Show GILSONITE OUTPUT TO ba state coal aine inspector ec talks of dra dragon 9 country J E pettit state coal mine inspector returned to bait salt like city last tuesday from dragon where he has been looking over the gil bonite projects he lie reports that the business connected with this mineral Is not so act active ve aa as it waa was a year ago this mineral is used for high grade varnishes paints asphalt rooting roofing insulation of wires and ltv ing work the market Is largely in the cist east and a laxity fixity of business bustness there Is causing some ressa tion of work at the mines mine the company compan Is lq biking eli elaborate borate preparations to increase its output however hoN Never and by ty next year will bo be able to do a I much increased iacre ased business bustness the I 1 indah railroad 1 Is extending its line to the temple group of minea mines a 1 di of twelve miles and ind it la is expected by the first of next ear to have all the mining equipment and the headquarters moved to the temple mines one reason for leaving the eld old mine Is that there Is considerable oil shale there which makes mining expensive the claims at the temple location are much larger than at the old one and it la Is more tree free from rocks it I 1 Is thought that the move will teil r reduce the cot of production materially nia A contract contra ct has been let tor for the a sinking inking of two shafts on the tennessee claim which la one of the temple 1 group to prove the vein to i a depth of three hundred and fifty teet feet |