Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-12-02 | Page 5 | Immense Asphaltum Deposit

IMMENSE ASPHALTUM DEPOSIT Ledge in Wayne County Thought to Contain the Mineral Traced for Ten Miles Twenty residents of Wayne county have located several hundred acres along sandstone ledge tho crevcea of which are filled with a tarry substance sub-stance commonly supposed to be some form of oil but which Is now Identified as the purest aaphaltum similar In character to the gllsonlle of Ulntah county Among those Interested Hon Albert Stevens the Representative of Wayne county In the last Legislature Mr Stevens came to town yesterday bringIng bring-Ing several specimens of the substance lie showed them to a prominent expert Who Is stopping at one of the local hotels and the gentleman Immediately pronounced them asplal turn further tests will bo made today The ledge la located near the center Wayne county coun-ty not far from Loa and ha been traced for about ten miles I has a alight din to the east but Is almost In blanket formation The location of the fOltUton T ledge Is 120 miles froth the IMo Grando Western ami the product will have to be hauled that far by wagon boforo It can be placed on the market There la a steady demand for all the gllsonlte or pure asphaltum that Is produced as It Is very useful for thc Insulation of telegraph tele-graph and other electrical wires and other purposes