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ttlements, i • \ ■ r this 



purp >se. M oroe coontj baa Long been celebrated for the 

 abundanc quality of its lime. istiancy's 



quarry, I bushels arc annually produced. The 



Plumb Greek quarries, furnish a much 1. 



Raisinviile, where the outcrop of the limi 

 200 acres, are L3 kilns, with a capacity of \ 

 Is. Supposing that these kilns burn, oo an . once 



in |hr< s, the total amount of lime produced is U 



bushels per year. Lime is manufactured at numerous other 

 points in the conn;;. statistics on hand, the aver- 



c »st of the lime at the kilns is about 5 cen I oshel. 



It is sold for .- the kilns. Supposing the Plumb 



Creek qua produce 10u,oou bushels annually, and all 



kilns in the COUnt; we have an .. 



i>l' -J'.i.^OOO bushels, which at 12| cents a bushel amounts to the 

 »le sum of $36,875. This lime is generally pur- 

 1 by the I who, carry it inwi o the surround- 



r a distance of 30 miles. It is generally sold by 

 them ate a bushel, making a profit to them of $36,8X5 



which is likewise retained in the county. The . te an- 



nual addition to the wealth of the county, therefore, from the 

 manufacture of lime alone, is $73,750.* 



ural purp 3es, s ime portions of the Helderberg 

 :a to be extremely well adapted. The sills, caps 



and water table manufactured at Christiancy's quarry, hav a 

 reputation of man;. standing. They may be seen in the 



bouse in Monroe, in the new hotel, in all the new block of 

 - tn Washington Btreet south of the city ball, in Wing 

 and Johnson's banking office, and thi - in Monroe street, 



Then- ae which stands the weatl They 



even to improve und< r the influx tposure. The distance* 



of the quarrj from the railroad has, h ►wever, prevented these 



During 1859, twelve 



uro on 

 hxo'i. I - iKKcstioni la 



reference to selecting and burnn. | 



