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Building swne. Sand.] 



ing the scientific geology of that formation, a number were visited ; 

 no new facts of interest were noted. Such were Ole Olesoii's, N. E, sec. 36, 

 Harmony; Wm. Wilbright's and Martin Quinn's, sec. AS,-, Fcnrestrville; ,Geo.; 

 Drury's, sec. 3, Bristol; Garrett Mensing's, S. W. J sec. 27, Forestville. It 

 would be impossible and unnecessary to mention all the places where this 

 limestone has been wrought. In traveling over the county- a.ioiumbei' of ' 

 stone houses for residence were seen, belonging to farmers. Such artfQ/ 

 O'Hara's, S. W.^sec. 18, Amherst, from the Trenton; Mr; Geo. Park's, sec. 37. 

 Bloomfield, from the Galena of Mr. S. S. Belding's quarry. Tho stone mill' 

 at Preston is of the Trenton. Of the quarries in the> Devonian at Spring 

 Valley, those of Mr. Shumaker and of Mr. Allen are . 'the mosti important. 

 The former furnishes a beautiful, fine-grained cut-stotae-f or 1 trimmings, as 

 well as stone for common walls. The latter supplies a dairkea^colJored amd, 

 coarser stone, which has been considerably used. 1wJ t noi-tesup on off 



From the St. Lawrence limestone a very fine building idtonaje-isioftitaiiBedo 

 It is a fortunate circumstance that very much of this formatidn is.ia<(regntj 

 lar, and often in heavy layers. These are also not so firm afejiba 'resist <iH/ 

 usual means for quarrying. When the beds are brokeoi:ithe<biocfcs[<ari8s 

 found to possess often a finely vesicular texture. Their eflx 

 yellow or buff, resembling that of the "Milwaukee brick".- ni 

 buildings at Lanesboro, including the Lanesboro Hotel, the; ffouiririg-imilt; 

 ot Thompson and Williams, the Presbyterian and Catholic xJhhtrrehes, the 

 public school-house, and a number of stores, are of the St. Liwrenicte^qtiairH 

 ried at Lanesboro, and from land owned by the LanesborioicompaliijyihiAti 

 Whalan are excellent opportunities for observing this stone in itri'bdigfc 'Ctaii 

 dition. It has been somewhat wrought on Whalan's blusff.v.\\ ( Qariirids in 

 the same are owned at Rushford by Wm. Crampton, Jos. OiasprindicHiilawtatl 

 Walker. Mr. Crampton's quarry furnished the stone put -iaatotlBo.yam'S' 

 store, and also that of A. K. Hanson's. Mr. E. Larson's was 

 Otis's quarry, and that of Mr. Kierland and son from Mr. 

 Amherst P. 0. the Jordan is quarried some for foundations, and the Shako- 

 pee at Chatfield. 



Sand for mortar and concrete. Wherever the St. Peter sandstone is ac- 

 cessible it is employed for making mortar. It is equally good for hard- 

 finish, being, when taken from some depth, purely white and of very uni- 



