The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-06
GRANITE FOUND
IN WICHITAS
There Are Millions o { Tons
Near Nit. Sheridan
COL. SLEEPER REPORTS
Is Finest Quality and Easy TO
Quarry.

Lswton. o. T. March Sol n. l.
sleeper Of this city has reseived. a block
of granite from the Wichita mountains
that measures three feet in length. enc
ard oue-half feet in width ana about ~
teen inches thick II is q The very nneSs
quality Of granite and comes f-om n quar-
~ where the same material is 70 be found
in almost immeasursb,c quantities. Re-
garding this piece CT stone. Cot sleeper
said yesterday;
That piece u granite WAS procured
from Mount Sheridan Just below thc bot
tom Of the Clin on the east SIDE. Mr..
Finnerty. who quaTried che block. says
there are millions Il tons ~ tGs Samo
quality IN sight ut that posat. that &, 3
absolutely without Saw aid f. IS fne
piece Of granite as he ever saw lie
learned his trade IN the Vermont granite
quarries. where be worked for seventeen
years. tie also worked on the state
capital building al Albany. New York.
and has had wide experience ia hsud,tns
granite In most Of the uuarriss ii NeT-
mont the granite must be hfte,. from
below the surface from a depth 81 % 60
81 feet There the sr&ni,e blocks must
be lifted out hy machinery But tn the
case Of tho granite at Mount sheridan.
FOR wears IL could De removed without
a lift and lowered 60 Tire bottom Of tho
mountain on "a tramway.
Mr. Finnsrty also Examined the lime
stone formation north OF Mount Sheri-
dan IIe found Il o. pc an excellent quail
" for building purposes
Now. nv prop sition is that We pro
cure samples OF limestone and granite
and serd them TO the Worlds fair Tor
exhibition at the oklahoma huiidias. that
after that they DO removed 70 Guthrie
ard placed on exhibition before the state
legislature: that We take concentrated
action 20 procure the transfer Of th~ ter
ritoriaI couvlcfs from the NsuSas stats
peuifeutiary 70 the foot Of Mount Sheri-
dan. in Temporal, quarters and have
thcm worked upon The eraoiic guarries
I'm getting out granite for the state capital
asvIum icuitautisry 8uc other buildings
These eonvicts cost tho teri cory last
YEAR about Sls8.es Tor tehir transports-
tion and maintenance IN Inc Kansas peui-
Tertiary This sum vo'ild maintain.
guard ard work them IN the granite QUAR-
ries for wear and The TERRITORY would
have the stone ready Tor use in its build
in-s without additional cost
Col Sleeper b. very enthusiastic over
the granite proposition at Mount shert-
dan ~ IL D. fagad that there are 30
~, irlersfs ~ cauraerciaI rantifies There
he Is sure tha. ihe future working -
the granite 4ugrries watIi he h.tigF Tor
The people than sold Eaiacs HApt tso
mop,hs ago he introduced resolution
a. he Isswton ciub. TIE ssbsfau,e - The
ciub that Il Werk ipauair1fsly o. the
ord. that the territorial oauviefs pee re-
moved 20 the granite and Limestone quar-
res that they rlav there te worked nd
made 70 paw their gay Fioatas ur this
resolution Ca1 Sleeper proceeded 90 en-
piov Nj. Fiaurttr an export. 90 e. TO
Tho noutaius and procure nr'"~ q the
granite The block rev lyigg er ths walk
IN front of ti,e r. A. N building ls ihs
result ~ his ondcavors
This hIoet, ~ .efa1lte ell t' sent n 81.
Louis. IS her oue SID. v-l as hishlT POL
ished. AMI engraved au lhe polished size
viii p. placed tha words 'coutnchs
Co.nty Granite