Rich Hill,  Bates County,  Missouri

“This quarry, which is owned and operated by George Ames, is located between 5^th and 6^th streets, near the north end of Lashbrook Avenue.  The Lower Coal Measure sandstone at Rich Hill supplies the local demand for stone used in rough masonry.    

It consists of a small irregular opening, in which the marketable stone is covered with from seven to eleven feet of clay and thin shelly sandstone.  The workable beds are from six to eight inches in thickness and have a combined thickness of three feet.

The stone is very similar to that in the upper part of the quarry operated by Robinson Bros. It is rather soft when first quarried, but hardens upon exposure to the atmosphere.  The excessive amount of stripping makes quarrying comparatively expensive.”

 Park Avenue – Downtown – Rich Hill, Missouri

Source: Quarrying Industry of Missouri, Vol. 2, 1904.