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quarries have been in operation and a number of new ones have 

 been opened. 



The E. E. Stevens quarry located iy 2 miles southwest of 

 Canton village produces a gray marble very closely resembling 

 gray granite in appearance. The product of the quarry is valued 

 at $510,000 a year. 



The Xickerson quarry situated 2 miles south of Canton on the 

 Nickerson farm has not been operated the past year. The marble 

 receives a light yellow color from the presence of serpentine. 



The Chamberlain quarry located 2y 2 miles from Kent Corners 

 and operated by W. D. Chamberlain of Dayton O. has just re- 

 sumed operations. The value of the output the last year worked 

 was $15,000. The marble is white in color. 



A marble quarry was opened by Horace Ellsworth, of Canton, 

 on the Peter Fallon farm 1% miles east of Colton village in the 

 town of Colton. A white marble quarry was opened on the J. C. 

 Leary farm 2 miles east of Colton. 



The Gouverneur Marble Co. of Gouverneur operates a quarry 

 located 1 mile southwest of Gouverneur in the town of Gouverneur. 

 The company employs 65 men and values the product of the past 

 year at £90,000. Two thirds of the output are used for monu- 

 mental purposes and one third for building purposes. Some of 

 the waste from the mills is used for road metal. The marble 

 varies from a light to a deep blue. A chemical analysis gave the 

 following result: silica 1.58$; iron and aluminum oxids .79$; lime 

 51.45$; magnesia 3.49$; sulfur .83$; carbonic acid 42.56$. 



The St Lawrence Marble Co. has quarries located iy 2 miles 

 southwest of Gouverneur. The company employs 30 men and had 

 an output valued at $30,000 (for the year 1901). It works two 

 quarries. . | 



The Davidson Bros.' marble quarry is located 1% miles south- 

 west of Gouverneur. The mills of the company are at Watertown. 

 Seventeen men are employed at the quarry. The output of the 

 company is 40,000 cubic feet, valued at from $1.25 to $4.50 a cubic 

 foot. 



The Northern New York Marble Co. has two quarries, the 

 ^Northern and the Empire, located 2% miles southwest of Gouv- 



