The Granite Industry of Southwestern New Brunswick: A Historical ...

Preface and Acknowledgements
iii
Table of Contents
Abstract / Résumé.................................................................................. iv
Preface.................................................................................................... v
Acknowledgements............................................................................... vii
Part One: Granite Quarries of the St. George District
Introduction .........................................................................................1
The Igneous Rocks ......................................................................... 1
Volcanic Rocks........................................................................... 4
Granite...................................................................................... 4
Gabbro...................................................................................... 4
The Stone....................................................................................... 5
Red Granite............................................................................... 5
Black Granite............................................................................. 7
Historical Overview ............................................................................. 8
Saint George Red Granite Co. / New Brunswick Red Granite Co... 8
Bay of Fundy Red Granite Co.......................................................11
Out of the Ashes........................................................................... 15
The Quarries........................................................................................24
Milne, Coutts & Co. ................................................................... 24
Charles Young (New Brunswick Red Granite Co.)........................ 33
O’Brien and Baldwin (St. George Granite Works)......................... 36
Meating, Epps Co. (Epps, Dodds & Co. / Tayte, Meating & Co.)....39
Victoria Granite Co...................................................................... 48
H. McGrattan & Sons.................................................................. 49
Stuart Quarry............................................................................... 53
Townsend Quarry......................................................................... 57
Mears Quarries............................................................................. 58
Maxwell Quarries......................................................................... 60
Spinney Quarry............................................................................ 61
Price Quarries (St. Stephen Granite Works).................................. 62
Part Two: Granite Quarries of the Hampstead District
Introduction..................................................................................... 69
The Igneous Rocks..................................................................... 69
The Stone.................................................................................. 70
Historical Overview.........................................................................71
The Quarries: Hampstead Area....................................................... 73
Spoon Island North................................................................... 73
Spoon Island South.................................................................... 81
The Quarries: Welsford Area........................................................... 84
Nerepis South............................................................................ 85
Nerepis North........................................................................... 86
Epilogue............................................................................................ 87
References and Bibliography.............................................................. 90
Photographic Credits......................................................................... 91
Appendices
Appendix 1: Future of the New Brunswick Granite Industry............. 92
Appendix 2: The Quarry Photographs of Dr. Wright......................... 95
List of Maps
Map 1. Geological map of southwestern New Brunswick.................... 2
Map 2. Main granite quarries in the greater St. George District........... 3
Map 3. Main granite quarries in the Lake Utopia area........................14
Map 4. Granite sheds in the Town of St. George................................17
Map 5. Granite quarries of the Hampstead area.................................74
Map 6. Granite quarries of the Welsford area.....................................85