Show I UTAH PUMICE STONE DEPOSITS The Only Mine of This Character I Found in the United States William Quigley of Chicago the president pres-ident of the Chicago Pumice Stone company who has been directing operations oper-ations at the property of the company which is located near Black Rock on the Oregon Short Line railroad In Millard I Mil-lard county has returned to Chicago well pleased with the showing at the mine or quarry whichever Herald readers may be pleased to term It During his stay here Mr Quigley made a shipment of two carloads of the stone to the companys factory in Chicago Chi-cago Where i Is to be pulverized and otherwise prepared for market I From all accounts this Is the only deposit de-posit of pure pumice ever found In the United Stages and it Is the only deposit de-posit that is being worked The supply sup-ply of this commodity used in this country comes from Sicily Italy but with the discovery of such a magnificent cent mountain of pumice In this country coun-try the foreign article will be shut out of the market almost entirely a the Chicago company can supply the world and Is making arrangements to take I out on a large scale and prepare it for commercial use The company of which Frank A Druehl of the Smith Drug company of this city is an officer and stockholder has already uncovered the deposit to the extent of 24xl00 feet and Mr Quig ley states that in quality and extent the article Is not excelled in the known world Ten men are now at work and the force will b gradually Increased a well a the shipments until Utah can boast of a new and important Industry In-dustry in her midst which will make its Influence felt the world over This pumice stone Is worth 5 cents a pound at the mine and when prepared I for the market It is worth much more I is the best polisher known and is I used alike in dressing and In the putting put-ting of a fine finish on wood a well as I on metals and Is always In demand in deand the mechanical arts I I Is believed that this deposit is as valuable as a gold mine and there is no dough but that the company will make a mint of money out of I and j it might be said in this connection that there are deposits of many other commodities I com-modities in Utah such as lithographic j t stone onyx marble and slate which I could be utilized at a profit If in the hands of enterprising people I I Samples of the Utah pumice stone can be seen at the Smith Drug com I panys store at the corner of Main and Second South I |