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

q s. Corsy. OF shis city. '0sfssea'S
ssosogiss o. Indiana 80
An idea q the richness OF 'ne@s
60 - gstae6 from the fac tnas 10 Gre
80. .tan. 20 soo cxslssc fees 81 onyx tnAi
:. s,o.urnassed II texture r. Visible. ne
.-oae.r ar the ~tassa yArsss greatly sha ~
.nassx hgtEsrto uunowr- TIE afssAss
-. ~ nrvx raages frDsn s. % siS 4 cAffae
foac and 80 stts ongx Is 90 ia sal'"i = -
eAxrae a child ear $40 Ia tnsf1iFsse Fai~~'
Here. for shs frs sluae, axe tbs lass ss'ia-
-.rsfnsr ,t,es beds LAID before me par
So -. a. t~ezra Il In believed sI4s Tssa
"a ia .,nyx beds viii IN xsy % some
,kgnx ike thas uow ia progress 70 JIG
Cgan4yk~ regions
"a, 10 ina present firsa onyx beds nave
beea known TO EXIT IN AfiE"fsar AfS4sse's
erA Virginia ia Arizona. where TIE Fieh-
.sP f,sssaz are located. tssg weFe a epfssssst-
sBla distance from the railroad, Eaas'Hs
tie securing 81 .ae onys an expensive u.@t~
ter The Kentucky beds are easily aer@sst-
h.a sna II Il an AERIAL FAC: that st viii as
t,ass.fla To lard the Onyx Ia New fosS
ss5s. far a ssifs, less per Cubic foot tssan me
sls.tg on ONYX IA to-day. Nonsfous ssss'a OF
VIVA .he onyx tssSa Is cid Mexico fcrinefig
ysassiAi have bsen told.
IL vas Calculated tnaz from the Po3faFA
quarry in Mexico. which covered t3fes OF
f.ar acres - ground nsor0 than iifts niiii~
,vyvstaas "a 1852 when tae Deds weEe ex-
iauasssE TIE enyx exported from Mexico
K comparatively snail IN amount, ara us
DIZZY i 10 great sisat IL makes Z eScesols1s~
b hixh priced. IL may easily Dc seen iRAs
ths prospects OF the Kentucky nsas are
y.ssFsesoas Therefore the following o.
tails. ever Prof ttogsfy's signature, VIII De-
Ct unusual interest.
The anvx nxida of Kentucky lie about
"a sSF
t,4es.a the southwest part Of Hart, south
vrsf mart AZ Greene and northern part OF
sssfcatfe counties They are sixteen mites
"a - al EfoTEe cave. on the main line OF 'he
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, anu
twelve miles southwest ~ Gfeenss'lrs,
station on q branch of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad.
-e'rnn onyx area Ia trresuaFty Oval IN
form. .,s longer axis having northeast
sal3fhwagf direction II Is from twenty "a
TWENTY-FIVE miles In length and from
twelve to fffeeu miles in width. Outside
of this area some small eutcrops occur. but
! have examined anne ~ far that promise
tn be Of very great value
The surface of the region throughout
which the onyx occurs is quite rough and
n,neh broken by high peaks called knobs"
~ marous hills and many Sowi-iike denres-
sioas In the surface called sinks" These
occur from Horse cave eastward until lti-
liz Barren River IL reached. This stream
runs northwArd through the centre of the
enyx area and emptiaH its waters into
Greer, river which limits fhe onyx field
on the north. Eastward from Little Bar
rsn River the country Is much rcugher
being broken By many streams and deep
ravlnes with praeipttoas steep. sier.ng
bluffs.
The REGION 10 one containing many
caves some OF them II great extent. ana
aeryanean streams are numerous. These
underground streams break nuI In places
Ia the form Of immense springs. flow for
short distance on the surface aud then sink
into tina ground again, to follow the course
~ soma underground channel 70 their con
.iHence with the waters Of Green River.
."rhs surface rocks throughout all tha
region where onyx il found an heloSg %
tho 81 Louia group or the suh-eaFoonire-
TDus formation. except that occasionally
tie highest kneb, are capped with sand
Stone strata OF the lower coal measures.
This great onyx field. practically an
knowa a. yet. r. certainly = mos, impoF-
tsmt one 7. e-5veFs most =. sndsc area
ard Uo.s atn. large number OF asost prom
.aiBg deposits. Tnat ths stone u IN vast
quantities "a without question. Il May be
qaarrisd in blocks as larSe IS CAR possibly
- handled ard fvsm these slabs. blocks
o. co!amns uaay be made as lars. a. nay
b. desired fes any purpose
The rcIcFs &c he Nfans are varied. In
teYse and 8uifue. IN texture y Be- fine. firm
and ,setn's2cl No ciey concrctions Occur
sn g. snd IL II remarkably free from the
smail taferstlees ,aeileni - Imperfect cvys-
tailn st}ens called IS nfasira cannon
a. 7pv narilca and osaer csyssaatae rocks,
'f1ayA q fo8Dd u l,is regsoa from the
stttBhs ef knpuitek. "A " rca1fc County.
uorshsHRserir ta the esiEsoe-heod ot ina
ttt,taa nt brentwood a. Green C0cstY.
anl frnm rs vicinity ~ LNetewn. ga Green
Comfy go ID brgond the silaze oC Mon
re h Hacs e,eGnly a .lne fgom 4.il-lown
t0 Nnarae efBsse ,Aa aayx rs.ts in
heFthWsst aIrccuen.
"ia tae vicinity " NnohNck Two pFauais
ins aa.eyeHe eeessr o. 2r tbC HraNu farm
&ff ihe agh on gaze Markham trace. esoth
adjoining EAe deposits heye 0ccur au .he
s1sasas etSgs - S. gilse ruon.ue srous p3let
F<aoh t,4gu .sWsfsI hesugh Of f.fftte Far
Sea Iavt~ 1a- attlr dsvclopnrnt work
b1s i~sH toae nn etgAer e. tAese tracts h2t
tH- ea'e rtG est .he wcrk done show
fs.Ea euaaeut gf osfNE tn very large AotIi-
atse aad Is cs,r: promising urasqecs fcr a
ar}oJrr SO StoHe TIE texture - the
sse+,a Is Gnc, Lse ceiar re3 vayfcvase1 sad
wais..
ee Eeeir7an sra-s Is ou the south
fif' n rtass ,tnasHe Toafhecst fr2so P1es
}>aA Be- tgts'a Etrvca River. NJ werk
hs- .~ep 64ns en shis .raet, but .hs bug
cru arc uFeaitn e5 snd trG5~tle several
sos at 9ne s.oas Nsny }uewleer~ -
.a~.e ss-e mas ne Hsra. the callers are vo,f
srsser var5en2tea aHa white TIE .u,isg
:rscs Iz oH thg eastern Slope ~ flsss Xmas.
~ NasA hzs BEEN 0ene oa e. bag tae oat-
tr5os e'sw asrse Hns Aaatfsrs af large
els #nr txtara aaa esau-tfu} rec -nlays
rhs Jsees frast. 80 1srE ss IN tes aeaa
lss eH .es raa.h SIDE. r1un'ns in : aasta-
eaes tsrFc-scr grnFs Ertae kEea % ff..a.