Oil engines reclaim the desert

In the waterless desert, where natural power does not exist, oil engines are developing profitable industry by generating accessible power. A striking example of this may be found at Gerlach, Nevada. Here, in the granite mountains, a rich deposit of rock gypsum was discovered. It was ten miles from the nearest railroad and, being in the heart of the desert, coal was not obtainable. There was neither power, nor water, and there were no housing facilities. Added to these obstacles, the climate in the region covers an unusually wide range of temperature from as low as 40 deg. below zero in winter to 115 deg. in summer.