Field Notebook: CO 1951d
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Pressed Overland Brick Co. - Mr. Bielwell, 1701 So. Lippay, Spruce 8385. Morrison - Bear Cr School - Mr Montgomery. Used to use some native clay but no more, This comes to about < 6000 tons a year. Montgomery quarry is in Lawrence rt 70 on Bear Creek N side of Mt. Carbon, Lawrence is about vertical here, and shows over 100' strat silty clays & siltill. silts with a few coaly str but no # real coal beds, At E well quarry (riddle white ss) with plant remains Name - Cavan clay quarry. - old quarries across way Glory hole goes 120' 600 ft into hill. Also make cinder block from it - 3th Ave. Cinder Concrete Products - # Rudy Ostergar also clay from this pit, Pit road is .01 mile from intersection of Rt 70 and dirt rd that goes 5 from it at old Morrison Terre Co He works, on S side of rd, E end pit approx .15 from this intersection. 4000-600 brick - 6lbs bird 2 million a year.