The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-08
PROF. S. s. GORBY.

joining In the north and on the Myers farm,
one mile southeast. Considerable work has
been done each OF these tracts and In
proportion 10 the work done they each show
as favorahly as 10 quantity OF onyx, quail
It's and Quantity OF stone. as the one above
described.
Several exposures occur In the region
OF AaNwelrs Knob, two miles northeast
of the town OF Monroe. No work has been
done on any of the lands in tina; vicinity.
has the outcr0ps on the O Baninn tract in
dicate larger deposit than that OF the
jones tract. The stone Isl very hard
close grained. with great variety of coll
ors and blocks may be obtained from The
surface as largo as can possibly oe ham
died
Near Pierce and I'm tho vicinity Of
Brentwood many outcrops occur. and on
tbs farm II Mr.. Hay. near Pierce. is a
single block containing about " fa0 cubic
feet
Many other deposits might be named
and described. hGt the facts stated above
viii suffice 10 show that here IN the center
Of the United states arc onyx deposits SUI
ac!ant 10 supply enormous demands for
many years. and the texture and colors ara
such IS % adapt this stone 10 a multitude
u aaex
Taking into consideration. the fact that
nearly all the best Mexican gGarries are
wao3ly exhausted. 80 -aT as esslrshls prod
uctS srs concerned. and .hat no new QUAR-
ries % promise are being developed IN .nAt
region from whence the weird has 7rec-
ticaliy obtained lis supply for the PAS:
thirty years these late discoveries In Ken
lucky Will prove to be q .he greatest value
AZ .he presen, time two snail onyx
GCarFics are worked IN Arizona. enc in Ar
kansas and ore In Virginia. one ~ tho
Arizona qgarfles IS thirty niles and IN.
They produce annually but a f.w thousand
cubic fee 81 onyx. which IS al sold .; the
9uar'.es ln rough blocks ard brings an
average 81 III > per Cable foot.
The ore quarry - Arkansas Is eighteen
mites frona Eureka Springs and he ONYX
IS al hauled "a TIA, city xaence II is AN
saved and SolEshEa ard manufactured gato
small articles for heusliold use and orna-
nseut.
Thu Virginia quarry is located In Bot
stonrt county, near saltpetre Cave At the
tisnf os my vls.t the cwnsrs were pist com
giei.nE a mIll Tor the manufacture OF he
s,oas 'gso articles for which there mlxht be
Tho srestss. demand
There haye been many quarrias opcr-
Sted Ia Mexico. nearly all az which are
practically worked out. The most in.
for{or Mexican onyx acts for Sc per cubic
foot IN the rough az tie auarries IN snail
blocks, Good sized blocks az the ss,re
quality bring from so 70 SIS per cubic
tooi, and finer grades bring proportion
ste'F higher prices
TIE tariff 81 oavx =; present "a s. %
per ton- L Is scheduled 10 the bill inst
passed At s. . ger cubic foot when IL
near 50 ger toa
AfteT careful lnves,i CATION of the cost
q 2oarrying and transportation CT thc
oayN fTonl tns Kentucky field. I arr free
t9 assert fhat s. ca8 be eusrried asa deliv-
cred la Nav York NJ an expense Aut Iittsa
greater shan the gsr1T dulles alone under
he rev schedule.
Two classes OK rocks. wtdejv sterers
from tsch other c}cnseaIiy ana ln other
features. sre termed oayx. AS a -rattcr Of
fact Bag ons - 'hes@ csn reaiiir 10 crv~
T'fAs CayN "a A rocs ceFl p0se~t e}y1soss Who'll
IS II silica 10 IS cvEstail-ed sf3.es-ss.nnfv
quarts Il hss a asAeatFlv vrE9ss4 afse.gs r
ana uftac shows b~qEtssG, aua ElSAly
sariEeated golfers. and IS susceptible Of sra
highest eo.ish, u has never Pear soura In
large etCcFs however @uF n laFxe Juan
tf;t.s. ara rs@ rsveT corDe into xenc-aE 80
fe~ interior dss>Arattve ra-rosrs
.'it has hesn Qse3 principally for - cut
,lUg ~ canoes EGa atser figures II REFLEX
fer srsali sac~s&csai and osser veSss}s ant
sfaa}i eAlsets - verta. i - hard as or
finary n'n' Ard tast SO 6Iasou.s ta "a, six
ara polish. Z. "a xe-zs slu1~s called he ga--
~ rs@cicas o0yx. Il Is yrae cuyx
'Tns envx ~ coyar,eree~t whiea *
g~s3 ~ extensively S0v N a1rscatfn~s f,~
columns. antsH1nF aaterces1e Aofas srs-os
bark Csc hErs so other pubs}c sssinees
"a ~ea.lw = variety e uesrh5e tk1szn Z. -
rffeV-r3 So i0 H'erssuTs an6 commercial
t-stH Eftsas as 0Cwx. Z Is kacwu ssuz~x
exaerts- however. as cuyx 1aaFHle. the
wof3 9EYx s'osHr FSe- Es au adjective I'D
s2s 3ssss - Il *ToEs ordinary n04yoles Tass
erax marble s cAez1tc4l'v entirely 1sre~-
ers grcrs Grsss anyx ehs steer being ueax-
IS Sure silica zEG fGs ssrETer almost TsTr4
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Gss4 stsEca Or rr&scE ard tee ates- crys-
ssssee4 carhcnas~ * snss ~ g&besta
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appearance whsS rslts1ssf c9ss a2snlzy
graz vssse.y g e,sA coloss &aa ho,h sra
sssssr<tnss - ~ s&a1v AssA zra sasta
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