Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-03
 Stock Markets, Railroads and Mining
GREAT DEPOSIT
 OF.MARbLENEAR ; BOWIE LOCATED
(Cnfton Copper Era.)


 For some fifteen or more years k has been known that there are mar. ble deposits of considerable extent in the mountains south and southeast of Bowie. Claims have been taken up and relinquished over and over again. The excitement of the find has led to the record of the claim, but for some reason or other. possi- bly, through lack of capital, possibly through insufficient or inaccurate tests to which the rock was placed the undoubted richness of the marble lay undiscovered for so long a tire and naturally there followed the nee essary abandonment of the claim
 Several years ago MT. Kerr, the present business manager of the Art zona Marbl ecompany. located a claim and held it down. He caused the rock to be put to the most severe tests. and did not rest satisfied until he was convinced himself that pro vided money and good labor were to be had. there was a field of wealth in opening up Arizona's first marble quarry. This led him to devote time to convincing others. and Mir. Thomp- son an expert marble worker, quick |ly saw the opportunity. so backed by A few capitalists from Denver. Colo. rado. the company was formed ana Mir Thompson has taken over the work of experimenting the quarries. which are composed of seven or eight claims situated in the noun tains southeast of Bowie Junction and about seventeen miles away. At present all communication is ! with Bowie, and the office of the company Is in the railroad town. II has been found that better oad can he constructed towards the east, so shipments will be made to poin the Southern Pacific line about eight miles to the east of Bowie. road sixteen feet wide Is now under con struction from that point on the rail road across the fiat to a point in the mountains three miles below the quarries.
 This road will be twelve miles lonr and will be prepared sufficiently to admit of the quick transit or heavy loads and a traction engine is already waiting. Its huge wheels are eigh' feet in diameter and have a twenty siv inch tire. The total weight oi the engine is twenty-four tons. A | tram O1 SIX Ndlo ID A'luAiNN the work. each car having capaclty and strength to carry twelve tons, SC l A train load of seSenty-two tons ol rock can be brought from quarry tc ! railroad at one time.
 All the necessary machinery is be ing collected in Bowie. The only ma chimes at present in the quarries are a huge punlp-supplying water ioi
 the camp and also for washing the rock-and gasoline engines, the der
 ricks for lifting the stone are to Dc constructed of pine holes eighty fec long and not less than twenty inches thick at the small end. Eight of these are needed. The marble has gained | for itself a great name.
 A New oYrk marble expert say that it is equal to, if not exactly tn' same stone. as the marble shipped from Italy. There are several classei O fmarble in the claims. and all vii make a beautiful interior decorative
 stone. It is not difficult to work, be ling considerably easier than granite At the present time there are just a few men employed in the worl but possibly within the next thirt days twenty-five or more will b needed. Extensive preparations ar being made and the lumber is abou
 ready for the construction Of house
 for the manager. superintendent. set retary and the men. A great futur lis before the new company.