The daily tribune., 1904-03-12
sPlIuDD MARBn.
Twelve Deautiful varistsss Twelve
Milss Hase q saliAa.

Tve1ve 0eautlful varist1es Twelve
Milss Hass q ealiAa.
LosassA away sp sear timber liDs
- ~ bsa1vassn of Hayden asd
0esas erssks. Avs nilss wsse q Howard
I'D twelve nilss sass of ealids, are
rieh deposits of rare arpsntine mar
biz, extsudins . dissascs Of several
hundred yards. aud equal 70 any other
prodacs In ths state.
DsveIopment work on . small scale
wss begun Lest week. bat owing 70 the
high altitu<e and deep anox drifts lit
tie can be accomplished ss this time.
Several weeks ago specimens Of the
marble were PLACED on exhibition At
the Saiids Board Of Trade rooms, and
all who have sseu than declare the
marble the most beautiful to be found
ia the state.
The property was located twenty
years ago by Harry Bushnell, who
came here from Michigan TO seek his
fortune in the new west The prop
erty was surveyed and patented and
several efforts made to interest capital.
Twelve years ago = Denver company
took . bond and lease on the property
aud began placing machinery. Dut the
panic Of 1898 soon followed and the
undertaking WAS abandoned. Suffi.
cien: work Was dore. however. to
prove the ledRes and demonstrate the
superior quality Of the marble.
Mr.. Bushnell did not have the
money to develop the property him.
self. but refused to dispose of it for .
small sum. A few years later he died
and beq,eathed the quarry to his
son, Sam Bushnell. one Of the present
owners. Several Salida parties have
recently acquired interests, however,
aud among them is DR.. A. j. Overhoit
. we'll known physician. In an in
terview recently he said:
"The property comprises two claims
each 800 by 1900 feet. The marble
consists in we'll defined strata Of uni.
form thickness. The lodges lie paral.
lei and extend in northern and
southern direction. The marble is
absolutely without flaw or crevice and
San be Quarried in blocks Of any
dimension with little trouble. 1t
takes the most beautiful polish l
have ever seen. and is pronounced by
experts equal to the best product in
America.
Zone mile west of the deposit and
higher up the mountain are two large
lakes containing an immense body of
water. With little work this water
could be converted into unlimited
power and utilized for development
purposes. The water supply is prao.
tically Inc xhaustible and would he in.
valuable for irrigation purposes as
we'll. An abundance Of native timber
covers the territory y short distance
below the deposits and the facilities
for handling the marble are all that
could be desired. A wagon road lead.
ing to the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad and thence to Howard has
been constructed to point within one
mile Of the quarry. With an expend.
iture Of $500 this road could be put in
first class condition and the marble
delivered to the railroad at a mini.
mum expense.
II have made thorough study of
this marble and have had it submit.
ed to every scientific test and / find
its variety of color, rare texture.
metallic soundness and possibility of
polish unsurpassed by any other pro.
duct in the state. -
1t is the intention of the owners to
install machinery and begin syste.
matte Development just as soon IS the
rigors Of the climate at that altitude
will permit. .-Salida Correspondent
In Denver Post
Surprise Schoolmate.