Show more soda pop gas carbon countes coun tys underground supply p ay of carbon dioxide gas ordinary soda pop gas some feet beneath the surface is being tapped th this i s week for the third time by well drillers drillars dr illers eight miles south of price the latest well is expected to augment the present supply which arrives above ground at the terrific pressure of pounds per square inch for the benefit of the uninformed the purified gas in converted into blocks of dry ice for commercial uses which at a temperature of degrees below zero gives off clouds of vapor when subjected to ordinary atmospheric conditions in addition the carbon dioxide is converted into cardol the latter named gas is often used in carbon countes coun tys coal miles mines instead of blasting powder it is in introduced trod into a drilled hole and allowed to expand thereby breaking open the coal seams without the attendant dangers of the use of dynamite mayor watson of alta has received the following letters your honor As I 1 have been informed that the best skiing in the united states is to be had at alta I 1 am planning to bring my family there for three weeks next february send complete information concerning hotels ski lifts and facilities signed colonel lawrence hig higgins gins metropolitan club washington 1 D C the above letter is only a sample of the hundreds being received by the I 1 mayor we need two new hotels and a sewer system the mayor declared to adequately take care of the thousands of visitors who want to play at alta this winter |