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there is a sloping floor, dipping 18 to 20° south-west, against which 

 the red sandstone of the quarry beds abut. The output of this 

 quarry is largely paving blocks, which are carted to the canal and 

 shipped by boat. The stone of the beds which are worked, is red, 

 and fine-grained. 



The next quarry, going west, is that of Thos. Lardner. This is 

 also close to the canal, and measures about 200 feet on a side. At 

 the top the earth, boulders and imbedded masses of sandstone form 

 the stripping, which is six feet thick. The quarry beds aggregate in 

 thickness 12 feet. A well some 14 feet below the bottom, is all in 

 sandstone. The beds are thin, and the stone in some of them is 

 coarse-grained. The general direction of the joints is east and west. 

 Much of the stone is shipped to Rochester for rubble work and for 

 cellar walls. It is sold there at as low a rate as Rochester limestone 

 of the city quarries. A large part of the stone is worked into pav- 

 ing blocks, curbing and crosswalks. This quarry was opened in 

 1884. 



Barnard O'Reilly's quarry is about 60 rods north-west of Lardner's 

 and on the same side of the canal, and 20 rods, approximately, from 

 it. Its dimensions are about 300 feet each way, and 25 to 30 feet in 

 depth. The stripping consists of earth and broken stone to a depth 

 of 10 feet. Some ^ood stone is obtained from these loose masses in 

 the top earth. The quarry beds are from 4 to 10 inches thick, and 

 have a total thickness of 15 to 18 feet. The joints are very irregu- 

 lar, and some of them curved. They are also remarkable for being 

 open and filled with dirt. These open or dirt-filled seams are of 

 great service in the extraction of the stone. The stone is mostly red in 

 color, fine-grained and breaks readily and true. One steam pump raises 

 the quarry water. Two derricks are used in hoisting the stone. It is 

 carted to the canal and shipped by boat. The product is mainly 

 paving blocks and street material (curbing and crosswalks). The 

 principal markets are Cleveland, Toledo and Indianapolis. This 

 quarry was opened in 1882. 



Alfred Squire's quarry is within 300 yards of the O'Reilly quarry 

 north-west and on the same side of the canal. It is about 350 feet 

 long and 200 feet wide. The stripping of earth and imbedded stone 

 does not exceed 8 feet. Then come a few thin beds, which are used 

 for street work, and for common blocks. Under them a thick- 

 bedded sandstone is quarried. There are no regular joints or seams, 

 but irregularly curved joints occur at distances convenient for getting 



