Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-10 | Page 44 | drills to Test Manganese Beds

DRILLS TO TEST MANGANESE BEDS To determine the extent and depth of the ore he. Is in tire huio manganese fields located fifteen miles eat of Las Veas, a contract was signed this week by the operators of the manganese leae -with Ira .MacCarland for a thorough prospecting- to he done will, a core drill. AI-tliuii(h AI-tliuii(h the is lievond question the largest of its kind in the United States, the survey to determine the quantity and extent of the deposit is being made tor the purpose of arriving at a basis from which to figure the possible maximum maxi-mum output. Notwithstanding the fact that, with n few exceptions, none of the ore which has been going forward from liere daily has arrived at its eastern destination, .liie to the rail embargo east of the Mississippi, Mis-sissippi, shipments are being mnde daily to Now York and Pennsylvania upon which settlements are being made by the purchasers, 80 per cent of which is paid after the ore passes the Salt Lake City sampler. As an addeil impetus for the increased production of the local field, a sixtv-day sixtv-day embargo has been placed on the shipping of Brazilian manganese to release re-lease the botjoms in South American trade for war purposes. This will have the effect of throwing the American manufacturer into1 the market for an increased quantity of American ore Heretofore the domestic, supply of ferro manganese was insufficient to answer the demand. Clark County Review.