. Provo: the garden city of Utah. Its resources and attractions /published under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce . of Provo, by the large quanti-ties of ore thrown aside as waste, for the reason that it was-considered not of the best quality for fluxing rebellious oresat the smelters. The iron ore possesses a beautiful red color,,and a little over a year ago experiments were made to manu-facture it into paint by crushing the ore to small particles and PROVO ILLUSTRATED. 19 then mixing it with oil. This, when applied to Woodwork,was found to give a bright, rich color; but the powder was
. Provo: the garden city of Utah. Its resources and attractions /published under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce . of Provo, by the large quanti-ties of ore thrown aside as waste, for the reason that it was-considered not of the best quality for fluxing rebellious oresat the smelters. The iron ore possesses a beautiful red color,,and a little over a year ago experiments were made to manu-facture it into paint by crushing the ore to small particles and PROVO ILLUSTRATED. 19 then mixing it with oil. This, when applied to Woodwork,was found to give a bright, rich color; but the powder wasnot sufficiently fine. Many difficulties were experienced andwere only overcome after numberless experiments and at agreat outlay by the Provo Foundry Company. By a noveland original method the ore was reduced as fine as the finestflour and the cost of manufacturing the paint reduced to aminimum. As soon as the article and its merits grew to beknown, there came demands from all parts of the territoryfor it; and the machinery which, when built, was deemedequal to suppty the trade for years, was found to be altogether. EESIDENCE OF DR. W. R. PIKE. inadequate. Other and larger machinery was built and, inanother year, still greater facilities will be imperativelynecessary. The manufactured article is brown or red, and isnot only largely fire-proof, but is most excellent for its pre-serving qualities in changeable climates. Wherever it hasbeen used, it is pronounced to be far superior to the easternarticle. The ore from which the paint is manufactured isfrom the deposits owned by the Utah Valley Iron Miningand Manufacturing Company, in Tintic mining district, al-ready referred to. UTAH GRAPHITE. A fine quality of graphite, or black lead, is mined nearPayson, Utah County. The mine is owned by the Provo 20 PROVO ILLUSTRATED. Foundry Company. The ore is found on an incline veinseveral feet in thickness. So far as developments have beenmade, the ore improves in grade with the depth atta
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