Butler, Bates County,  Missouri

      “This quarry is located in the southwestern part of the city.  The face extends north and south from Ft. Scott street to Dakota street and has a depth of from six to eight feet.  The stone belongs to the Lower Coal Measures.  The following section shows the character of the stone now being quarried at the north end:

1 to 3 ft Stripping 7 feet Dark and light gray, fine grained fossiliferous limestone. Splits into beds from two to eight inches in thickness.Bedding planes rough and wavy.  The uppermost eight inch bed is solid fine grained limestone.  The remainder is shelly and suitable only for macadam or very rough foundations. 1 ft 1 in Bluish, fine grained limestone.  Weathered to a buff color along the bedding planes.  This is the best stone in the quarry 1 ft 8 in Fine grained, compact, blue limestone.  Splits into two ten inch layers. Now forms the floor to most of the quarry.

The stone is used for curbing, foundations and sidewalks. A small amount of the stone has been broken by hand and used to macadamize the city streets. 

This quarry must be abandoned soon unless additional land is acquired.”

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

Note:  There is no evidence of a quarry anywhere in the “southwestern” part.  There is an old quarry in the “southeastern” part of town that fits the description.  It is convenient to East Dakota street where much stone was used for retaining walls, steps, porches and foundations.