| Show UTAH OIL LAND TO SUPPLY L NAVY more ti than 1 an of land laden with oil oll bearing shale scattered ere along the green river in utah may be withdrawn from entry on grounds that they are considered valuable as a fuel reserve for the united states n navy av it was learned in dispatches received from washington existence of these oil laden shale beds is i known to the officials of tho the suit salt lake field division of the general united states land office and a number of exploration companies have hale speculated on how the oil may be extracted in commercial quantities col charles P tasker a promoter who has hes been at the floral utah is on his way to a section of shale beds near green gree a river utah with a view to promoting their development withdrawal from entry of these acres together with acres of similar land in color colondo ido was recommended at washington to Pm president aident woodrow wilson by biank lin K lane secretary of the interior it has been estimated by federal experts expert who hive in vo exa examined mined these lands that they will yield not less than barrels of fuel oil in nodi addition tion to the heavy residuum this shale oil will yield 10 to 15 per cent of rusolino gaso jino by ordinary methods of ref lining and as a byproduct will prodico in laree large quantities ammonium sulphate |
