Show antelope island slate i 1 1 l m an inexhaustible body of blate elate ansur unsurpassed in fineness of texture and r richness I 1 of color has been recently ceu ly examined and thoroughly tested by mr dunn of salt lake city and gen W W lowe and mr H H vischer Vis cherof of this city sity assisted by experts and experienced slate workers from the old country and is pronounced equal if not superior in purity strength and colors colors to any in the world and as it is is v p without overlaying encumbrance encumbrances ces it can be quarried more rapidly and ut at less expense than at the quarries of wales vermont or lehigh A partnership has been perfected consisting of lofb B B S dunn as general manager 11 H vischer M T burgess anaw and W W lowe as sedro secretary and a considerable force is already at work and the abe company is now ready to receive orders for slate for roofing and thu many other purposes for which itle used T they ie y intend to make omaha their main maln depot and distributing point for all point east and north the location of this great and extraordinary tra deposit of slate elate is oh on antelope island in great gait gail salk galt Lake nare about twenty nive five nailes ralles north vV westerly esterly from salt lake laka by means meads of a steamboat steam boat and other water craft now plying on the ithe ake ako lake lahe the company have haab secured tho the transportation of their alato to corinne for the central pacific railroad aad mad to rays kays ington for the union pacific railroad and the east at a very small cost and with reduced but living freight rates by rail the company is confident they can furnish this beautiful and imperishable roofing at prices so reasonable rea reao nabie it into use for all good buildings eest west of the mississippi river the following is an extract from a letter hastily britti written en bagen lowe lose then in lake city to a gentleman in this city city and will vill be found fould interesting 1 I hav have just ejust returned from a three days examination of tiie tile slate barry on antelope island and 2 duarry your two letters here hero I 1 must drop you abote a note amote ill 1 I was all ali over the mountainous part of the island day before yesterday being twice on the highet highest point where stansbury erected his monument As to the slate the half has un been told I 1 am satisfied it Is ia not excelled either for quantity or quality I 1 measured the ledge in one place and found it more than feet wide it comes right up to the surface and I 1 can anywhere dickout pic pick kout out with my hands enough slate blate to cover a score of houses as sound too lri iri quality as you ever saw this perfection at the surface is accounted for by the fact that the frost does docs not penetrate to for more than swi afi an ilch inch or two the climate being io so nicely tempered by the vast body of 0 surrounding salt water coming from this slate is the most nectar like water I 1 have ever tasted there are on the island about 7 sheep cheep and a band of 70 wild horses the geological formation is different from any other part of this country being granite quartz and slate alato and an entire absence of lime 1 I shall have plenty of samples during thol the coming week some we brought with us across the lake to the point of the mountain and will have t them ehi ehl in here liero tomorrow to morrow the tho prevailing ing color is rich purple with consi considerable d erable enable blue black some milky green and a goodly proportion of purple intersected with green bands making it look like ilke a beautiful ribbon alarde A large manufactory in omaha of this slate into mantle pieces tabletops table tabie tops billiard tables table sinks moul dings for decorations etc is practicable and probable besides the more immediate use of this important and useful article for roofing and floor flooring ng omaha herald juls juts 25 elsewhere we have given the facts of tho the slate interest on ante lopo lope island itah it ab in which ou our oun well weli known know fellow fon ton townsmen amen gen lowe bowe and H U H vischer have an interest the tle fol lowing owing additional information from dr lowe Is important and our citizens ng will bo be much interi interested red aed in it wo we understand that already much interest is awakened ken 1 ad inn inh in a discovery so important so sos SON C please examine this unprepared specimen of surface antelope island slate A variety of specimens wil wll w lil ill larrive arrive here bere next week the company compan Jias a good force now at work IW in the ahe quarry and they have in their employ old slaters who all the quarries orthis of this thia and ahil ahe old countries and is ds mr jardine of thief city pity bas has hes his diplomas of merit lel leu his bis art arh and who Is ig well known here rabi his bis beautiful and good slater on the roof of the tile new government post and customhouse E love loef il omaha 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