Show FOSSIL DEPOSIT OF ANCIENT ANIMALS ANIl FOUND The excavation of a 8 basement forthe for fori i the he new home of Mr Alma Bergner of f brings to the knowledge I of f man the character of ot creatures which lived in the basin when the world was young Mr Bergner chose as a site or Jor his new ew home a hill hlll that provided an extensive view of the surrounding country In digging they struck asand a asand I sand and stone ledge which contained a variety of bones and shells that resemble those of creatures of the I wat water rater r at the present time One fossI fos- fos sI s1 II resembles the turtle having the shell hell back yet differs from the tur tur- tie le In that the back is not divided into nto regular sections Another fossil resembling the head ot of f a badger was found altho aItho the theose nose ose was not so pointed The skull was rather flat and the eyes were set et wide apart Attached to the Jawbone Jaw Jaw- bone one were several molar teeth black with age OIL IH RETORT rORT NOW T OPERATING IN DUCHESNE A few of or the local citizens have completed a small retort for the purpose pur pur- p pose osa s ot of testing the relative values of or orthe the he various deposits of oil shale weerite we- we erite and other hydrocarbons that are re found near the City of Duchesne The retort was first Installed inthe In inthe the he window of the Irrigated Lands Land LandCo Co where it t was operated d for tor two days ays several tests being made The tests ests were very satisfactory from Crom a standpoint of distilling oil from the hales While nothing accurate has been een obtained ned from the tests small quantity of or shale were used resulting resultIng result- result Ing ng in a largo large percent of distilled oil eing being obtained Those acquainted w-th w oil shale and the extraction of same ame cla claim m that all shale tested carried car car- led ried such quantity of oil as to turn In n a very avery short time the eyes of or the tho shale hale world upon this sections section's valuable valuable able ablo mountains of oil 01 sh shale le I |