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Rh The quarry is about 60′ long, opened on the crest of the ridge, and shows about 25′ of stone, dipping 15° S. E. The beds are very thin and somewhat irregular; but the stone is of excellent quality and is highly prized by tanneries and for plastering purposes.

The stone is very much exposed here on the summit, which may account for its weathered appearance and mud seams; but the quarry could be easily developed for a large and active output in lower and thicker beds on account of its position.

Isaac Krebs works the next small quarry at the eastern end of the loop ridge alongside the road, sparingly developed on a gentle southeast dip, but showing some good stone. The main ridge lies further south across the creek and is reached by a private lane leading south from the Musser valley road, near the crossing of Moyers’ mill run.

Another Kreb’s quarry is located near the top of this ridge, 60′ long and 20′ deep, showing a weathered white stone, largely shaly but with good small blue beds, all dipping 40° S. E. This opening was idle and in rather bad condition, only worked for farm use.

Near Port Ann there are one or two additional small openings.

John Moyer’s quarry is the first west of the road to Middle Creek. It is a small opening and in very bad condition, but was active in 1888, and had been opened for 7 or 8 years, It shows 50′ long, 15′ wide, and 8′ or 10′ deep, and the burnt lime seems to give entire satisfaction. The dip is 10° S. E.

S. G. Bingeman has a small opening in the next field west, hardly large enough to be called a quarry, developing a few feet of stone near the bottom of No. VI on a dip of only 5° or 6° to the southeast. This opening was once more largely worked and is said to have furnished about forty thousand bushels of burnt lime.

The hillside to the north of it is strewn with a thin coating of brown hematite ore, which must have resulted from the erosion of the Oriskany measures now thinly capping the hill. It is very siliceous.