Cole Camp,  Benton County,  Missouri

“This quarry, which is one-fourth of a mile southeast of town, is owned and operated by John Chmelir.  It consists of three openings, only one of which is operated at the present time.  This opening consists of two beds of gray sandstone, outcropping in a creek bed.  North of this is another opening, which has been worked extensively.  It has a face 65 feet long, consisting of six feet of red sandstone in beds from two to eighteen inches in thickness.

This sandstone is quite soft and friable and contains considerable iron oxide.  The middle of the ledge shows cross-bedding and ripple marks are very abundant.  The principal joints strike N. 40 E, and N. 65 W. The rock contains occasional dry seams. The stone is covered with from two to four feet of soil and toward the west end of the quarry the beds dip slightly to the southwest. The stone apparently improves as it is worked into the hill.

The stone is used chiefly for flagging, curbing and foundations in the immediate vicinity of Cole Camp”

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