Show 0 OIL andrew H northrop who has axtens extensive lve interests connected with the oil of the west has the following to say regarding the deposits of utah in many reports on shale lands of the united states utah is given the worst of it As a rule fule colorado deposits are declared to be the richest and most extensive wyoming is placed second and utah is given third place As a matter of fact the deposits of oil shale in utah are far more extensive and as a whole much leluch richer than in any other state colorado undoubtedly stands second but the inference so often found in colorado papers and in many reports that it is first and utah third is ridiculous as well as unjust to this state speaking on the th e general shale situation and the possibilities of the industry mr air northrop said since the investigations examinations and experimentations made by the united states government which were commenced in 1913 relative to oil facts editions 8 exist that are indisputable they have been checked ecate and re recheck the government as well as by bv with repeated investigations and experimentations 01 and the r results i there as facts as actual dete and conclusions rr iati laa tiou these facts demonstrate and prove pro oil of utah contain suf suffix fici gas and ammonia as crude products J I 1 are obtained by the treatment of diatta t tion to make the industry a pay paying ingo one I 1 it is also proven that hy by re refine refining finin R I 1 taken from shale i there are obtained byproducts such a as s gas gasoline bufe of ammonia naphtha motor spirits or petrol gas oil burn burning ingoll oil no burning oil no 2 light oil blue oil tei oil lubricating oil wax tar ati and coke and by washing the spent shale vil ina a solution of acid potash is recovered tit rol or pure acid added to sulp sulphuric buric acil acid makes ammonia sulphate it is also determined that the quantity tj and quality of oil and its byproducts in rial in conjunction with the large ass art extensive tonnage available is sufficient to pay large dividends for almost an MM period the scotch have been sayings pay ings dividends for more than fifty iem the avera average e of the scotch is faoa twenty three thre e to twenty five gallons of ow OR V 2 ton and their are mined below tl surface as deep as feet of utah are deposited above sir sl f face meaning deanin that they are so located 09 the can be transported from tw place of deposit by gravity therefore that and the manil 15 is no hoisting expense pense elx reduced some of pense is very much carry as high as sixty and seventy ions of oil to the ton you can measure can s y and estimate your tonnage you shale and determine its oil contents content tie you can test the oil and determine products the demand for oil h has as increased indrea in crea most rel the is still increasing bulla locations licati ons as well as govern 6 go vernn meol ent is c give these facts and reference oil s and persistently made to ty tible us inetha source of supply almost a withdrawn anany man i government has source P of acres of oil shale lands as I 1 oil supply for the navy reserves reserve reserve I 1 is made to these oil as 1 a za with every 0 which we can look of supplying oil and its by products byproduct ai indefinitely |