The building and decorative stones of Maryland, containing an account of their properties and distribution (1898)
Merrill, George P. (George Perkins), 1854-1929, Mathews, Edward Bennett, b. 1869 · Baltimore, Johns Hopkins press · leaf 236
eriod of early work the most prominent operators wereMessrs. Carmen and Docker, two Englishmen who obtained a lease ofthe land, including the quarry now operated by R. L. Jones, a shortdistance north of the state line. These gentlemen, with Peter Wil-liamson as foreman, opened and operated a quarry… … /. a — o - o ArAEYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 217 when it was abandoned hecanse competition with the Welsh prodnetwas unremunorative. The Welsli slate at this time was shipped toAmerica as ballast and admitted free of duty. Aboiit the same time (1812) Mr. Sinclair made an abortive attemptto produce…
Stone · Building stones
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
