Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-24
DELAWARE MARBLE.
Extensive Marble Deposit in the Hockes-
sin Valley---A Company to be Formed to
Work the Quarries

more lasting benefit to THIS city, than
that of the rich deposit of white marble
in the Hockessin Wiley, but few miles
from Wilmington.
For many years past, Jackson's quar-
ries In that Valley have enjoyed an en-
viable reputation in Wilmington and the
country around about il, for producing a
very superior quality of building lime,
which was much sought after fOr use for
all finer purposes throughout this State
and Peninsula.
For some time the production Of this
lime has almost or entirely ceased, aud
there has been no little complaint amongst
builders and others thereat, they being nn-
able TO find any other so well adapted to
their purposes, hut the temporary cutting
oil of this supply Is scarcely to he regret
ted since the quarrying operations had
been prosecuted to point which reveals
the important and interesting fact of an
immense deposit of fine building marble.
The greater part of this marble Is white
and of a crystalline structure quite similar
10 that of which some Of the public build
ings in Washington are built, while some of
ii Ia of rich yellow tinge, and is suscep-
tible of very high polish. The discovery
of this deposit Is of immense Importance
to our city, even If the stone is used for
steps and lintels alone, ms the amount of
money sent away for these purposes is
immense.
We hope too that II will he utilized for
more extensive building operations, aud
we think that an intelligent architect will
be able to devclope such combination
between ii and the Brandywine blue rock
as will relieve the latter of its sombre ap-
pearance and yet give more servicabe
color for buildings than is found In white
marble alone. IL seems to us that the
architecture of any region ought to be in
a great measure influenced by the rock
deposits of such region, so that its build
ings should be in sense Indigenous the
natural outgrowth of its own soil. This
desirable result We hope may be brought
about by the discovery of this marble.
An earnest effort is now about to he
made for the development of this marble
deposit through the formation of Il COM
pany with sufficient capital to properly
work the quarri es. Long ago
Mr.. John G. jackson the owner of tie
grounds, conceived the idea of forming
company for the fuller development of his
lime quarrying business alone than his
private means allowed and In March 1867
procured Of the Legislature the passage
Of an act to incorporate "The Diamond
State Lime Burning Company" with a
capital stock of such an amount as the
corporation might decide, not exceeding
S200,0O0, for the purpose of carrying on
the BUSINESS of lime manufacturing. This
charter is still valid and under its provi-
sions II is proposed to organize company
the title of which the next legislature will
/ be asked 10 change TO the ''Diamond State
Lime and Marble Company" for the pnr-
pose of developing the quarries.
IL Is proposed at once To open books for
subscriptions to the capital stock of the
Company with the condition that no por-
tion of such subscriptions shall be payable
until forty thousand dollars shall be sub
scrbed.
To the Company thus organized, Mr..
Jackson will sell about thirty acres of land
containing the marble and lime stone
quarriss kllns, an extensive saw mill and
II number of tenement houses, at "A reason
able price and is willing to become him
self large stakeholder and oiler to the
] Company In some capacity the advantage
Of his long experience in the business
The Wilmington IL Western Railroad
runs directly through the land thus offered,
and along side the quarrlcs. 1t oilers Op.
portunity for ready transportation, the lack
of which has thus far retarded the develop
ment of the quarries. The quality Of the
lime, alone, is sufficient guarantee that tho
quarrles can be probably worked, now
that they are thus linked to this growing
city, and all the thrifty towns along the
lines of the Pcninsular roads, and the
whole business promises 10 become one o
Importance to the STATE and to this city
and to the railroad which its cnterpris,
and capital has built.
FINGERS Cur OFf.-A man PANIED Dan.
lei Gallaher, while coupling two cars al
the p, W. * b. Il. Il. Il pot, on Thursday
had three fingers cut oil
BRANDYwINR CAMP The "a np meet
ing at Brandywine summit broke up ON
Thursday morning vi = o'clOrk The
storm ragged faariully in the woods.
BLOWN DowN.-The severe wind storm
last night blew down large lot Of h0ari'
at Delaware avenne and Madison street
put up by George w. jackson, bill poster
lie will transfer them to Front aud Madi
son streets.
CAsUALITIRs.-A brakeman on the Del
aware Railroad had his hand mashed Al
Middletuwn, ON Thursday. A brakeman
named Lewis Woodward had Il ilnge
mashed while coupling Il car down til,
road.
Cutting AFFRAY.-On Wednesday last
II difficulty occurred between two negroes
in the peach orchard of Mr.. Clayton, nea
Mt. Pleasant two miles above Middlctown
One was man, and the other Il boy q
about eighteen years During the quarrel
the boy drew razor and inflicted IL sever
wound eight inches long upon the man
cutting him across the abdomen just be