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| Marble Quarry, Beulah, Colo. (postcard photograph; 9627A, early to mid-1900s; unmailed) |  |
(from the web site) “Rhyolite stone from one of the only sources in Colorado is dug from the ground and then broken with hammers for use in decorative building applications.” (There are links on the web site that show structures on which the rhyolite stone was used as a façade.)
| This photograph is taken from Prairie, Peak and Plateau: A Guide to the Geology of Colorado, Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 32, by John and Halka Chronic, 1972, pg. 98. Used with the permission of the Colorado Geological Survey.) |  |
“Incorporated – The American Marble Company, Denver, Colo. The directors of the company are William B. Willard, John W. Starkweather and John H. Routt. The capital stock is $200,000. The company will operate in Colorado.”
“A short time ago Granite Marble & Bronze sent out a questionnaire to thousands of retail monument dealers throughout the country for information regarding the part the motor truck plays in the retail monument business….”
“Of course, the real interest in connection with this digest is in quoting what the dealers have to say about the subject, for the sayings are many and various….”
Truck of Bills Bros., Denver, Colo. equipped with crane for handling monument work.
The McFarlane-Eggers Machinery Co.
2763 Blake St., Denver, Colo.
A Gasoline Locomotive with a Ford Engine Power Plant adapted for very short curves 18 in. to 36 in. Gauge 300-lb. – 600 lb. Draw-bar Pull - Practical – Economical. Send for Catalog
The Mine & Smelter Supply Co., Denver, Colo.
It Couldn’t be Anything Else but the best if it’s - The Durkee Lightning Drill.
Is driven by an electric motor. Will do the same amount of work as an air drill of same size and only requires one-tenth the power to operate. Does not stick in the hole. Can be operated by direct or alternating current as desired. Strikes about 600 blows per minute. Costs but 1/3 to 1/2 as much to install as other drills.
See Our Catalogue for Details.
“The Sullivan Machinery Company now has offices in Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Knoxville, St. Louis, Cleveland, Duluth, Dallas, Joplin, Denver, Spokane, El Paso, Salt Lake, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City, Santiago in Chile, and Lima in Peru. In the old world it maintains headquarters at London and Paris and before the war had a flourishing branch in Petrograd. A branch has been maintained for many years in Sydney, Australia, and the company's representatives are selling Sullivan mining machinery in Japan, India, the Federated Malay States, and South Africa.
”Sullivan machinery for excavating rock in mines, tunnels and quarries, for compressing air, for prospecting for minerals, and for mining coal is found in every part of the world where these industries are carried on. This article tells of the small, yet interesting beginnings of this New Hampshire Industry.”(The names used for this company include: “D. A. Clay & Co.,” “Claremont Machine Works,” “J. P. Upham & Co.,” and lastly, the “Sullivan Machinery Company.”)
Estes Park, Colorado – the Colorado Rose Red Granite Quarry (present-day company) (The following quotation is used with permission.)
“Established in 1947, Colorado Rose Red granite quarry has been owned & operated by the Liesvelds for 62 years. Having origins in Sweden as stone carvers, the Liesveld family migrated to the United States to continue the three-century tradition.
“Situated in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Rose Red is located just outside of Estes Park, Colorado. We produce fine red granite with beautiful streams of red feldspar, black mica & white quartz. Colorado Rose Red granite is a world-class stone that will withstand the test of time & provide your project with the class & beauty only granite can provide.“Through hard work & God’s will, we are one of the only independently owned granite quarries left in the U.S. All of our granite is produced here, not overseas….”
The “Products and Services” section includes photographs of the Colorado Rose Red Granite finishes.
Work has begun on the construction of the new Portland cement plant at Florence, Colo.
Work is progressing rapidly on the 1,000-barrel Portland cement plant being erected near Florence, Colorado. The company has just purchased two large tracts of land containing lime rock.
Colorado Alabaster Supply Quarry (Choose the “Gallery & Links” link in the menu to view photographs of finished sculptures and the quarrying of the stone.)
“Lower, John P., merchant, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 2, 1833.* After receiving an ordinary education in the public schools, Aug. 4, 1851, he engaged as salesman in the gun house of James C. Grubb & Co., in Philadelphia, and remained until Aug. 18, 1872, much of the time traveling for the firm to the principal cities of the United States. His first visit to Denver occurred in the spring of 1868, when he made the acquaintance of Carlos Gove, the leading gun dealer of Colorado. A strong friendship ensued, which was strengthened by correspondence, and Aug. 23, 1872, Mr. Lower came to Denver with his family and formed a partnership with Mr. Gove, under the firm name of Gove & Co. This continued until April, 1875, when, on the expiration of the partnership, Mr. Lower opened a store on his own account on Blake street, which became noted as a trading place of the Ute Indians, who procured there their guns, ammunition, beads and various ornaments, in exchange for buckskins, robes, etc. Later on his two boys were admitted to partnership, when the firm became John P. Lower & Sons. It was well known throughout the state. In June, 1884, after more than thirty years of close attention to business, Mr. Lower, Sr., took a trip to Europe, being absent five months. Returning to Colorado in Feb., 1885, for the benefit of his wife’s health, he took her to Florida, Cuba and the Bermudas. Subsequently he became interested in developing the redstone deposits, near Fort Collins, and, in connection with George F. Wilson, organized the Fort Collins Redstone Company, of which he was president, and Mr. Wilson, secretary and general manager. They furnished the stone for the Essex building, the Mining Exchange and the county jail, in Denver, and were the first to send a trainload to New Orleans and thence to New York by steamer. It reached New York May 1, 1888, where it was used in connection with an additional trainload of the same sent overland, via Chicago, in a building at 9 East Seventy-first street. While attending his wife at Asbury Park, N.J., his partner bankrupted the company and left the state, leaving Mr. Lower to meet its obligations alone. The gun business descending to his sons is still carried on successfully. Mrs. Lower died of cancer, May 1, 1888, at Asbury Park.”
(* A researcher of the Fort Collins Redstone Company wrote that the date of birth for John P. Lower given in this biography is not correct.)
Dave Lanara’s article provides a an extensive, detailed account of John P. Lower’s life and businesses, including his partnership in the Fort Collins Redstone Company (which operated a sandstone quarry near Fort Collins) with George F. Wilson at the link above. According to Dave Lanara’s article: “Most of the oldest buildings in Denver that still survive were built using stone from his Fort Collins Redstone Company.”
According to this article, “The Fort Collins Redstone Company donated a red sandstone cornerstone from their local quarries for the (county courthouse) building.”
| "Just west of Garfield, Colorado this limestone quarry still produces 500,000 tons of limestone a year. Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp. purchased this small quarry in 1931 and uses the limestone as a fluxing agent. Elevation is 10 to 11 thousand feet. Tours usually given during summer. Presented by Salida Museum Assoc." (postcard photograph, 12919-D; published and photograph by Collegiate Photography Ltd., Salida, Colorado 81201; made by Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York; unmailed) |  |
“A Gilroy, Colo., paper states that a Mr. Martin is to open a marble yard there ‘as a further inducement to old residents to remain with their remains.’ This is enterprise!”
Historical Note (from the web site)
“The Aberdeen Quarry is located six miles west of Gunnison on South Beaver Creek. It was in full operation from August 1, 1889 until April of 1892. A special type of granite was quarried from Aberdeen, know for its unique hardness and smooth features. F. G. Zugelder took the first sample of granite in the spring of 1888 and, along with L. F. Zugelder, W. R. Walter, and T. U. Walter, set the location for the quarry in April 16, 1889. In early February of 1889 William Geddes, future contractor in operation of the quarry, visited the potential site….”
“The operations of the quarry were underway by the beginning of August and the quarry was named Aberdeen after another quarry in Scotland. The first load of granite was shipped to Denver on August 14….”
“Although demands were met, Aberdeen did not last much longer and really only survived to finish supplying granite for the capitol building. The number of employees was up to about sixty by December 1891 but began to fall from there. April 1, 1892 was the last meeting of Branch no. 46 of the Q.N.U. Only seventeen employees remained by this time and even fewer would endure through the end of the capitol project in June. 10 The quarry was open on a limited basis for some time after this….”
Blue Mountain Stone, Inc, has been in the business of quarrying and shipping Colorado sandstone since 1977; and the company owns and operates their own quarries. The company also operates quarries in New Mexico.
(The following is taken from Prairie, Peak and Plateau: A Guide to the Geology of Colorado, Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 32, by John and Halka Chronic, 1972, pg. 99. If you wish a copy, write to the Colorado Geological Survey, 1845 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Used with the permission of the Colorado Geological Survey.)
"The Lyons area, north of Boulder, provides pink, hard, even-grained sandstone which splits readily into slabs or flagstones. These are used in the Denver-Boulder area for sidewalks and patios as well as for facing buildings. Quarries owned by the University of Colorado provide a constant supply of handsome facing material and flagstone for new university buildings, although in recent years the high cost of stone construction has limited its use on the campus."
"The Lyons Sandstone was deposited as beach and bar sand along the edge of a sea which lay east of the Front Range in Permian time. After deposition, the sand was deeply buried and compacted. Now tilted up along the Front Range uplift, it comes to the surface along the east side of the range. Only between Fort Collins and Boulder does the stone have the desirable combination of hardness, thin-bededness, and color which makes it desirable for ornamental use. The pink color of the Lyons Sandstone is derived from iron oxides, mostly hematite, disseminated between the sand grains. Dendrites (often erroneously called fossil ferns or plants) ornament some slabs; they were formed by crystallization of manganese dioxide from groundwater as it slowly percolated through the rock."
| This photograph is taken from Prairie, Peak and Plateau: A Guide to the Geology of Colorado, Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 32, by John and Halka Chronic, 1972, pg. 100. Used with the permission of the Colorado Geological Survey.) |  |
The caption reads as follows:
"Lyons Sandstone is quarried near Lyons, Colorado. The salmon-colored sandstone splits along surfaces defined by slight differences in size and arrangement of the sand grains."
(The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.
<http://www.lyons-colorado.com/stone_and_quarries.htm>)Lyons has fifteen sandstone structures which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These were all constructed of native stone by master craftsmen between the early 1870s and 1917. They include commercial, residential and public buildings. There are still quarries operating today that provide beautiful sandstone and other products to the surrounding cities and around the country. This site includes a list of present-day quarry-related businesses.
"Editor's note: Kenneth Jessen provides some background on stone quarries in Larimer County to add to readers' perspective on events surrounding recent and controversial quarries
"At one time, a vast stone industry existed along the foothills between Lyons and Fort Collins. One of the most active quarries was located seven miles west of Loveland on the ridge that parallels the Masonville Road. These were known as the Buckhorn or Arkins quarries and were developed in 1886 by the Union Pacific Railroad in an effort to increase its freight business. At the time, only a few ranches occupied this valley.
"The railroad needed a large order to get the quarries off to a good start. One potential customer was Kansas City, and samples of stone were shown to town officials. A contract was signed to supply all of the paving stone and curbing for the entire city. This single order amounted to 2,500 carloads of stone.
"The Union Pacific, however, had put the cart before the horse. At the time the contract was signed, there wasn't any rail service from Loveland out to the quarries. Work began on the railroad in early 1887, and at the same time, the UP sent men to the quarries to begin extracting stone and filling the Kansas City order.
"The number of men working at the quarry soon exceeded 100, and a post office was established that year at the base of the ridge at a place named Arkins. The Union Pacific also constructed a large frame boarding house, complete with a kitchen and dining hall. The kitchen had a spacious brick oven able to bake 70 loaves at a time. The dining hall could seat 280 men and as the number of quarry workers reached that number, six cooks were kept busy full time.
"There were bunkhouses for the workers, but supervisors lived in a separate bunkhouse connected to the boardinghouse by a covered passageway. A company store was added to one end of the kitchen. It carried overalls, hats, shoes, groceries and a few patent medicines. A second store, known as the Charles & Smith, soon opened at Arkins.
"Building the rail line west of Loveland to serve the quarries was relatively easy. The railroad ran west out of Loveland, past the south end of the Devil's Backbone, then angled northwest crossing the present-day Masonville Road. The railroad climbed up the ridge and after a mile, reached the halfway point. A switchback was used to reverse direction and gain the remainder of the distance to the quarries near the top of the ridge. By using this zigzag technique, the railroad maintained a reasonable grade. The old railroad grade can still be seen stretching across the hillside, and the stone abutments for both the upper and lower trestles across a small ravine are quite evident.
"The railroad made its first shipment of 11 cars of stone to Kansas City on April 7, 1887. Business picked up to 15 cars of stone per day. The Loveland depot agent soon reported that overall business had doubled both in passengers and freight service over the previous year.
"There were a number of different types of stone shipped from the Buckhorn quarries. Paving stone, flagging and curbing for streets and sidewalks were the primary products, while large foundation stones, weighing many tons, were also shipped.
"Each aspect of removing stone and shaping it was specialized. Some men worked at drilling and used wedges to break large slabs of stone free from the quarry face. At the bottom of the face, other quarry workers used wheelbarrows to carry the smaller pieces of stone across the tracks to the block cutters. Other quarry workers operated the numerous pole derricks used to lift large foundation stones onto the railroad cars.
"Some 45 skilled block cutters were brought in from Missouri. Most were Swedes and were highly skilled at their trade. A block cutter used a set of three hammers, all stored within easy reach with the heads down. The first step was to score the stone with one of the hammers then flip it over and tap it with a sledgehammer. If done correctly, the slab would break along the score. The third hammer was used to even up the edges. The finished stone was stacked neatly along the railroad track for shipment.
"Back in the 1880s, the brake systems on the railroad cars were crude and the quarries were plagued with a constant series of accidents. One of the worst accidents occurred in June 1887 at the upper quarry. Three fully loaded cars began to slip down the hill towards the switch. A worker jumped on one of the cars and began cranking on the brakes. They were defective and when the worker tried the brakes on the next car, they too were defective. The worker jumped as the cars began to pick up speed. At the bottom of the upper grade near the switch, the speeding cars struck another loaded car and wrecked it where it stood. The cars went through the switch, off the end of the track, and were totally demolished.
"The contract for Kansas City was filled in March 1888. The four quarry openings used to fill this order were abandoned and the men laid off. By May 1889, a stone crusher was installed, and the quarries were back to capacity shipping a dozen cars a day. Employment returned to 100 men.
"In 1904, stone from the Buckhorn quarries was selected for the new Denver Mint along with Tennessee and Vermont marble. Many other important structures in Denver, including the entrance to City Park, the Tabor Grand Opera House and even the State Capitol, were built from Buckhorn stone.
"The use of concrete as a structural material replaced stone foundations during the 1920s. Asphalt began to erode the paving stone business, and the industry dwindled to the supply of ornamental stone and flagging.
"The Arkins post office closed in 1906, and in 1926, a flood damaged the trestle of the Buckhorn Creek. At this time, 2.3 miles of track was removed and in 1937, another section of track was taken up. In 1965, a heavy rainstorm damaged beyond economical repair the plaster mill at the south end of the Devil's Backbone. The Buckhorn Branch was further reduced in length to Loveland.
"Today (Sept. 2001), the Arkins quarry remains in operation, but not on such a grand scale.
"For more information about Arkins, refer to Kenneth Jessen's 'Railroads of Northern Colorado'and Ansel Watrous' 'History of Larimer County, Colorado.'"
The Colorado-Yule Marble Company, Incorporated in Colorado
Quarries: Marble, Colorado - General Offices: 320 Fifth Avenue, New York
Capital Stock, Common, $3,000,000, Preferred, $2,000,000, $675,000 in reserve to retire bonds
Par value of shares, $100, Bonds, $675,000
Treasury, $800,000 Preferred; $47,500 Common
Officers and Directors
Channing F. Meek, Marble City, Colo., President
Charles Austin Bates, New York, Vice-President
Spencer Welton, New York, Treasurer and Asst. Secretary
Dr. Wm. J. Chandler, S. Orange, N.J., Secretary
Auditors: John R. Sparrow & Co., Chartered Accountants, 60 Wall Street, New York
H. P. Bope, Pittsburg, First Vice-President Carnegie Steel Co.
J. E. Patterson, Wilkesbarre, Pa., Lumber
Professor C. F. Brackett, Princeton, Director Electrical Engineering
Henry J. Utz, Rochester, Shoe Manufacturer
J. E. Haskell, Bradford, Pa., Oil Producer
Charles Austin Bates, New York, President Knickerbocker Syndicate
Property
Located in Gunnison County, Colorado, on the Yule Creek and Crystal River, is held under perfect title only once removed from the United States Government.
216 acres of white marble. 156 Acres of blue marble. 290 acres of slate
70 acres mineral lands (7 claims). 600 acres suburban land. 341 lots in Marble City (about 60 acres).
The land surrounding and controlling the Kline Falls on the Crystal River. These Falls will produce 2,500 horse-power.
Total land area about 1,400 acres.
Depth of White Marble deposit, 100 to 200 feet.
Depth of Blue Marble deposit – 100 feet.
Cubic feet of White Marble – 704,236,000
Cubic feet of Blue Marble – 560,236,000
Entire capital stock Crystal River & San Juan Railway (Cost $120,600.63).
Sawing and finishing mill (228 ft. x 65 ft., cost $95,368.98 to Jan. 1, 1908 ).
600 H.P. Hydro-Electric Plant with line to quarries and mills (Cost $71,516.96 to Jan. 1, 1908)
Marble City Telephone Plant, Quarry Equipment and Development (cost $124,232.70 to Jan. 1, 1908).
Value and Profits
Value of White Marble at $4 per cubic foot, $2,800,000,000.
Cost of quarrying and delivery in New York City, including all expenses, $2 per cubic foot, $1,400,000,000.
Net value of White Marble, $1,400,000,000.
Capacity of quarry, June 1, 1908 1,500 cubic feet per day. Value at $6 per cubic foot, $9,000 – net profit, $6,000 per day – net annual profit - $1,800,000.
35 per cent. dividends on $5,000,000 stock - $1,750,000
Annual Surplus - $50,000
Net profit on basis of 5,000 cubic feet per day at actual selling price of such marble in the New York market to-day, $20,000 per day - $6,000,000 per year – indicating possible dividends of 120 per cent. per year.
Value of marble represented by each $100 share, $56,000.
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Actual value of each $100 share of stock on a 40 per cent. dividend basis, $500 to $800.
Actual value of each $100 share of stock on a 100 per cent. dividend basis, $2,000.
(March 16, 1908)
A limited amount of Preferred Stock of The Colorado-Yule Marble Company is now offered to investors at $110 per share.
This stock carries 6% regular preferred, cumulative dividends, and participates fully in additional earnings of the company. We are prepared to prove that actual dividends of 20% to 35% are as little as may be reasonably depended upon, and that even 200% per annum is not improbable within five to seven years. Full particulars on request.
We refer by permission to Hon. J. P. McCaskey, Lancaster, Pa.
Charles Austin Bates, President
The Knickerbocker Syndicate – 320 Fifth Avenue, New York
Description: “In the heart of our nation, in the heart of Treasure Mountain, lies the birthplace of The Tomb of The Unknowns and The Lincoln Memorial, the historic Colorado Yule Marble Quarry: Our National Treasure. Included in this one-of-a-kind comprehensive presentation…The Final Tour of the Quarry, conducted by senior quarry employee and expert, Gary Bascom. A tour of The Working Quarry via unprecedented access to an operating quarry, narrated by Bob Collier, quarry worker. The Search for The Tomb Die Block, the only complete documentation, narrated by Ron Bailey. The History of The Marble Finishing Mill, narrated by Oscar McCollum, Jr., Marble Historian. A replica of the only surviving 1916 ‘Lincoln Memorial Edition’ of The Marble Booster Newspaper included in this Lincoln Bicentennial Edition. …and a special tribute to The Unknowns, Our National Heroes laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, President Abraham Lincoln, & The Colorado Yule Marble Quarry. Featuring Photography by Ron Bailey, Photographer of The Tomb Restoration Project at the Colorado Yule Marble Quarry. More about this DVD is available at: Ron Bailey Photography & The Colorado Yule Marble Quarry: Our National Treasure.
| Hoist That Takes the Marble to the Loading Station, Marble Colorado (unmailed postcard - Isler) |  |
| Hauling Marble 9300 Feet Above Sea Level, Marble Colorado (unmailed postcard - Isler). |  |
| Load of Marble Leaving Quarry, Marble, Colorado (unmailed postcard - Isler). |  |
| Yule Marble Quarry (3 Room View) (postcard; Norman D. Taylor, Denver, Colorado; unmailed) |  |
| Inside the Yule Colorado Marble Quarry, Marble, Colo. (postcard photograph, No. T-22; Sanborn; early 1900s; unmailed) |  |
| “Beginning to Frame Mill of Colorado-Yule Marble Co., Marble, Colo., March 1907.” (postcard photograph; 1907; unmailed) |  |
| Colorado Yule Marble Co. Mill at Marble, Colo. (postcard photograph; by Isler; mid-1900s; unmailed) |  |
| Marble Yard at Marble, Colorado (postcard photograph; by Isler; mid-1900s; unmailed) |  |
| “An interior view of a part of the Finishing Mills” (postcard photograph; early 1900s; unmailed) |  |
| Finished Drums for the Lincoln Memorial (postcard photograph;unmailed) |  |
(The following is taken from "Prairie, Peak and Plateau: A Guide to the Geology of Colorado," Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 32, by John and Halka Chronic, 1972, pg. 99. If you wish a copy, write to the Colorado Geological Survey, 1845 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Used with the permission of the Colorado Geological Survey.) The accompanying photograph is taken from the above publication.
"In Colorado, as in most parts of the world, building stone for local use is quarried locally. Two of the state's stones, however - Yule Marble from the Crystal River Canyon, and Lyons Sandstone of the Front Range - have been more widely used.
"The Yule Marble, or Yule Colorado Marble, was produced by metamorphism of Leadville Limestone in an area intruded by the Treasure Mountain Granite, thirty-five miles south of Glenwood Springs. This exquisite marble, which has graced many famous monuments and buildings (among them the Lincoln Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier), is known for its almost uniform snowy whiteness and regular, fine crystallization. Although its beauty, massive character, and uniformity made it a sought-after ornamental stone, quarrying was economically marginal because of the remoteness of the site. In spite of this, nearly $7,000,000 worth of the marble was produced before the quarry closed in 1940."
| This photograph is taken from Prairie, Peak and Plateau: A Guide to the Geology of Colorado,Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 32, by John and Halka Chronic, 1972, pg. 99. Used with the permission of the Colorado Geological Survey.) |  |
The caption reads as follows:
"Quarrying of Paleozoic limestones and dolomites along the east flank of the Rampart Range northwest of Colorado Springs has badly defaced a prominent mountain backdrop. Recent seeding efforts by quarry operators are returning the exhausted part of the quarry to its original lightly vegetated condition, and hopefully, as the quarry is depleted, the scar will disappear."
| Colorado Yule Marble Quarry (postcard photograph by Isler; unmailed) |  |
| "This is a shot of a derrick (sic) at the entrance to the large room at the Yule Quarry, where marble was mined, thus how the town of Marble was named." (color postcard #73; Sebring's Transmountain Views, 606 W. New York, Gunnison, Colo. 81230; Color by Mike Roberts, Berkeley, Calif. 94710; C27364 - Color photo by Norman Taylor; unmailed) |  |
| Marble Quarry Entrance to Marble Quarry near Marble, Colo. (postcard photograph, No. 1436; early 1900s; unmailed.) |  |
The following quotation is from the Colorado Flagstone web site:
“Since 1986, Colorado Flagstone, Inc. has been supplying stone masons, builders, architects and landscape professionals with the highest quality Sandstone.”
The sandstone quarries in this area during the 1920s were owned by the University of Colorado, and the stone was used to build many of the campus buildings, including Helms and Sewell Hall. Due to danger and high operating costs, the quarries were abandoned. In 1969 the City of Boulder purchased the quarries and later in 1974 the surrounding land was also purchased.
“Financial - The Pueblo (Col.) Limestone Supply Company; incorporators. D. Blackwell, E. C. Betts and R. A. Simpson. Capital stock, $10,000; principal office at Pueblo.”
“Another incorporation certificate filed was that of the Pueblo (Col.) Limestone Supply ‘Company, organized for the purpose of buying and selling stone, leasing and operating stone quarries for the purpose of fluxing and building. The capital stock is $10,000 divided into 1,000 shares of $10 each. John D. Blackwell, E. C. Betts and R. A. Simpson appear as incorporators and directors.”
According to the Pueblo County Historical Society’s web site, there was a quarry near Pueblo that quarried Turkey Creek Sandstone, which was used in the County Courthouse and other Pueblo buildings. According to the GlobalSecurity.org web site, Fort Carson was created as one of many new military installations in 1942 during World War II.
The Red Rock Canyon area includes three distinct canyons, separated by ridges of Lyons and Dakota sandstone.
A donation of $15,000 from Andrew Carnegie provided the
funds to build the library in Trinidad. John G. Haskell,
from Topeka, Kansas, was selected as the architect for the
Neoclassical library building in 1903. The contract was signed
by a local firm, Crouch & Smith,
in October 1903 to construct the library. The sandstone
used in the construction was quarried locally at the James
Radford Quarry, and William McDonald was the chosen stone
mason for the project.
In this announcement, Polycor announced “acquisition of assets and rights of Colorado Yule Marble property owned by Sierra Minerals Corporation.” From that time Polycor announced it would be “distributing and marketing Colorado Yule white marble through its American subsidiaries.”
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