rock which is practically all quartz The fact that a portion of the sand in the sample consists con-sists of carbonate of lime does not de tract from Its value on the contrary the Val de Travers asphalt which is considered con-sidered the highest standard is almost wholly carbonate of lime and bitumen The bitumen In the sample Is more tenacious ten-acious melts more readily and is not so fluid as that in California rock I see no reason why this asphalt hould not be in every way suited for paving purposes Mr Harrigan owns a number of as phalt claims upon which he has done sufficient work to disclose a vein practically practic-ally inexhaustible and of a quality that leaves but little doubt of its being utilized util-ized for paving purposes It can be said that it is of such composition as gives it life I e It Is springy and durable beyond that composition known to a hardness and that is given to cracking He will at once take steps to extend the field of operations in all concerning the working of the vast deposits and thus we find another industry added to Utahs many and varied resources |