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Furnace flux. The metallurgical industries of the State con- 

 sume limestone as a flux in smelting operations. The largest 

 users are the iron blast furnaces located in Buffalo and vicinity. 

 The supply for this district is obtained from the outcrop of the 

 Onondaga limestone in western New York and the adjacent part 

 of the province of Ontario. The principal New York quarries are 

 located at Clarence and Gunnville, Erie co., and at North Leroy, 

 Genesee co. Blast furnace flux for the Adirondack iron furnaces 

 is obtained at West Chazy, Clinton co., and near Port Henry, 

 Essex CO. It is also quarried at Oriskany Falls, Oneida co., for 

 the furnace at Franklin Springs. A small output of the Gouver- 

 neur marble is shipped to Ohio for flux. The production of 

 limestone classed as flux in the returns amounted to 563,684 long 

 tons in 1907 valued at $338,127. In the preceding year the pro- 

 duction was 400,002 long tons valued at $287,816. 



Production of limestone by counties in 1906 



COUNTY 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



LIME 

 MADE 



FURNACE 

 FLUX 



BUILDING 

 STONE 



OTHER 



USES 



TOTAL 



Albany 



Cayuga 



Clinton 



Dutchess 



$96 200 

 23 098 



8 350 

 368 927 

 222 384 



6 963 

 142 342 



1 785 

 4 000 

 4 875 



635 

 20 184 



52 295 



55 235 



2 400 

 32 000 

 63 986 



242 184 



$9 600 

 61 500 



$300 

 15 900 



$500 

 II 000 



7 175 



$500 



3 000 



4 000 



$106 800 



37 398 



96 925 

 368 927 



525 381 



16 163 



227 062 



41 971 

 II IIO 



53 677 

 49 484 

 21 594 

 60 406 

 60 648 

 16 581 

 59 600 



391 457 



242 184 



14 062 



1 6 000 



Erie 



Fulton 



375 



9 200 



14 000 



6 300 

 42 250 

 47 000 



172 550 



118 806 



II 266 



Genesee 



Greene 



Herkimer 



Jefferson 



Lewis 



Madison 



69 650 

 186 



I 070 



24 500 

 810 



6 053 

 824 



90 



7 564 

 4 116 



3 425 

 15 000 



8 976 



15 500 



499 



I 025 



I 320 



547 

 I 297 



10 716 



I 575 



Monroe 







Montgomery. . 



Niagara 



Oneida 



Onondaga. . . . 

 Rockland 







40 

 313 500 



12 600 



3 420 



St Lawrence . . 



9 040 



3 311 



800 911 



■3 000 



Saratoga 



13 000 

 21 073 



3 301 



13 347 



36 000 



105 441 



50 200 



Schoharie 



Seneca 



Warren 



Washington . . . 



300 



800 



190 665 



48 000 



100 



10 825 



2 025 

 I 370 



7 875 

 100 



450 

 400 



40 073 



6 326 



205 832 



84 400 

 143 168 



66 600 



Westchester. . . 

 aOther counties 



n 



36 766 

 6 012 



711 

 9 088 



250 

 I 300 



Total. . . . 



$1 590 205 



$795 3481287 816 



$229 479-$6o 981 



$2 963 829 



a Includes Columbia. Essex, Ontario, Orange, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Ulster, Wayne 

 and Yates counties. 



