LIME AND GRANITE QUARRIES.

Near Oro Grande and Victor several lime quarries are in operation,

constantly giving employment to quite a large number of men. Lime is

burned in large kilns, which finds a ready market in Southern

California. Granite is also extensively quarried near each of these

places, and used for building material, curbing, and paving blocks in

Southern California cities. This industry employs, all told, about one

hundred men.

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