... Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, vol. I-V (1912)
Parks, W. A. (William Arthur), 1868-1936, Canada. Mines Branch · Ottawa : Government printing bureau · leaf 198
t. 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 emplo>ed in making… … Riviere a Pierre granite. Churcla at Ste. Thccle, Que. 143 Summary—Riviere a Pierre Area. Near Riviere a Pierre in Portneuf county on the line of the 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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