Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada (1912)
Parks, William A. (William Arthur), 1868-1936, Canada. Mines Branch (1901-1936) · Ottawa : Dept. of Mines, Mines Branch · leaf 411
Elora area.The CJlenelg area. The Galt-Guelph Area. At Gait, Guelph, Hespeler, and Schaw, quarries have long been workedfor the making of lime and road metal and for i)urp()ses of construction. Theproduction of lime is still an important industry but building stone is obtainedin small (juantities… … -3 c ■a 265 stone is obtained from time to time from some of the old quarries. Despitethe fact that stone is not riuarried to any extent at present, the chief buildingsin Guelph are constructed of local stone and a large supply Ls still available. Christie, Henderson and Co., Toronto. Gait quarry.…
Building stones · Geology, Economic · Stone industry and trade
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