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Show LiTHoartAPiicns' stone. qH It l I Mini tln.ll, h t,,m of JMm Tho territory In and around tho ' Wm village of Holnhofcn, In the Kingdom of Davarla forma tho worlds chlst Itsfl supply ot lithographic stones, saya tsQ United Slates Consul Weber, stationed BR at Nuremberg ma Iho Cincinnati 3SG Lnqulrcr The lltho stones found In i&M France near Montpeller, cannot com- '&M paro with tho solnhofen stones Lltho- Kf!I graphic stone Is nothing but a com iajSc psct and homogeneous limestone, and K the villages of Solnhofen Mocrnslbclro 'jJSa and Lnngcnalthclm with a population 'BW of about 3 POO Inhabitants lie right In , C&J3S tho center of such limestone strata, Tv? These cover an area of about ten -'TJ acre of whlih Iho greater part hat f not yet been worked Tho statement ' 6J, which Is glten out from time to time, t f moitly from Interested parties thai , - ' , .tho supply of Solnhofen stones Is rap- ' ' ,",S Idly diminishing Is therefore abaoluto- i ly without foundation Thete stonel Z& will not be cxhnustcd for the next 204 ' :fe$ years at least Humors of newly dls- '. SJ? covered lltho sjone beds In other coun' wn tries have so far proved to he untrue, : iloTfif or Iho stone found have turned out to ffiSts bo of little usn. Nowfcfays, 1 hear, wfr lltho stones mint tie of excellent qual- SfStii Ity In onler lo satisfy tha requirements F32 of the art Many stones found al 8oln- -.aB hnfen are laid aside as not coming up &JVtft lo the standard These nro sold to Ytl builders and nro used for paving floors, iMfst etc. A scarcity, therefore, of superior lgS lithographic atones It It should aver HB arise, would hate the effect ot bring- ITsffa Ing Into tha ranrkct Inferior stones. HH It It Interesting to noto that the BHBIB stones hero do not lie deep In tha iiasf ground In fact, only the earth and ff5S& somo rock havo to bo removed aa n 'fla? rule Tho stones llo In layers and JTO&6 ItUTll AND W J. JUNIOIL ?$ have simply lo bo taken carefully from tho eatth Tho bulk of the ground be- V. neath which the lltho stones lie be- tUtsi longs to the communities of Solnhofen ftSK VknalMMrnattMmKnalltmTaluralaiMtalsfJJIJMsajSHtHSWsmi MM I temetncletnirser IhomMteadtowntOlotlHHIHB - I these communities haa n'shtro In lha "WammmlB l ro""d.SefT'tmmstiMMati TM" |