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IS a great deal of waste in quarrying. The side seams are quite 

 irregular.. The lifts vary from 3'' to 12''. The product includes 

 all varieties, and is sold to James Maxwell at Saugerties. Two 

 men are employed eight months in the year. 



Wase & Burt, Plaat Clove. This quarry is 1^ miles northwest 

 from Plaat Clove postoffice. The bed of stone is 4 to 5 feet 

 thick, with 12 to 15 feet of top, the most being hardpan. The 

 stone is light blue with a greenish tinge and quite coarse grained. 

 It is too hard for mill treatment. The vertical joining is very 

 irregular. The lifts vary from 3'^ to 4". The product is chiefly 

 thick flag, which is sold to James Maxwell at Saugerties. Two 

 men are employed. 



Schoonmaker & Young, Plaat Clove. This quarry is on the 

 same ledge as Wase & Burt's, but the bed has thinned out to 2 

 to 2^ feet. The character and class of stone and products are 

 the same. The product is sold to James Maxwell. Two men 

 are employed intermittently. 



Abraham Hommell, West Saugerties. Employed in quarrying 

 on the north side of the clove at different localities. 



On the south side of the clove and on the Plaaterskill moun- 

 tain the following quarries are being worked. 



Delemater & Hommell, West Saugerties. The bed of stone is 12 

 feet thick, with 10 feet of shale and rock top. The stone is 

 coarse grained, of good blue color and free from reeds. The lifts 

 vary from V^ to C. The dip of the bed is to the south and 

 west, in contrast to the north and west dip of the beds on the 

 north side of the clove. The vertical joints are quite irregular 

 and stained with iron. The product is chiefly flag, which is sold 

 to Ulster bluestone co. at Maiden. Two men are employed. 



Becker Bros., West Saugerties. This quarry is on the same 

 ledge as Delemater & Hommell's. The quality of the stone is 

 the same, though the bed and top are not so heavy, being 8 feet 

 and 10 feet respectively. The product is sold to Hudson river 

 bluestone co. at Saugerties. Two men are employed. 



Snyder & Hommell, West Saugerties. This is on same ledge 

 as the two previous quarries, and the quality and color of stone 



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