Show MACHINE rAcI INE IMPROVES EXTRACTING HYDROCARBON A machine improving the process of f. f extracting hydrocarbon material from shale and similar earthy mateI material mate mate- rial the rial the rial-the the I Invention of or Adolphus C. C Cr Crane ne of oC Reno has been completed d I I and md Is the forerunner of many similar similar similar simi simi- lar lar machines which are expected to revolutionize the oil in industry str of tho the we west t. t Crane who r recently received lots letters lot let te s 3 patent on his invention sets forth that Tile his Is Isa a process process for tor extracting extracting extracting ex ex- hydrocarbons ms ns from shale or other earthy plat material lal 1 by grinding the material to a d il mesh sh automatically automatically automatically cally and the tIle subjecting ting It to a number mini mini- ber of a additional ir processes r ce aes f I J J One of the Features of the process f which i Is s deci decidedly interesting to the the Is the pulverizing u us which reduces the shale to powder like condition This pulverization pulver pulver- bring ab about ut ad advantageous V operation of the process s of oil on extraction extraction extraction extrac extrac- tion in a retort with dry steam and and at certain tain defined denned temperatures The apparatus Is simply and easily operated and th the process mak makes make's s possible the utilization of the g gases generated as a source of fuel supply and also the use of oil bearing shale shah i for the extra extraction Uon of the oil and pa- pa content The value of this invention to the world as well as pf of all other proc processes process ss es for the of shale oil I Ican which V can be economically operated 3 will vill willbe be readily seen when wilen It Is noted not- not of Q ed that according to G G. G E. E Mitchell of the U. U S geological al survey survey sur sur- vey ver Nevada evada Colorado Utah and J Ii i Wyoming have mountain rang ranges range's s of r rock ck shale that will yield billions of of barrels of oil Our oil oU according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the geological survey are much richer than those of at Scotland f where the shale oil industry long has comp competed ted with th the petroleum industry Indu industry in In- du try paying average annual dividends divi div dividends of 18 per cent r Until recently I. I says says' the Review of at Reviews Review s the oil of the United United United Unit Unit- ed States parti particularly those of the western states have been referred to toy y y the government geologists as a reserve available for extraction when whenever whenever whenever ever the d demand mand and the price shall become great enough to warrant the establishment nt of a new industry to sup nt the supply from the p petroleum pe- pe e fields This time is now at hand The The extraordinary demands of the war are already indicating the approaching insufficiency of the output output out out- put from our our our- petroleum fields and experiments in the utilization of ol oh j shale are already bei being lg made mide In J Colorado P Plants fonts are re being erected oil is bein being distilled processes are being tested and a steadily increasing increasing ing output Is soon to be expected S So substantial is this resource considered consid- consid 1 I red Bred that the government set aside as a special reserve reserve- for the American American Ameri- Ameri g can nav navy acres of of the richest rich rich- est oil shale land l nd in the west |