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Show OZOKERITE JSJ1ANY USES Bureau of Mines Tells of Deposition and Treatment. WASHINGTON', I) C, Kept I, The largest domestic deposit of oo-kente oo-kente nro in Utah near Colton In Utah count), nnd nt Soldier Siimmtt in Wasatch count), nlong the Donxcr nnd liio Grande railroad, about nine t) miles from Salt Iike Cit) Dun ing the war tho Soldier Summit de-liosils de-liosils were reopened, n new plant installed in-stalled nnd production started on nn important scale. The ookonto occurs oc-curs as n filling of brcrcinted rone In fissttro xciiM in sandstones nnd shnlo. The eins xnrx in width tin lo fixe or six feet nnd tho ookentu In the vein from mere films to twentx-two in-chos. in-chos. The ore from the mine is wirt-id, wirt-id, crashed nnd sttbjjccted lo refining refin-ing process. Sox cm 1 methods liaxe liceit itsid, xnrx lug pnnripiltx in me-(hnulenl me-(hnulenl details, but tho underlying principle nro similar Tho on) is placed in steamhetitetl xnts with water and raised to n teuiH!rnturo of fiflx-four dtreoH to sexeiitx degnes tentigrnde. The xvnx melts nnd floats off ns n liquid into eooling xnts, while the rock is returned either continuous-Ix continuous-Ix or iuteniiitteiitl) from the bottom. The impure wnx is punficd bx n second sec-ond iHiiling, nnd the tailing from tlu first tanks is retreated, producing nn impure xvnx, xxhlrli is Inter purified n meddling product, which is returned to the first Imiks, nnd clean tailing, which is wnstid. The punfied wnx Is heated in nu open tank to rtimixo tntiiiHil inoisturo. and then east or molded into blocks for market. 0ukerito may bo either ns the punfied wnx or its eerosine, which Is made b) further nfiutng osokerite. The wax isjmnfied b) mixing Ailli nlknli nnd filtering through rjller's earth, niiimnl clmnnial or iii.iittieiimi silicate O.okerito .x-nseliue is m tde bx filtering nrokento tliroiigb nnliiml charcoal twelxe to thirl) time nnd distillation with superheated steam nt two hundred and fift) degnes eeuti-gmdu eeuti-gmdu for tlirce or four hours. Omikcr-ito Omikcr-ito is lined for the maiitifni tttro of wax figures, dolls and nandl', ns it sulHlltute or adulterant for licet. wax; ns n coxenng to jirolect metals front moisture, ax ids nml nlknliw, for making mak-ing waxed iwpor; for lining Imirels, kegs mid nxld tanks; ns n foundation for waxes, ixilishe, liniments, haIxvh mid plasters, fur imitation alabaster statuettes and decorations for eon-feet eon-feet Ions; for nrtiflenl hone.xeomlHi, for making iMMitlilaekiiig nnd Nilish, xnrnisb, sin makers' wax, mid floor wnx; as n base for n x unlet) of liibn-emits liibn-emits from nxle greao In gun oil; in the mumifnctuni of leather mIIs1i, sealing wnx mid wmnde; and ns elettneul insulation. Quito n large mid imiirotuut use, w hit It took most of the domestic out-nut out-nut in 1018, wits ns mi utidproof coating coat-ing for elutnit.xpors phitiw. |