El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-23
ALPINE HAS RICH
MINERAL DEPOSITS

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all kinds of vegetables and berries
yield enormously and, as the rains come
/ in the summer, very little irrigation is
necessary for their production. Apples
from this section have taken first
/ prizes at state fairs and premiums
have been awarded Brewster county
! onions, pumpkins. watermelOns. Truck
! gardeners in the Alpine valley are sue
! cessful.
The demand for dairy products far
exceeds the supply and such products
bring fancy prices all the year.
Mineral Resources.
Foremost of Alpine's mineral re-
sources is a solid mountain of marble,
known as the JOurdan marble. This
marble is both suited for interior and
exterior use A large variety of colors
are obtained from the quarry-pure
white and ebony black, as well as
fancy colOrs. East of Alpine, about
three miles distant, is to be found a
Ilne grade of white marble which is
easily worked. Within the corporate
limits of Alpine there is hill 800 feet
high and about one mile long, which
has a great deal Of fine gray building
stone, easily quarried. About u miles
east of Alpine is large mountain of
beautiful gray granite, while at Mara
thOn gray granite is being Quarried
and shipped b. the carload.
Cinnabar or quicksilver is found
>
ming east and west, IN what is known
as the Terlingua district. over $4,000
600 worth of quicksilver has been
taken from the mines in this district.
Gold, silver, copper, lead and iron are
also found in the mineralized district
of Brewster county. Recently some
rich gold ore has been taken out al
most in town. Fine specimens of coal
and good indications for oil are found
in various portions of the county.
Churches and schools.
Seven of the religious denominations
are represented in Alpine. They are
Methodist, Baptist. Presbyterian, Chris
tian, Episcopal, Catholic and Church
of Christ Alpine is also well repre-
scented with the fraternal orders. hay-
ing the Masons, WoOdmen of the
World, PraetOrians. Knights of Pyth-
las, WOodmen Circle and Odd Fellows.
The educational facilities are of the
best. Alpine having $4,000 high
school building The faculty consists
of u university and college men and
women Alpine also has a summer nor
NAL which is recognized as one of the
leading institutions OF its kind in
Texas.
Energetic Business Men.
All lines Of merchandising are wen
represented with energetic business
men. there being three drug stores,
several general merchandise stores. two /
lumber yards, a wholesale grain store, I
piano store, furniture store, undertake !
ing establishment, numerous small dry
goods stores and grocery stores, and /
two thriving banks. All Of these have |
permanent structures in which they are |
transacting their business.
Alpine also has steam laundry, tele- !
phone system, ice and electric light ]
plants, two tin and sheet metal manu- /
featuring establishments, cement |
block factory. a brick yard. bakery, q |
$4,000 hotel, wood working shop. two !
newspapers, saddle, harness, boot and /
shoe manufactOry.
Three livery stables and two gar |
ages take care of the travel and make /
it easy to reach any point on short /
notice. Alpine has telephone connec- !
lions with all the neighboring towns. I
including three county seats.