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hill, the lifts become very heavy and hard to handle. This is 

 caused by the ledge being opened up such a long distance. 

 Three men are employed during the year. 



Belmont, Allegany co. 



Leander Gordon and Eugene Pease own quarries near here. 

 Gordon's quarries are J mile northwest of the village. There 

 are two openings: one near the road, producing flag, and one 

 farther back for building stone. The flag quarry is very small. 

 The stone is fine grained and gra}-. The bed is 4J feet thick, 

 with 5 to 6 feet of dirt on top, and dips to the northwest. The 

 lifts vary from 2'' to 8''. The flag is for local consumption. The 

 quarry for building stone has a depth of bed of 18 to 20 feet, with 

 6 to 7 feet of shale overburden, in which some stone is inter- 

 bedded. The stone is of the same quality as the flag quarry, 

 but runs in heavier lifts, 12'' to 24''. The stone when cut has a 

 pleasing appearance, but stains on exposure. The quarry has 

 not been worked in some time. 



The quarry of Eugene Pease is 2J miles southwest of Bel- 

 mont. The bed is 12 feet thick, but the upper 10 feet are badly 

 broken and are used only for common building stone. The 

 lower 2 feet produce some cut stone. The stone is of medium 

 grain and greenish gray. The top is 4 feet thick and of soil. 

 The product is all sold locally. 



Angelica, Allegany co. 

 William Tracy has opened a flag quarry 1^ miles south of the 

 village. It has been opened one year. The bed of stone is 

 4 feet thick, interbedded with shale. The lifts vary from 8'' to 

 2 feet, and can be split. The stone is light gray and fine 

 grained. The bed is nearly horizontal and is divided by a series 

 of irregular vertical joints. The product is sold in Angelica, 

 Belmont, and other neighboring villages. 



Belvidere, Allegany co. 

 H. Whitcomb's quarry has not been worked in 10 years. 



Cuba, Allegany co. 

 Jesse Adams works a quarry just south of the Erie railroad 

 station. The length of face in an east and west direction is 



