CONTENTS. 5 
Part II. Economic features— Continued. Page. 
Granite quarrying — Continued. 
Stripping 68 
Sheets, rift, and grain 68 
Quarry site 68 
Transportation 68 
Drainage 68 
Water supply . . 69 
• Use of explosives and wedges . _ . - 69 
Utilization of waste 72 
Economic classification of Maine granites 72 
Distribution of granite quarries in Maine 75 
Quarries of granite proper 75 
Quarries of black granite 76 
Description of the quarries and their product 76 
Cumberland County 76 
Franklin County 80 
Hancock County 84 
Kennebec County 117 
Knox County 122 
Lincoln County 1 39 
Oxford County 144 
Penobscot County 147 
Piscataquis County 148 
Somerset County 1 49 
Waldo County 152 
Washington County 159 
York County 1 75 
Statistics of equipment and investment 1 83 
Statistics of production for 1905, by Altha T. Coons 183 
Bibliography of economic geology of granite 184 
Glossary of scientific and quarry terms 186 
Index 191 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Page. 
Plate I. Map showing the distribution of granite and related rocks in 
Maine Pocket 
II. A, Joint structure on Heron Neck, Green Island; B, Sheet and joint 
structure on Crotch Island 32 
III. A, Sheet structure, Ryan Parker quarry, Crotch Island; B, Sheet 
and dome structure, Mosquito Mountain, Frankfort 34 
IV. .4, Sheet and joint structure, Hurricane Island quarry; B, Sheet and 
joint structure, Stinchfield quarry, Hallowell 36 
V. A, B, Sheet structure, Crabtree and Havey quarry, Sullivan 38 
VI. A, Sheet and joint structure, Sands quarry, Vinalhaven; B, Sheet 
and curved joint, White quarry, Bluehill 40 
VII. A, Sheets under lateral strain, Rock Chapel Hill, Ga. ; B, Schist 
inclusion at Freeport quarry 42 
