﻿Report 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  Geologist 
  473 
  

  

  Limestone 
  foe 
  Building. 
  

  

  The 
  Lower 
  Helderberg 
  and 
  Corniferous 
  limestones 
  are 
  well- 
  

   developed 
  in 
  the 
  county, 
  but 
  very 
  little 
  stone 
  is 
  got 
  out 
  for 
  

   building. 
  

  

  Near 
  South 
  Bethlehem, 
  on 
  the 
  farm 
  of 
  Mr. 
  W. 
  Mosher, 
  some 
  

   limestone 
  was 
  quarried 
  for 
  high 
  abutments 
  during 
  the 
  construc- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  the 
  West 
  Shore 
  railroad. 
  Some 
  rough 
  building 
  stone 
  is 
  

   occasionally 
  quarried, 
  but 
  only 
  intermittently. 
  

  

  The 
  quarries 
  of 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  Callanan, 
  of 
  South 
  Bethlehem, 
  adjoin 
  

   Mr. 
  Mosher's 
  farm. 
  Here 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  large 
  stone' 
  crushing 
  plant 
  

   and 
  a 
  large 
  amount 
  of 
  stone 
  is 
  quarried 
  for 
  crushing. 
  A 
  spur 
  

   from 
  the 
  West 
  Shore 
  railroad 
  comes 
  into 
  the 
  quarry. 
  These 
  

   facilities 
  give 
  Mr. 
  Callanan 
  an 
  opportunity 
  to 
  quarry, 
  to 
  good 
  

   advantage, 
  stone 
  of 
  almost 
  any 
  size. 
  The 
  principal 
  use 
  to 
  which 
  

   the 
  stone 
  is 
  put 
  is 
  for 
  bridge 
  abutments, 
  dimension 
  and 
  foundation 
  

   work. 
  Even 
  with 
  these 
  facilities 
  for 
  quarrying 
  and 
  handling 
  

   there 
  is 
  but 
  little 
  stone 
  shipped. 
  

  

  Cement 
  Bock:. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  quarries 
  above 
  referred 
  to 
  the 
  hydraulic 
  limestone 
  or 
  

   water 
  lime 
  group 
  of 
  rocks 
  occurs. 
  The 
  beds 
  are 
  thin, 
  not 
  exceed- 
  

   ing 
  nine 
  feet 
  in 
  thickness, 
  and 
  no 
  persistent 
  attempt 
  has 
  been 
  

   made 
  to 
  manufacture 
  natural 
  cement. 
  

  

  Lime. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  Clarksville 
  and 
  Knowersville, 
  now 
  called 
  

   Altamont, 
  several 
  limekilns 
  have 
  been 
  built 
  for 
  burning 
  lime. 
  

   They 
  have 
  never 
  done 
  more 
  than 
  a 
  local 
  business, 
  though 
  there 
  

   is 
  no 
  reason 
  why 
  lime 
  of 
  good 
  quality 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  made. 
  

  

  Koab 
  Metal. 
  

  

  The 
  only 
  road 
  metal 
  plant 
  is 
  owned 
  and 
  operated 
  by 
  Mr. 
  P. 
  

   Callanan, 
  of 
  South 
  Bethlehem. 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  extensive 
  and 
  

   well 
  equipped 
  plant. 
  The 
  accompanying 
  plates 
  give 
  an 
  excellent 
  

   view 
  of 
  the 
  quarry 
  and 
  mill. 
  Since 
  the 
  views 
  were 
  taken 
  the 
  

   mill 
  has 
  been 
  doubled 
  in 
  size 
  and 
  capacit}-. 
  The 
  views 
  were 
  

   obtained 
  through 
  the 
  courtesy 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Callanan. 
  Its 
  location 
  is 
  

   most 
  advantageous 
  for 
  cheap 
  quarrying, 
  crushing 
  and 
  loading 
  on 
  

   the 
  oars. 
  The 
  quarry 
  is 
  operated 
  on 
  the 
  steep 
  eastern 
  face 
  of 
  

   60 
  

  

  