| Show I 1 SEARCH BEIG BEING MADE FOR UTAH PAINT MATERIALS I 1 the united states bureau of mines at its station at seattle in compera I 1 tion with the college of mines of the university of washington Is making a survey of pigments and paint making materials in the western states inasmuch as it Is very essential that all possible data be available in connection with the mineral resources of utah for the use of any individual or company desiring to develop new industries in utah the department of mining and metallurgical research of the university of utah will win be very i glad 91 a d to receive samples of and mineral raI pigments from any part of the country which will be submitted ito to the bureau of mines station at seattle tor for testing however all samples that are sent in tor for testing should be accompanied by as complete geological data as possible including of course the location of the deposit its probable size accessibility etc in the past red pigment material has been mined in the northwestern part of plute county and yellow ocher has been mined to some extent near gunnison lson sanpete Sari pete county by the utah wall tint company of salt lake city deposits not at present being worked have been reported in the western part pan of cache county near clarkston and another near in tooele thoele county this Is practically the extent of the information that the department of mining and metallurgical lurg ical research has of pigment materials in utah there Is reason to believe hova however ever that utah has many deposits of pigments that are suitable for paint making however due to the lack of a state geological survey there has been more or less difficulty involved in getting in touch with concerns who are interested in these materials As the department of mining and metallurgical research of the university of utah Is desirous of obtaining all the information possible in regard to these products in order to cooperate with the bureau of mines in the work which it Is now conducting on and mineral pigments at its station at seattle it Is hoped that all those who have any knowledge of such deposits in this state will kindly communicate the information to the address given below and wherever possible send in samples tor for examination all communications on this subject and all samples sent in should be addressed department of mining and metallurgical research university of utah salt lake city utah |
