. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. elena, hasbeen idle several years. The stone is trachytic tuff. Bibl.: Bull. 38, p. 156. Lenz Quarry, S. Lenz, St. Helena, owner. It is on the Calistogaroad, 2 miles north of St. Helena post office. The rock is basalt, andpaving blocks have been made there in the past. It is proposed toput in a crushing plant of 80 cubic yards daily capacity to utilize thespalls and waste from block operations for road work. 296 MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. Lhiscott Quarry, L. C. Martin, Cali
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. elena, hasbeen idle several years. The stone is trachytic tuff. Bibl.: Bull. 38, p. 156. Lenz Quarry, S. Lenz, St. Helena, owner. It is on the Calistogaroad, 2 miles north of St. Helena post office. The rock is basalt, andpaving blocks have been made there in the past. It is proposed toput in a crushing plant of 80 cubic yards daily capacity to utilize thespalls and waste from block operations for road work. 296 MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. Lhiscott Quarry, L. C. Martin, Calistoga, owner. This quarry, 2miles southeast of Calistoga, on the St. Helena road, has been idle forabout 10 years. The stone is trachytic tuff. Bibl.: Bull. 38, p. 156. Manuel Quarry (see Newman). Mee Banch. A little stone (tuff) has been taken recently from theMee ranch, 2J miles from St. Helena on the east side near the creamery. Moffatt Quarry, Moffatt Estate, owner; B. Bruck, St. Helena, super-intendent. It is 2 miles northwest from St. Helena, and has not beenworked for several years. Bibl.: Bull. 38, p. Photo No. 33. Crusher and bins at Napa County Rock Plant, near Yountville. Napa County Rock Plant. The county owns 3 acres on the hill atthe turn of the county road 1 mile northwest from Yountville. Thecrushing and screening plant is driven by a 20 horsepower electricmotor, power being bought from the Napa Valley Electric Railway,whose tracks as well as those of the Southern Pacific Company, arewithin 100 feet distant (see photo No. 33). The quarry was openedup about 1909, and is worked principally during the summer capacity of the plant is 100 cubic yards per day, and requires 15men when in full operation. The rock is a somewhat decomposedvolcanic. The product is used for road metal in the surrounding dis-trict, and is hauled from the plant in wide-tired, bottom-dump wagonsholding 6 cubic yards each. These wagons are owned by the county,which pays 50 cent
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