, 1875-05-23
LEM0NT STONE.
Short Description Of Mr.. Edwin
Walkers Quarries and
Yards.
4 Little Talk About the Stone Used In
the Chicago Custom House.

| Edwin Walker, one of th8 principal oNuerH il
| the f.eu,ont District and prohab,v tha 1.roe.
| o,,,- - r.1,.h1. ...,,.1,r, t-. ~.
=. '@'u'1o ''oa0..4Ao' nA" LIZ ou'' ~ne
5o1o st sne corner OF daff1son 8oo ftankur
streets- He Ia the owner Of about ], 500 acres ol
| quarry-land in one tract in the 4emont District
Mr. Wafker :. emnhatica1fv a aart.mn5e man
r. .o.,,1a.o.a S:te -. ss...-.1o o.--au -.-au
no 'ou.a4en'ea =. lns aS "'one-co'sei .ppren
tico at tao age OF u years, and has had large
and varied e1petiencoi in tho stone business, hav.
ing worked on all the principal stones in Europe
Mr. Wa]kar doaa not h.eit,ta To. s.r that ths
Ismont stona ia tha boa. ,or tho nnrnosa ~ ~, tht
known world, and bis opinion il entitled to some
weight. He says the Stone is kind, very pl:able,
and In generally soueht kftar bv stonn~cntters
nd bni1dar s,d rooh.n1v h.. h., 49, .,os.
-ax..t,S - 80 f-.1. A4 ~" o'1n +uo A,oe'
not much to leRra in regard to ths stone busi-
nesa, and doas not pretend to know snythine
alea, He is tha onlv nractjc,l man in tha hna;.
~L;~ - = ~.
1; ncsa cea:o' ta .oo nss neen eoseseo IN 1aet
nnnrsa :. ~ ~, >t1 ~, w. e "
~. hs;, 10 - - ;rs"ia,,'sh a Slaneo:
~ .!I.n pes -. aucaeao'" o'neu' ~ 1aAA oo'ns
1A'p 'A%4 ea ,sp s.,1,rrx,,s ~,
=; u, y,,kars .,,a.a;aa sne. " ~, ~ . nc %..
rhs -, a,cnrt.ha sfa. rn. fra&,, - -. % Ssa.
:, thaIrnans .9,a anss Sono 9 lr - tUs'
ferens % thiefnessea' @ ~ varyins @ % ron x i feet "a
n,Sns liz ~ t;a art,i,.a .t"ransr
= ,s3i w .+t. s .1e
."t =" 80 -s.n.t ;aa-rne3 oatt!ra o''os - 'ns
.s,a.,o >r1rn ~ ~ ,,F-v.,,.. Fnssor-.
+h .+aos ~ <rh;a - ~ 1.-,st.ta - ~" W,,t.
~. ~ oa,tiaad ~ pina;ng ~ ro.,.
Ha9os W tha Msconn;n ornt~ 1nn,.o Ho1s. wU' ~
Tsr3;ns;1,a sa' NJ tbe nI;na;s ' stn4. -
sa-;n+sa1J ~ rn,,r 1nnr.a - a. Io";a.' 49,
W;arans;n stats r.n;to1 II M,d;ao1 W;s +hs
a,;tw.otsa E;~a ~ S1er;as T1srraon. Ta-,1..r ~
49, 1r;1Msr3. ~ T.;..,;n.i 1so-e.
Thn.so Lac ~ no F,iartnn n1a.L nnrthsaat ~
corneT IT nesrborn and :Waah;ncto,,.
M1S ;.. ~ ~ at n.sas s""s ~
- 9,.ts sad ueaL;eo, o'." ~ a1; totnei ~
gonsI P.,k ~. 1srna NIL ~ - q y Hn,ara
~ ..,,,., 1890 1,tn-s as;S., ~ s.s
~ - r,ri4rota ras;Ja1,,as 0'oe' 49, 'e"@s
~ Wn1Ear,. on.-r;es ..n fnr,;.h st,,. <or
h;;d;. ~ a1n h.. asx s ar h;;t sson0 t aoe
co1+;,,ant .;t nsTh.ns +he xe..oe ~ - tna a
Trssanr, hx,;drp ~ a., ~ so
- ,s1,;ns ~ uaa ~ ns sne Io1anha '
ota:aa y. "atsu ~AS wv A"se' ou' 'a*' IN Wv oni1
oAE0P.t1u' ~ -
w.t., - ~ VI a ~ 1 O. seet11 ~ ~
4aaat .uo "!'tes 70 1"AAu"a so'efat t@etS u IN
''lsS1 IL 1'e4.u ~ - ~. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 80
n rh;o.o, ~ Wa,,,ae .a;a ~ g..
IL IL ouieaeo,' III. na'Aet sa1u ue "oolu Prefer 10
tate 1ae paans Ana spee1nca1'ons - toey we're;
u Y, lacs tae epeslnc1n9ns ana aesa11s we're sucn
l saAs suo} SoaiG NV ua'o og9u lnaoe ~ 9esse1
~. aaape ~ nols ~ 4antsies. ~ "as p'uue1 On
hnat "otA, ouo VI eoutse was eone"nas snr'
pi5eoo ~ A4o@ tuat A4s o.o Nan uos COZ
e.ae1ea- euea ~ eoaM nos teu tao reason,
t't pns supposed taat Mr. . 5iallett waa coming on
s h,t els4 tous o. lnspeonon 20 tae qnM-
t!os' w AAueo - put " hn appearance ID tats
91ore us.tae. ~ Arss !ntlmaslon 1aas NJ:
~ s- uaa VIZ 'niou5n tue ihan- Gce0. tn2'
r. IL Aons's ~ ~ eo"o on ooSlaoss IA eonnec
tlou WIN the ssoas 1or the ne" government