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Show Salina Canyon Coal Holds Many Values With the development of the vast co:il depnsi'.s in Salina canyon, and which, eventually, will make this section sec-tion woild famed, n it only from the cold that is to be produced, but from the biproducts that will result and the layman little knows what the black "diamonds" will produce. A genius, who has given the study of the different (dements to be found In coal, has given an article and outlines out-lines the several elements, and it is surprising what, when not treated fur the extraction of the several valuable val-uable elements, the values that go up through the smoke. Most people thii.k that coal is simply for healing and keeping humanity warm during the winter. If used for heating then the ordinary results follow, but when put under the various classifications ami possibilities, it is found to extend further in value. From a ton of coal 0.5 pounds of gas liquor is obtained; 4 10 pounds of gas, 1433.5 pounds of coke and 120 pounds of tar. It is possible, through advanced science, to secure from the gas liquor sal amnionic for batteries, soldering, etc ; ammonium nitrate explosive; ammonium sulphate as fertilizer ancr ammonium for refrigeration. Of the 110 pounds of gas an anaesthetic (laughing gas), illumination and heat are obtained. From the 1 415.3.5 pounds of coke, black paint, lampblack, carbon electrodes elec-trodes for arc lights, briquets for fuel and a graphite lubricant are extracted ex-tracted to various processes. The tar elements taken from the ton of coal, supply a greater variety of products. , The tar obtained from a ton of coal amounts to 120 pounds and it will produce pitch for roofing, paving, i water-proofing, binders, insulators, asphalt and paints. Heavy oils for wood nreservnt ion. ben7.oT as nn im- provement for motor fuels. Ink, anc? rubber solvents, naptaha for cleansing, cleans-ing, and perfumes come from the coal tar. Explosives, (T.N.T.), aniline ani-line dye, paraffin from the coal forms the basis for candles and soap and photo developer and buttons, artificial artifi-cial amber and radio parts made from the benzols elements to be ! found in the coal. A substitute for sufe-ir. saccharine, aspirm, carbolic acid, baking soda, flavoring and cre-sols, cre-sols, used as an insecticide for sheep and hog dips. One of the strong features, anc? one which may ultimately be worked out, is the fact that the coal found i in Salina canyon, and particularly ' the properties being opened up by the Sevier Valley Coal company, Is superior to much of the coal found in the west, and carries all of the elements mentionel in this article. |