..Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, volI-V . Medina Mottled Sandstone. Roman Catholic Church, Niagara Falls, ()nt. Plate Medina Mottled Sandstone. Tower of Church of England, St. Catharines, Ont. 143 throughout the rocks at intervals of about one-eightli of an mch; theyappear to have arisen from the decomposition of some ferruginous mineral,the nature of which is unceitain. On weathering, these dots become stillmoie perceptible and much darker in colour. Owing to the close set charac-ter of the grains the rock is hard—about equal to Goodalls—and could notbe carved wi
..Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, volI-V . Medina Mottled Sandstone. Roman Catholic Church, Niagara Falls, ()nt. Plate Medina Mottled Sandstone. Tower of Church of England, St. Catharines, Ont. 143 throughout the rocks at intervals of about one-eightli of an mch; theyappear to have arisen from the decomposition of some ferruginous mineral,the nature of which is unceitain. On weathering, these dots become stillmoie perceptible and much darker in colour. Owing to the close set charac-ter of the grains the rock is hard—about equal to Goodalls—and could notbe carved with facility. Some of this stone was in the construction of bridges on the GreatWestern line, but there has l^een little production since the time this roadwas built. Last summer 60 cords were ciuarried for use in basements ofhouses. The product can l^e delivered at the railway for So per cord. The Grimsby quarries. Brown, grey and mottled sandstones were formerh- c[uarried near Grims-by, Ont. Here, the overliurden is heavy and operations have been suspended,although a company was organized in ISIK) to work the deposits. (See
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