Show : se THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Sunday January 16 1949 Part 2 xvvYVW'V'l ‘ O o EQUITY OIL CO BRINGS IN FIRST COMMERCIAL WELL IN UTAH w r Ashley Valley No 1 started flowing September 18 1948 to rr - Mafn V i 3 Perseverance on the part of Equity Oil Co leaders who had confidence in Uintah Basin brought oil to Utah It means much to the economy of the Uintah Basin and the state Oil officials stand ready to further this important development and to cooperate wholeheartedly with county city and chic organizations and all other interests in the future as they have in the past — im A"z i 1 mark vast industrial expansion for Uintah County and Utah - Street ernal Utah AMERICAN GILSONITE CO s A5’V i - J a i A r'- r a " : i f ’ 'k if? f 1 fit!:-1- ' i V' T ‘‘if ri ' A 4 ?j f? 5f 1 - 1 " 4 J v fit fs i1 2 ? S' 4 t if 1 - Sheep raising la an Important Uintah Basin Industry 4 suns S32BH3221 0? s j Gilsonite is an amazing product The only deposits in the United States are located in the State of Utah and in bordering Colorado In 1885 Captain Samuel Gilson a big colorful figure of the old West discovered this hard brittle substance It was not coal It was not tar or pitch It did not soften in the hot sun It did not seem to weather or dissolve in W'ater IT WAS SOMETHING NEW something that he had never seen before Thpre is no record that Captain Gilson ever realized the value of his strike or the importance of the mineral that was destined to bear his name GILSONITE But it did not take America’s young industry long to discover the many and unique uses of this one of nature’s strangest and most versatile materials It is utilized in a variety of manufactured products some of which are: Protective coatings in varnish enamels roof paints plastics and putties Molded products such as battery boxes electrical parts ornamental pieces toilet tanks Building materials such as asphalt floor tile building paper roofing material felt floor coverings ANDlFINANCIAL' SUB OSD LAND 0?G23HEai OURCES i r t nirPz"rrc Cd2 czx ass OdEXZ) 2D 1? If & j Americn GIIonite Plant Bonanza Uintah County Utah 4k U4 UINTAH K -- T?rrr"i (?rrfj SD A j r s rnfr iAyj I CD 2’ I Boosters of the West's New Industrial Frontier feraaS ©ity fcrrftfjczrz :ZZ 022 a OCZZ- erieasi isiile iliEilaEn |