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ness, and in the lower part of the bed are very uneven. The 

 stone is very dark with a slight reddish tinge, and fine grained. 

 The vertical joints dip slightly to the east and run north and 

 south. The dip of the bed is at a gentle angle to the south. The 

 product is used for road metal and foundations. Some trim- 

 mings are cut, such as sills and lintels. The quarry is equipped 

 with a crusher. 



" Sandstone " for the Cornell university buildings was quarried 

 on the site of Cascadilla hall and at a quarry in front of the 

 main building, but low T er on the hillside. Another quarry was 

 opened near the McGraw-Fiske mansion and Fall creek. The 

 stone in Cascadilla hall is the best from these local quarries. 



A quarry on E. State street is operated by Driscoll Bros, 

 (contractors). Stone is quarried as needed. The bed of 

 stone is 22 feet thick, with 18 to 20 feet of top. The vertical 

 joints run east and west, and are smooth and regular, 6 to 10 

 feet apart. Lifts vary from 2" to 1". The stone is fine grained, 

 dark colored and of red and green tinges. The product is used 

 locally for trimmings and foundation work. 



Penn Yan, Yates co. 



3 miles south of Penn Yan and \ mile east of Keuka lake 

 a quarry has been opened by S. Thayer. The quarry is very 

 small, and the product is rough foundation stone, which is used 

 locally. The stone is very coarse grained and shaly. The ver- 

 tical joints are very irregular. 10 feet of rock cover the 4 

 feet of bed of stone. 



F. E. Hoyt and Warren Sanford have opened quarries south 

 of Penn Yan, but they have not been worked for several years. 



James Woodruff's quarry is miles south of Penn Yan and 

 If miles east of Keuka lake. The bed of workable stone is 2 

 feet thick with 5 feet of shale and earth top. The stone is 

 fine grained, dark blue, and compact. The bed is horizontal. 

 The product is rough building stone, which is used in Penn Yati 

 for foundations. 



Himrod, Yates co. 



Evan Potter's quarry is situated \\ miles east of Himrod. 

 The stone is fine grained and very dark blue. The bed is 2 feet 



