114 THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 



Mill Creek, Troy, Tisiionii'igo, Bromide, Wapanucka, Coalgate,, 

 Atoka, Caddo, Limestone Gap, Kiowa, Pittsburg, Blanco, Arch, 

 Hartshorne, McAlestcr, Wilbnrton, Wister, Poteau, Ft. Smith 

 (Arkansas), Sallisavv, Stiiwell, Wanhillau, Welling, Tahlequah, 

 .Scraper, Kansas,' Jay, Grove, Vinita, and Miami. At Miami Hed- 

 ley left the party to resume his work in Oklahor-ja University. The 

 writer continued the work alone, visiting the following points: 

 Welcli, Bluejacket, Centralia, Nowata, Lenapah, Bartlesville, Oche- 

 lata, Ramona, ColHnsville, Avant, Dawson, Tulsa, Lost City, Gar- 

 nett, Muskogee, Fort Gibson, Wyandotte, Pawhuska, Fairfax, Bur- 

 bank, Kaw City, Apperson, Uncas, Newkirk, Ponca City, Alva, 

 Freedom, Moorland, Quinlan, Belva, Fairview, Hom.estead, South- 

 ard, Watonga, Thomas, Custer City, Butler, Clinton, and Weather- 

 ford. We collected information as to general character of the 

 equipment at each place, the quarry methods, the demand, the capa- 

 city of the plant and the number of peop'e employed. We also col- 

 lected samples for chemical analysis and for mechanical testing. 



The fall rains stopped the" work at Weatherf ord but since then 

 the writer has made short trips to the lime plant at Fort Towson 

 and to the cement works at Ada. 



Just before the beginning of the World War there were several 

 promising building stone developments in Oklahoma, and it seemed 

 that stone was coming into its own in the state. The slump in 

 building activities during the war found these enterprises really 

 unestablished and too weak, financially, to weather the dull times. 

 All of them were abandoned, the plants were dismantled, and now 

 only the quarry pits remain. Among these abandoned enterprises 

 are the following: tne grpnite quarrv in Ten-acre ro:k, near Troy. 

 Johnston county, from which came the granite for our state capitol; 

 the oolitic lim.ertone quarry in the oolitic Wapanucka near Brom- 

 ide, Johnston county, whose stone was once specified for all Fed- 

 eral buildings in this section of the country ;- and the marble quarry 

 near Marble City, Sequoyah county, which supplied marble for 

 the Pioneer Te'ephone building in Oklahoma City, as well as much 

 ornamental stone for interior decorations in buildings all over 

 Oklahoma and adjoining states. Besides these, several small build- 

 ing stone quarries were once worked actively but are now abandoned. 



The sand, gravel, and crushed stone works also suffered from 

 the dulhiess in building due to the war. Now, however, they are 

 well on their road to recovery and during the summer of 1922 all 

 were busy, the only comp'aint being that against the poor shipping 

 service given by the railroads. There are several reasons why they 

 have recovered more quickly than have the building stone quarries. 



