Cole Camp,  Benton County,  Missouri

“This quarry, which is located in sec 35, T. 40 N., R. 21 W., is owned by R.M. Neff and operated by R.M. and Charles Neff. It has been worked intermittently during the summer months since 1884.

The face of the quarry is about 400 feet long and about 14 ½ feet high. Underneath a stripping of two feet of clay occur the following beds:

4 Feet Grayish, buff colored sandstone.  Can be split into layers of almost any desired thickness.  Contains a number of dry seams 1ft. 6 in Decomposed stone 8 Feet Medium grained, white sandstone, containing some iron in the upper levels.  Can be split into layers four inches or more in thickness.

The stone is rather soft when first quarried, but hardens upon seasoning.  In the middle of the quarry the stone in the lower bed has been indurate until it is almost a quartzite.  This is not quarried, owning to the difficulty experienced in cutting and dressing it.

Near the outcrop, the stone splits into layers two inches in thickness.   As the quarry is worked into the hill, the beds become thicker.  Some of the bedding planes show ripple marks.

This stone is used for caps, sills, foundations, and ashler blocks”.

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