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96 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Granite</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Southwestern</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Brunswick</strong>: A <strong>Historical</strong> Perspective<br />

View looking north across the Canal at the ridge <strong>of</strong> red granite that lies between the Magaguadavic River and Lake Utopia (see Map 3). Most <strong>of</strong> the Milne,<br />

Coutts & Co. quarries are located on the southern slope <strong>of</strong> this ridge. <strong>The</strong> old Epps, Dodds & Co. quarries lie in the lower ground to the extreme west (to<br />

left). <strong>The</strong> range <strong>of</strong> hills showing faintly on the skyline at the extreme west (left-hand) end lie on the western side <strong>of</strong> the Magaguadavic River.<br />

View looking northwestward across the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge and<br />

the Canal at the ridge <strong>of</strong> red granite that lies west <strong>of</strong> the Magaguadavic<br />

River (see Map 3).<br />

Quarry 1 (‘Red Ledges Quarry’) on Lake Utopia, Map 3. <strong>The</strong> prominent<br />

sheeting plane strikes N72°E and dips 32°NW.

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