Garfield County News | 1955-02-24 | Page 50 | Outcroppings Indicate U-Ores near Winslow

Oufcroppings Indicate t U-Ores Hear Winslow WINSLOW. Ariz. TourisU F aren't the only ones visiting Ari- J zona's famed Painted Desert and Petrified Forest Uranium pros-t pectors are tramping over the traditional sightseeing spots near f. Ilolbrook and Winslow and they ' aren't looking for souvenirs or I Indian blankets. I The news of Shinnarump, Chinle and Morrison formation outcrop- pings has leaked out and an army C of geigcr counter enthusiasts Is moving in. Those names may be very strange to summer tourists, but uranium men willing to dare the freezing desert nights know the rock formations are the ones - usually containing uranium. i Claims are being staked at a rapid pace even during the cold I winter months. Unofficial reports say the Atomic Energy Commls- sion now has 10,000 tons of ore , blocked out in northern Arizona. J And any rumor of that kind . creates active Interest immediate-f Principal difficulty in starting t mining operations has been the I low quality of present ore discoveries. Most recent finds have re- r , vealed an ore content of about .1 percent uranium.