Salt Lake Herald | 1890-08-31 | Page 8 | Slate Quarries on Antelope Island

i 5 Hat Quarries on Antelope Island S The slaloinduHrjr so important in Vermont Ver-mont Pennsylvania and other states has ever been developed in Utah The great imountoE building now going on would make gool quarry of marketable slate a reliable QUrrY 5 After years of prediction and resltess I waiting the slate quarries on Antelope island are to be worked As soon at the bathing season at Garfield clcsss a company com-pany in which Mr Cromer is i interested vill open up these very promising deposits S Thojnaterial taken out will be transported transpor-ted on a barge from there to LakeJ Park tho steamer Lettlt Harry owned by Captain Davis who is interested in the project acting as a tUgS tug-S The slate has been tested and the quality qual-ity is pronounced first class thouga slate rock as well as other stone long exposed to the sun cannot be workea as easily ns where it is hidden in the moisture of the earth