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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 182

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eet by 40 feet, and of two 23 feetby 60 feet each. The power is obtained from the pulp company as in thecase of the other mills: about 40 horse power are used. The equipmentconsists of the following apparatus: two compressors (one auxiliary),one pneumatic surfacing machine, one column cutter, two… … liiliiiiVliiil|l|iil J^ « 4 li -Ji5 q 0 Oo . -^ ■777 _^.«. 1 ill ^^ /// \ ~*^ 1 — // *~,^ ~ ~ WA tT iiii 120 Of New Brunswick stone, tlie following amounts were cut in 1910:— Bright red 1,600 cubic feet. Light red 500 Black granite 100 Spoon Island granite 350 The undressed dark red stone is valued…

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