Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-16
GREAT DEPOSIT OF
MARBLE NEAR Bowrp
IRON Wednesdays D,,,v,

L.. 'oe" OF more years
"'' oeen known that there arc ma,
'eious deposits Of considerable .,,o.
IN the mountains south and .ou,bos,
VI "owie' Claims have been take,
up and relinquished over ana -.
sss'n' The e1citcmen. Of the "sna,
"As ied TO the record Of tho claim
but for some reason or o,be, $50,
"'y through lack of capital, possibl,
through insufficient or irao.n..,,
tests to which the rock w,. -,
.ne undoubted richness Of the ma,hl,
"y undiscovered for 30 long a tim,
ana naturally there followed the n.css
sary abandonment. of the claim.
Several years ago. Mr.. Kerr A.,
present business manager of IN. A,i.
hona Marble company, located 4,
e'a'n and held Il down. lie caused
the rock TO be put 10 the mos, severe
tests, and did not rest satisfied until
DC was convinced himself that pro.
'idcd money and good labor were 70
DC had, there was a field of walsh
in opening up Arizona's frs, marbl.
quarry. This led him TO devote time
70 convincing others, and Mr.. Thoun.
son, an expert marble worker. Quick.
~ saw the opportunity, so backed bv
Few capitalists from Denver. Colo.
the company was formed and Mr.
Thompson has taken over the work
OF experimenting the quarries, which
are composed Of seven or civh. claims
situated in the mountains southeast ~
Bowie Junction. and abou. seventeen
miles away.
At present all communication X
with Bowie, and the Office Of the com.
pany Is in the railroad town. I, has
been found that q better road can be
constructed towards the east. 10 shin.
ments will be made to point in the
southern Pacific line about eight
miles 10 the east Of Bowie. A road
sixteen feet wide l. now under con.
struction from that point on the rail.
road across the Fat 10 point in the
three miles below the quar-
rits.
This road will be twelve miles long
and will be prepared sufficiently to
admit Of the quick transit of heavy
Ioads and a traction engine is already
waiting. It's huge wheels are eight
feet in diameter and have n twenty
six inch tire. The total weight of
the engine is twenty.four tons. Al
train Of six cars Is required for the
work, each car having a capacity and
strength 10 carry twelve tons, SO a
rain load Of scventy.two tons OF rock
Fan be brought from quarry TO rail
road Mt one time.
All the necessary machinery is being
In Bowie. The only machines
IT present in the quarries are a huge
supplying water for the camp
and also for washing the rock and
gasoline engines. The dcrricks for lift
ng the stone are to be constructed of
pine poles eighty feet long and not
ess than twenty inches thick at the
mall end. Eight OF these are needed.
The marble has gained for itself a
yreat name.
New York marble expert says
hat II is equal to, IL not exactly the
'ame stone, as the marble shipped
rom Italy. There are several classes
II marble In the claims, and nll will
make a beautiful interior decorative
tone. II is not difficult to work, be
ng considerably easier than granite.
Al the present time there are just
lew men employed in the work, but
within the next thirty days
twenty-five or more will he needed.
Extensive preparations are being maze
md the lumber is about ready for the
Of houses for the man
ger, superintendent, secretary ana
he men. A great future Is before the
lew company.--Clifton Copper Era.