| Show ie f The Granite a and d Marble Deposits s r I 4 Once upon a time there were Just two kinds s of ot marble Vermont marble Vermont and Italian Tho The man who vho wanted to build himself a n house and who couldn't atford af afford at- at ford tord the Imported marble marblo fell back on the Vermont product as the next best bet There Thero were other marbles but I. they the were not of oC a quality Qu to delight the artistic eye ec For years eau wandering about tho the rocky sections of oC the country countr no noticed noticed no- no a stone that somewhat resembled marble It was a 0 peculiar formation and had hada a l rather tiler unusual shade Nobody however however how how- t. t ever dreamed tho the stuff sture had any value alue A year cr or r so 50 ago ao a o experts on marble marblo f discovered that the Utah product 8 1 i 5 iono ono one of or tho most beautiful marble marblo f formations found since iho tho supply of ot j f black marble marblo on the Hudson river In f f New lew York near Coopers Cooper's famous cave e l had been exhausted Today tho the marblo marble r Industry is one ono of ot the tho leading Industries Industries industries Indus Indus- tries of ot Utah Immediately following I the discovery dIscover of the marble a high bight grade granite In great g quantities was located in various parts of ot the state I. I This was wn assimilated 3 by b men nien already I I Interested In tho the marble marblo Industry Tho The t te product was ns advertised ed throughout the country t and small contracts 1 wore ivere e taken k Tho granite and Industry In tnt i Utah was as given gl Its first real start I when In competition with th tho granite I and marblo marble firms of or tho the world the Utah Utah-i companies wore awarded a contract con con- conI J I tract for tor the granite and marblo In In j. j Utah's new stat capitol These Those con- con conj conI contracts j I tracts specified at 1 use ue of or granite and ancl marble In quantities quantifies u nU that t Insured tho i at Insured t J J j companies a Business until j such time time- an as tho the quality of ot their product product prod prod- became generally known I tho the contract was signed hundreds of or men were given employ employ- 1 j ment meat In tho the quarry and although the contract for tor the tho capitol stone was practically fulfilled tolIa today tho companies com corn have havo found no necessity for tor laying haying off otc men The marble quarries s of ot the state contain birdseye travertine travertine traver- traver I t. t tine white and amber travertine and andred ired i j jr r red and mottled In addition t there Is a p. dark darl colored marble th that t i rivals In beauty the famous old black 1 i marble marblo o of the tho Hudson quarry Experts declare that hilt tho marblo marble deposits in I Utah are the most wonderful ever er found In what Is known mown as tho the o I j t Mile Pass area situated be between Utah 1 ane and counties about five miles w cst of or Fairfield there Is a a. bed of er 1 black marble of ot an a average thickness 5 of 01 about ton feet and extending over f J considerable distance Above Aboe this Is 13 isa a stratum highly veined with white ft calcite c Dot of oC these marbles marble are Jet black and ond are are composed of r exceedingly small crystals Intimately intermixed i with matter mattor Both aro are K susceptible of ot a n ncr cr very high polish and wl en finished el rival rhal the best grades of ot 3 Belgium black j In what Is known as the Hobble Creek canyon about eight miles east elt of ot Springville SprIng thero there Is a It vein of ot marble marble marble mar mar- ble about feet thick covering an anarea anarea 4 area of ot about lt 1200 acres This is JI A birdseye formation and polished Is one 10 of ot the most moat beautiful of ot known marble formations In Beaver Benver count county there ther is another deposit of ot oriental red Interspersed Inter inter- with black and birdseye |
