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Petrolene and asphaltine are elements of Asphalt. Samples of 
this asphaltic sand were sent to Dr. Clifford Richardson, Director 
of the New York Testing Laboratory, Long Island City, New York, 
one of the world’s best experts on the subject of asphalts, who 
reports upon it as follows : 
New York Testing Laboratory 
Clifford Richardson, Long Island City, N. Y., 
Director. July 6, 1906 
Dr. £, C. White, Chief, Brazilian Coal Commission, 
West Virginia Geological Survey, 
Morgantown, W. Va. 
Dear Sir. : 
We give below the results of our examination of the sample of bituminous 
material mentioned in your letter of the 9 th ult. 
This appears to consist of sand, impregnated with bitumen, and would be 
classed as a bituminous sand rather than a sandstone. 
TEST N. 86326 
Bitumen . . See WEA aaa Sed te, eS ee ee 9.8 YJo 
Passing 200 mesh . . Be Soh Sieit ots rate as! A O52 
100 sie le gp tes, Bt Sh see et ee doy Nes AS Ze « 12.0 
Extracted bitumen penetrates 12° — Bowen machine. 
Bitumen gol. in 88° Naphtha, air temperature, is 54 °/o. 
Fixed carbon 13 °/o, 
Very truly yours, 
Signed by C. N, Forrest. New York Testing Laboratory. 
The following extracts from a personal letter to the writer 
gives Dr. Richardson’s views as to the value of the deposit for as- 
phalt : 
““On my return after an absence of two months in London and Paris on 
business, I find your letter of July 9 th, asking as to whether the asphaltic ma- 
terial in the Brazilian sand which we examined could be profitably extracted, and 
by what means. 
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