The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-02
WORK AT new QUARRY
First Shipments Made This
Week From Newton
Vile.
SHOWING SAID TO BE GOOD
Property Visited by q Party Of
Stockholders Accompanied by
Several Guests.

The new quarry at Newtonville
began shipping stone this week,
and will he prepared to
ship about three carloads a
day from now on, of first
class rubble. The Houghton Ca
zette OF Monday gives this account
OF a visit of a party Of stockholders
at the quarry:
"On Saturday morning at 10
o'clock party of gentlemen inter-
ested in the Superior Red Sandstone
company's quarry near Newtonville
went down on special car from
Houghton accompanied by number
of guests, to look over the quarry.
The party consisted Of Captain John
Duncan, Captain w. E. Parnall, j.
H. Rice, 2. Wright, John Senton,
J. b. Cooper, NJ. Edwards, J. T.
Reeder, w. Z. Parnall Jr., R. M.
Hoar, M. Martini, J. F. Jackson, of
the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron
works, William McCurdy and G. H.
Kelsey. The day was perfect for an
outing and every member OF the
party enjoyed the occasion thor
oughly.
About two miles on the Hough-
ton side Of Newtonville the track
leading in a mile and quarter to
the quarry leaves the main line and
this was the first passenger train
over it. The track is splendidly
laid out and would Of itself establish
the reputation of Mr.. Arm as a rail-
road Uuilder we're it NOT that he had
made his mark in this line many
years before when he was in that
business. The track is we'll ballasted,
the bitches along either side are
well dug and unusually good ties
have been used, making solid road
bed that is an exception for track
used only for quarry purposes.
Arriving at the quarry Superin-
tendent Arm was found busily en-
gagged 10 directing operations. A
channeler and one drill were in
operation and hoist was working
with splendid derrick, which is
large enough to take stone from any
part Of the quarry and place it on
the cars. About this hoist an engine
house is in process Of construction.
Very light stripping was neces-
sary in opening the new quarry and
the space now cleared is 100x150 feet,
less than five feet on the average
having been stripped to expose the
stone which lies almost perfectly
level in its beds. The first layers ol
stone are now being removed and
consist Of upper layers of splendid
rubble, ALMOST perfect in its color.
ing aad very strong, while below II
are couple OF layers OF what will
probably be classed as the No. 2
stone OF the quarry, although it is
as good as the No. / in many OF the
quarries producing Portage Entry
stone. Below this again come beds
OF a solid red stone six and seven
feet in thickness, in all % feet ol
stone, although other bodies may
exist deeper and be uncovered in the
course OF time. The channeler is
now opening the first big cut in the
quarry and the huge blocks OF stone
taken from the bottom OF the seven
foot cut are a splendid promise ol
what is to come when the lower
beds are reached.
after examining the quarry and
visiting the adjoining property on
which Duluth parties, including
Porter Bros, started to open 9
quarry last fall, the party went or
down to Keweenaw Bay over the
tramway built for that quarry, re
turning to find splendid dinner
awaiting them at the company
boarding house in the old homestead
OF John @. McKernan of L'Anse
After dinner most Of the party went
out on Q sightseeing expedition t
look over property farther dowr
the shore Of the bay and when they