The Arizona champion., 1889-03-30

~'DiS svPo 4Vcou VI hoeO oi 'ic largest size from a single section of one of the giant trees, and the de- sign would be Natures own incom- parable handiwork. For mosaic work 1t would also find 8 ready use, since the infinite diversity of color would afford an ample field for the imagination of the skillful artisans employed in this industry.
 One instance should be noted to show the high estimation in which this wood is held by foreigners A Russian dealer recently paid five hundred dollars for piece twenty eight inches in diameter and thirty inches in length, to. be cut into table tops. A large lot was re- gently sent abroad for cutting, and we shall soon have new decorative stone which will possess what very few now in use do--the proper hardness.
 "A pioe of this material was SC. lected by Mir. Joseph Pulitzer, to form the base for the beautibul sil- yer oenterpice which is being made Messrs. Tiffany 6 O.. to be given as testimonial to the enminent sulptor, F. A. Bartholdi, and is made of a single section of a tree. It was chosen on accont of its supe- rior hardness and the warmth and pleasing combination of its coo s. It is the largest piece of su,h hard material that has ever been cut in to definite shape in the United States"
 The world win find use for mil lions of the articles which can be made of this stone, such as paper weights, paper cutters, ink wells, pen holders, seals, dishes, vases, toilet articles, haldles for canes, um- brellas and cutlery, clock pedestals and inlays, jewel boxes, crib boards, chess and checker men, chess tables handles for glove and shoe hooks, and an almost endless variety of jewelry, and at prices that will give great profit to the manufactures. Of the 3S0 tons now selected, suitable for manufacture, about 95 tons are of sound sections of the trees with the bark on, and ranging from fifteen inches to three feet in diameter and weighing 800 to r. 900 pounds. These sections are sound and suitable for slabl,ing into table tops with the form of the grain, fibre, cells, bark and struc- ture of the original tree perfectly preserved from heart to bark, with the most artistic shading and blend- ings of colors, and possessing hard. ness equal to 70 of the diamond, and susceptible of polish superior to any stone of its class. In these table-tops we find an article for the loyorN of art both unique and anti que, fashioned by natures incom- parable handiwork," [See Prof. Kunz The lustre of the fiinsh no metal can mar or acid impair and the table-tops will command large prices. These can be stabbed up in Amsterdam or in Oberstein, Ger many, for five cents per superficial inch, the work being done by hand with bow and wire, using diamond dust; and as high as Sl,0OO has been offered for such table, made out of this material About 200 tons of the material selected are suitable fsstiling, and this is most adaptable for high art house decora. tion, presenting new field for the architect and artistic decorator.
 About ten tons of small sections is suitable for cutting up for paper weights and cabinet specimens, and about fifty tons of broken pieces showing lark. like samples, will sell ready for n net profit of s5 per pound over cost of cutting and transportation. The broken or shat tered material, of which they have
 Y a great qu,ntity, can be proftably used for pavements, etc.
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