Show Ij TE TO DEVELOP i HUGE SILICA POST DEPOSIT HERE RE PROJECT ESTIMATED TO ADD AD 5 BILLIONS TO WEALTH OF CITY 4 D Deposit posit of Tons Finest Grade White Flour Silica Leased to Californians Californians Californians Califor- Califor Refinery to Be Constructed at Once By Vincent J. J Keating I IMMEDIATE development in Salt Lake of the silica 1 I industry thal that in ill the thc course of years will add it is estimated from to o to the city's wealth is planned by a syndicate of Cal California fornia mining men They have leased huge silica deposits north of Salt Lake from the Macduff l Sand and Gravel company according to E. E A. A Charlton Chariton dir director in iii the Macduff Z company t The property leased by the California syndicate is a huc mountain estimated by experts to lo contain deposit of Its kind between Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago and San Francisco It is the tho most valuable silica deposit tons of ot white flour lour silica the largest and richest and the only In the United States experts sa say The Macduff company compan hRs has purchased tho the property adjoining adjoining adjoin adjoIn- ing the Mellon property directly cast east of ot Becks Beck's hot springs s. s and has erected a tipple at a large lance limo kiln there The silica de deposits deposits deposits de- de posits In the large mountain fifteen minutes' minutes walk from th the th will be Immediately developed b by the Californians Tons Tons a Q Month Plans of ot the California syndicate syndicate syndi syndi- cate contemplate the construction construe construe- tion of at a refinery at a cost COit o o The product will he shipped to Call California Cornia and li It r- r em ern points Approximately tons valued at from rom romIS 48 IS to 10 00 per ton will be extracted 1 i rl r fined tined and shipped each month Uses of of Silica a. a I r Silica SlUM has a variety of vr urs the making of the ver very ery fin tin glazed with which th th largest and finest buildings s on n n the thc Pacific coast are constructed the making of ot glass and matches matche Smelters us use It In their furnaces to keep them from tro burning out The officials of ot the a cu rt Sand and ancL Gra Gravel Grayel el comp company ny which has leased the silica to the Cali- Cali besides Mr Charlton Chariton in include it- it I clude H A. A LaFount Dr W. W v Baxter Dr Harold Hulme E. E W. W Hoffer and Frank Erath |