St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-24

Mankato and the proprietors of the quarry.
! The following description and classification
of the stone of this quarry as represented in
| the column will be full Of interest to persons
who are familiar with building and bridge
work, and demonstrates how much nature
has done for the city of. Mankato in this vast
! deposit of splendid stone:
The layers, counting from the top, are as
| follows:
First Layer-Rip rap, to feet thick, consist
/ ing of quick lime.
Second-Grey lime, 4 feet thick. Upper half
| coarse lime; lower half similar 10 Red Wing
| stone, being both good bridge and building
/ stone.
Thrd-Pubble stone, feet inches thick
Free from sand holes. Frost proof when sea-
soned good range and building stone. Also
good bridge stone
FOurth-White or flint ledge, feet to feet
| inches thick. Very durable. Equal in strength
TO granite. Is frost proof. Quarried any season
| of the year. Will stand in ont of water. Best
! bridge stone except granite of any known in the
West.
Fifth-Red ledge, feet thick Color, red
Adapted 10 all kinds of bridge base and cut stone
work Has but natural cap. Will stand
! 5,t0J to 200 pounds pressure 80 the square
inch Adapted to gutter curbinS, paving, orna-
mental work for fronts of buildings, range heavy
ASHER, guaranteed frost proof on edge in any
climate.
Sizth-Pink ledge, foot : inches thick.
Adapted to bridge coping and range Has a
center cap. Is a good building stone, also good
footing stone. Even beds.
Seventh-Grey ledge, feet 9 inches thick.
Adapted to bridge work. Has one inch and one
inch cap. Has few small sand holes. An
excellent good stone. Frost proof. Quarried
any season Of the year. \ good stone for gem
eral purposes.
Eighth-soft ledge, 4 feet thick, color rich
cream. Especially adapted to front elevations.
Works easily, beautiful in rock face, rubs nicely,
takes a medium high polish is also = freproof
stone, which cannot he sand of many stone in
this country produces large dimension, is the
best general stone we know Of in this country.
Retains its color, never fading.
Ninth-Bridge ledge, 6 feet thick, color straw,
adapted to heavy bridge work and engine beds.
Has two natural caps. Viii bear 1000 to 5000
pounds to the square inch. Produces the larg-
es; dimension Of any ledge in this country.
Guaranteed frost ploof. Quarried any season of
the year.
Tenth-shale or cement, feet thick, will
make good wall stone when seasoned.
Eieventh--Cut stone ledge. feet thick, color
buff adapted to all kinds cut dimension, base,
range, fronts, engine beds and flag work. Can
produce any size, dimension or thickness.
This quarry, and in fact all the Mankato
quarries, have only been extensively worked
during the past two years, but their value
having at last become thoroughly known and
proper facilities for quarrying and handling
having been introduced, as well as conven-
lent side tracks and transfer arrangements
having beeu provided the future OF the stone
business at Mankato cannot be measured by
any small figures. The quarry of ". 3.
Craig e. Co. is the largest one in the West,
and has every convenience for handling
stone in any quantity and Of any dimension
for any building or bridge in the
country. Over 1000 cars have been
loaded at this quarry the past year.
A large force of men has been employed in
this quarry the past year, embracing all
classes from common laborers to skilled
workmen and the highest price is always paid
for first-class men. Their pay rolls have
ranged from 81, 800 to So, 900 per month.
Messrs. King Il Fowler, J. r. Beatty and
o. r. Mather also operate quarries of Man
kato stone more or less extensively and fur
nish labor 20 a vast number Of men. The
Mankato lodges have furnished stone for the
great viaduct bridge at Minneapolis, the
bridge at Blair, Neb., the Seventh street i'm
provement, st. Paul, the new bridge
over the st. Louis river at South
Duluth, and lesser structures all over
the great Northwest. When the superior
quality of Mankato stone for both bridge and
building purposes is considered, and also
the fact that vast amount of stone formerly
used for such purposes at st. Paul and else
where proves utterly worthless, it may Toe
truly said to be one OF the greatest Sources of
wealth 10 be found in the West No less
than 500 men have boon employed the past
season in this line Of business alone at Man
kato.
CEMENT STONE.
The discovery and development of this
class Of stone, which is alone found at Man
katO in all of the great state of Minnesota, and
nowhere found in the country in so pure a
state and valuable form, has been detailed
before. The Standard Cement Co., who
have invested about 100000 in buildings
and machinery, have been operating a part
of two seasons. During 1884 they mauufac-
tured some 10, 343 bbls. and employed on an
average 60 men. They have built a large
warehouse 1GXS0 the past year, and plans
have been drawn for the erection of build
ings and kilns 10 double the productive capac-
ity another season, which now is 200 bbs.
per day. This important industry has
grown up quietly bnt rapidly and
is assuming gigantic proportions
The quality of the article made is unrivaled
anywhere, and all Manager Merrill asks is
that it be given = fair and impartial test.
Competitive tests with other cements when
honestly made have always resulted in favor
Of the MankatO article, and the demand for
cement in Minnesota is being rapidly sup
piled while very much is also shipped away
out of the state.
LIME.
OF this about 100 barrels per day are
manufactured, Capt. J. r. Beatty being the
principal one engaged in the business. In
cNhaustibe quantities Of lime stone exist
here, which produce a superior quality of
brown or hydraulic lime. Another season
the lime-produciug capacity will be doubled.
MASKATo CLAY.
Mankato, rich in stone and cement is also
rich in clay. Not only is very superior
quality of building brick manufactured
here, but FIRE brick, drain tile aud pottery
are also most successfully made. Mr. s. F.
Alberger, VINO is making fire brick, will erect
suitable buildings next season for their man
uiacture. aud also Of drain tile, for which
there is quite demand. A company has
also been making stoueware the past two
seasons 10 a limited extent, and will, when
the works now projected are com pleted, enter
into the manufacture Of all kinds Of pottery
in very extensive manner
BUILDING BRICK.
o. L. Mather during the past year has man
ufactured 100000 brick, which are Of a
most superior quality, and a large part OF
them have been shipped to various points in
Southern Minnesota and Dakota. From his
quarry at the foot OF Front street about 3 GOO
cords Of stone have been taken the past
season, large share of which has been used
in his own contract buildings. During the
summer season he has employed almost $50