Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada (1912)
Parks, William A, Canada. Mines Branch · Ottawa : Dept. of Mines · leaf 198
feet. The stone shows a good horizontal rift which isindependent of the slightly inclined sheeting. It is said by the workmenthat a grain is scarcely perceptible. The stone is of slightly finer grain thanVoyers but it is practically the same. One derrick is installed. Ninemen are employed in making… … Riviere ^Pierre granite. Church at Ste. Thecle, Que. 143 Summary—Riviere k Pierre Area. Near Riviere a Pierre in Portneuf county on the line of ttie Lake St.John railway, a large granitic mass rises above the general level of thecountry and has been quarried at several points. Opposite the…
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