Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-13
SOME eREArINDUsrRIEs OF WASHINGTON.
A Former Citizen Writes Interestingly Of Mining
Marble Quarries, People and Things.

SPOKANE WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 1901.
FRIEND MUNSoN: For some time
have intended to address your paper
with few remarks regarding this sec.
ton of the west. especially since num-
ber of our Viroqua friends have invested
in mining interests here part of them
having been influenced TO some extent
by myself directly or otherwise. Tt is
now seven months since | visited Viro-
qua in the interests of the Lardeau Val
ley Mines, limited, and during the past
four months work has been actively
pushed on the properties of that COM
pauy with better results even than had
been anticipated, as viii appear in pub
lished statement now in press and copies
of which may be obtained in the very
near future by calling at the Office of
Mr. L. G. Steenburg, of Vir %, who
also has samples of the ore iuct of
those mines While retaini ly posi-
ton as superintendent of I Iashing-
ton Safe Deposit and Trus' = npany at
this place, have been enf 8 not only
to secure an interest IN & 8 Jove men
toned company but hav y so assisted
! in forming company : le develop
llent of another great 4, stry; refer
20 tie Crystal Marble s pany, ineor-
psrstsd rate j.. in !. August las lder the laws
The existence of ? ole in Stevens
county has been KIN 5 FOR some time.
but only in the recen6 past have well
directed efforts been made to determine
the real value and extent Of these depos-
its. which are now known to rival even
the quarries of Vermont and Italy.
Although tempted to write at length on
that subject have decided instead to
send finished slab to Mr.. Steenberg
who will be pleased to give all callers an
opportunity to examine the sample and
secure a full description of the property.
Will state however that we have suffi-
cient marble of choice quality, to war
rant the installation of an immense
pant; that it is so situated as to reduce
the cost of quarrying and manufacture
to an absolute minimum, there being an
abundance of water power, lumber, fuel
and sand on our own properties, which
comprise sixty twenty acre claims IN
all and finally that the enormous freight
rates on marble from Vermont and other
points precludes all danger of injurious
competition and insures good market.
might add that the officers II our COM
pany are reliable, conservative business
men, who recognize this business oppor-
tunity and propose to conduct the affairs
of the company IN manner to secure
the benefit all the personal stockhold-
ings of each incorporation being also
withdrawn from the market and pooled
for one year. Our marble is already
being called for in architectural work.
the chief architect of the Great Northern
Railway Co. at st. Paul and other archi-
tects having recently requested us to
submit samples and prices as soon as we
are in position to do so.
AS to matters In general here will
| state that this has been prosperous
season, with excellent crops, commercial
progress, and quite a movement ia real
estate especially in the farming districts
and partly due TO considerable influx
of desirable homeseekers. We escaped
| the severe heat experienced in the east
and the month of October was absolute
| ly perfect as TO weather conditions our
first freeze being noticed November End
and furry of snow yesterday. Our
Vernon county contingent seem to be
all in good health and generally pros
| porous.
Wishing the CENSOR all success and
with kind regaeds to all my eastern
friends from any of whom would be
pleased to hear, subscribe myself
| FRANK A. CHASE.