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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D. C.  20549
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                                   FORM  T-1

                           STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                   UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                  A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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              CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
               A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
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                                 CHEMICAL BANK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK                                                          13-4994650
(State of incorporation                                     (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                                  identification No.)

270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                                     10017
(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)


                              William H. McDavid
                                General Counsel
                                270 Park Avenue
                           New York, New York 10017
                             Tel:  (212) 270-2611
           (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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                               ATLAS CORPORATION
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)



          DELAWARE                                                  13-5503312
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                             identification No.)

370 SEVENTEENTH STREET, SUITE 3150
DENVER, COLORADO                                                         80202
(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)

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                7% EXCHANGEABLE DEBENTURES DUE OCTOBER 25, 2000
                      (Title of the indenture securities)
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                                    GENERAL

Item 1.                                                    General Information.

      Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

      (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
it is subject.
 
          New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
12110.

          Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 
20551

 
          Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street,
New York,                                                         
   N.Y.
  
          Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.


      (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          Yes.


Item 2.   Affiliations with the Obligor.

      If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

      None.

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Item 16.   List of Exhibits
 
       List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

       1.  A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985 and December 2, 1991 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in
connection with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by
reference).

       2.  A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference).

       3.  None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

       4.  A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-84460, which is
incorporated by reference).

       5.  Not applicable.

       6.  The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see
Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-
50010, which is incorporated by reference).

       7.  A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

       8.  Not applicable.

       9.  Not applicable.

                                   SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, Chemical Bank, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the
City of New York and State of New York, on the 13TH day of NOVEMBER, 1995.
 
                                 CHEMICAL BANK


                                          By ________________________________

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                                              L. O'Brien
                                              Senior Trust Officer
                                     

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                             Exhibit 7 to Form T-1


                               Bank Call Notice

                            RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                      CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

                                 Chemical Bank
                 of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
                    and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
                    a member of the Federal Reserve System,

                  at the close of business June 30, 1995, in
        accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
        District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

 
 
                                             DOLLAR AMOUNTS
                   ASSETS                                       IN MILLIONS
                                                              
                                                           
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:           
  Noninterest-bearing balances and                            
  currency and coin......................................          $  5,573
  Interest-bearing balances..............................             2,681
Securities:..............................................      
Held to maturity securities..............................             6,027
Available for sale securities............................            18,304
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under             
  agreements to resell in domestic offices of the             
  bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,            
  and in IBF's:                                               
  Federal funds sold.....................................             1,516
  Securities purchased under agreements to resell........               287
Loans and lease financing receivables:                        
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income    $ 73,829
  Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses      1,885
  Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve.....       104
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  Loans and leases, net of unearned income,                   
  allowance, and reserve.................................            71,840
Trading Assets...........................................            25,315
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized              
  leases)................................................             1,395
Other real estate owned..................................                69
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and                
  associated companies...................................               158
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances              
  outstanding............................................             1,120
Intangible assets........................................               484
Other assets.............................................             7,254
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TOTAL ASSETS.............................................          $142,023
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                                               LIABILITIES
                                                                              
Deposits
  In domestic offices.....................................                     $46,128                         
  Noninterest-bearing .........................$16,282                                                        
  Interest-bearing ............................ 29,846                                                        
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  In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,                                                        
  and IBF's...............................................                      30,833  Noninterest-bearing  
 .........................$    199                                                                             
                                                                                                              
  Interest-bearing ............................ 30,634                                                        
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Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-                                                      
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and                                                       
  of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's                                                        
  Federal funds purchased.................................                      16,779                        
  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase..........                         810                        
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury..................                       1,001                        
Trading liabilities.......................................                      20,888                        
Other Borrowed money:                                                                                         
  With original maturity of one year or less..............                       6,505  With original maturity
of more than one year......                                                        602                        
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized                                                       
  leases..................................................                          18                        
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding                         1,126                        
Subordinated notes and debentures.........................                       3,411                        
Other liabilities.........................................                       6,287                        
                                                                                                              
TOTAL LIABILITIES.........................................                     134,388                        
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                                               EQUITY CAPITAL
 
Common stock..............................................                         620
Surplus...................................................                       4,524
Undivided profits and capital reserves....................                       2,724
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)                                                 
on available-for-sale securities..........................                        (241)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.......                           8
                                                                                      
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL......................................                       7,635
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED                                             
  STOCK AND EQUITY CAPITAL................................                    $142,023
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I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

                          JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI


We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.

                          WALTER V. SHIPLEY       )
                          EDWARD D. MILLER        )DIRECTORS
                          WILLIAM B. HARRISON     )

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