| Show CRUDE OIL ON DIRT ROADS it Is I 1 rold to make treon llera af aib A ib od d fro ro from uirt dust mid M mud ML L ill in tho the winter of 1394 near grant grane veley valley a minall flag wa was forced oat cut of 0 au an oil hue line and a quantify quantity of oil parte oil on tho the road fay says the oil city derrick the mow wa was thoroughly saturated Rat orated with oil for about one rod in diameter tim the oil N am pread spread over the road by tb tho fact of borne horses and the action of leigl runners for the di distance stanco of about foul four rode ibe roads ia in this valley an are claa bottom and crory dutty dut ty in fn ary an all I 1 in its wet an ani I 1 it 6 no unusual thing to wo pro dot dust from front 8 3 to 0 6 luche inches deep and mild from 10 to SO 20 ll 11 the wason orason this lit bit of to roid tod d and tho the crude oi ol referred to have liars attracted my ici ever aluce 11 forshen for when the dry weather re turned and nod dikty road roads wa we the bil boil ing salutation of every on cue yon you met thie this particular four rods of road we were a ai at tree free troa from dart dust as a well kept brick T poy cd ed street aud mud a after a when UM doty dusty toads w were e a converted into beds tied of d nind mud abts hect foll of road waa was as a dry el ra if it DO no rain had fallen the writer ha has explained the phenomenon to many ob who were ignorant of the canse at present aud and after the action of thre amnier summers and winter winters there ii is still to tx be the evid evidence enco of tbt the riling qualities of crude oil now accepting ilia foregoing aberrations ober rations A troth truth ii is it not safe to conclude con conc clod lud tbt a bobo bopo for n of the 1 lie questions las has a linoleum oa on which to t reit rest a hope lathe employment of crude oil for good roads no change need be made ie it the mode of construction now ia in geum time the roadbed hould should be properly shaped with machinery aad and immediato ly lr after working and forming and while the earth I 1 Is loose and best adapted foi for the tha absorption of oil the oil should be b applied after the manner of sprinkling prin klin streets retta tt the quantity of oil to the tw rod of road can only be determined by el et and actual tada ta da the writ byi s opinion lou based ou on ii Is that one cue barrel of uil oil to each three roda rods ol 01 road will this ittle writer hai has not erred in figurea wa wil 11 DO ba oil to the tb depth of one third r ia in inch current 11 of applying apply aa will determine expense of treating treat lug a of road |
