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fine grain and uniform texture. About 8 feet of earth is being 

 removed by hydraulic stripping, and under this there is about 

 18 feet of Mitchell limestone which acts as a protective covering 

 for the underlying stone. The stone is being taken out in 4 

 floors of about 10 feet each. The quarry has very few seams, 

 and those that are present extend east and west. The stone is 



The waste piles of the National Stone Company's quarry at Clear Creek, Incl. 

 In this case the waste has been stored well back out of the way of future operations. 



about half and half buff and blue, with a comparatively straight 

 line between the two. The mill is one of the old type, having 

 stood since 1889, the time of the opening of the quarry. 



The National Stone Company quarry and mills are located 

 about a quarter of a mile west of the Adams quarry. There 

 is quite a rise of ground between the two quarries, and the National 



