Show A NEW SHALE COMPANY As a result of becoming interested in an article on the treatment of oil bearing which appeared in the mining review a few months ago one of the most important shale deals in this intermountain country has been successfully consummated this deal was engineered by frank langstroth representing the american shale petroleum company of san francisco which has purchased from J J cude in the neighborhood of 1600 acres of high grade shale land in the green river region wyoming three hundred and twenty acres of this land according to the daily tribune is located within one half mile of green river city on the the main line of the union pacific railroad and is considered one of the finest tracts of land in existence the beddings are thick and yield a very high percentage in fact much above the average of a high grade paraffin base oil they are so located that they can be handled cheaply and mechanically chani cally without the installation of expensive cable tramways tram ways the company it is said contemplates the early erection of a ton education plant and refinery designed to be increased later to a capacity of probably 2000 tons or more per day A spur is to be built from the main line of the union pacific directly into the yards of the plants and the property equipped with the latest improved machinery for the mining and handling of shale A number of commercial runs have been made recently at the jenson plant at salt lake and have proved the shale to be capable of a rapid and berf perfect act the company is composed of some of Cali fornias most able and progressive business men and has ambale funds to carry out its project on alcort any scale deemed advisable J B jenson salt lake mining eng engine neer t afi he who has made a geological cical report on engree edaine er property is acting as consulting for the company |