Show the juab mormons took oil prom from shale in early days before petroleum was discovered in pennsylvania says a recently is sued bulletin of the united states gc geological survey no the mormons distilled oil from shale near juab utah where the ruins ot of an old still can yet be seen samples of the shale taken from juab tit lt pleasant tucker and sol dier summit averaged per ton 11 to 16 8 gallons crude oil 1198 to cubic cuble feet ot of gas and 2 22 2 to 6 65 5 I 1 pounds of ammonium sulphate already syndicates have organic el and located extensive shale beds in juab and sanpete counties and it Is expected that at no distant date bt at least a email small portion of these vast beds will begin bringing profits to the commonwealth i t al |