Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-12 | Page 12 | Potash Production on Small Scale Form Marysvale

P TASH PRODUCTION ON SMALL SCAlf FROM MARYSVAlE Considerable Interest has been lieen tal taken en In the discovery that a practical commercial com coni- mer mercial lal method has been found to produce produce produce pro pro- duce potash potash In this country from de dep deposits de- de p posits of ot alunite ore found In Utah and Nevada The Importance of potash productions production Is s so great that the following facts furnished furnished fur fur- by the tile Armour Fertilizer company company com corn pany of the present status of the un undertakIng undertaking un- un ing and the tile methods method used possess pos JOS- sess considerable importance A large deposit of alunite ore was discovered near Marysvale Utah b bv by a local prospector in the fall fait of 1910 Development DeT De De- T work was begun on the property property prop prop- erty shortly afterwards and further re research research re- re search work was conducted with the result that various various' patents were taken out for different processes It was not until June of ot this year ear that It was decided deeMed to open up the property In fn a commercial way waT the construction program being in charge of Westinghouse Westinghouse house Church Kerr Co of ot The September ri plant was and JI finished would r have the el latter gone f part into operation at that time but for an aerial tram used in ore ore transportation which wn was not completed until well welt into Or Oc- tober 1 I. I ers I I i However wever production is now now pr proceed ing normally at the rate of about twenty five tons of sulphate of potash I a a. da day The alunite ore is of pink or yellow crystal formation and crushes easily It is treated b by a heat process I which drives off the sulphuric acid from th the and permits extraction by hot water of ot the potash contained in the residual ore This Thill potash containing is then run through h filter presses and the clear cleal liquid Is evaporated rated In vacuum pans The company handling the undertaking ing is owned principally by the Armour Interests Interest With potash at to per ton and unobtainable at any figure it is clear that In a limited way this Marysvale proposition has considerable to o commend it ft