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Show Gunnison Valley NewsSalin Sun March 11.1 998 Page 9 edmomd Minerals leaders open tonir, visitor center near salt mine by Tours" for different ent audiences. The main tour is for bus tours or tourist groups. The tour takes them to a small theater located in the office building. They watch a video presentation that includes information about the salt mine. Since it is not legal to take tours down in the mine itself, a simulated underground tour of the mine (without the claustrophobia) w ill be part of the video presentation. equipment have made it possible to The tour continues to a museum of carve out huge underground tunnels. old mining tools and equipment colIn 1992 the Bosshardts built a new lected over many years, a look at the office building and moved on site of and opening to the mining pit open the clay and salt mine. This new faciland a display of old pioneer tunnels, ity provided the extra room the Bosshardt brothers needed to build a relics and a blacksmith shop. The museum that tells the story of salt and guests will receive some freebies and small souvenirs, and also are given the clay mining in Redmond. opportunity to buy things at a gift They have developed three differ JoLyn Camp day-to-d- 1 1 J Red-Mou- deep within the earth liquefied under the pressure and bubbled up to the surface, in the process clay deposits came up with it, and many trace minerals were captured within the crystallization. Indians and early pioneers mined the salt. Up through the first 00 years after Salina was settled, the salt was mined in open pits. However, in the last 25 years modern technology and Staff writer Now that the next generation of Bosshardts are taking care of the business of mining salt and clay, the founders of Redmond Minerals, Milo and LaMar Bosshardt now in their 80s, are busy with another venture. After building a successful mining business and marketing the product, Milo and LaMar have decided to tap into yet another industry-touris- m. We have something here with none other like it in the world, says Milo. He speaks of the unique formation of salt that they mine in Redmond. The salt vein that is ,000 feet thick, about five miles long and one mile wide was formed by sea water in the Jurassic Period. Millions of years later when the earth's crusts shifted, the salt bed M . 1 J X pv t--, ' 'X fffZZ j, YA t w llL 1 r fMffHH Ml Yj fx S rx II !,"t I J X., 4 Su . f ' . t9 St r XC k k.f WV 1:1 "r Vv 1 . ft- B tour is shop. The cost for the two-ho$6 for adults, children free. There are two other tours directed towaid schools and are much shorter. One is a shorter version of the tour of the mine and museum; the other is a vocational tour geared toward the business aspect of Redmond M inerals and their sister company American Orsa, Inc. Schools are allowed to take the video back with them for the students to view in the classroom. The cost is $20 per bus. In the end the Bosshardts hope to convey to the visitors the great re 1 i -Jr 1 - 1 H i J1 X A ' X X X J Xs' X JL ijH vafttg y-- y vyyy j . "X X f tfcjf ' ' T , X , if I X f '1 ll X drt V X wyvvfvvvvmf vvvvvrwvyvvvvk ;XX . ' f; ; - b Xr cross-sectio- 'jfe ( tensive research, many consumers themselves and find out. As for the museum and tours, Milo says, It's in its infancj. but I think it will grow. Up until recent years, there has been no way to show this unique treasure. The enthusiasm for this next adventure of these two entrepreneurs is evident. They have distributed brochures and are well on their way with another business success story. Tours will go from The April I through October 3 Monday through Friday. The regular times are 0:00 a.m., 2:00 noon, and 2:00 p.m., but other times may be accommodated have realized the benefits of good health from both the salt and the bentonite healing clay. The Bosshardts have many varied personal testimonials that attest to the wide range of uses and medicinal value of these products as well as the great taste of the salt, but they would also be the first to invite anyone to try it for upon prior arrangements. Red-Mou- past year: 1 have shopAlmost a quarter revealed that former Scouts tend to be and have higher ethilifted. cal standards. Former Scouts indicated More than half have cheated that Scouting taught them to be a team on a test. -- Almost have player, care for the environment, and three in ten been drunk. respect the elderly. Five percent have carried a gun to The Utah National Parks Council Scout Executive, Thomas C. Powell, school. T oday many youth are being forced indicated thaf'Those of us who serve to assume significant personal respon-sibilit- y youth are especially gratified by the at a very young age, said results of this study. It substantiates what we have been saying since 1910 Taylor. 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This study represents a thorough, critical, and objective evaluation of the values of men and boys. The study incorporated interviews with a national random sampling of men age 18 and older, male students in grades4 through n of men 12, as well as a listed in Who 's Who in America. Of the boys surveyed, during the & source found in the red mound" clay and salt and the beneficial health properties that have been captured. Although the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) disallows any medicinal claims without authoritative and ex- Ad Counselors ' |