Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-21
STATE HOUSE.
Granite Industry Is One
Of Names Leaders.
New Map Of Slate by Water
Storage Commission.
Special Orders from Office Of the
Adjutant General.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun
Gil Tuesday, Nov. 20, at $50 A. M.

by tar, the most extensive mineral
industry in Maine is the production
of granite says an article on gran
ite il the Directory of the Manufar-
turing Industries of Maine, recently
issued by the Bureau Of Industrial and
Labor Statistics. 'Granite is well dis
trjbut.d over the state but in some
sections the distribution is far more
liberal than in others. Sometimes the
underlying rock of a whole town or
even a much larger extent of terri
tory is granite, while in other cases
only here and there the outcroppings
of this rock are seen or it may only
appear in large boulders scattered over
tie surface of the ground.
The prevailing rock in York coun-
ty is granite In Bddeford numerous
uuarries have been opened ana worked
quite extensively also in kenncbrnh
ard ilcnnebunkport. Excellent gran
tie. is also found in Alfred, Lebanon.
.N"wtield, Parsonsfield and other towns
IN the county, upon which ularrl~s
have been worked to some HNt"nt.
in oxford county. the beautiful
mountains in Hehror and Peru are
composed OF granite, Woodstock j.
mostly underlaid with the ss.i''t. i'inH
Of stone. and The ledge oN,r N'iiic!!
the Androscoggin river falls in I;um
,ni'tj IS also "f granite. In general. tnt
,,gh leaks in oxford county a"r com
posed largely OF the same material,
aud it is claimed that every town III
the county contains more or lass 81
this valuable building stone.
Granite is abundant in Franklin
county. Immense deposits are found
at North jay where til" Illa1T%in- and
dressing Of thr stone has b"conl" an
extensive and permanent business.
s1atldlehack Mountain. in the Esa!-,"-
ley region. is composed mostly ~
granite. also Mount BigcloW IN III"
northeastern section Of the county. 1t
is also found N Pennington chester
\ lie and other towns.
I'm CurNlcrlahd eounty. granite Is
uuarri,d il ITrrcp"tt. P"Wnal and Var
mouth. and is found ~ many other
localities.
"l[n!f.cb,r counts ie noted for its
fen. ligat granite. Several important
t,,arric" are worked in Halloweli. and
Augusta contains many good lodges
which hAVr beenf wrought to a con
sideraiA" extent. 1t is found III Gar
uinr.. Belgrade, Wayne and other sec
items oi the county
TN >aga,lahoc county. grant" IS
found in EnW,ionham, Topsham. and
OTHER trA NJ hut is not Wor!<cd t" amy
, greht ext,
SIN Knox county grant" is
wrought extensively in Hurrlcan" lSic
sam, George. SOUTH Thomaston and
NmalhaN"n.
ain Lincoln county extensive d"pos-
its If granite are found in BriS'ol.
Monhegan island. Waldobor" ana
other towns but the most important
4 o,larries arc in Waldobor".
! "Waldp county is rich iii is H'
no4iIs of granite. Mount 'Waid" ahd
MOSQUITO mountain in Frankfort an"
| Hcayan mountain in Prospect. literal
| * mountains of granite. and bordering
on the na>i.ablc waters of Penob-
| scot river. can hardly be surpassed
AS to tn" favorable situation OF IN"
! stone for uuarrying and facilities Ion
| water TRANSPORTATION. ilNi"nSiV" de-
,osits are also found in LincolnNilit,
! \orthport. Searsport and SWanVlilc.
! "Haucock county is noted Tor It's
! LARGE niunbcr OF granite uuarries. buc-
| hi;l. Franklin. Mount Desert. Sf"fhhG-
! ton and sullivan. All being cNtcnSiN"'!
engaged in the business. WINE
| I.rocksyillc. Dedham. Deer Isle
! EDEN. Prnnhscot. SedgW!ck ana SWanS
/ Island do more or less producing N
| Some form.
! IN Washington r"nntF- tn'lr al"
J extensive deposits of grant" /" Coop
er Meddybomps. Charlotte, R9bolns-
| tn. Calais Earins. Addison. Jones
toro. Jonesport and other towns
tlinuch not worked so extensively as
| in some other section. Red granite Is
ouarrie.: in Jonesboro and Ut to"
| Beach in calais. black granite IN Al
| olson. and the gray variety in Jones'
| port. >,
| an the northern counties Oh t'l'
| State. granite is but little worked eA =
! cent for local use, on account OF the
| expense o. transportation. \orrldse-
| wock, in Somerset county. being ABOUT
the only town in which any CONSIDER
| able amount is produced for snip
| ment, But there are scores OF towns
and townships in this section which,
= ana