, 1873-08-29
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING MATERIAL.
Tho 1nss IafnnM {Lh11c 8upcrl1r)
lfx0IvM.1keh Sandstone.


lsro.vn.1srn Sandstone,
r1,.tnoutrat o,,-ait,, a,t,,,o.r,o1oa lytho rnout
,...,.,," o '"0o"loah -: 49, .,,s
,as.lalou0 anu e'tcal' is ouo as .nncn " tho il-
to tho architects WHO hnvo designed thcm. Tie
decisive manner fr whicl, brc,t FIR fronta Of our
lsrao h,,,a,nna has hoa,, vn,,,u,o1 from I'm o,,v
4a'6. Du'.en u'a Doo' 'A'''anou i'on' 'no o.ss
ownar opans Gs to a 1ay to % asS
oral roasonB for tho ,lao Of stono besides ts ap-
nooro,co and ann of t,,oao Ia t,o r,,,v;p,,tv IA
fN,,aa,, >, "o,,n,,, ,,,srs;os -, sa,,, No. ".o
Un'o''6o u soAs'A.a ~ 'o'S n,lo n1o'o
demand for largo buildings was limo
stone tho ouarrios at Lomont furnishing
nm oxoo1lant nualtv os hard etrono, anil porfont
"... M" ..,s.s | sa'',s.'..s.s, 81 Ill. ,ta,,.
h'ono lhe comp'eso oossFucslon o. tu's ssono ,,'
Court House. led to tho abandonment Of li'nu-
atoncH hnd tho Introduction Into the Chioago
Of vnsioi5 u s M ~ H"fnns
aaues ana a,t,eT pat noasy tne aao vs"e
and cleveland quarrios to Introduce the saliti-
seonos from thoao districts was very alccosstul,
as tue genera! nHo t. which TUG stono was put
will tcHt.ty. Iho Cn9inpof o. Comneroe' NlAlos.
ilne specimens Of The Cincinnati stone, while the
faclio. irehiont anu fal1heI f1o'ots. e1nlpit 70
good advantage tue p1odnot OF Tue Amhefat
YuarTy, Of oe'e!anu. Iheso quarl1es' WIN
taoao ,i.'a a. Lanont, worS anly ooVelopco' ano
Bood M Quality OF stol,o obtained.
Ihoro was one osl,er sandstone tn the marRes
o. tne tlMo, put u ula not como INTO genera
inVor' We 9lnuo 10 slo l.ol, , eu ILL.,,
~ 1tone VI t4e naAo 7ttoiior to6onj " mna1n ihi.
TRIBUNE BalldlnB 10 eonetiacso4, aug whcii q is
ao much autnlted III superior nlooA, hear ~! t!o
cofher oi olask ana 1sauaoal'n stIse.s. tnu ~
atoho Waa quito now III LUG niatSet' a9r
sho quarry ~ nasa lslauu haa onlS
llst peen startea, aIa NC, tna nla-
LII ID
dsadynntage,. put more seroas :. arawpacR
erfa eo ar .' t,s " -, s
perfect iheIe Atn t"o 4uaAtles VI .n.n Haho .1na
superior stouet " tue way: oue tsom near nln1-
m rau'ior ~Go a.riation I.ch ~ ro no,aent
tho oolecta u tne pass 1sl' stono' amo Jea1s
ago, "elo lts Poll9latIon VIII noles n1oa "ttn
cay' aha III nlegu'ality ~ gram aia cuiot; - -
hsa ss 'nu ranhn 1o o oJ1s domad oa u aita ,
oeen see:nea. Ano oatu.llu Wea a"1sa
eHtton9' H however, nao .,, .no oM,.ota H. ~ y
the quarry, among them Mr. Ea.
Walker worked their property vigorously Ih9ey
arc now reanE tef ro%ato' , ahG j. oees qais
or 4z5tone liab boen reaoIeu. anu 10 NC" belnR
brought in shlp-loads OF 0eo tons to tue htone.
yard at tho corner OF Franklin And naf1lson
| BtrootB.
Areportor was yesterday SHOWN thfo4gn TINS
yard, nrd over tho vessel vau Selkouoerg; IN II
which the Btone IL being brought over. Mr.
! Walker appears confident that this etone WI
become a tavorito in the market, and, as 1t Il
equal In strength to any sandstone, ono
l,as the advantage Of betug eaatly quarried
aud cuts soft for some timo, hardening
to marvellous texture when tho zap leaves i
there is oyery reason to boliovo be IL correct 81
readily eau it he quarried now that tho blocks
range from eighty to ninety cubic foot each
great 1nasses Of rock such aa ono neyor BeeH IL
any other material: Tie size Is great adyan
| taHc, though this will be 80 vol understood b.,
those who arc interested In stone that wo nees
not dwell upon 1t further than to remind then
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