84 . Report on Building Stone of New York. 



4. Sandstone 1 toot 4 inches. 



5. Sandstone... 1 foot 6 inches. 



6. Sandstone 2 feet inches. 



7. Sandstone ._ 3 feet inches. 



8. Sandstone 2 feet inches. 



9. Sandstone 1 foot 1 inch. 



10. Sandstone __ _ _ 1 foot 9 inches. 



11. Sandstone (bored) ._ 2 feet 1 inch. 



27 feet 7 inches. 



The quarry beds together have a thickness of 25 feet. The best 

 stone of the quarry has an olive-green shade of color, is fine-grained, 

 homogeneous in texture, and soft enough to dress well and to be easily 

 cut. It is said to harden on exposure to the weather. Some of the 

 stone, which is known as second grade, contains vertical fillings of 

 annelid borings. The equipment of this quarry consists of two der- 

 ricks for loading stone, one for hoisting stone in the quarry, one In- 

 gersoll channelling machine, one steam drill and one steam pump. A 

 side track runs to the quarry. 



The greater part of the stone quarried here is shipped direct by 

 rail to New York city, where it is worked up into house trimmings. 

 The second grade of stone is sent to Rochester, where it is worked at 

 the Pitkin stone yard. There is very little water, excepting in the 

 spring. The caving in on the upper side makes the uncovering ex- 

 pensive. The quarrying season continues, on the average, about 

 seven months. The Portage stone, like the Warsaw blue sandstone, 

 is harder than the Ohio sandstones, but not as hard as the Medina. 

 That they are not as durable as the latter is evident from their com- 

 position. The Aldrich Court building on Broadway, New York, has 

 the Portage stone in the trimmings of the first and second stories. 



Warsaw, Wyoming County. — A sandstone known in the market 

 as " Gainesville blue sandstone," has been quarried for many years in 

 the town of Gainesville, and near Rock Glen station, south of War- 

 saw. It was reopened the past season by the Warsaw Blue Stone 

 Company ; and preparations are being made to develop the property, 

 and increase the output. A mill for sawing and dressing the stone 

 is in course of erection. The quarry is on lands of E. E. Farman, 

 and is on the west side of the valley. As opened, the vertical sec- 

 tion includes the following members : 



