Chuck Moore, 9 Nov 2011 (updated) Marble Quarry Operators - Yule Creek Area, Marble, Colorado - 1884 to Present Source: 1. 1884 to 1988: “Marble Colorado, City of 1884 Upstream from Crystal. Started by Mr Howard. By 1885 marble attention shifted to Yule Creek - Stone 12 Stone”. 2. 1989 to 2010” Gary Bascom, quarry su- 1884 White House Mountain an ore miner finds marble - Stone 11 perintendent. 3. Present Operator: Kimberley Perrin, Vice 1885-1886 Yule Creek Claims - Stone 12 President, Colorado Stone Quarries West Side: London and New Discovery (1 Oct 1885) by William Parry, G.D. Griffith and John McKay: East Side: Claims for “several” deposits but not specified as Blue Marble (4 July 1886) and White Marble ( 8 July 1886) by A.A. Johnson + Parry, Griffith and McKay to claim id or name of the acquirer 1889 White House Mountain, working marble deposits (not specified as to claim name of company) - Stone 16 1890s Colorado Marble & Yule Creek White Marble Marble City Quarry Co Mining Co formed 1891, Co John Osgood. Formed formed 29 Sep 1893 - Stone Steven Keene - Stone 18 late 1890s. Limited quarrying 22 since early 1890s as Crystal Land and Development Co formed 1892 - Stone 36 - 37 1891 Acquires deeds to London and White Marble claims - 24 Apr 1891 - Stone 18 1904 Crystal River Marble Co formed 12 Apr 1904 by the Straus brothers - Stone 42 1905 Redstone Marble reform Col Meeks acquires the Colorado Yule Marble Co 1905 as 14 Feb 1905 - Stone 18 companies claims, 28 Feb incorporated 14 Feb 1905 - Stone 45 1905 - Stone 46 Col Meeks sells the claims to Purchases the claims of Marble City Colorado Yule Marble Co, 11 Quarry Co from Col Meeks, 11 Apr Apr 1905 - Stone 46 1905 - Stone 46 Warranty Deed to Colorado Acquires Warranty Deed from Redstone Yule Marble Co for New Marble for New Discovery, London, Discovery, London, Blue Blue Marble and White Marble - 14 Nov Marble and White Marble - 14 1905 - Stone 48 Nov 1905 - Stone 48 1909 Monarch Marble takes over claims, 1909 - Stone 60 1915 Out of business , 1915 - Stone 69 1917 Company dissolved, 5 Sep Ceased operations, 15 April 1917 - 1917 - Stone 104 Stone 100 1921 Colorado White Marble Sold off, 4 Apr 1921 - Stone 110 1921 Co - 1921 formed by Mormon Church of Missouri - Stone 110 Carrara Yule Co Yule Marble of Colorado Railroad and mill quarries and tram 1924 Consolidated Yule Marble Co 1924 incorporated 24 July 1924 merged both companies - Stone 116 Tennessee Colorado Marble Co - 18 Nov 1924, leased to for 1 year w option to extend - Stone 116 1925 Consolidated Yule Marble Co - 1926 returns to on 2 July 1925 - Stone 117 1926 Out of business - shortly after 1926 drilling in White House Mountain. Tried to restart operation in 1937 but was unable to - Stone 111 1927 Purchased by Jacob Smith 20 Dec 1927 - Stone 119 1928 Jacob Smith sells half interest to Vermont Marble Co - Nov 1928 - Stone 120 Yule Colorado Co formed 14 Dec 1928 1928, by Vermont Marble Co - Stone 120 Jacob Smith sells remaining interest to Vermont Marble Co - Dec 1928 - Stone 120 1941 All operations cease 15 Nov 1941 - 1941 Stone 138 1988 Colorado Yule Marble Co forms - 1988 1988 with quarry reopening in 1990 1997 Bath Stoneworks (England) 1997 1999 Sierra Minerals 1999 2004 Polycor (Canada) 2004 2010 Luciani Locati Enrico & C.s.a.s 2010 (Carrara, Italy) .