Brewster County A Miner’s Paradise and Mining Riches
Brewster County holds rich mineral potential with prospecting laws shaping Alpine as a center for mining. The Terlingua district is a major quicksilver area, with other metals found across the region. Dr. Nips notes possible new minerals near the Chisos Mountains, while lignite beds lie along Tornillo Creek and gold is reported near McKinney Springs.
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Brewster County
Alpine
Big Bend
Tornillo Creek
Chisos Mountains
McKinney
Real Estate Men Who Boost Alpine
A feature on Alpine real estate dealers highlights their role in community building. The focus article centers on the John Young Land Company and notes local builders’ financial ties to Alpine’s future growth.
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Alpine
John Young Land Company
Alpine boosters John Young and J L Crawford cited for city growth
The article profiles John Young and J L Crawford as leading Alpine boosters. Young, a Texan with cattle and land expertise, directs in the Jordan Marble Quarry development. Crawford, Wise county native and stockman, is respected for integrity and past Alpine Commercial Club leadership. He projects Alpine reaching 3,000 residents in two years.
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Alpine
John Young
J. L. Crawford
Trans- Pecos
Young
Lockhart
Texas
Wise County
Jim” Crawford
Alpine Commercial Club
Magnificent Marble Deposits of Brewster County
In Brewster County Texas a vast marble deposit stands as one of the world’s finest. The mountain near Alpine holds marble 300 feet high and 100 feet deep, with color from snow white to ebony black. A San Antonio company formed to develop it seeks $100,000 capital, owns 480 acres, and plans a wagon haul route plus a new road through nearby mineral fields to connect quarries and mines across Brewster County.
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Texas
Italy
Greece
America
Vermont
Georgia
United States
Alpine
Is Stone
San Antonio
Coleman
D. J. Woodward
John Young
Aln
Paisane Station
Southern Pacific Railway
Paisano Borquillas
Nes
Iron Mountain
Boquillas
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First National Bank
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Nips
Chisos Mountain
Springs
Southwest
Jordan Marble
Mexico
Alpine Commer
Cal Club
Jordan Marble Quarry
Aariel
Alpine Mercantile Company
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