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veil for ordinary work 10 dwellings and
window w caps and sills, and: for fag;ing
purposes. It makes the best Of white
stucco lime, AID would, if known
and tested, snpercede the Alton article
shipped here at en advanced price.
THE cHE4pNEss OF FUEL,
owing to the proximity Of the immense
forests in WISCONSIN, must forever give
us the advantage in manufacturing this
artic'e-the demand must be always
Sreat-the old tenements must soon be
replaced by better ones, and the whole
north and wesf Of US is the market-.
even down the Mississippi J g9.d mar
ket can be found. But feTplaces in
the State can b} found where good lime
stone Is attainatle. mzgesian rock
everything the 81. Peter sandstone at St.
Paul and Minneapolis, l think, viii be
admitted to be An inferior article when
made into lime as building rock it
is beautiful but time makes furrows in
its beauty-thes old capital steps proves
the correctness Of this statement. At
Shakopee there is an outcropnino Of
limestone, and Fquite a business is car
ried on in the article, but experience
has demonstrated that it is inferior to
the lime made. here, the facilities, a.
wood, transportation, and accessibility
are not as good. But admitting that
they were, the demand exceeds the sup
ply, as shown through the shipments
from below. InSbut few other places
in the State can the limestone BE- found,
and the fuel cheap and accessible, to
Justify investment.in the business. We
here occupy the best point on the Mis-.
sissippi river. !
THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE LIME
! AND STONE BUSINESS.
Our citizens, Mr. G.. 4. Carlson and
Andrew Danielson, are now engaged in
the business. Last season Mr.. Carlson
had two kilns running, with capacity
when in order: of about 100 barrels eacf
lper day-Mr. Da1ielson operated with
the old fashioned Kiln. but is buildins
a large and improved perpetual kiln
having the opening in the quarry, thu
saving any hauling Of rock to feed it
The perpendicular shaft in which tn.
kiln is built, has u tunnel communica
ton to the fires, and railway delivers
|; the lime to the wagons and storehouse
Mr.. Carlson's kilns are very good struc
tures-one Of themsis in 80 foot per
pendicular shaft, Communicating with
tunnel $50 feet long, in which is
railroad track for tie delivering of linz
the other is in ! side hill, the un
burned rocks for feeling being let dow1
in a sluiee. Mr. Carlson is building
third one til is winter. The :amoun
these gentlemen VIII man6itcture mex
summer will fall little skost of 4O(
barrels per day, when in orter. II
ptios paid tlast M supmer ~9 75 ',,.ee cent i
per barrel, here, insbdlF Of a busines
Of $500 per; day. 4ay~ ss ,4sas
) THE WHOLE IS NOT srobD-.cUr sToNl
AND STILLS, CATS, POSTS. ETC. q :
8 / The whole Is not told in the receipt
!. for limee7--in the aquarryings rocks th
Fragments are used for lime and 'th
shapey masses resert ted for che purpos
Of building, as they ere best adapted i
size, quality and sh1pe for fodInnd dattiioahh;'
cut stone, caps, sills and posts. A nj
y chine for polishing pe rock would sen
J, tornar !. / ki,et = very bslntiful ana anrsb|
!, article, and i, issonl eoessary to pr
doce such vorf q gto I aye e demand 4
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