THE GUERNSEY BREED 



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Roadway at Cobo Beach. 



country parish. There is also a trolley line, about two miles 

 in length, running from the quay of St. Peter Port, north 

 to St. Samson harbor, the only places where vessels larger 

 than small fishing boats can land. 



The only industry of any kind on Guernsey, other than 

 agriculture, is that of quarrying granite, which is shipped to 

 England as paving blocks and crushed granite, there to be 

 used in the construction of England's roads. This is a very 

 large industry both in Guernsey and Alderney, and large 

 steamers laden with the product leave every day. The granite 

 is said to be one of the hardest varieties known. 



A splendid system of roads is maintained throughout the 

 island, with a total mileage of about 550 miles. Most of them 

 have by their sides either stone walls five feet and upward in 

 height or earth fences that are often eight or 10 feet thick 

 at the bottom, five feet high, and three feet wide at the top. 

 The main roads are usually 16 feet wide, but many of the 

 roads are called lanes and are not over eight or 10 feet wide. 

 Oftentimes at some turn in one of these lanes two vehicles 

 will meet, which means that, unless some farmer's gate is 

 convenient for one or the other to drive into, one of them 

 must back out. 



