Show INDiAN TO P T Whiterocks and Fort Duchesne Roads To Be Resurfaced Indians of the Uintah-Ouray Uintah reservations reservations reservations res res- are literally camping on one of the richest rock asphalt deposits deposits deposits de de- posits in th the United States according ac- ac according according ac ac- cording to J. J Harold Thompson supervisor of Indian work in districts 6 and 7 Indians youths of the Civilian I Conservation corps soon will erect a a small plant near Duchesne to process process process pro pro- cess cess the material for road use he reported Wednesday Fifteen young men will be employed at the start Describing the rock asphalt as the best surfacing material in inthe inthe inthe the country Mr Mr Thompson said in inthe inthe there are unlimited quantities the vicinity of Duchesne One outcropping outcropping outcropping out out- out out- cropping has been traced 30 miles from Vernal to Moon foon Lake he added Oil Shalo Shale Thc material formerly oil shale contains from three to 25 per cent oil Mr Thompson stated Material containing from 7 to 19 per cent oil is used in road surfacing operations he explained I Indian youths will resurface resurface resurface face the road to Whiterocks and the the highway to Fort Duchesne Mr Thompson said Sidewalks I also will be built throughout the reservation with the material which is the same as that used on U. U S. S highway 40 between Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and Vernal Mr Thompson said it had not yet been determined whether it would be practical for the Indians to market the rock asphalt in commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial quantities Tribune |