Show NEVADA ASPHALT OIL COMPANY the nevada asphalt oil company of reno believes that it is in the possession of one of the finest deposits of almost pure asphaltum to be found in the west this deposit is located in elko county nevada seventeen miles south of palisade and three miles from the line of the palisade eureka railroad in the development of its property the company has done but little work as it is waiting to hear from dealers in asphalt and yet it has a carload of asphalt sacked for shipment the analysis of which shows 40 per cent volatile matter 40 per cent fixed matter I 1 to 3 per cent ash and 2 to 3 per cent sulphur As soon as arrangements can be made for market and shipment the company will begin active work in the operation of this promising property the owners in which are L A BIa blakesley kesley H J humphreys henry anderson and W W reese of reno and J M taber reinhart and H U castle of elko three miles south of the property of the nevada asphalt oil company seventeen miles south of palisade nevada there is an immense black dyke which is feet long and feet wide which is strongly impregnated wa with th asphaltum gas and interspersed with stringers of asphaltum it is believed by many that this dyke is the capping of a large reservoir of oil and it is the intention to prospect for this commodity this promising property is owned by J T M taber of elko nevada and two halfbreed half breed indians |