BLUBSTOXB AND OTHER SANDSTONES 4d 



grained and of good blue color. The lifts vary from 2'' to 6^' in 

 thickness. The dip of the bed is to the north and west. The 

 bed is said to work " hard," and the bedding planes are not 

 smooth. The north and south joining is prominent, and the 

 sides are stained with iron. The stone is hauled 12 miles to 

 Kingston and 14 miles to Wilbur. Two men are employed. 

 Besides the above firm the following are quarrying on the same 

 ledge. 



Greorge Winchell, Atwood. 



Bush & De Boice, Atwood. Three men are employed eight 

 months in the jesiv. 



Charles Ennis, Atwood. One man employed. 



The quarries in the Scarawan district are as follows. 



Turner Bros., Stone Ridge. The ledge of stone is 12 feet thick, 

 in which 3 feet is the thickness of the w^orkable stone. No 

 sharp line of demarcation between the rock and stone is to be 

 seen. The rock and stone are interbedded. The stone is coarse 

 grained, of good blue color and with few reeds. The top lifts 

 are light, producing flag, while the low^er lifts are heavier, 5" to 

 8''. The north and south joints are prominent. The bed dips 

 to the north and west. Two men are employed. 



The following are also quarrying on this ledge. 



Snow & Smith, Kripple Bush. Tw^o men are employed eight 

 months. 



Wagner & Kruin, Kripple Bush. This quarry is on ledge just 

 above Turner Bros, and is of the same character. The bed of 

 stone is 3 feet thick, interbedded with 9 feet of rock. Two men 

 are employed. 



The following operate on the same ledge occasionally. 



J. H. Beatty, Yly. All the Scarawan quarries haul their stone 

 to High Falls on the canal, where it is loaded on barges for ship- 

 ment. .Julius Osterhoudt is the buyer at High Falls. 



Jason Beatty, Kripple Bush. This quarry is situated J mile 

 cast of the Scarawan quarries, but the stone is of the same 

 quality and character. The bed is 3 feet thick, with 4 feet of 

 rock top. The stone is hauled to High Falls to Julius Oster- 

 houdt. One man is employed. 



