PEOCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



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information, together witli tlie results of tiie examination of the speci- 

 mens may be embodied in the Census Eeport upon the building-stone 

 industry of the United States. 



Any parties who may be interested in furnishing such information, 

 and in forwarding specimens will be furnished with schedules to indi- 

 cate the nature of the information desired, and with franked labels 

 with which to forward specimens through the mails. 



SPENCER F. BAIRD, 

 Secretary Smithsonian Institution, 

 and Director United States National Museum. 



Statemeyit showing localities from ivhich samples of building stone have been 

 received, in States and Territories from which a more complete collection 

 of specimens of building stones is desired. 



[No specimens have been received from the Indian Territory and Arizona. J 



Virginia. 



North Carolina. 



Georgia. 



Florida. 



Alabama. 



Kentucky. 



Arkansas. 



Texas. 



Dakota. 



Montana. 



Colorado. 



New Mexico. 



Utah. 



Nevada. 



Idaho. 



Washington Territory. 



Oregon. 



Wyoming. 



California. 



Localities from ivhich specimens of huilding stone havcheen received at the National Museum. 



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No. Name of stone. 



Town. 



Granite 



...do 



...do 



...do 



.. do 



Slate 



Limestone . 



Slate 



Granite — 



..do 



Gneiss . 



Soapstone . . . 



Mica schist . 

 Diabase 



Soapstone . 

 Marble ... 



...do 



Diabase. .. 



Near Fredericksburg . 



Tuckahoe district 



Near Richmond 



Manchster 



Granite 



Near New Canton . . . , 



Near Staunton 



Near New Canton 



Namozine district 



County. 



-do 



Lynchburg 



Chula Station . 



Near Chain Bridge 



Near Catlett's Station. 



Vallena 



Craigsville 



do 



Near Leesbura 



Spottsylvania. 



Henrico 



..do 



Chest ertield. .. 



---do 



Buckingham . . 

 Augusta - . . . 

 Buckingham . - 

 Dinwiddie 



Quarry. 



...do . .. 

 Campbell 

 Amelia . . 



Fauquier 

 .. do .... 



Buckingham 



Augusta 



....do 



Loudoun 



Marble Near Greenwich 



Limestone Near the line of the Klchmond 



and Allegheny KaUioad. 



Rockbridge . 

 .---do ....... 



E. J. Leyburn. 



J. B. Mitchell & Co. 



Richmond Granite Company. 



Westham Granite Company. 



01(1 Ddiuiiiion Granite Co. 



Lilwaiils \- Roberts. 



Red I'.iiil Slate Company. 



J. R. Williams & Co. 



D. W. Lassiter, smith & South- 

 all lessees. 



Maytiold Quarry, Gill & Hub- 

 hard lessees. 



Fishing Creek Quarry, owned 

 by S. Patterson & Son. 



Old Dominion Stereotype Com- 

 pany. 



Gilbert's. 



Fauquier Quarry, Charles An- 

 drews ])r()piietor. 



George Chambers. 



Coral Marble Company. 



Craig's. 



East Bend Quarry, T. W. Ed- 

 wards owner. 



From Daniel Fagan. 



Joseph G. Steele. 



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