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case of the older Gouverneur stone some signs of decay and dis- 

 integration, particularly on the tops, are noticeable, and small 

 pieces can be chipped off with the knife blade. The durability 

 of the stone for building purposes has been tested in some of the 

 older structures in Gouverneur." 



The leading use of the Gouverneur marble is for monuments. 

 A large amount is sold for rock-ashlar, for buildings, principally 

 to western markets. It may be seen in several business blocks 

 in Gouverneur ; Hubbard House, Malone ; in the Presbyterian 

 church, Canton; in the Flower Memorial Chapel, "Watertown ; 

 and the State Asylum for the Insane at Ogdensburg, and Merrick 

 block, Syracuse. 



Canton, St. Lawrence County. — A grayish- white marble is 

 opened in this town, four miles easterly from Canton. It has 

 not been worked lately. 



Yerd-Antique Makble. 



Thurman, Warren County. — The verd-antique marble locality 

 is open in this town, eight miles northwest of Thurman, and 

 five miles from Glendale station. The quarry was worked for 

 three years and then abandoned. The stone is of a yellowish- 

 green color and not the deep rich green, characteristic of precious 

 serpentine. 



Bolton, Warren County. — Localities of serpentine marble are 

 known in this town, but they have not been developed into 



quarries. 



Port Henry, Essex County. — The Burlington Manufacturing 

 Company has a quarry of verd-antique marble about one-quarter 

 of a mile north of the Cheever ore bed. The stone is coarse- 

 granular, green and white, speckled, in color and is capable of 

 taking a good polish. The place has been idle since 1886. 



Limestones. 



Warwick, Orange County. — The blue, magnesian limestone 

 formation here affords a good building stone for the local supply, 

 and the quarries are worked at intervals, according to the 

 demand. 



