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NEW YORK STATE MU8BUM 



erneur. This company employs 100 men and has an output 

 valued at $80,000. The marble is used mostly for monumental 

 purposes. Some of it however is used for building- purposes. 



Morrison & Whitney of Gouverneur have opened a quarry of 

 white marble 3% miles north of Gouverneur on the Babcoek farm. 

 Machinery for the quarry and mills is being put in rapidly. 



Lime 



The crystalline limestones of the Grenville series are burned 

 for lime in many parts of St Lawrence county. They produce a 

 lime of superior strength, but it requires a high temperature to 

 calcine them. 



A kiln is operated by Mr Church, of Crary's Mills, about 4 

 miles southeast of Canton village in the town of Canton. The 

 output is about 600 bushels a year. 



Williams & Johnson operate two kilns at the village of Bigelow 

 in the town of DeKalb. They also operate a kiln 2 miles south of 

 the village on the Tom Davis farm. The yearly output is about 

 1000 bushels. 



A kiln on the V. P. Abbott farm 2 miles southwest of Gouver- 

 neur in the town of Gouverneur is operated by C. J. Maimer and 

 produces 400 bushels a year. 



A kiln on the J. C. Leary farm 2 miles east of Colton village 

 has supplied a local demand, but is not operated at present. 



Iron ore 



There has been renewed activity in the production of iron ore 

 in this county during the past year. Many of the mines which 

 were compelled to close down about 10 years ago, because dealers 

 refused to buy that grade of ore. have resumed operations. When 

 the mines closed, ore containing less than 50^ of iron could not 

 be sold. At the present time there is a market for ore running as 

 low as 48^. 



The Rossie Iron Ore Co., represented by Mr B. Xicholls. 59 

 Wall street. New York, has two mines located at Caledonia in 

 Gouverneur. Both are in operation, and a third has just been 

 opened. The company employs 05 men and has a daily output 

 of 100 tons. The ore is hematite and contains about 50^ of Fe. 



