. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast. Builders Exchange, Box No. 18 Telephone Main 68 [SCSDEdtSTT KL dJOT PLASTERINGCONTRACTOR Mittal r*A Telephone Home 72863 1617 VERMONT AVENUE ANOBLE8, < \ I W. J. TURNER, PRESIDENT D. TURNER. SECY & TREAS THE TURNER COMPANY PLUMBING, HEATING, VENTILATINGAND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS TELEPHONE SUTTER 1059 278-280 NATOMA STREETSAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Phone Market 746 WITTMAN, LYMAN & CO. PLUMBING and GAS FITTINGHOT WATER and STEAM HEATING 315 POLK STREETBet. McAllister and Fulton Sts. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. rition this Magatine. 122 Th
. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast. Builders Exchange, Box No. 18 Telephone Main 68 [SCSDEdtSTT KL dJOT PLASTERINGCONTRACTOR Mittal r*A Telephone Home 72863 1617 VERMONT AVENUE ANOBLE8, < \ I W. J. TURNER, PRESIDENT D. TURNER. SECY & TREAS THE TURNER COMPANY PLUMBING, HEATING, VENTILATINGAND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS TELEPHONE SUTTER 1059 278-280 NATOMA STREETSAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Phone Market 746 WITTMAN, LYMAN & CO. PLUMBING and GAS FITTINGHOT WATER and STEAM HEATING 315 POLK STREETBet. McAllister and Fulton Sts. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. rition this Magatine. 122 The Architect and Engineer. of the lone Sandstone Qu Amador County, Catifo Pure White Sandstone—A CaliforniaProduct. In the United States geological reportssome twenty years ago notice is given ota ledge of pure white sandstone in Ama-dor county, California. The remarkable feature of the case isthe fact that nearly twenty years haveelapsed before this ledge was developed,and the product placed upon the mar-ket as a commercial proposition by thelone Sandstone Company, with offices inthe Ochsner Building, Sacramento. Both white and red sandstone arequarried by the company, the red sand-stone being a bright salmon color. Thecrushing- strength of the white stone isfrom 4000 to 6000 pounds per squareinch, and that of the red stone is 1200pi mnds. The stone is easily carved when firstquarried and like all sandstone, hardenson exposure to the air. The California National Bank of Sac-ramento was constructed of red sand-stone from this ledge in 1889 and thenew addition to the building now inprocess of erection is of th
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