The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-28

-o~prcTED ny GEO. X. WlLSo> w. S'i' Nns
For the benefit Of pupils who are "
studying local geography we pub Go,
,;sh the following article from the
men of one who knows whereof he I'1
speaks. ~,
St. Anthony Red and Brown Stone T.
0uarries Of }. B. Lyme & Sons. q,
The ouarries are one-half mile
west Of st. Anthony, Ind, on 81
switch of the l.. +. a. st. l.. Ky.
The track to the quarry was sur. "
Iveyed in Dec. '93; commenced
gradng Jan. '9i but on account OF :"
Iso much wet weather it was not fin :,
ished until the latter part OF June.
The track is mile long, has
,Ibridges. 2 culverts and spur track "
~ quarry for convenience OF switch =
ming The grading and laying OF the
elites were done by the Quarry 20;
IThe Air Line X. r. furnished ana
! laid the steel. The cost OF the
i switch. right of way and ties was
% about IS 600. The quarry Is equip
,r ped with the latest improved stone
IL auarrying machinery. The derrick
c.,lis the tallest in the State, being %
erI feet high, and has % loot SWING
a. ING boom. The power attached to
osthe derrick has a capacity OF iorty
rs tons A stone large enough to LOAD
&c ear can easily be lifted by this
!. derrick. The derrick irons ana
ha mower were made by the Scoville
h iron Works, Chicago, Ill. They
10 make the best hosting powers III
,or r. s. A 20 horse power Atlas en-
o;ne is used to run the power. Ih'
~ 80, Stone is cut by Wardwell Chan
no nalling Ma, hine. This machln
,he consists of a vertical boiler and en-
'a,v g;ne mounted on trucks. 1t can b
run back and forth on track AM
10 cnts the stone as it moves by mean
49, 40 of steel drills. The Channeller cut
MI groove in the stone about ~
notinches wide and to the depth OF
,,a,lor 10 feet. or more as required
- The stone is broken out by line {
sat wedges at the bottom and on III
face of the stone. The break rur
;,tle to this groove or channel, thus ire
tnld inc the stone. The stone Is the
he drilled at right angles to the cna'
= toInel broken into blocks and liite
: aen ont bv the derrick. The drilling
cont cep, done by a steam dli |. The drll
.onas ing tool is attached to the rota
anj niston on the steam drill. 1t rul
rast very fast, making about 5oO revoi
/, an -ltio.s per minute, and drills an
80, -" inch hole in the same length
! .ha time. The water to supply !
i;.,le quarry is pumped from 50 fe
@ Gnd we'll by a Henry X. Worthlngt
,,,t Inv > steam pump. The quarry is T
~, .i'o;r ! bv experienced quarrymen.
have Lyne was until the last two ye
,ra,; % president of the Terre Haute Ste
have Works Co., builders OF the ie
, IA, Haute Court House and Soidie
~ 4 Sailors Monument, at Indians
mr. oils. The quarry commenced
~, r. - erations last August, and q
IA !, many car loads Of stone have D
~ = .lnuarried since. There are about
,oa;,;. men employed, including engin
iesi' and mower man.. machine-runi
.oo,os o helrers. blacksmith, quarryn
,oe - ax dirt shippers and teamsters.
- :. stone is beautiful in color, BEN
s.;a ~ two colors, red and brown. :,
a;d !, red is very dark and rich; Its a.
4 49, ,haIbilitv has been thoroughly ties
y -, 's,,l g." The abutments to the X. X. br
: 'a aad IN near here were put in OF tins $
), Iad I about Is yeaIs ago, and are stl
~ sound as when first put In,
withstanding the number OF NJ
freight and passenger trains
10 evil mass over it daily. The corners
intoxi- sharp and the chisel marks sho
God il many Of the stone. The frost
York not effect it in the least as the
;tution in the abutments show. no
i lost of scale or deterioration in any
of the ticular. The stone col,'es - !,
follow quarry soft. thus making y
And easy and cheap To work; pu.
,ousand ems and toughens very rapld
, oucs- exposurc to the atmosphere.
abits ofIuuarry was worked about
that l, ago in the ola las,iioi'ou ~. 80
drunken Beust, OF New Ai'ai's' -
hiking or this quarry are ~ ~ =. LII.
warehouses and hotels at Loui'
10 make Ky.. the rock face front OF tw'
and the story buildings, Asbury :
10 same and a hotel at rerre liaule' u
i way to The rocks aS ou' -. !, lano,
nj parity measure fifteen feet. IN lene'
,s,nm of feet high, and three icet
!. Each rock is worth from J
i.,nn n.~o ,,alu. n LOAD