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Gunnison news-champion., 1907-09-13

There aren't any others Pure
white marble IL very rare There is
small vein in Vermont, but it is
down = 800 foot shaft and of 1900
feet in q drift and getting smaller.
Thai. qssrry Is seven millioa dollar
Ashis1-Oisk--sss osAsrs S~rArss
marble from Italy, the sculptor q
marble, il also getting scarce
There are quarries in Tennessee and
Georgia, but the marble 10 not
white
THIS deposit is ON White House
mountain a spur of Treasury noun.
tain between lule creek and the
Crystal river and roughly speaking
three miles south Of the town al
though it has been traced over ff-
teen square miles and may he much
greater. The main upheaval which
lifted Treasury mountain broke the
sedimen,ary deposits in two at lule
creek and exposed the glistening
white limestone beds which had
been changed to marble, IN ellis
6,D feet high and thousands OF feet
long The white marble lies on top
and is from 2W to 300 feet thick
nearly all snow white, but varying
from coarser grades like pressed
granulated sugar to the finest grain
ed equal to Cararra and Parian stat
uary marbles. Underneath lie
strata of chocolate, green, blue.
black and serpentine marbles, whose
extent and quality can only be
guessed at These deposits seem to
go clear through White House
mountain to the Crystal river where
they crop again and also dip from
the opposite side of iule creek un-
der the verdure clad hills south.
There are two principal compan-
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are being improved Handsome res
idepce houses are golag up, although
lumber 10 very scarce Many ever
green trees naturally growing ON the
townsi'e make it u pretty place. In
deed there is more rainfall on this
side Of tas range. aud consequently
more verdnre.
A description ot Marble would
rot l,e compIste without mea-
sie~ 81 -sosae - tssssss hks
W. v Wood, the founder of Marble.
II. W. Anderson; pioneer, who hsa
Just sold his pretty ranch 10 the Col
orado- -lale company for a goodlv
sum. j. II Lambert. who has lived
to see his faith in the town justified
aud who took pleasure in showing
your rep pprter around Geo Young,
the old time stage driver and livery
man, Of Marble and Carbondale. W.
ID Parry, a pioneer miner and bust
uess mar, nov heal carpenter at the
quarry. Bot complete list would
he impossible
The metal mines near Marble also
Continued on Second Page.
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-09-13

and at the lumber yard AMI cant
keep up with orders
Dr. j. II. Haxby has Just opened
a drug store aud practices medicine
as well.
Chas. 5. Bemls finds trade rush
ing IN general livery and freight
business and has the mail route be-
tween lledstone, Marble aud Cry, tsl.
Will Crosby hss . neat l.srl,er
shop in the rear of Tracy z fir%b
brand new saloon, as pretty build
ing, by the wav, as one can find in
the country. 1t is finished in hard
wood throughout.
The saloon firm Of Faussone 4
Ahrens has also prosperei famously
and Joe Fanssone has bought out
his partner aud also moved into a
splendldly furnished new building,
a work of art INSIDE Iiobt. Ahrens
is talking oi going into some new
business at Marble Immediately. lie
is booster for the town.
G.. b Taylor is mayor, and very
popular one Marble has square set
apart for a city park The streets
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-09-13
>MARBLE MEANS MONEY. A GREAT
NEW INDUSTRY FOR GUNNlSON COUNTY
We have Largest Deposa Pure Whae M.tle Beae
Opened BY Two Splendid Companies wh MIas Bhad Theaa
Mill Growing Town. Brilliant Prospects

The town Of Marble in Northern
Gsnnison county is destined to be-
Oosss one of the largest and mos,
important cities in, western Colo
rodo. Nsws-Chas makes this
PsoAiclioa - f0 .ssAssA yesss
e00DuDQnuu1u1nGom
~ Sslolsss,doaia tlsry wiIl have
1900 70 5000 people lst il every
thing goes we'll let US say 5000 to
10000 and beconservalive This pop
slation will he built on the solid
foundation of marble Pure white
marble. Called by all engineers
who have examined It the largest
and most dependable in the known
world. Does that mean anything tn
you. THE LARGEST DEPOSIT
OF PURE WHITE MARBLE IN
THE KNOWN WORLD
Let us see what it means, for in
writing of the town of Marble, one
naturally begins with the quarries
Since 1870 the price Of white
narble in this country has doubled
every ten years. Why: Because
of increased demand and failing
supply. Our nation is becoming
rich. Marble is the most beautiful
and enduring of building stones. Its
use is multiplying in "A thousand
directions for temples, Offices, mon
uments, interior decoration and
sculpture 1t is especially valuable
for expensive buildings in the cities
because of its FIRE resistance. Mar
BILE dislntegrates at 1900 degrees
Granite goes to pieces at 600 de
grees. What is white marble worth? ?
Why only a little matter of so a
cubic foot or 500 ton Statuary
marble climbs to Slii ton Why
don't other quarries open then:
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-09-13

uln ssanspoSs 81 tons TIE laa5ed
car. ~ doss BY gigantic .Le.ve
vkssas cd ~ inch aud a quarter
..srl csl.ls. v,ll pail up the empty
car. The eompapy owns amp.e
ws,sr pewer 10 Nule creek JUS, .,
haad uhese ~ elcctr,c plant wall bs
esecsed imussdlaielv o. furnish all
po~es. Tie tram H. h.lled for e,m
plesioa uktot.rr l,t. Ooe DERRICK -
~ up sssd aaosher ts-ng erected
WA 1asAs - foreman The writer
alsO uses Aese Austin Dodge. former
u Il Ohls,o City aud Mr. Doaglas. la-,
ysar with The Almont Quarry Co
Cod. Strass sss absent an Ieaver.
bat We every y hare heard him cordial
" useniiossed.
With ~ this BUSINESS Ia SIGHT
hos seOss prosperity in Marble eat, :
Well. tOwa has that little over a
ysor go yos could not give away
are Ro~ ssllisg at from x35 TO $3.50
The v,opSlstson has risen from 80 To-
$40. With broad gage railroad
hiss cusse . broad gage peopl~ The
Colorado Telephone has arrived
Elessrsc lights and water system
are next Different kinds of bust
mess are veil repre,ented. and a word
about them here would not he ami.s
The Asrble City hotel, by W. G..
Miller. 1saAeer, is two story
baildiaS, 6.led to overflowing all
the tiae The genial manager only
'ake~ time for his real estate busi-
nes~ 10 coll few town lots befo. e
disBes or alAer supper
Ike rest ssrant conducted bv Mrs
l.. X. Fsltea is well patronized and
a new and larger building was fitted
Mp for the FIRST Of August Forty
to fifty regular boarders are accom-
modseed.
Jsdos Wm NJ Wigginton, who
is now coadscting the thirst parlors
sd jaosat 10 the hotel is planning for
a M,OD concrete block hotel
building Suitable for city. The
Judge sclls 1s that Marble is no
longer . pr~pect but GO
H. II. WILLIAMS keeps large gen
eral ssose end takes care of Uncle
Same srosing postoilice bus,nes.
by dis4 VI bring several clerks.
z. T. L.bcs h.s is.s psrcha-sA
the Qsosssl slofe sad meat market
Of Miller, Greenfield and company
and contemplstes the erection of a
new building and the addition OF
very much L,ore stock.
The Marble Mercantile company,
by j. d. Perry, manager, is doing a
large bssiness in hay, grain, coal
-four, real estate and insurance. Mr..
Perry thinks the trade outlook is
very bright for Marble
Miss Julia Messenger has sue
ccssful notion store recently opened.
The blacksmith shop of Alex.
Shaw does thriving business
II. Thode has eighteen men at
work in his saw mill on Trail creek
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-09-13

les operating here. The Colorado
Iule Marble Co, aud the CRYSTAL
River Marble Co. Others are likely
to follow.
The Colorado iule company ia
othC~red ~ follo~s: Col. Charming
F. N-ea, of Marble City. psssiAsst;
Charles Austin Bates Of New York
City, vice-president; Spencer Wei
ton, \. T., treasurer; DIR. W. j.
Chandler, \. j., secretary; Senator
J. +. Manning, of Vermont, former
manager of the Columbian Marble
Quarry company at Rutland has
recently taken charge as general
sales manager; Max J. l.. Towler, of
Detroit is general manager.
The Knickerbocker Syndicate Of
New York City is successfully financ-
ing the mammoth three million dol
lar capital stock enterprise. Col. c.
+. Meek it was who first saw the
magnificent opportunity here, who
organized the company, interested
the men now associated and has
been the chief booster. To his en-
terprise and persistant push is in
large measure due the credit of the
companys present equipment.
These consists OF first the quarry.
Here we have over 800 acres OF
marble deposits. Although the
openings are only in first stages and
but few feet in on the exposed
cliffs it is confidently estimated by
engineers that Sl0,OO0,OOO worth of
marble is in sight Underneath the
picture on this page, details of the
quarry are given.
The marble mill cost $4,000 and
employs large force. 1t is also de-
scribed more particularly under the
picture accompanying. as is the new
standard gage railroad.
The power plant takes water from
Kline falls in the Crystal river gorge
carries it $500 feet through q Sc
inch pipe laid much of the distance
in a rock tunnel and at the power
house generates GOO horse power.
Three thousand horse power can
easily be secured, enough to run the
quarries, the future mills. the rail
road and other manufacturing enter
prises. Homer Harrington is super
intendent here. The plant cost
$4,000.
Operations of the Crystal River
Marble company located on Yule
creek are going forward steadily
with about twenty men employed.
Col. |. A. Strauss Of Denver. is presl
dent and general promoter Of the
company, which is backed by some
OF the best capital in the west. Tie
quality OF the white and variayated
marble owned by the company can
hardly be surpassed. The quarry
has been opened sufficiently to take
out 5000 tons which await ship
ment. but there is now building one
of the largest trans in the United
States for the purpose of transport
ing ii from the top Of the hill to the
lule creek valley where next spring
the railroad will be extended. Thi.
tram is 3,2l7 feet long, with a grade
in steep places Of 30 degrees. 1t
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-09-13

only deace i in
from Ii scent II hanh in oJeTato
: % large hlt immediate ODeane fw witt
OF
the wing have fur randi d igane II d%
ron kp rhap1O ON feet wuno Il nuS Sengne
b
u hire aches wide aul hf niht
he A
eane. is anton
hour W cli : npnr fnit ten f
~ Irregular rite n,and
chine AN nmmen cas- mpnw
Vel marble tk in framew ri alov i
hi M h bed panert two
circulars all made Lincoln
lv p p FRI mon east
g
Mh foreman of the H ~f for arat he Cm
: one d hh yyeas Ierenoa san mex
IF Pratt
ad FL lequupsI
TO Il T ~1ine dt tCl e Meek for c,ure
ko of thenlra
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-09-13
QUARRES Of THE CRYSTAL RVER:aARBlE CO.

This company has 40 of marble
holdings Of the Colorado Yue company Twenty
white marble of the finest grade
and black This picture taken close quarters
steam drill at work and the derrick making
block of marble Stripping all done put.
in ho the blocks split with plug and feather
Five COM
pletion of the 20 toni
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-09-13

The p"fu'r hut a SNAIL ,luarrt. of
RADIO Nule MaIeto Indr direction l. -
1-nns-
the detrhks aud gradually The
Isigs cleared for cisnnelers and drills. int
shape tor handling Thirty employed here. but
ground oIs"e that nun~r viii le multi piled times They
have elannsI.r-
three the road -Four .rricks aud
of constitution The quar-, being developed the
dip INTO the hill which all
cutters The writer workmsn block weighing J~raJ.
twelve which although
slightly scanned and estimated
dollars The quality white grained getting
the ledge opened leads down n
from the quarry H1OtsW which company
has built hreem mi to MariAe
Gunnison news-champion., 1907-09-13

d it does % show, h s,o~u
L rn iCy.ta
the norhs d Treasury Mountain
in il nfrnnt t,f
in now ~m
to o NETS mines
dil anif falno ~and In in
R %
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
Al Nkau Railroads Mu t Fiji
 Rate Sheets

{ :pecIal dispatch to the Daily Alaskan)
 Washington, Eco, 5-The interstate c7mmercn commission has directed tat all rai,roods operating in Alaska must file their rate sheets with the comms- son at once. It will, also, take steps 10 ascertain the through ra'es that are charged from points in theUnitedSCates 10 points in Alaska. Rates by boat and rail in A a>ka will be inquired into.
 Au effort will be made, it is under s oOd. to get the quesrioI of the juris- dlction of the interstate commerce clmmiss on before the supreme courts. ft the courts shall hold that Alaska is not territory, then the commission will relipQuIsh all claim to jurrisd .ctiou there.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05

first arrived at Washington representa- lives of the Guggenheims came to him and tod that if be wi work with the "rrrhr people" hls path at Washington would be smooth and he would get the legislation vi ich be desired. But if he d.d not work with them he would Rud that his way would b. rocky ard uneven, and be would return to his con- s,ituents a failure so far as securing re- suits is concerned,
 The opp ,nents of territorial govern ment at Washington declare that the delegates from Al s>a do not represent the business interests of the district.
 I, is currently reported here that Gov. Hoggptt has been warned that un' less he ce tses lobbying he will be the suNject a speech from :he floor ot the
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
MUST ACT GETS OUT
Seuator Dryden R tir s
 From N W Jersry Contest

Especial Dispatch to Daily AFasSaj
 Washington, Feb, 5-Senator Dryden announced yesterday that ownt-g to the condition of his health he has retired from the conies, for reelection to the senate from Nv Jersey.
 Senator Dryden Is the head of the republican machine iu New Jersey against whom a vigorous opposition has been waged by State Senator Colby, of Paters,n. The latter srcur, d a sufficient number ol the republican majority in the legislature, " ich Is small, to stand out and ef, SC 10 vote forSenntorDryden for his reelection to make his chances for success were regarded Ps slight.
 Senator Dryden is head of the Pru- denuial Life Insurance Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05

Washing ou, Feb. 5-All Alaska leg tsatton is ,hre tened on account of the fierce fgh, that is beng waged between rne ad coates and opponents oi territor- faI government fer he distric5. The Gugcenhefms are alleged 10 he back ing lc urposirio-. Gov. Hogg tt IS the .rad of Jh, contest against 'errI- rial government. Delegates Frank H. Wasscy and Thomas Gale are lead ing the fght for It. All others who are interested in Alasks legislation are be, ia. dra yr int the fghr Or oLe side or thr 0 her, a-d much binerCess IS de- g~ op nL
 Gov uol-ur sgy- the real business n f Alaska ao n,t want territorial government.
 De sg te .Naskr say, thar wher he
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
MANY DIE
Smallpox Killing Starving
 ChiupSe

ispecEai Dispatch to the'Dely AlasksE)
 Seattle, Feb. 5-Advices have been received here by c4be th,t smallpox Is ra ing in the co. centra.ion c mps Of the famine strick-p Chinese provinces. The people who have been gathered toge, her for the sake of convenience In feeding them are dying with great rapidiry. IL is believed that half 8 million pers ms F. ave died Of the disease an of starv diOn.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
AS LIKE
SOldiers Cannot Be "om-
 D ll-d to Attend Gnu oh

Special Dispatch to Daily AlaskanI
 Washington, Feb, 5- Ehe United States sutreme court has decided that the commanders of enl's ed troops can not compel the latter to attend chur, h against their will. It is against the const ution which gives every man the right to decide as to his religion, Con. victions for imself,
 The court holds, however, that a s ldier cau be compelled to attend funeral.
 A wholesa e slaughter in furs at Har- risons.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
WASKfY MAKES
 MAIDEN SPtECH

Delegate Waskey made his maiden speech ia the house of representatives yesterday afternoon in favoa of the game warden.
 The bill was passed by the house after several arguments that it places too much power in the hands of the governor were made.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
COTTAGE CITY
 HIRE TOMORROW

The Cottage City will be due here .omorrow. She sailed from WraDgelI for Skagway this morning at 5 o'clock, -he will arrive at Juneau thls after aoou. and ,hould sail from there some ume during the night or early tomor' row morning.
 The Corage City will have four days mail fon Siagway from Ssa,t.e. N, .u WAS - nt on the Princess Beatric from lh- American sid,
 Fur coats at Clayson's. fl
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05

house of representatives. It was due to this warning, it is claimed, that former Seoato, Jones appeared before the housA committee to argue against the further extension of time for the completion of certain railroads in Alias ka.
 It is also said that Delegate Waskey has caused it to be known by Gov. Hog. gait that he exp cts 10 answer his let ter to the president and other argu. ments he has made in a speech on th' floor of the borse.
 SENATOR NELSON
 ROASIS JARVIS Senator Nelson speaking before the house judiciary committee last night
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
womau's GuIId Tom 'rruw

The Wonan's Gui of St Saviou"'s church will meet tomorrow afternoon at ? o'cloce at the hJme of Mrs. George E, Howa d.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
ON WAY SailS Prem Seattle
 For Skagway

Special Dispatch to Daily AlasSanl
 Seattle, Feb. 5-The Jefferson sailed for Skagway last night with 60 pas sengers and full cargo tt freight for that and other Southeastern Alaskan points.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
IS ILL
Mrs. LongwOrth Suffering Of
 La Grippe

Special Dispatch to Daily Alasksnl
 Washington, Feb. 5-Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Lougworth, daughter Of the president, is ill of Ia grippe. It Is not believed hat her condition is seriousr.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
A. 8, Meets Tonight

There will be a regular meeting or the Arctic Brotherhood at their hall tn.S evening.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
Contest between forces favorng and opposing Self crovernnent for Alaska becomes fierce and threatens all Alaskan legislation Waskey and Gale for home rule and Hoggatt against it are the leaders put others are drawn in battle

bitterly arraigned Capt. D. H. Jarvis, formerly collector of GUS oms of Alaska.
 He said he had the utmost contempt for him and his preten,ions of great love
 for Alaska and interest in it's welfare. He said: "Jarvis is nothing but little lobbyist for certain Alaskan interest..m
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
TO CuREA COLD IN ONE DAY

rake LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine
 Tablets. Druggists reu d money if 1t 'ar S to cure. E. W GROVES sigma rure is on each oyx.2 DC.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05

Al! the dencacles Of tbe season at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05

Rsmember-thls week furs at less than wholesale cost at Harrlson's.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05
Fresh Meat

The Frye-Bruhn O. keep sil Kind oi fresh meat constantly on hand. 'I
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05

A wholesa slaughter 10 furs al Har- rison's.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-02-05

Senator Nelson speaking before the house judiciary committee last night,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-31
Why Iron Rusts.
Scientific Circle.)

Ask almost any intelligent man why iron rusts, and he will probably explain at tedious length that it is all due to the oxygen of the air Ever since chemistry became a more or less exact science, which was over century ago. that theory has been generally accept ed. Now an American physicist, Dr. Cushman, comes along and announces that rusting is really due to electricity
 Dr. Cushman started his researches with the object of discovering some method of preventing the corrosion of wire fences-a subject of vital interest to farmers. He achieved more than he anticipated He found that the first at tack on the iron is made by the hydro gen in the form Of exceedingly small particles. but not, as the text books have taught us. by oxygen. This is n agreement with the modern theory that many substances, when they are dis solved in water, are dissoeiated into ions. or minute particles smaller even than atoms, all carrying electrical charges Even pure water contains a certain number Of these
 Acid impurities multiply the hydro gen ions and strengthen them in their corrosive effect upon iro4. The action is purely electric, /and involves an ex- Change of Nae felectrie relations be- tween the nEsa9 Aa the he+sns iron, oxIg pF. Szinx s' v! v omete. and
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-31
A TIMELY FAILURE.

The Jamestown fair was so much of failure that it would have made money by failing before it opened, An echo of worlds fair that failed before it began was heard in the courts of Vienna the other day when Rudolf Wildfiner and Rudolf Steiner, who had been engaged respectively as engineer land business manager of the enterprise and who had resigned other places in order to devote their whole time to the affairs of the projected exposition, sued the authorities for damages, The ex- position was to have taken place in Vienna, in celebration of the sixtieth year of the reign of the Emperor Fran cis Joseph. From November, 1908, till April, 19O9-according to the exposi- ton prospectus people from all ends of the world" were expected to 'come to Vienna to enjoy the sights of the greatest of all worlds fairs" A patri- otic Viennese, commenting on the suit, says: "The plan for the fair may be abandoned, no great exhibition build ings may be erected, but those people who would have come to us should not remain away on that account. Vienna is as interesting and as full of amuse- ment without a fair as other world cities are with that feature"
 Vienna will be interesting enough next year without a big fair, and will probably not lose anything by losing it St Louis felt pretty well satisfied with it's fair experience, but that is about the only place that has,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-31
How It Came About.

(The Turner's Falls Reporter)
 There Is no result without a cause and the cause of the present depression is not far to seek. The whole coun- try became imitation mad, and every body from the skilled mechanic down to the corner loafer kept soreeohing for shorter hours and more pay, and the producer of goods joined in the screech for more pay for his product, giving as an excuse the higher cost of labor and raw material, while the laboring man wanted his pay envelope filled up to meet the increased cost of living, and shorter hours to enjoy the better quality of the worlds goods that seemed to be coming his way with a rush. Everything seemed lovely for a time, and prosperity was so great and common that it fairly palled on the senses Everybody seemed like the Irishnan who was told that when he came to America he would pick up sil- yer dollars on the streets. Sure enough by good luck the new immi- grant found silver dollar the first thing as he stepped off the gang plank He looked at is curiously, and threw it into the harbor T won't bother carrying the thing," he said '1l find lots more on the street when I go uptown" So we all have been toss ing our dollars contemptuously into the wet, expecting every street and alley way to furnish us more with rub or our automobile lamp, built under in- fringement of Aladdin's patent, unti we are all sitting down like small boy, watching the departing sled upon which we had so fondly banked tt steal a ride on.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-31

ly in Washington, at some point in the Middle West and also on the Pacific Coast. The size is left to the joint committee. and the distribution shall be free under Section f. each post master and each rural free delivery carrier maintaining q list of citizens to whom they shall regularly deliver copies of this official journal. The journal is to be composed Of contri- buttons from the heads of all govern ment departments
 Perhaps the general opinion will be that the government can afford to keep out of the newspaper busineZs. And the special opinion of thos1 who know something about it wiIXbe that it can The government'sl sl1ews-spread- ing is already pretty 58ell attended to.