Show sulphur beds of beaver county largest surface mines in U J S so utah sulphur industries developing one of beaver coun tys greatest resources plant operating twenty four hours a day capacity to be increased tito the resources of beaver county tiro are so an numerous so BO varied tind rind yet have received so BO little exploitation that ovon even tile residents rosi donty ot of tile coun I 1 ty itself much inucci less tile state and tin nation nt at largo large the wealth with which nature has haa endowed this particular nicular southern county possibly ono one of the resources tile 1 least rat known know which possesses tile the grea greatest possibilities tire tho the gront great sulphur beds at morrissey five miles north of heaver deaver in tills county these boda beds contain tit alio largest bodies of surface sulphur oro ore in tho the united states if not in tho world where literally millions of dollars in sulphur anil and allied products await the crusher flotation lini and other processes necessary to place this much sought chemical on tile tho market the only other larro largo deposits or of sulphur known tit in this country tire tile the great sulphur mines of southern pou thorn louisanna Loul sanna will and the quit coast of texas hut but cheso mines while producing immense quantities of sulphur an and products byproducts by are arc doop mine propositions that require extensive and a great cost to mine horo here in heaver beaver county are untold quantities of high quality sulphur oro ore lying on tho the surface ready for treatment these phenomenal sulphur boda beds wore were discovered tit in tho the early lays days of the history of tho the state and tor for a number of years tho the beds were worked by the mornion mormon church but their equipment and machinery was crude in comparison with tile tho modern day processes which Is attested by tile tho fact that tile the ton dump worked years ago is being reworked by tile tho utah sulphur industries tho the present operators who tire aro salvaging from froin 25 to 30 per cent of high grade sulphur the utah sulphur industries secured control of tile tho pro property porty at morrissey a year or so ago and after making exhaustive tests teats to determine dc the correct methods methot lB and machin machinery pry needed for handling and extraction of tho the sulphur products havo have expended within tho past six months over in now new machinery alone the plant is now operated on a twenty four hour basis handling tons of oro ore per day and are making plans for tho the installation 0 of f two additional units which will increase their cap capacity nelty to tons per day it Is estimated that it will require two years to rework tho the old tailings dump oven even with tho the addition of tile tho new units the company does not expect to begin work on tho the bed deposits until tile tho tailings aro are cleaned up tip tito alio sulphur beds con tooled by tho the company contain practically an inexhaustible supply of sulphur ore at the present timo time twenty five men are employed at the plant rind and this number will bo be greatly augmented with tho the installation 0 of the new units which will more than double tile the capacity of the plant tile the utah sulphur industries are at present producing three commodities tor for the market the refined sulphur for chemical use extensively used in the manufacture of paper automobile tires drugs and various other usages brimstone of which largo large quantities are required in tho the sugar factories over the country and the sulphur concentrates which are used for fertilizer on alha lied lands the demand tor for each of these products is far in excess of the supply obtainable orders have been received by the local company from california alone tor for concentrates of such gigantic proportions that a plant ten times the size of the one in operation at morrissey would be unable to fill from tho the pac pacific I 1 coast paper mills orders have swamped the company since they began operations erat ions and tile the local sugar factories have utilized all thu the brimstone the company has haa been ablo able to produce the products of the utah sulphur industries at morrissey are hauled by truck to tile the railroads either cither at tillmore fillmore or to sevier the california shipments are made over tho the IT P from F allmore Ill more while tit tho 0 eastern shipments aro are made over the D R a 0 from sevier tho the plant of tho the utah sulphur in duR at morrissey la Is ono of tho the largest industrial institutions in tho the southern part of tile state it la Is equipped with tile most moat mol lorit ma ilia chicory for foi tile lio ro fining of tile the sulphur ore Ino including luding an electric arol toy loy system which carrios tile tho ore front aiom tile tho clump to the crus crushers hurs which in turn Is sifted anti and rolled in ill n five ton hopper containing three tons of steel balls which reduces tile ore to a 0 consistency of 0 flour prom tills latter machine the flour oro ore roya roes through the alio notation flotation process and antl is conveyed convoy od ou oil tit r 0 I 1 ig I 1 I 1 the d 13 there iro are retorts lot orts furnaros furnaces fur tind and uny any ot of other machinery for tho different products produced tit it tho th plant lili int it la Is well worth woith ones time to visit this industry and tile tho visitors will find manager joint john most ting and willing to conduct you over tho the plant and explain the various factors and moana means 0 of reducing tile sulphur ores 01 oa into it a commercial product this industry la Is a valuable ac to heaver beaver county and ed es poc lally to tho the city of heaver beaver tho the year tile the company paid tile tho comity over three thousand dollars in taxes and their present payroll amounts to something like por per month tile tho greater portion of which life la Is spent silent hy by tile 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