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Show to. f M t V I S W UltH . I ' f y 4 I ' t -- S rill 'III' ,1 T ' TIIE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, New Bureau of Mine Temperature Laboratory J Ready for Tet Work, Special to The Tribeaa. of Freak Low Geology - WASHINGTON, D.C.. My 21. Th new cryogenlo er tow temperature laboratory of the United State bureau of mi nee, constructed for the purpoeeof obtaining eclentUlo data of uee JbT the operation of the governmental helium plants, and to furnlah'facilftlee for special tow temperature Investigation by Aroerl can scientists, waa dedicated by Madame Curie at the department of the Interior yesterday. InX Washington building Among those expected to attend were the President end Mra Harding, the French Ambassador and Madams Jusserand, the 'ollsh Minister and Princess Luboralre-k- a. the Secretary of State and Mra Hughes, various army and navy notables, and acisntists connected with the different federal establishments and nongovernmental organisations Addresses were --made by Hon. Albert B. Fall, secretary of the Interior, Dr. K. ' Foster Bslndlrector of ths bureau of mines, and Ur, R. B. Moore, .. chief chemist of the bureau of mines. Madame Curie, ln'addition to delivering the dedelectrio buticatory address, pressed the ton, that set in operation --the complicated new laboraIn ths installed machinery, tory, Participating In the affair were the Madame Curie reception oommittee of Washington, of which Ur. Charles U. Walcott, secretary of the Smithsonian - Institution, le honorary chairman, and Mra Robert Woods Bilsa, chairman. When the helium plants were started, In 1918, owing to the pressure In connection with all war undertakings, there was no time nor opportunity to do any research work on a small or to scale. It . design. and build- - tha puuvta as rapidly aa 'possible, and to do whatever experimentation . was required In the plants themselves. Shortly after the two experimental units at Fort Worth were opthe advisability of research work erating, In connection with the undertaking was plainly seen, and some vapor pressure work was started at the bureau of standards under a cooperative arrangement with the bureau of mines and the i army and navy. -- -- Research Resumed. were made Last year arrangements with Ur. Harvey N Davis of Harvard G F. Dr. and Keyes of Masuniversity sachusetts Institute of Technology to do further work along this l.ne, and this Is now In progress There is, however, a distinct addition in having a thorough- ly equipped laboratory which la available at all times for research work In connection with the plants, and this has been accomplished through the establishment this year in the bureau of mines at Washington of a cryogenic laboratory. Tile fuuut were allotted to the bureau of urines last June through tho Interest of Commander A. K Atkins of the n.tvy and Colonel C. DeF. Chandler and Lieutenant K S. Olmsted of the army air service, and at the present time Lieutenant Commander 3. M. Kraus end Major P. B. Van Nostrand are acting for the navy and army, respectively, under the cooperative agreement with the bureau of mines. The equipment is now lnetaHed'Tn the new department of the interior building at 'Washington, It consists of two Norwalk sir compressors, rated at 75 cubic feet of free air per minute each, compressed to SSO0 pounds per square inch ht 135 R. P. M. These comby two pressors are drhen variable speed 229 V. D. C. motors. These compressors will be used for making liquid air and for obtain'ng the for other pur- necessary refrigeration From 18 to 29 liters per hour of f oses. air can be obtained In addition, iquid submarine typo comthere is one pressor. rated at 28.87 cubic feet of free at 189 R. P. M , comgas per mlnuto pressed to 8900 pounds per square Inch, and driven by a variable speed 820 V. U. C. motor; also one submarine type compressor, rated of free gas per minute. nt 18 cuble The first one will be used for liquefying hydrogen and the second one for a liquid helium cycle. All the compressors have unloading valves, so that the ca- Sacities can be varied within wide There are two 100 cubic feet and one 200 cuble feet gas holders for holding hydrogen and helium; four smaller holders for storing gas samples; a machine shop, equipped with lathe, bench lathe, shaper, two drill presses, grinders, pipe tools, etc. There Is also available exouei air reduction pansion engine, air and hydrogen lique-floend the necessary physical and chemical apparatus to go with the above equipment.-,- . ra Twofold Object in View. Near Deposit J Silver expla-natio- 'aw ntAwcisoo 4 Sicong mineralisation up. . - from , thetunnel MAY- - 22, 1021, V. i f Hr I. & y: -- Salt Lake Gty, Utah. May 18, 1921, Salt Lake Gty, Utah. . ', May 18, 1921. , I ! v At U To the Customers of McComick & Co., Bankers I ,fnis t To Our Customers ; Effective today, the business of this bank has been purchased By Walker . - n A r 1 .Brothers - Bankers, has acquired all the good will, and( assumes all liabilities to depositors of McCornick & Co., Bankers. All checks on balances with McComick & Co.," Bankers, will be honored by Walker Brothers Bankers, and allmoney duerwill.be- payablerat Walk-e- r Brothers Bankers. The business of both institutions will hereafter be trahs- acted in theWalker Bank location at Main and Second Souths streets. We wish to thank our customers, many of whom have" been our friends" since the early days oAhe bank's history, for .their loyal support, and to urge them to continue their ousiness with the Walker Bank, believing that their interests will be well served, assets,-includ- ing A. 7 v, Hi .. .- - X -- jJ .. JllT -- MGORNICK & CO., BANKERS. I V A i our ability, ' , All checks on balances with1 McCor nick & Co., Bankers, will be paid by us, and all money due them should be paid to us. You may continue to use and your McComick bank-boochecks Until the work of transferring all acdounts to the name of Walker Brothers Bankers. can be completed.,, We sincerely trust that you will continue your business with us, and will do everything in pur power to merit your patronage. WALKER BROTHERS BANKERS. jf La it" i 1 4. V ' L : ft n r -- pi Mil! - fn a 4 ft ,'V ks -- - " - iUe siireyou that every effort will be made to serve your interests to the best of y Tj 'I Having purchased the business of McComick & Co., Bankers,, which wifi be merged with this institution, we as-- which . institution 4f 3U IO J f f Jt?i 50 A 'JiH it 5 v tn IH! U4, J3 j f . 4 ( 3 - t , I w A 1 VI 4 1 1 v. c , JV-f- - . 2 G is l , f at sf On the basis of statements to the State Bank Commissioner as of March 25, 1921, the conv bined assets of the two institutions exceed $24,000,000. mnwa itocks. (As reported by 2. 4itrtct Bll e..r A Bogle A Ce.) Bid Asked. Goldfield BOOUI BlU .04 .01 .08 85 e Couhlnitiaa Frtetiox ... Kloriu Gold field C on ...... KpWIDDf ers. JtiUbO Ext . .eee.ee Tyro surer Bp Pick Yellow Tifer Cos ........ sees Belmont Caeh Bor FS.ee .01 .08 .06 .01 .08 .06 .02 .04 .01 .04 .01 .21 18 .17 .11 .07 ........ .. .we.ee. ... ..... .08 ............ A Boston Sup .... Sup Copper Trinity ......... Tuolumne ...... Ctak Apex ..... rtah Coa ....... .... 04 i ( 4tt Ult o, s on v , 8 V oy M ri 4 In a r - i 'n V i 07 13 Ml rr !oa .21 1.60 .02 7.18 I mining is not dissimilar from coal mining, and given a certain alsed vein any experienced coal miner can make a close estimate of the cost of mining and loading shale Into buckets or cars. le 04 1 1 174 00 .01 Transportation Methods Differ. V4 HI Afkwt tovt 64 10V4 61 2M 66 8 0 t 62 3 dIt Companies to Break and Move Mineral at Low Cost Operating nt ioH 18 15 66 Forward-lookin- g shale men. now that excellent progress is being made In evolv1 1 4W ing economical methods of retorting the 14 114 1 mineral, are Investigating systems for 86 66 a vi transportation and mining. In the latest rk 4 4H issue of the Shale Revle appears an 1 1 Utah Metals article containing much information upon 101 00 phaanos ........ the methods of mining used in Colorado. Soma of '.the Salt lake olose. boetov crrmi men agree that the cost of retorting, 19 (Aa reported by J. Ax Boyle A Co. I cent! per ton. and of mining, transporBid (Aakod. tation and retorting of l per ton, set 8 Ray Stats Gas ....... ............ 75 100 Bokemla team in the article. Is too optimistic. 63 Boatos Ely M One of the local shale 5 Bvtte A tsdns It engineers says that 23 centsof per ton for 0 62 Beaton A Montana .... more be would aocurate, while 6 Black Hawk retorting 10 at the state that others 214 Coa present stage of Ckfcf 9 e........... the Industry tt Is to make Cos Copper Minas ..... IV IV4 to cost the 10 of this partiag estimates 12 Caacads any cular-step the in 10 t rown process. 20 However, i.ii.imm 31 0 the greater part of the article, which folDaddy ... , 46 66 Gadades lows, contains much Interesting Informs .. 10 Imperial tlon concerning shale mining and transIron Cop 0 8 portation methods now In use by various . 28 Jerome Vents 28 In Colorado and other states. companies Iron Blnstoqi ........ 10' 80 "All authorities agree that the cost of 10 La Koas 26 oil sifts down to mining shale producing 10 15 faJHr ............ bhale retorts are practically expense, 12 10 McKinley thair and automatic operation requires Nevada DauyUa 6 10 Httle labor. Rome operators claim that ...... 6 ' Mxon .. . 10 ahala ratort can for aa low aa 10 T ........ Sven Metals they 0 cents a ton, and the maximum figure, 6 4 Tip Top ............ even in Verde Etta ........... smalt 88 plants, will probably not am reach M cen is per ton. "The cost of producing oil, therefore, SAT. wtu depend to s great extent upon the accessibility of the shale depOBttd and changed. tlielr iocnOon as pertains to the retorts Shattoek "d; F . .01 .10 .14 .04 .00 15 i i 1.60 i Now Cornelia Pood Croak 8 hoe Machj - Walker Brothers Bankers y 18 .10 i v The consolidated business will be carried on by ) J jj tb ia xq n I C 'M ....... Qoeos Qiff Jim Butler .08 .07 .04 .06 .01 eeee ........ Meiitaa ftphlr Barafo Sierra Nevada I'd loo ..J Twopak district .07 .08 Meohettes district-Gold Wedto . sees e qe e Cos Uaohatta IWUte Cape .. Grandma Spearhead Gold ee. CrackerJack ..... ......... bend Great Comatork district Coa Vtrfiula ........ Halo A Norerooo OS .01 V Ilme-eten- o. ) self-explanator- ns -- Sir?1 of th 81,vw K'" Consolidated Mining company It la reported that the uppermost of the threi raliw from the Bplro tunnel tot the round or two has been enttiely in last the For a considerable distance the rates has been following an fissure between a limestone hanging and a quartxlte footwall. The disappearance of the quartilte la taken as an indication that the fissure Is getting well up Into the limestone formation, where the ore mav be expected to bed out Timbering la In progress st ths other two raises, both of which have shown -- s The following letters addressed to customers of McComick & Co., Bankers, are i Pita Ext MacNaroara Nertb Brat Uppermost King Con. - Raise Cute Limestone rITT i silver-bearin- .08 .a The object of the laboratory Is twofold. ........ ........ .18 Its flret and main object Is to obtain .................. .04 sclonttflo data that will be of use In the Reacoo JEula ......e .30 operation of the helium plants so as to Tooopah Ext ........ ....... End .....a... get more efficient operation, and reduce Weet ..i Other dlatrlcta the cost of helium production. Its sec.01 ond and subsidiary vise Is to furnish fa- Nevada Htlla ............ Round .14 cilities to a limited number of American Weet Mountain ........ ... .08 scientists who may be Interested In us- Divide Tooopab 1.15 ing the laboratory for special Croeeue ............ ........ work, particularly along llnee Red Hills . that will not be covered technical the by men of the bureau of mines. - BO8T0V OOPMX CLOSE. At the present time the work that le (A imported by J. A. HoffU A 0 being carried on Is along two definite Hoes First, vapor pressure work In JJM connection with ternary mixtures and, 08 secondly. In connection with tho purlfac-tlo- n 2lft ........ 62 of helium by means of charcoal at Ahmek 10 Mints BiDfbara low temperatures It hae been found M A Arts C) charcoal at tow temperature has a that seA Hrcis .... 258 Oil lective action on nitrogen, absorbing the KanfS but not gas 8 helium, or at Cspr Daly Wat least te only a Cbsorblng very small extent. This Eaat Butta . property has been adapted to purifying Davit Daly ..... helium both from nitrogen and from air. Island Crfc .... 1 Ths army has constructed a repurifac-tlo- n XIaaos 4 a llay m Cos on Mas two railroad care. outfit ........ Mohawk first oar contains the power plant, The and 10 4 the second car contains the compressors North Butts .... 10U Nlplaalng end -- fv Creede, Minings probably more commonly than others Industries, has its Interesting Phenomena which often defy the of science. An Interesting description of ,a fist sliver vein discovered two years ago neaf Creeds, Colo., Ig given In the last issue of the Mining and Scientific !resg by Horaoe F. LunL Perhaps the most Interesting feature of the freak deposit was the 'discovery that only where remains of prehistoric trees were found in the bed waa the stiver de' position of high enough value for profit able mining. In this respect, the silver bed resembles the carnotlta deposits of Utah and western Colorado, which up to date are Invariably associated with the remains of prehistoric vegetation. Mr. Lunts discussion of. the phenomenon follows: of 1918 mild excitement "In the was causedspring In Creeds, Colo , by the findore in a flat vein' near the of silver ing top of Bachelor mountain, about a mile and a halt from town. The original discovery .waa .mads by Fred Monkemeyer on the River View claim, on the east slope of the mountain. The bed waa traced for a thousand feet to the north and for a greater distance to the south and west. There was a rush to-- secure leases on. that part of the deposit already covered by claims and to locate unappro priated outcrop. Considerable work was done, mostly with disappointing results, as In only a few places was ore found In workable) quantities. "The ore occurs In a bed of tuff, over-lai- n and underlain by hard, firmly breccia, probably belonging to the middle rhyolite division of the tertiary volcanic rocks ef the region, as classified by ftmmons and Larsen. The bed, which . la nearly hortsontai, la from Jour to eight feet thick. It shows distinct strata, gray, green or brown. The prevailing tint it gray or buff. "The tower strata are thicker and composed of coarser fragments than the upper. Locally there Is a good deal of carbonized and elllclfled wood In the finegrained upper strata. Fragments of wood are found In all sties, from what appears to be spruce needles up to togs several Inches In diameter. At first It was theught that tha whole bed was workable silver ore, but prospecting soon established the fact that only In the places where the wood remains were plentiful was the mineral rloh enough to be profitable. In general, tha more wood there Is the higher the value. Small shipments carrying nearly 1900 ounces of silver per ton have been made, but the average value of the ore shipped le probably about 88 ounces. The total quantity shipped to date will not exceed loot) tons, mostly from the River View and Malllssa mines "The origin of this ore ia easily explained The bed of tuff is on the hanging wall side ofonethe south end ef the of the strongest and Amethyst vein, most productive silver veins In the country. In this vein email fractures running up into the hanging wall have been of ore tn many places important sources Doubtless some of these hanging-wa- ll streaks, aa they are called, connect with the tuff bed, which, being between impervious walls, offered a natural channel g for the solutions that once traversed the Amethyst vein and Its branches. When these solutions came la contact with tlie carbonised wood the silver was precipitated. The other part of the bed. which contained no preclpl taut, was not mineralised." Midway refrigeration equipment. The bureau of mines has been aeked to design and Install a charcoal repqrlfactlon unit on this car. and this- - work Is now under way, the equipment being partially constructed In the oryogenle laboratory, and the whols will be tested out In this f,or installation In the car. 1.1b?fVory success It Is that It will be of sufficient valueprobable to Install in the production plants also. In order to step up the cruder product which la obtained In the plants to 100 cent helium, which can h obtained per means of ths ehareoal, The Imporby tance of having tho higher product le exceedingly great, aa a dirigible fined with 100 per cent helium rather than 84 per cent willandhave a much greater liftalso a wider range of ing power, opera Gone. t Salt Lakes Two Largest Banks, Merge IsDucussed. Colorado, - -- 7H .. -- "Transportation from the mine to the retort will be different In every shale The net cost of mining and property. treatment can, therefore, be very closely approximated on a uniform baala In all theTcnown- - shale fields of Colorado and Utah, but transportation costs will vary. The shale ledges lie uniformly level and are of sufficient thickness to permit of working on the entire vein without the necessity of breaking down any barren rock. Mining and loading In ears and retorting should cost In no case to exceed 31 per ton of shale er 31 per barrel of oil. it would seem desirable that the shale retort be constructed as does as possible to the mine. Due to the precipitous of the ehale cliffs, this haa not been found to be feasible In many eases but where the topography of the country le favorable those companies which are In a position to construct their plants on ths ahsls ledges are tn a very strong position "Ths movement of the ehale from the mine to the retort will tie handled by various methods. Soma companies havs built aerial tramwa) a In many cases moving the shale a distance of a mile or more This seems like an expensive method and will add murh to the coat of treatment. One plant hse constructed Its crushing machinery on the shale ledge and moves the ground ehale by gravity through a pipe. It le claimed that this method has been successful. "Another company haa found a alts for Its retort which will permit of the ehale being dropped off of the lodges for hundred feet Into a natural excavation. The owners of this property claim that their movement of the shale bf this method has been successful, and doubtless such would be the case until mining operations are carried on. to a point where the natural excavation wtU be out of range of the mine. na-tu- re eev-er- Shale Dropped From Ledge. al "In some localities, particularly in the Uintah basin, shale ledges are closer to the valley levels and the plants in that, vicinity claim that their transportation costs to main railroad lines are offset by to the ahxle closeness of theft-pla- nts veins These mining and transportation problems are now of even mork Importance than the method of treatment. "Several ehale retorts have been operated a sufficient length of time to demonstrate tha possibilities of oil shale. No one can approximate the future of the business until we arrive at net costa, and these will vary materially In different plants, aa above noted. It would seem, therefore, that the value of shale deposits under present conditions depends almost entirely upon their access!, blllty and ease with which the shale can be reined and handled." Valuable Uranium Ore Specimen Discovered gpactal to The Tiibsee. MOAB, May 19 -- - Howard W. Baleley has on display here one of the finest samples of uranium ore seen at any time The sample weighs about In this section. fifteen pounds, run better than 25 per cent, and la estimated to be worth in excess of 225. He secured the sample while on a visit to his claims In the Brown's hole country. About forty sacks of similar ore have been mined, all taken from a petrified the tree. A carload shipment from Brown's hole and Cane Spring claims wlU be made ia the near future. English Silver Loan . Second Payment Made Greet Britain paid on May 17, according to the Boston News Bureau, the United States government 217.399,000 under special loan to Great Britain for purchases of silver under the Pittman act. This payment Includes 311.500,000 on account of principal and 34,890.000 for two years' In. teres t. It Is the second Instalment, 236,. 339.000 principal and Interest having been paid April 15. This special silver loan, originally 3122. 01T.43I, waa reduced to a round sum of 3122,000,000. Grdkt Britain agreed to pay In lour equal annual instalments, beginning April 15 last. On April 15 and May she undertook to pay 13, respectively, interest accrued on 30 per cent from April 40 per cent from May en 14, 1913, and On 13, 1919, at ( per cent per annum. each 16th of October, November. April and Inshe thereafter pays semiannual May stalments of interest at per bent on unpaid portion. Principal is to be paid fat equal annual Inatalmerts ln lltL 1922. 1921 and 1924 In proportions of 30 per cent on April 15 and 49 per cent tut May BE0KIXA0S II of each year. Subject te Market Change Under this agreement the first two payments this year are aa foUowsr ; Bid. 1000 American Oil .0014 Payable April IS, 1921 (40 per cent) Annual Interest, 13,4(0 000; two years' In- 1004 Atlas Crude .01 terest. 37.329 900, principal, 313,300,000; to- 1000 Big Beer .0 1600 Big Indian tal. 325.420.060. .30 An- 1004 Buck Creek .2 Payable May IS, 1921 (40twoper cent) Internual Interest, 32.440,000; IMS Burk Oil yearn1 .09 est, 34 990,000; principal, 112,300,000; total, 1040 Capital Pet .00 A 217.390 000, 140 Columbine .31 Totals of Bret two payments Two 203 Con. Royalty ........1,13 212.200 900; principal. 1043 Cow Gulch t vfitetStke til years' interest, 343.000.040. . . low Comrrxxstoautl v .6t total, 1000 Elkhorn 06 8O0 dmonds . 1.16 UTAE-WYOMEE- O ......... fK- i iooo Jupiter gee ... ....... ! sl)6 J1 .04 J ft nit Astol t.OoW .0) ,03 ,33 .23 .09 .......... .... )i "j , .1 ti ' .93 1.11 'iM .08 3 66 ,66 ' irf, ? 10o Kinney ... J3 iit Lance Creek Royalty t dT 1040 Lusk Petroleum .09 ......33 A3-- i 1000 Lusk Royalty 4 A 1000 Kentucky Junior .....03 ,n 1000 Mike Henry .04 A 1000 Moaby Con. OH .31 J4 ii .DON'T WORRY 200 McIntyre FeL --3 .13 .h 100 Out Weet .01 Brea ynetrielf a lo e4 worry by silting j .....00 100 Owenwood . .43 .43 on the eft tide 4 the ensd the road M .33 .17 --lo lo0 Royalty to Prod gattirlol fndtosndtete, CM M l'MO Red Bank v shed spending and hand tn ssewth Ire. 3(Y4403M3 .06 1000 Sunset Oil ha. Las hot Parkins tag von how to Rood Ids boo4t,Qottog Aheod. 1000 Texa 03 A3 ,w Junior 3b3 1000 United Pet. sort 4U9 ear month, but Ad 'i ,....9 to ton roomaely ha aenunulstad 3 10.VSA.1 1. 1000 Western Oil Fields ... .33 Adopt his plea. V rice far toe booh. haa. 1000 Wind River .......... .9113 .41(4 I ) 1900 Y Oil to Gee .39 .31 10 Western .39 .19 States 10 Pea Motor Bid. 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