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Building Slones. 
The range of limestone that we have referred to under the head of Quicklime, passes through 
this county about midway between Lake Ontario and the Erie Canal, in an east and west di¬ 
rection, having a width of from two to three miles. Many favorable situations occur for the 
extraction of building stone of an excellent and durable nature. This rock varies in color 
from light to dark blue, is of a granular texture, sandy, and emits a bituminous odor on 
percussion. It occurs in layers, of from one to three feet in thickness, having a horizontal 
position, and an elevated and dry situation. 
Uttoe’s or Miner’s quarry, lot 132 in Rose, is on the head waters of Sheldon’s creek. The 
rock occurs in extensive layers, two or three feet thick, of a dark blue color, granular texture, 
and highly bituminous. This quarry has furnished an approved stone, which was employed 
in the locks of the Erie canal, at Clyde. 
Henderson’s quarry, lot 141 in Butler, affords large blocks of a building stone, similar in 
all respects to that last mentioned. 
Roe’s quarry, in Butler, furnishes a dark compact limestone, which is bituminous. It is 
employed in building, and also for the manufacture of lime, of which it affords an article of 
excellent quality. It is a magnesian limestone, and contains only a few fossils, among which 
we recognize Cytherina. 
A compact shell limestone, which occurs near the Shakers’ mill in Sodus, is quarried as a 
marble, and used for ornamental purposes. 
Gypsum. 
The range of gypseous rocks extends on both sides of the Erie canal, along the southern 
part of Wayne county, but generally lies too low for profitable exploration. At Clyde, gypsum 
is found in wells at the depth of twenty-five feet. In wells at Lyons it has been found at 
forty feet, and also in Palmyra, at about the same depth. 
About two miles west of Newark are two hills, from which gypsum is quarried. At this 
locality it is mostly lamellar, transparent, and receives the local name of isinglass plaster. 
