Show special gwng method developed the method of removal is at the same time similar and dissimilar to the usual means of 0 ore extrac extraction tiou A shaft is usually put down at the side of the vein and at determine ti depths or intervals a slope or raise Is started from a room loom dug alongside the shaft la iii the vein the ore is then brought down by pick work in the narrow fissure breaking in but small pieces the miner is in practically no danger flam dom larga falls or caves or breaks in the formation the material when ewhen thus loosened rolls down the or incline to the room or station stati or where it is caught and withheld by bulkheads until time to lift it to the surface in the skip on the top it Is screened much the same as coal into various sizes and sacked in pound lots one of the rarest of minerals gilsonite is one of the most useful adaptable and versatile compounds known to mining extensively used in the past for insulat lve purposes it is now rapidly replacing rubber in the making of 0 automobile automobile ties a large proportion of the product being shipped to akron ohio it II serves as a tine fine stain and as a base bac for or paints and varnishes when powdered forming it a base tor for insulation su against electricity heat and cold it Is much used by th alk farmers near to preserve summer vegetables notably squash water melons and such garden products combs combe buttons storage batteries telephone mouthpieces and receivers fountain pens and waterproof clothing are some of the many uses gil gilsonite finds its way iway into truly the uintah basin has one commux ity that even now it cannot meet the demand tor for even though it has the largest known deposits of the world |