The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-22

Although very fine sandstone IS known 70
occur on the shores Of Lake Whatcorn.
but very little has yet been done II the
way Of DEVELOPMENT The product OF Issa
is valued az ss.sfI.
=" 'Oregon-In Douglas county several
thousand dollars worth Of marble was
produced in 1894, most OF the material De
ing used for cemetery purposes. The var
iety Marble Company. OF Roseourg' = llls
principal producer. More extensive opera
tons are predicted for Iss54'
For the information OF this unknown
statisticisn and his sUperiors in once. the
Post-Intelligencer gives a partial hs' OF
some OF which have been operated Tor
many years and much OF the product mas
been used by the government
The Chuckanut quarry, or biue sahu-
stone. on Bellingham bay. has been oper-
ated twenty-five years. From IL the stone
was furnished for the postoffice and Gus
toms house ar Portland twenty years ago.
and the government building al Fort
Townsend. which has been completed sew
eral months. 1t has also furnished foun-
dations for the New York. Colman. Mac
Dougall & Southwick Rialto. Boston ana
Collins blocks, the King county court
house and numerous other buildings in
this city. Contractor James Parke mas
used as much as 81. 900 worth OF stone
The quarry has probably averaged It's
owners 10000 a year. one Of whom is
Capt. Henry Roeder. the well-known pio-
neer. The stone is now being used IN the
office buildings for the government head
quarters at Port Orchard. and great ship
ments are being made to San Francisco
The Tenino quarry furnishes blue,
gray and green sandstone. From II was
secured the stone for the Bailey building
in this city. and for the entrances 10 the
Washington Territory Investment COM
panys building. where the Post-Intelh-
gencer is located. The quarry has also
furnished $4,000 worth OF stone for the
new state capitol al Olympia.
The North Star quarry, in King county.
is white sandstone. and is much used.
The Wilkeson quarry. in Pierce county,
is gray sandstone.
The Sucia island quarry, near the Cana
dian boundary. has belonged to the gov
eminent. 1t is blue sandstone similar 70
the Chuckanut. and was used in the gov
eminent dry dock at Port Orchard.
The granite quarry at Index, Snohomish
county. furnishes fine building material OF
pink and gray color.
At Dogfish Point there is a fine blue
sandstone quarry.
In Eastern Washington, especially in
the Spokane district, there are several
duarries.
VI the Quarries winch are unGeVeloped
there is one in Kitsap county of tin
stone. which has wonderful strength. be-
ing tough and resembling metal. II is
especially adapted for fortress construc-
ton.
AT Marblemount. Skagit county. there is
a whole mountain of fine white and blue
marble which is also undeveloped. as il is
several miles from a railroad. There is
onyx and asbestos in Snohomish county.
and some sandstone locations in the vicin-
ity of Chehalis and Olympia.
Regarding the lime industry, George ].
Wiley. agent for the San Juan Lime
Company, stated yesterday that he sold
$4,000 worth of lime in this city alone last
year, and that the Tacoma and Roche
Harbor Lime Company had sold fully as
much here. not TO mention their sales else
where.