The white sculptural marble of the Han-…

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marbles of the same series are as fine as can be found anywhere, very even in texture and susceptible of a very high polish. Within the next year these quarries will be shipping large quantities east and west as there is a great demand for the kind of marble found there. The white sculptural marble of the Han- over district is said to be equal to Italian marble for sculptors’ use; the quarry has not been opened sufficiently to show its full merit but from surface indications the deposit is exten- ( 80 )

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for the kind of marble found there. The white sculptural marble of the Han- over district is said to be equal to Italian marble for sculptors’ use; the quarry has not been opened sufficiently to show its full merit but from surface indications the deposit is exten- ( 80 ) sive, and when a little depth below the influ- ence of the waving elements on the surface is reached, the few flaws found on top will no doubt disappear. Add to the above jasper of the finest quality found in the Tres Hermanns range below Doming, and as we are informed never yet located or developed. A few weeks ago a gentleman exhibited in this office a pair of sleeve buttons and a ring cut from this valuable and beautiful stone which he said he found on a vein in the Trcs Hermanns several years ago. The samples shown equal anything of the kind to be found in Egypt. Then again gold stone is known to exist in large deposits in the mountain range northeast of Hudson’s hot springs, between Hudson’s and the Mimbres. While prospecting for the precious metals look^ out for valuable architectural, ornamental and' jewel stones. Many of these rocks when broken show but little sign of their true value but when placed upon a grind stone and smoothed or polished, their beauties begin to appear. When you are in doubt take your samples to where you can test them in this way, and you may find yourself the possessor of a fortune you little dreamed of.