180 PROCEEDINGS 
OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
Table showing the varieties of building stone quarried 
Location of quarry. 
Specific variety of stone. 
Owner or lessee. SNe Color. 
Town. | County. Popular name. Sclgmre 
rene Isl- | Knox. ..... Gen. Davis Tilson.-..| Granite....... Biotite granite] Gray ...---... 
and. 
Dix’s Island .-..|.... ie el aese Dix’s Island Granite |....do .........|. ~, CO%e oot eee do <2: tues 
Company. 
South Thomas- |....do.....-. M. T. Jameson & Co.|..-.do......-.-}-- 2-do £2552 Sees ieee do sa: skisks 
ton. : 
South Thomas- |....do.....-. Stanton aaecenee| eee ozersss Je): ~./00;. 22.¢2ese alee do! s=2¢eseee 
ton. 
South Thomas: |....do....... Bodwell Granite |....do......... -5<00\-. -seseee eee GR os : 
ton. Company. 
slike Thomas- |....do -.....- MO Sa wy Gr co csns eel oene MOM eects cet 2-0 GO <2. ice eee eae dO) pemsaeeee 
on. 
South Thomas- |... do....... Ward & Woodard ..|.... Gor teaser leeks do .s2.cn seater dota seeeaee 
ton, 4 m.e. 
Saint George..-.|.... doseescce Atlantic Granite |....do.........]. 2200 zz, 2ccere| hee d0:<-.sae=e 
Company. 
DO eee eese=| eine AG) sobes: Long Cove Granite |....do .......-- wpe: OOie. sco sen ae a0 eee 
Company. 
Us Remeecocd cer Osenenee Long Cove Granite | Black granite.) Hornblende- | Nearly black. 
Company. biotite gran- 
ite. 
WYOpsrice seen aes: do ..---..| Clark’s Island Gran-| Granite-....... Biotite granite} Gray ......... 
ite Company. 
LO We aese sce oee oeesss-4 Wild Cat Granite |-.-.do-........}. Bee ieee is} (o.oo doleseneesas 
Company. 
Waldoborough .) Lincoln..--. Day & Otis -........|...- dO} encccasn 38200 \scce sae ee doieeceeeeee 
ound Pondsss-5-sedo see. oe Bre MG AIIster”|2=2sd0'neese.- soe os do. .: 2:25. |seeeO}eesneneee 
& Co. 
Jefferson .-.....- peeU Oh aeecee J. C) Glidden <- 2225} 222% QO ee Gee tee Muscovite-bi- |-...do ......... 
otite gneiss. 
IWidyNe soos. a. Kennebec...| J. F. Gordon .....-.. Syenite....... Biotite granite|....do ......... 
Hallowell....... Ree Rees Hallowell Granite | Granite......- Muscovite-bi- | Light gray.... 
Company. otite granite. 
ATP USta tse <s en] bean dare ses.2- Kennebec Granite |....do..-....... Muscovite-bi- |....do ......... 
Company. otite granite. 
Norridgewock ..| Somerset ...| Lawton Brothers ...|..-.- GO . 2 evceac|stcets sent cues | Seeee eee eee 
Canaan... cote CO Areas 8 S. L. Fowler: -./: a= Bled O coc cseane Biotite granite] Gray ......... 
Chesterville ....! Franklin....| J. H. Plummer...-.- PneldO! = s2ancee Biotite gneiss |.--.do ......... 
North Jay...... Seaneois feet. AS WeiWOOGMAN =. o-|eeOeoeeeseee Muscovite-bi- |....do ..-...-.- 
otite granite. 
DG 235 2/- Jake ALG Renna oe MEG, Re Rt ote. = oe Genet es aes Muscovite-bi- |....do ....-...6 
otite z2ranite. 
WO secces An's BECOMES. 252 Emerson & Bryant..|....do......-.. Muscovite-bi- |....do ....... = 
otite granite. 
Bryant’s Pond..| Oxford...... Grand Trunk’ Rail- |./..do........: Biotite granite] Dark gray .... 
way. 
Dorner: s.20 855.8: Androscog- | C. H. Barrell........].--. do}i2: dee: Biotite gneiss.) Gray ........- 
gin. 
Brunswick ..... Cumberland | Hiram Cripps-.--...|.--. Ble Biotite granite|....do ..-..-.:. 
Mo sore tech doe chee AY PW oodside’ sss) 255° NG)erAene< = -Go ooo eae do'= = cemeas 
Pownall sake... ce i20 dois T'S. Reédi J. Poke al. GOz-tseees PENS (6 Dee | ya do = aeeees 
Biddeford ...... Work se. o2- Gordon & Welch....|---. RLO\e eee tai Biotite. -sceee|aeee do':sssepeeg 
DWotcenteves nee dO-sscesee CU Bragdon ees ec)a-ee0O eee seence Biotite granite!....do ........- 
