Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1925, Page 18

PAGE FOUR RESOURCES ARE NOT DEVELOPED Total Value Is Placed At $135,000,000,000 By State Officer. (Continued From Page One) activity ioultural eventuclly led to industria! of all kinds including activitios for ths production of food for the mining lw@ to the o-muriction of ratlroads into the m&wng centers. Practically all of ta mountain states bordering Wyoming enjoyed these early min ing booms and got a better start in Dbulldmg up Osetr population and de population and also veloping their wther resources, min eral, agricultyrad and industrial, Sely Mining Excitement, Wycm!ng hed one of the early mining excitaments in the South Pass-Atian City district, where something like $6,000,000 was taken out {n the eacly days, the ore at the surface and at exceedingly rich. 5 proceeded, ft was found that the ores became constu metho shallow depth being development lean and could not be suc handled by prevailing at that time, tak a profit ing into consideration the great dis. dance of transportation and lack of satisfactory As a re sult, Wyoming’s best hope for a per- manent place as a producer of prec: fous metals @windled to an unim- proved oxmxp, while mining in ad, faceht states continued to build up. prosperous populous communt- ties, leaving Wyoming, temporarily at least, a state devoted principally fuel supplies. and to livestock and coal mining. As Wyoming gradually settled up, information régardifig its mineral re- as bec me available, and question but that this state has a wonderful future for its mining industry. Its however, will be slow. The principal resources including ccal, oll, phos phorous and a number of other min- erals in immense quantities but of sources bh there !s no development, comparative small values per ton, which with high fretght rates and long diemcer to points of consump- tlw btriag them Into competition with simias produces having advan. tages af tow freight rates and short hawk, so that the development of these resouvcas, with the exception has been comparatively slow. 3 to be the problem in the development of the mining resources of this state to secure low freight and find and bulld up large markets. Cheap Fuel for Industry. Coal, being the greatest reeource, should be given much atteutien The various commercial clubs and other organizations endeavoring to build up the industries of Wyoming and to increase its yrosperity, should tn- quire Into every possible way, of us- ing this coal. Manufacturing plants requiring large amounts of cheap fuel should be given every induce ment to locate in this state, Efforts should be made to secure the lowest possible freight rates to permit the use of Wyoming coal to a still grent- er extent in other states. As a result of the industrial de- pression following the late war, the mining industry has been going through a depression not only tn Wyoming, but throughout the entire nation, resulting m an over-sup- ply in fron, copper. and other metal- Me minerals as well as non-metallic minerals. On account of Ligh cost of operation, the mining of gold and sil ver was less profitable than efore, and not attractive from an tn - ment point of view. The fact also, that men could tnvest {n tax exempt . securitie as prevented tremendous sums of money from being Invested in mining enterprises, and uniess the provisions of t x law are chang: ed to prevent this in the future, this condition cannot expect to be tm prove any «Tr low ing the war, tt 8 of, metals has been greatly t the industries until at the time, the mining tr gan be said to be back to a ne condition and ready to operate at a profit, Conditions already: mentioned explain why the mining dev of Wyoming has been past few years. ‘Transportation Necded. The lack of transportation has al #0 been an tmpurtant factor tn re tarding the elopment of our min ora! sour y of the re sources are from retiroad some dis lines. A north south rajlrond from. Sheridan. ge through Casper and southern boundary would be of ing new re Manufact the greatest ir States and it alded by research © and peeking new ing certaln de facturing tigations tt and Rawlin’ to the of the rtate Importance in develop. con. chemists wh is frequent! gome minera) hitherto cr Interest only es a m fmen te of actual for some manufacturing As an exmaple of this, it ras be found that cyanite and ailliman ates of sluminum, are ¥ viable in manufacturing pore for sperk plogs and the t States is boing combed by e and plug manu tu these mineral to ¢ontain eralc comimer¢t propesses. va spark posit nown Wyoming of tiene minerals but wheter it oc- | one Salt Creek The late Cy I the world famous Discoverer rs {n commercial quantity and purity has not yet- been determined As another example, pyrite and also galena are extremely valuable for radio purpo le New Discoveries. It will be woll to mention here some of the discoveries during the past few years and also some of the minerals which have been known for 2 number of wh ome important in the Probably the the dir years, his ts t the world of me of the platinum sroup tn voin f t sufficient ech neas to Justify mir Though plat- num has been known to occur In Id and also copper but not rich enough to justi- fy mining for platinum alone. lium have been sociation with Platinum and palla known as present in the copper in the mbler_ mine about six miles distant from the n liscovery at Centennial. Samples ken from the discover tunnel at Centennial, showed values up to $600 per ton, and tn some cases: higher tut devetor t work following the tixccvery hus not yet demonstrated that tho metals are present In com marcia] quantittes Very nent work has been done, however, at tho point of actual discovery the efforts of the operators being merely devoted to drtviag @ tunnel at the base of the mountain tn hopes of getting the ttle dave} platinum vein at depth Instead of fol- towing the rich ore to determine its -xtent. Although Wyoming does not yet have a plattaum m as a re- sult of thts discovery, it stili has pos- sibilities, and prospecting for plat- inum in that district has disclored some large ledges Which show low grade but ppofitable gold val of which immense ton vail able if further prospecting shows that these values continue with depth. The Medicine. Bow range, which includes the Centennial district and the Rambler mini Is‘s of Ome thing Ike 1,000 square miles of pre- Cambrian rocks which justify pres. pecting for gold and possibiy other metals, There are a number of prom ising gold prospects In the range at the present time and it Js not unrea- sonable to belleve that one or mor paying gold mines will eventually be developed Casper Mountain Fch, Carper Mountain is one of Wyo- ming’s most interesting mining areas and should prove to be a pro ducer of great possi The de posits of asbestos in nd extent are the mor import 1 the Unit ed States and nu ong tl ¢ Good Will of Your Employes Is Just As Necessary as the Good Will of Your Customers 2 Insure this good will by supplying each em- ploye with a few clean, soft towel week through our regular office service at a cost of $1.70 per month and up, & asper Towel and Linen Supply PHONE 641 | most | workings, “ fhe Casper Daflp Cribune VAST WEALTH IN STATE MINERALS DEFIES ESTIMATE, NEW RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION Is ~ LACKING IN STATE DURING YEAR This mica onary ip a pegmatite tyke, from whieh tt bas to bo separ- ed from feldspar, aftay> which make avnigh grade ground prow uct Eventualiy the feldspar can be marketed, as there Is a great demand for this mineral and » eteady market for 1} in the eastern United States. Freight rates, however, to puints of yonsumption 42 ths present time will probably nat permit Wyomlng feld- +par to compete with the eastern product. Eventually the feldspar can «be marketed, as there is a de mand for this mineral and a steady market for it in the eastern United Ctates. Freight rates, howeyer, to points of consumption at the prerent ume will not permit Wyoming feld- spar to compete with the eastern product. Old Gold District Reviving. The South Pass-Atiantic City gold district Is one of, the oldest gold camps in che United “States,” and herefore, canpot be called a disoov- ery at this time, but it is worth while to note that, although this camp has been comparatively inac- Uve for tho last twenty years or more, it is showing evidence of a re- 1 of activity whith !s hoped will in the opening of some of the u important gold mines in the west! Several millicn dollars were aken from the principal mines of thig district in the early days from the high grade enriched surface subsequent developments showing that with depth the ore fs of low grade but. in large quantities. Properties of this kind require large mounts of capital for the necessary levlopment of the ore bedies and for the construction of mills necessary to extract the values and, as fuel and transportation conditions have been unfavorable, the camp has remained undeveloped. The recent discovery of a field and impfovement of the ds and ‘trucking conditions have has been dug to financial difficul- ties and to the fact that it does not have the long, silky, spinning fibre and also to high freight rates-and lack of market, As the west becomes more settled and transportation fa- cilites improve, there will be a de- mand for this asbestos as the rock contains a good percentage of fibre that can be used ina great number of manufacturing processes. Tho ubs ind organizations of Casper suld make every effort to secure pment this resource. sstos used in connection phalt manufactured at should be unsurpassed, for and other products requiring nerals, Vanadium and chromiunt have re- cently been discovered on Casper Mountain, The development of this discovery has not yet progressed to the point where {t is possible to pre- dict their economic future but when’ taken into consideration avith the mineral character of the mountain there is no question that these two at economic pos: Non-Metallic Minerals, Extending along the western part Platte county is a wide belt of n Which a num ber of non-metallic minerals have already been discovered and in which additional discoveries can be expect ed. These minerals intlude cyanite gatnet, talc, Kaolinite, graphite, mica, feldspar, ahd in addition to these non-metallic minerals, molyb denum, Smali shipments of garnet and tale afe reported to have been made from deposits near Wheatland for testing purposes, and if freight rates nre not excessive, it is prob able that these deposits will be plac ed on a shipping basis. The market for graphite is rather unfavorable at the present time, owing to com petition from foreign supplies a arge accummulation of stocks fol lowing the war, but conditions have improved, and, as this graphite ts of high grade and‘in large quantities it should eventually find a marke’ There is a good demand for cyanite but, up to the present time, no dis: of metamorphic rock coveries of commercial importance ve been made, although a number of small high grade samples have been secured. Tho discoveries of cy anite have been urged to do euff: clent stripping and other devolop ment work on these ledges to ma¥o {t possible to get a reliable idea as to the extent and character of the Ininerals present and as soon ag this {s done, the state geologict will visit the localities and report on the dls Up to the present time the reologist has not bean advised this development work has been lertaken. Mica occurs {n a num of pla in th elt of meta hi and@ in one locality x developed a1 deposit fs t s each changed the situation and capitalists have been investigating the district. As a result of these investigations and a more promising outlook for the gold mining industry, tt Js hoped that this district will at last come into its own and be Isted ampng the countrys most important gold producers. Sulphur Deposits Large. Another resource upon which de- eae MINERAL PRODUCTION FOR YEAR IN STATE Mineral production of Wyoming tn 1923 exclusive éfjo!l and gas— (From the United States Geological Survey) PRODUCT es Quantity Value Clay, raw, short tons —----___-_-__- — 614 . = 10,448 Coal, short to} ~ 7,575,031 20,916,900 Copper, pounds” — 111,280 16,858 Gold, troy ounces = 4 Gypstm. short tons -. —a i’ 33,644 Iron ore, long tons. -. —— 378,747 Mica, scrap, long tohe +--------------------- 100 Platinum and allied metals, troy ounces ~—--- (b) Phosphate rock, long tons ~. Sand and gravel, short tons ----. ‘| Silver, troy ounces ~------~----~-----—-- 208 Stone, troy ouncés «—.---------__---___. — 281,596 Lime, sodiuni,-.sulphat, mineral water and miscelianeous ate 615,895 (b) Value included ‘under miscellano aa, ive of sandstone and misvefaneous stone value for which be Marketed tm comyatition with-oth- er phosphate. As Wyoming has an unlimited quantity of ccal, this an nouncement is of great 1s it shows how one of esources can be sped. regarding gypsum and benfdnite minerals which occur in many parts of the state which are important sources and which will eventual be produced on a large scale. Ther are several plants producing gypsum in Wyoming at the present time, the most important being at Larami ind in the Big Horn Basin. Bullding blocks made from gypsum are v popular in the regions near the gyp sum plants. Bentonite ts being ship ped from a quarry near Medicine Bow and ts treated in a plant. ir Gheyenne. Shipments are also being our greatest ultimately 1 et a GOVERNMENT ROYALTIES Production royalty thus far re- celved by the federal government rom Wyoming oll fields approxi mates $25,000,000. As its share of this amount the s 2 of Wyoming taken in nearly $10,000,000. made from other points in Wyeming. | There 18 a growing market for this product which will eventually result in the erection of plants in various parts of the state. Inquiries have been received at this office for zi con minerals alsa minerals of the zeolite group. None of these minera|s have as yet been reported In Wyo- ming and are mentioned here so that if prospectors know of these miner: als they will report to this office and we will put them in touch with the parties who made the incuirles. Soda Being Shipped: Soda is being shipped from lakes in the vicinity of Casper; which re- minds us that Wyoming has a great velopment has recently been resum- ed {is the sulphur found in the vicin ity of Thermopolis. This sulphur oc- oclated with gypsum from is separated by a steam- process producing nearly pure phur, the residue, consisting of gypsum and sulphur, is ground up and marketed as fertilizer, which is very valuable. Sulphur is a necessary factor in plant growth and where solls are deficient in this element, 1s for Instance, In some parts of the ate of Oregon, it has been found t crops are greatly increased by the use of gypsum or sulphur as a fertilizer. Some of the Oregon expert- ments showed an increase of 100 per cent in the production of alfalfa On & result of the use of gypsum or sulphur fertilizer, This office has recelved and an- which it ing Capital and B. B, Brooks_ number of soda lalzes containing wide variety of salts for which there will eventually be a demand. A re- cent inquiry has been received for information on lakes containing bro. mine, Phosphorous being one of our most important resources, it is interest- ing to learn that for a number of years, scientists for the United States Bureau of Soils have been conduct- ing experiments with a view to re: ducing the costs of treatment of phosphat@ rock, and while the tests are not yet complete, they havo derm- onstrated conclusively that the vol- itilization method of producing phos- phoric acid using a burning fuel ap pears economically superior to the ordinary sulphuric aci#method or to the electric furnace process,, and theer seems to be no doubt that phos- swered_a large number of inquiries phorous obtained in this mannef can WHITE EAGLE GASOLINE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1925 No addition was made to.the rafl- road mileage in Wyoming by the construction of new Ines in 1924. Some grading was done for tne pro- posed North and South railroad, but receivership terminated coristruction and at the end of the year the road was involved in litigation which may indefinttely delay further develop- ment of the project. Confidence is expressed by representatives of the road that the line, planned to con- nect Miles City, Mont., with Cas- per, Wyo., will be built and resump- tion of construction activity during the coming year js forecast. During the latter part of 1924 this line was coupled with rumors of a project to connect Casper with the Craig, Colo., oil field, by construction of a rail- road that would represent virtually an extension of the North & South project. Rumors, which never be- came specificaily definite, indicated that the plans included, also, con sideration of ultimate extension of the proposed construction to Los Angeles. The Saratoga valley region south CUR MOTTO: Service—Try Us and Be Convinced A. L. CH ANDLER, Independent Filling Station CORNER SECOND AND PARK—PHONE 465 |Denver, and the latter. announce of the’ Union Pacific was deprived] press Company. _ " SIM’S MOTOR OILS AND GREASES of railroad service for several brict periods late in the year as the ro. sult of expiration of the Union Pa. eific's two-year lease on the Sar. toga & Encampment railway, a line running southward to the town of Encampment. On November 1 th» Union Pacific turmed the property back to the owners, Morse Bros. of intention to “junk” the line, Lega action to prevent this was Institut»; and the property was thrown into recefyership, -first in the Fgdera) court, and later in the state t for Carbon county. Prior to anh, a berween receiverships, service was haked, but restored on @ regulor service in December. There was no development durin: the year of the Union Pacific's pr ject, announced jn 1923, to ma Cheyenne its chief freight redist bution point through the constru tion of large terminal and other f: cilities. Unton Pacttic improve ments in Wyoming during the year included the erection of a handsorm, depot at Laramie, Laramie was t! scene, also, of important. plant « velopment by the. Pacific Fruit ——$—$— CASPER, WYO. The Proof of Good Service Is Constant Growth RESGURCES Dec, 31, 1915, $559,117.91 Dec. 31, 1918, $1,868,973.49 Dec. 31,1921, $3,946,681.58 Dec. 31, 1924, $4,357,895.44 ‘A bank ready to serve the best interests of the community whenever and wherever possible. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS rs ae President P, J, O'Connor Carl F, Vice-President and Cashfer A. C. Riker. i Assistant Cashier C. W,. Amende___--_ renee Assistant Cashier R. C, Wyland 2 .--_.. ._-Director C. B. Richardson tareesoe oer ehierphthnees 3 aly ingey =k I LITOOtOY } R, H, ne dc a na ae stad oo wesw ee ms oe IECtOR MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE U, 8, GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY Wyoming National Ban CORNER SECOND AND WOLCOTT ce-President SYSTEM 2 ANAM VOT VA\Urat @virey Sas cae tae ache R 4% Interest on Savings Deposits