BLUESTONE AND OTHER SANDSTONES 



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QUARRIES IN THE SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES 



Corning, Steuben co. 



But two quarries are being worked this season at Corn- 

 ing, though a number have been opened there in years past. 

 Edward Kelly's quarry is situated H miles southwest of Corning 

 on a hillside. The stone is fine grained and gray, specially in 

 the upper part of the bed. In the lower part of the bed the 

 stone has a pinkish blue appearance. 



At the top are 30 feet of shale and dirt, in which there are 

 a few courses of good stone. Below this are S feet of stone, 

 which is blasted out and broken up for rough foundation work. 

 This quarry has produced a better quality of stone, which was 

 dressed and used in the reformatory buildings at Elmira and in 

 the catholic church at Corning. The equipment consists of a 

 hand derrick. Two to three men are employed according to 

 demand. 



George Barnard's quarry is J of a mile southeast of Corning. 

 The ledge has been opened up 250 feet in an east and west direc- 

 tion. The hight of the face is 50 feet, of which 30 feet are shale 

 and consequently worthless. 



The lifts vary from 3 inches to 2 feet and are fairly regular. 

 The stone is gray with a pink tinge, fine grained and somewhat 

 reedy. The vertical joints are quite smooth and have an east 

 and west direction. The product is all foundation stone and its 

 market is local. The quarry is equipped with hand derrick. 



A. I. Martin owns a quarry ^ mile west of Mossy Glen, but it 

 has not been worked for the last two seasons. The bed is 6 feet 

 thick, with 6 feet of clay top. The stone is fine grained, bluish 

 gray and reedy. It is used for foundation work. 



Bath, Steuben co. 



The quarry of TV. and George Jinks is 2 miles northeast of 

 Bath and 250 feet above the valley, on hillside. The hight of 

 the face at the back is 50 feet, of which 20 to 25 feet produce 

 marketable stone, the upper 30 feet being shale and clay. The 

 courses of stone vary in thickness from 3" to 18" and are inter- 



