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Union County Courier
Elk Point, Union County, South Dakota
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A potential new grindstone industry is expected in western Nowlin County, South Dakota, where Grindstone Buttes contain superior sandstone for grinding purposes, comparable to major sources in Wisconsin and Ohio. The stratum covers about 200 acres, is 70-80 feet thick, and lies on proposed railroad lines from Pierre to Rapid City.
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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NEWS
A New Industry to Be Developed,
A new feature will, probably soon be
added to the industries of South Dakota.
In the western part of Nowlin county are
located what are known as the Grindstone
Buttes, which are composed of that quality
of stone peculiarly adapted to grinding
purposes. Some time ago a sample of the
stone was sent east to be analyzed and was
pronounced to be superior for grit and
adhesiveness to the Huron, Wis., ledge and
the ledge at Berea, O., where most of the
grindstones of the present market are
quarried and formed. It is one of those geological
freaks which abound so freely in the
country lying between the Missouri river
and the Black Hills. Recent examination
shows it is a stratum of coarse sandstone
underlying an area of about 200 acres. The
ledge has been drilled into for thirty feet,
and it is believed to be about seventy or
eighty feet thick. The buttes are on the
proposed lines of railroad from Pierre to
Rapid City.
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Nowlin County, South Dakota
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A new feature will probably soon be added to the industries of South Dakota. In the western part of Nowlin county are located what are known as the Grindstone Buttes, which are composed of that quality of stone peculiarly adapted to grinding purposes. Some time ago a sample of the stone was sent east to be analyzed and was pronounced to be superior for grit and adhesiveness to the Huron, Wis., ledge and the ledge at Berea, O., where most of the grindstones of the present market are quarried and formed. It is one of those geological freaks which abound so freely in the country lying between the Missouri river and the Black Hills. Recent examination shows it is a stratum of coarse sandstone underlying an area of about 200 acres. The ledge has been drilled into for thirty feet, and it is believed to be about seventy or eighty feet thick. The buttes are on the proposed lines of railroad from Pierre to Rapid City.