GYPSUM QUARRIES 79 



Mr Clark Snook owns a quarry near Mr Lansing's but 

 this is not in operation. 



Bangs & Gaynor own a quarry adjoining Snook's but 

 have not done any quarrying for some time. At present they 

 are only buyers and millers, buying largely of local pro- 

 ducers and shipping to points at a distance. 



F. M. Severance is working a quarry on the Wm. Heard 

 estate. This has the greatest consecutive thickness of gyp- 

 sum reck in the state, the adjoining quarry of Mr Lansing's 

 perhaps equaling it in places. A detailed report of this 

 property will be found later as it is extensive and valuable 

 property. 



The Adamant Plaster Co. of Syracuse has a quarry ad- 

 joining Severance's but as yet has done no work in it. These 

 quarries contain the best material of this section, the other 

 quarries in the vicinity yielding a more earthy, darker and 

 poorer variety. 



Simon Reals states that he quarried 600 tons last summer 

 He does not grind, but sells to Weston & Alvord in Kames- 

 ville for grinding. Mr Reals works a 0/ bed on top and a 3' 

 and a 6' on bottom with shale between each bed. 



Mr Robert Dunlop of Jamesville does a business of per- 

 haps 2,000 tons yearly. 



W. W. Candee owns a quarry on Dutch Hill road about 

 \ mile west of Lansing's quarry. He works 9 ft., 5 ft. and 

 3 ft. This plaster is quite dark in color. James Rehan of 

 Manlius and T. W. Sheedy of Fayetteville own quarries 

 adjoining each other not worked at present and probably 

 will not be unless trade revives and prices hold better. 

 Their rock is not well thought of locally. 



Mr George Taylor owns a small quarry of dark plaster 

 from which he occasionally produces a few tons. 



The same may be said of the quarries owned by Richard 

 Tod and A. W. Edwards. Horace Wheeler and Amos 

 Clark each own quarries of same kind as above. All of the 

 last five mentioned are on the other side of the railroad 



