. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. lovis (see photo No. 84). The largest blockshipped weighed 16,800 pounds. Ten men were employed. Stonecutters receive $5 per day and quarrymen $3. The year 1913 was nota particularly active one, but improvement is reported for 1914. Bibl.: Bull. 38, p. 26. Boger Gravel Pit. D. and J. R. Boger, Friant, o^^^lers. This pit isin the SE. i of SE. i, Sec. 7, T. 11 S., R. 21 E., at Friant, with aside track from the Southern Pacific Railroad. Work began herein 1900 and was for severa
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. lovis (see photo No. 84). The largest blockshipped weighed 16,800 pounds. Ten men were employed. Stonecutters receive $5 per day and quarrymen $3. The year 1913 was nota particularly active one, but improvement is reported for 1914. Bibl.: Bull. 38, p. 26. Boger Gravel Pit. D. and J. R. Boger, Friant, o^^^lers. This pit isin the SE. i of SE. i, Sec. 7, T. 11 S., R. 21 E., at Friant, with aside track from the Southern Pacific Railroad. Work began herein 1900 and was for several years under lease to the WorswickStreet Paving Company. The deposit is an old river bench abovethe present San Joaquin River bottoms. There are 7 to 15 feet ofgravel, underlaid by 3 to 6 feet of clay (said to be suitable forpottery) below which are 36 feet of gravel reported to be goldbearing. Boger is considering putting in steam shovels after the clayis removed, to work the lower gravel for gold. The upper gravel,which is fine to medium, is moved by Fresno scrapers to a loading 466 MINES AND MINERAL Photo No. 82. In the quarry of Academy Granite Company, near Academy, Fresno County.
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