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Show HE IXCLOSED HIS CARD. Some Objections to the Article Last Evening Even-ing Headed "Asphaltam Mines." Editor of The Times. Your article entitled enti-tled "Asphaltum Mines," which appeared in last eveniug's paper should have been headed "Gas from Ether." Your correspondent has been misinformed regarding the millions(J of pounds of gilsonite shipped by thcGilon Asphaltum company to St. Louis during the past summer, through Price. It might have gone by balloon or "me other aerial process, but facts like the books of the Rio Grande Western railread fail to account for anything near that amount. The other claims of gilsonite referred to are the Salt Lake Gilsonite company's claims, in which the Messrs. Culmer Bros., have an interest. The Utah Asphaltum company your correspondent corres-pondent refers to does not exist, not even on paper. The Salt Lake Gilsonite company ir now shipping two car loads to one of the Gilson Asphaltum company and direct to New York, not Salt Lake as your article would infer. The Anheuser-Busch Brewing company make pretty good beer, but I am sorry it has caused so many errors to creep into so small a space. Prospectors and miners, like bear hunters and tishermen, can tell pretty good yarns, but as a rule there is some foundation of truth in their stories. I enclose my card and remain yours truly, Natural Gas. |