The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-21
FINE MARBLE IN ALASKA
Large Quarry Discovered on Prince
 of Wales Island

l. E Cronln. recently from Marble creek. on Prince oi Wales island. has some wonderful stories Co tell oi thc 6nc character oi thc marble to be f,und at Shakau. ou Prince Edward i.I1nd The marble |, said Co be ,Uual t1 thc best Italian marble, and ."r- tune |, ,aid Co be iu sight for the ior uuItc owner, oi che quarry The owner, are men from Fargo. \ l'. and are represented by J E Croulr W. K. Sheldon |, San Francisco ,>. pert. who hl, had large experience i1 thc marble buslucs, and WIS employ cd b, che owner, oi thc Alaska prop ,rv last March to make a t'"r7 'rh investigation oi thc mcri,F ,i tuc rropcrty and report on .hc >JIc When asked ls Co thc iruits 'i n, n Nc~tieatiou. Mr. Sheldon ,1iJ.
 "Nhru | received sample, D. thlr marble last February | saw at 'ace that 10 Wa, unlike any marble HoW be- ng produced m thc United States. hw wa, identical with thc marble pr'dpt cd n thr world Jmuu, VnIrugs 't C1rarrl. Italy, While thcr, are 90 uumb,r oi profitable gu3ruc. m thc United States. Jud % large amount ot American marble !, used. vet tlc .t1'- .ln rr.Iurt hl, Jivay, occupied I hclI which uo Nmcriclu r3rh'c could hl, n. evidenced by thc fact ,h'i during tbe fiscal wear ending June }o ip" .-...rf, oaol fuu- ot Italian marble ,..r. imn.r,el into thc United State. rb,. marble from Alaska iu texture color ,nI chemical analysis !, identical with tbc Cau9rl deposit and there N n, reason why .t should mot .upnart ,bc forcieu rrojuo, entirely ! N"f, .f. Alaska m March and .ouud mouu isin of meh.erljc marble While ! v9. mliV convinced l. Go thc guaI'tN ..i che material iil mot wish [" m1k l ful' report ou thc property 1-
 commercial proposition un'u 1fn. N..t. had hcru uuru.l taken to tn. market and sawed We thcrc'or uulrricl a number oi blocks anal ] f..i thcm to san Francisco and had several oi them ,IN,d These blocks .f r.ur.r. were taken from thc surface .f trr ruuuJ. and having been sub lrct,I to climatic influence for several centuries. were soft for depth oi ,cv .al inches from the surface. h"r che trial demonstrated t1e fact tHat thc deposit |, remarkably sound onc 1uI have every reason t' believe frrf the perc0ul.c ul mgH grade sound marble wn bc much arccr ,hm m lrt %. tho deposits now ng.nn worked an tbc JuueI States In fact when tuu consider that m dcyg.'pmt marble umrrIe. u l- customary i' alc ow lnJ throw away from tru io twenty feet %. tre surface material the result. obtained are mnr.ggirni .el
 rte amuu. %. thc matter Is. that .r am island mn ~uu.hol-toru Alaska within .eu feet u' iccn water. there |. u largo area oi Mlh grade rHrh., thar tho combined areas oi an thD
 urr.,- now h.us worked mo th, United Statc-.
 When asked ur M- opinion l, t0 thc c>i-tcu.. 0. other deposits %. val. wh'e mlrh'e m Alaska Mr. Sheldon -liI.
 -Tlat Is a harI question to answer Thor. are ,m1uuhtciN other mlrh., deposits m 1l-tl and since ] hay, been ou the coast have received
 mu'.- lri description, %. several t.n.-r. Some co. rhc samples Wcr, ui u coarse. .rl..h nature and a' tH.u.h rrr. marble would hc oi n. commercial tu.ue while other sam .r'.. which were very Hue in color and tc>ur. cam. from deposits which we're described a- being -o shattered
 nd broken a- tl he worthless, . hI,, talked uth number %. men who have pr.-ugOtoi fho country for mar l.c Nu o.d San Francisco marble man t.'i me tht hc urn.p,cici an tlIt part .. ~.wlol-f.r. \.H-ha mort. ..I Prime, to. N..D, island several years ago. lui ! ui,r-aul chat Mr. foN who was connected with tle nr'uul. location %. th.- property spent -,,. ra' years no prospecting for marh.. and declared tH,. ua, thc uuy d,pui m Southeastern \.a,ka which Vl, %. commercial value Ny personal Wr,- u.ltiun- have mot h.ru sufficiently ,. tended lut VIII -I. tlat a-a a eouer. ,Hue ultr.c doy, uDt du such pcr..e. work a, .- indicated by th,- Iepu-. except lt 'un. intervals %. tune au' space \fhouah tIgr. - a ..r es t.u-.tc area co. marble u IaN. th.r, Is hw ouc Oauu and while u tbe New tus.aul states marble i- iWu ]
 from thc Canadian 'uc t, luus l,.ui sound. y,t thc high grade caum.r -H'y valuable marble %. Sew tur aul Is uub 800 hc .nu1l ir ,n. short strip oi I5oo feet long snl n5 feet wide. at West RW'm \t'
 When asked l t1 thc uW plan, .. tbc company Mr. Sheldon lil.
 My prcuou, trip was Go .,f.rm'1e ,lc quality and commercial >uadr,s 70. tl.- marble. lul ] made an op,niur .u thc most accessible place JW now returning to Alaska to .up.riu. t.ud tbc development oi ihc valuable white marble. 90, thc principal dca.ct, .H |