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ties. The good stone is rather thin at this point, altho the new 

 opening is not cut thru to the bottom of the workable stone as 

 yet. The present floor has Hght stripping along its western edge 

 where the stone is overlaid by but 5 feet of dirt. At the 

 extreme eastern edge of the opening the Mitchell limestone has 

 reached a thickness of about 20 feet. Two floors have been 

 removed and most of the stone is blue in color. 



The quarry of the Norton Stone Company is located about 2 

 miles southwest of Bedford. This quarry was first opened in 

 1888 by Cosner and Norton, and has been in operation most of 

 the time since. The stripping consists of about 5 feet of dirt 

 and about 15 feet of waste rock. About 40 feet of stone is taken 

 out. The quarry is more than half blue stone, but the line of 

 parting is regular, so that but a small amount of mixed stone 

 results. 



