The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-12
DEPOSIT OF AGATE-oNYX.
Rich Stones and Gems Found in the
County of Grand.

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It has been said that Utah possessed
within her environments every known
mineral, precious stones and gems, coal
and iron, with the exception Of tin.
In the mineral line there is no limit
to our wealth, and as for coal and iron
the supply is inexhaustible. Onyx and
marble are found IN many places and
throughout the state. Mercur has the
green gemStoneS and in various locali-
ties within the limits of our common
wealth, crystals are found that make
beautiful settings for rings and other
articles for personal adornment; but it
was left for Grand county to add its
treasures to this list in the way of what
is called 'agate-onyx," which is a
beautifully variegated colored stone,
very fine and hare in its texture, and
capable of taking on very high polish.
Yesterday morning e. G. Rognon, of
this city, received box Of specimens
OF this agate-onyx from Agate station,
on the Rio Grande Western road in
Grand county, near which this deposit
of precious stone is located. These spec
linens are rich in coloring, represent
ing about all the colors of the rain
bow. The deposit is extensive, and this
stone can be quarried in almost any
desired shape or size, according to the
use intended, which embraces pen hold
ers, breast pins, paper weights, covers
for card cases, vases, urns, knife han
dies and for a hundred other useful
and ornamental purposes.
Mr.. Rognon, always interested in the
development of the wonderful resources
of Utah, informs The Herald that at
Agate station over a thousand acres of
agate-onyX land have been located by
Grand county people and parties living
in Grand junction, Colorado. lie also
states that the specimens received by
him yesterday are TO be forwarded to
New York syndicate who are in
search for just such a property and
that it is more than likely that a deal
mated within a short time, and
that at no distant day fac
tory for the handling and dressing
of these oTnamented stones will be
established at Grand Junction, Colo,
which is not far distant from the onyx
deposits.
Robert A. Kirker, a gentleman well
posted in the value of gems of various
kinds, and who is familiar with the art
of lapidary. has very interesting
communication in the Grand Junction
News from which we make the fol-
lowing excerpt:
Until polished the precious gem has
no splendor.
Although the lapidary industry and
stone-cutting methods have a history
older than our civilization, little is
known here in our country of the char
acter of machinery in use; the value,
the demand and the purposes, of the
products from agate, onyx, chalcedony,
jasper, etc.
THE broad statement and challenge
that we have a superior quality of raw
products of agate, onyx, jasper, etc.,
that are more beautiful in a great va
riety of colors, found in the greatest
quantity, without flaws or imperf &C.
tons than can be produced by any
other lapidary locality or manufac-
turing site now established in the Old
World or in America, has been proven
by investigation to be true
THE value of establishing lapidary
works here or at Grand Junction may
be seen or understood by analogy, in
these facts:
THAT most all of the raw products
as we'll also the suitable and tested