Show MORE ABOUT RADIUM ogden state journal among the valuable metals metal s known to th the mineralogical world that of radium seems to be the most valuable and it is found in this state too or rather the minerals from which it is extracted captain H C lawrence a well known and experienced geologist and metallurgist was met last evening at the reed hotel and enlightened a representative of the state journal on tho the subject captain lawrence received his education at the university of newyork new york and landed in leadville in 1877 since which time he has been engaged in mining in various parts of the west from british columbia on the north to mexico on the south in speaking of radium he said that it was only during the past year that the substance known as radium had attracted attention and that even yet it was something about which comparatively little was known he said it was usually found in infinitesimally ly small quantities in what is known as she elite or uranium or tungsten physicians had already discovered that it contained remarkable medicinal properties and that still more was expected of it it is also the most valuable of metals being worth about a pound A prize of has just been awarded to M and mme ame curie in paris for their researches in this valuable mineral substance it is very conductible and plays a large part in the waves which render wireless telegraphy possible it has wonderful radioactivity rays are shot out from radium at the rate of miles per second forming a new record between matter and motion the rays are times faster than the fastest meteor known A piece of radium is calculated to continue in full activity for 2 years radium without being energized in any way gives light heat and motion the machinery of the future fatur e will be hitched to radium such is the wonderful luminous power of radium that sir william crookes was able to read a newspaper by the light given off of the word radium written in a solution of radium on a plate of z zinc ne blende it is to be exploited at the worlds fair this year in st louis by alexander forbes of glasgow scotland and square feet of space has already been allotted to it what makes it of especial importance to this section of the country is that itis it is found in uintah county utah and whito white pine county nevada A company has been organized and careful explorations of this rare metal will be made |