N0NMETALL1FEROUS MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH- 
EASTERN ALASKA. 
By Charles W. Wright. 
INTRODUCTION . 
The recent developments and increasing production from the gyp- 
sum and marble quarries of southeastern Alaska have shown that the 
nonmetallic deposits are an important resource of this region. Struc- 
tural minerals, such as marble, granite, gypsum, and cement, are 
widely distributed along this coast, and, besides these, both mineral 
and thermal springs have been found and coal seams located, though 
the latter are of no consequence at present. 
Little consideration has been given to the nonmetallic products of 
this Territory, and the increasing use in the United States for such 
materials demands a more thorough investigation of these resources. 
Though distant from the market, many large deposits of structural 
material are well located for quarrying purposes and transportation 
by water. 
In the following pages a brief description of the known workable 
^deposits is given, together with a short discussion of their distribution 
land of the characteristics and market value of such nonmetalliferous 
materials. 
ORNAMENTAL AND BUILDING STONES. 
GENERAL STATEMENT. 
The only stones of value in southeastern Alaska, so far known, are 
;the marbles and granites. The market for these stones is in the cities 
along the Pacific coast, 600 to 1,000 miles distant. They must, there- 
fore, be of more than ordinary quality to bear the expense of freight, 
as good stone is found in the vicinity of most large cities, and builders, 
las a rule, prefer to use a known rock which is near at hand and can 
;be readily obtained. 
To place the Alaskan product on the market, it will be necessary 
to establish supply stations with dressing and cutting plants in the 
larger seaboard cities, where cheaper and more efficient labor may be 
obtained than in Alaska. To supply these points, the rough granite 
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