The weekly Butte record., 1866-11-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Bette County MARBLE.-There is on the Mid
die Fork of Feather river. and about opposite the
Mountain House, mountain Of tolerably fair mar
bic. Ii is plainly visible from the valley as it
| its bald head among the surrounding mountains
1t is not easily approached by teams, owing to the
rough face OF the country and attempt has been
made to construct wagon roads to it. Probably
but little sale could lie found for it after il should
be transported to the valley, although California
marble is coming into very general for many
descriptions of work. The mpo ration OF marble
is effected cheaply however, to leave but lit
tie If any profit for the labor Of quarrying il IF
the mountains, and Transporting it to the towns
and cities of the State. Labor Is much cheape in
the Atlantic States and Europe than il California
and ocean freights not very costly such ma
terial. Still, ii would be much better if we paid
more attention 10 products and less 10 i'm
portations. For many uses the California marble
would be found to answer every purpose, and the
only importation necessary would be that of the
finer quality Of Italian marble. 1t Is not improba-
bic, however, that this product of our State may
yet prove sufficient to supply tie demand when
such improvements shall be made as will insure its
cheap delivery in the market. 1t is believed there
is sufficient in the bald mountain alone 10 supply
the wants of the State for the next century. 1t
has been too nigh ounce diggings, however to be
quarred. wagon road up the Middle Fork to
Beckwourth Pass, would open market for this
mountain of useful material, both in Nevada and
California, and render its location valuable. A
railroad up the Middle Fork, should this natural
route ever be devoted to such purpose would rem
der it still more valuable by afording speedy and
,.ar+;r, it,.
tain railroad through the mountains on the route
of the Central Pacific Company will soon be DEM
onstrated, is not doubted by unprecedented and san
men. The amount OF means already expended on
the seventy miles of the Central Pacific abroad
now completed, would have sent the engine through
the Nevada mountains and half way to Salt Lake
City. When the railroad shall be completed across
the Continent, it is not probable that its business
and travel will be permitted to be rendered multi
ty by the wise Of this Dutch Flat enterprise
that its business be buried in the SHOWS of noun
tains 5000 feet high, when there is a natural pass
through the mountains of less than half that alti-
tude, and free from SHOWS. Then, if not before
will railroad be built the practical and
available route of Feather river. The old bald
mountain will be compelled to give up its marble
INTO Tue uinus Oh anu aud IHOu-
sands of beautiful edifces will be reared throughout
the State as cheaply as they of brick and
other less durable material. The supply is mex
haustible. and the quality good With railroad
for the cheap and expeditions delivery of marble
from this huge mountain, it is not too much to say
that Bntte county, with the tax already imposed
upon her, and yet to be imposed for the foolish
purpose of erecting State buildings upon the quick
sands of Sacramento that now refuse u sus
tain the foundation walls, could erect marble |
building upon the foundation which Orc !
vile stands and tender it the State for Capitol
Butte county had better make calculations TO do |
this, for the State is being impoverished by the ex
peudture of millions of dollars in the useless and
senselesS endeavor to erect MASSIVE granite upon
shifting sands that would not sustain the weight of
wooden building even il they not subject To
overflow. Let US be prepared then 10 offer the
State Capitol building. when she emerges. impov-
erished and bleeding at every pore, from the
clutches OF insane architects aud unpyincipled
spectators, who propping up the founda
ton walls of the magnificent building they have
drawn paper.