Show WEDGEWOOD BUYS GILSONITE A deal was in this city on thursday the ath int involving the purchase by omaha parties of gilsonite properties just over the utah line from vernal in colorado the purchase was made by george S wedgewood of omaha through bert the well known mining man who is heavily interested in various utah mining enterprises the property conveyed being a group of eleven gilsonite claims in rio blanco county colorado the price paid it is understood touching close to the mark the sellers being judge J T mcconnell and J W mccaslin of vernal it is the intention of the new owners to begin work in the operation of the property at once |