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RDannemann

July 17, 2017 10:11AM

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The ultimate 'pipe dream' was completed by Chevron
in 1957and moved Gilsonite/water slurry to their
processing plant outside Loma from Bonanza.

When early trucks replaced wagons, any thought of
extending the Uintah Ry to Bonanza went poof.

Demand for Gilsonite just wasn't big enough for much
else or the Uintah Ry would have done it. Like a lot of
early mining, the best material was taken first and
Bonanza produced lower quality. Competition from
other sources eventually closed the pipeline & plant.

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Uintah extension to Bonanza	dan gavel	July 16, 2017 06:28PM
Re: Uintah extension to Bonanza	RDannemann	July 17, 2017 10:11AM
Re: Uintah extension to Bonanza	hank	July 17, 2017 10:53AM
Re: Uintah extension to Bonanza	RDannemann	July 17, 2017 08:08PM
Re: Uintah extension to Bonanza	dan gavel	July 18, 2017 07:32PM
Re: Uintah extension to Bonanza	tomc	July 19, 2017 08:13AM

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