Show 0 an important announcement is contained in the statement of president H L of the consolidated virginia mining company that the entire south half of that famous producer located at virginia city nevada is to be opened from the 2000 level where the company has been extracting ore for some time work is to be commenced at once this portion of the property from the 1700 to the 2000 is practically virgin ground with vast possibilities of adding to the glory of the old comstock lode 0 shipment of ore from the columbus rex all at alta M R evans general manager was resumed on the 2nd and dinst after a suspension of several weeks beci because tuse of bad road conditions the company had about tons stored and ready for shipment the oil company of salt lake J B jenson consulting engineer will begin the construction of a reduction plant at green gree n river wyoming within the next few fell days the equipment to include a cracking unit for the manufacture of gasoline and wax this will constitute one unit of the ton plant in contemplation and should be in commission sometime in september the works will use the jen jell son reduction process patent the oil shale mined on the companas comp anys property properly yields from sixty four to seventy seven gallons of oil per ton by minimum cracking cracking and it claims to have a practically unlimited tonnage of this commodity the testing plant of five tons capacity is located at sixth west and second south streets salt lake city 0 col geo H watson of salt lake manager of the south hecla mine at alta utah who made an inspection of the kelp potash visit plant at san diego during his recent to southern california states that he was wa of 0 much interested in the article descriptive the manufacturer of potash from kelp by the herculis hercules powder company which ap feared in the last issue of the mining re view |