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In the town of Bath two quarries are worked. The stone is of 

 a light-gray color, finegrained and rather hard. Curbstone, 

 flagging and common wall stone are obtained from these quar- 

 ries. The county buildings and the Protestant Episcopal and 

 Baptist churches are built of this stone. 



Two quarries are opened and worked in the vicinity of Hor- 

 nellsville. The stone has a bluish color, is hard and fine grained. 

 The product of these quarries is mostly common building stone, 

 and is cut at Hornellsville. The Park schoolhouse, the electric 

 light building and several stores and residences are built of it. 



In Allegany county sandstone quarries are opened at Belmont, 

 at Belvidere, near Belfast, and in the towns of New Hudson and 

 Cuba. The Belmont quarry affords a light-blue stone, which, 

 when cut, has a light gray shade, and is rather soft and easily 

 dressed. The principal markets are Belmont, Wellsville and 

 Angelica. Vanderhoef s block, in Belmont, besides other build- 

 ings, are of this stone. 



The Belvidere quarry is worked in a small way, mainly for the 

 local market. Some of the stone is used at Friendship, Angelica, 

 and a little of it in Wellsville and Hornellsville. 



Two miles south of Belfast sandstone is quarried to a limited 

 extent for a supply of the town. The Baptist church is con- 

 structed of this stone. 



Flagstone is quarried in the town of New Hudson, near the 

 west line of Belfast. The quarry is worked to a small extent, 

 and its output is considered the best in this part of the State. 



Olean, Cattaraugus County. — The Olean Bluestone Com- 

 pany quarries a sandstone two and a half miles south of Olean, 

 and about 700 feet above the Allegany river. Stone for build- 

 ing and flagging is obtained and is put on the market as " Olean 

 bluestone." It goes to Buffalo and Rochester. The stone is fine- 

 grained and has a greenish-gray shade of color. 



Jamestown, Chautauqua County. — There are six small 

 quarries in the eastern part of the town, near the lake outlet. 

 Bedded with the quarry stone there is much shale, and consequently 

 a great deal of waste material has to be removed in quarrying. 

 The bottom beds, from twelve to twenty inches thick, furnish 

 stone for cut work. The stone of the upper strata is used for 



