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Show ' 5 : 4r-- w ' . N . . .- M.VXV,,,-'-;- r';-T-? A ' ST 3 ' ' V ' r 3k. Y - V'v $- ' - - '-- ' '' 'v 'V'T-- M'tl:'r.' vV. ? $ - ,$ . . - Wx,- 0 t., , V - ''rr Xv e 4 ' , St 'tftr J&4- ' - V"W -- X V , i5,: ''V n ' 1 '" ', " V-O v . Tv - J' s , C .?X fe 6 V THE SLEEPING UTE rests peacefully. This mountain formation was long ago named "The Sleeping Ute because the formation resembles a man lying down,' hands folded across his chest. Located some 12 to 15 miles from Cortez, there has been some talk of the oddity "Maribut objections have arisen. lyn Monroe Mountain ng Drilling for oil entails heavy financial risks. Eight out of every nine wildcat wells, for example turn out to be dry holes in which almost the entire investment is lost. Output PIONEER URANIUM CORPORATION the of Kerr-McGe- e Kerr-McGe- - Mineral Kerr-McGe- Exploration And Development Uranium Properties p Nevada Riley Drug Bldg. Moob, Utah Ph. 4411 U-Sea- rch INTERNATIOHAL HARVESTER DEALER In Southwestern Colorado When an oil well drilling outfit moves into the field and sets up a rig, you can be assured the company has pretty good evidence that oil will be found. Geologists know their chances of finding a paying formation under any given spot are slender, but that is their job and considering the difficulties they do it surprisingly well. The crust of the earth is thick, however the geologist blue chips and moves in a drilling knows how to locate ancient sea beds which now are oil reservoirs rig. Then, if all goes well and every and in outcroppings and surface one has been right in their calcuindications he finds clues to the lations and findings an oil weQ underground wrinkles which may may be brought in. have trapped it. Once a field has been discovered, he watches test cores from every well until he has TRI-ANGL- E a picture of the formation, its extent and the source of pressure. The geologists eyes are only the first to be focused on the area. After he has outlined the general Wholesale ft Retail Dealers ef site geophysicists take over to pinpoint the most likely drilling loPHILLIPS cation. Geophysical crews use delicate instruments to measure variations in the earths magnetic field Bulk Tank Deliveries and gravitational pull for clues to what lies beneath the surface. Leo Tiros Their major tool, though, is die shock which records seismograph Phillips "66" Batteries waves in the earths crust. By setting off explosions and measuring Trop-Arcti- c Oil the time It takes for the waves to reach deep rock strata and bounce back, the geophysicist can West Main Phone 314 often map underground contours quite accurately. CORTEZ, COLO, When a location has been selected, the company lays down its 66 block and sheet iron. Very Bttle wood was used in the building. A conveyor belt carries the ore from the buying station to the mill where vanadium and uranium are removed and concentrated. For over two years the American Smelting and Refining Company operated the buying station tor the government. Ore brought in is dried and broken up in the buying station. After thorough mixing, a representative sample is taken and on the basis of its the miner is paid for the ore. After taking the sample, the ore is then placed in the stockpile. Just bow much ore has been collected by the station during 1953 and 54 is a closely guarded secret. American Smelting has been operating the plant with the government paying the expenses and a slight dividend to the firm. How much ore is taken in and its value is never any concern of the private company. In addition to the sample sent to the company, one goes to the miner and two are set aside few impartial umpires in the event the miner protests. V. J. Tarne, buying station manager, says employees of American Smelting and Refining are staying e on for awhile to train employees. After that Kerr-McGwill operate both plants. e It is understood that will buy the ore from the file government and then concentrate back to the Atomic Energy Commission. Thirteen men were employed at the buying station under the old set-Nop details on present employment numbers have been released. PROPERTIES URANIUM SALES - - - LEASES FINANCE BASIN BONDS - LOANS - CO. INSURANCE WE HANDLE ALL TYPES of REAL ESTATE CORTEZ, COLORADO Phone 179 .112 W. Main Kerr-McGe- Is Increasing Kerr-McGe- Uranium prospecting continues to mount in Grant county, Nevadas rich metal-minin- g county. More e claim locations have than been made in the Burro Mountain, White Signal, Central, Pinos Altos, Black Range and Georgetown mining districts. Newest "hot spot" in uranium locations is the Bullads Peak District, 25 miles west of Silver City, where some 30 claims have been located and filed. In recent weeks, California and Texas capitalists, with geologists and engineers, have visited Silver City and made a tour of Grant county, inspecting locations. In several instances, important leases at large cash down payments were reported to have been made, to finance extensive development of promising claims. Records of the U. S. Bureau of Mines show that Grant county for more than 50 years has proved to be one of the richest mineralized areas in the U. S. in both metals, precious metals These include and copper, lead, zinc, iron, manganese, vanadium, gold, silver, molybdenum, fluorspar, meerschaum, scheelite and sulphur. 100-lod- Your A new wire rope with a core that is a coiled steel spring may aid deepwell drilling for the oil and gas industry. With the ability ta flex and resist crushing, the new rope is said to have a long life despite hard usage, thus offering possible solution to a problem which rotary rig drillers have been seeking for nearly 50 years. New solutions to oil problems are routine for progressminded oil people in this country. SERVICE Plant Output to Be Increased During 1955 K-- M uranium processing mill at Ship-rocNew Mexico, opened late last year, is expected to be stepped up during 1955, say officials of the company. e Oil Industries, Inc., had the plant constructed near the station. The Shiprock station stockpiled ore from the Lukachukai Mountain area of northeastern Arizona and other areas on the Navajo Indian reservation for over two years. e has taken over operg ation of the station and is running it in conjunction witb the new processing plant. Western-KnapEngineering Co., of San Francisco, California, was the builder of the mill which is the first of its kind built exclusively to treat uranium ore, according to the builder. . The structure is in the shape of n rough T and has some 25,000 square feet of floor space. At its highest point, the building is 48 feet tall. Structural steel was used exclusively in the construction and the exterior is made of cinder Rope Aids Drillers Geologists Avoid Dry 'Oil' Weils COMPLIMENTS OF re-se- ll URANIUM INDUSTRIES IRC. n. GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO West Side Laundry Help-Your-Se- 124 lf Complete Laundry Service 38 So. Maple Phone 3824 South 4th St. ROY WRIGHT K. S. MITTRY Phone S85J Cortez, Colo, "TITLE SERVICE THAT PROTECTS" non-ferro- Always Able To Serve Your Needs Ph. 2711 Dolores, Colorado Fred P. Livingston COLORADO Yarn From Oil A plasticized acetate yarn, made with the aid of petroleum derivatives, has been used for appliand other textile-typ- e cations. It is said to resist molds, Like moths and termites. many other household and industry procombination a the is ducts, yarn of the ingenuity and research of the oil and chemical industries. g Taylor Hardware CORTEZ Donald C. Smith MONTEZUMA-DOLORE- S TITLE MINERAL DATA CO; MAP SERVICE MICRO FILMING Photographed or Typed Abstracts The Citizens State Bank REAL ESTATE SERVICE Of Cortez SALES and LISTINGS CORTEZ, COLO "Service For Montezuma and Dolores Counties' A thoroughly Modern Bank TITLE INSURANCE CORTEZ and DOVE CREEK are GROWING in an EXPANDED AREA Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. S SO. BEECH CORTEZ, COLORADO |
