Dolese’s

Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray This aged mill at Richards Spur quarry has crushed a lot of limestone in its day. The mill is destined for replacement, but the project may take several years.

Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray This aged mill at Richards Spur quarry has crushed a lot of limestone in its day. The mill is destined for replacement, but the project may take several years.

Dolese quarry still rock solid after a century-plus

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
RICHARDS SPUR – Virtually everything at Dolese’s rock quarry here is B-I-G!  The tires on one front-end loader used to scoop up stones of various sizes are approximately 7 feet in diameter. A reservoir at the quarry encompasses several acres and is more than a hundred feet deep.
One of the huge front-end loaders employed at the Richards Spur quarry. Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray

One of the huge front-end loaders employed at the Richards Spur quarry. Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray

Dolese’s history in the Sooner State

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The patriarch of the Dolese family was in the mining industry in the 1880s. His four sons found- ed Dolese Bros. Co. and traveled westward with the nation’s expansion.
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