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Show EPSOM SALTS " FOUND M UTAH Deposit of Considerable Size Discovered in Sanpete County WASHINGTON. D. C, ApHl 14 Although It is perhapR not generally roaltz-ed that Kpnom salt, or epno-mlte. epno-mlte. Is a mineral material, Its production pro-duction constitutOH one of tho country's coun-try's Important mineral lnduntrles, according ac-cording to the United SttoH bureau of m!ne9 which ha Junt completed a technical 6tudy of the subject In a recent year, thn production of Ep-om Ep-om waits In tho country amounted to 29,348 short tons, valued at $1,-497,000. $1,-497,000. In addition, several thousand thous-and tons are Imported annually, tho bulk coming from Germany. Refined Refin-ed Epnom wilt is produced in Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, Baltimore, Chicago. Cleveland. Cleve-land. Cincinnati Atlanta, Eos Angeles, Ange-les, San Francisco, and other localities. local-ities. Epsomito commonly occurs as white, granular, fibrous or earthly masses, or In crusts, rarely In crystals, crys-tals, states the bureau of mines. It is a common constituent of ocenn, salt lake and spring waters, iron which It may crystallzc by evaporation evapor-ation It Is alno formed by the notion no-tion of sulphuric oeld on serpentine, talc , magnesfte and other magnesium magnes-ium rocks In Wyoming there are several epsomito ep-somito localities, principally In ur near soda lake. In Utah a deposit of considerable size has been ropoitod near Mantl Sanpoto county. It also occurs in Emery Em-ery county. In Beaver county on the east side of Mt Baldy, epsomito Is reported as crusts and crevice fill-Inns fill-Inns sometimes a foot thick Before the war. Germany was tho largest producer of Epsom salt In tho world. In 1905 producing 65 95 short tone, and in 1913 exporting 30,r75 short tons. Thero are two grades of Epsom salts commonly produced and marketed, mar-keted, the V S. P. grade (practically chemically pure) and the technical grade which is at least 90 per cent pure. In February 19C2. In Now York markets, wholesale prices of Epsom salt were $2.65 to $2.70 per 100 lbs. for the pure grade? and $1 03 to $1.80 per J 00 lbs. for the technical grades. Tho present prices arc undoubtedly un-doubtedly Influenced considerably by tho low price ar which Imported German Ger-man salts ore offered for ale. lie:rty bonds NEW YORK, April .5 Liberty bonds closed : 3VsS 99. S4; first 4s 70 bid. second 4s ;:t.60; first 4Vis 9. 84; second 4,is 99.7:'. Lliinl 4'4s 99.94; fourth i-s 99. Victory 38 100 02; Victory 4Vs 100.74 NEW YORK SILVER NEW Y KK. April ID. foreign bar silcr 63?fcc. Mexican dollars 50c. |