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clay top. stone is of fairly good blue color, fine grained and 

 reedy. The lifts vary from 2 to 3 feet, and are split to 6'' or 7'' 

 for safety. Three to four men are employed steadily. The 

 ledge is owned by Joseph Maxwell of Saugerties, to whom the 

 stone is sold. The product is chiefly curb and flagstone. The 

 quarry is equipped with a hand pump for disposing of water. 



Just above the west of the main ledge at Quarryville two 

 other ledges have been opened. 



Van Steenburg & O'Connor, Quarryville, are working the first 

 ledge above. The bed is 6 to 7 feet thick, with 15 to 20 feet of 

 rock top. The quarry is an old one and is badly blocked up with 

 rubbish. The stone is of fair quality and color. The quarry i» 

 equipped with hand derrick. Two men are employed part of the 

 year. 



Cunningham & Schoonmaker, Quarryville, are working on the 

 next ledge above. The bed, which is a mixture of rock and stone 

 (the larger portion being rock) is 12 feet thick and has a top of 



5 feet of rock and clay. The stone is much darker blue than 

 that from the main ledge, and of finer grain. The lifts vary 

 from 2'' to 4'^ The jjroduct, entirely flag, is sold to T. J. Dunn 



6 Co. at Maiden. Two men are employed. The quarry is 

 equipped with hand derrick and siphon. 



Between Quarryville and Veteran postoffice there are a few 

 small quarries. 



Lawrence Hummel, Quarryville. Quarry is situated J mile west 

 of Mt Airy. The bed of stone is 4 to 5 feet thick, with 8 to 10 

 feet of top of rock and clay. The stone is of medium grain and 

 very dark blue color, and quite reedy. The lifts vary from 6" to 

 8" in thickness. The bed dips more sharply than usual to the 

 west and south. Product is chiefly flag, which is sold to T. J. 

 Dunn & Co. at Maiden. 



Carty & Rourke, Veteran postoffice. Quarry situated J mile 

 north of Veteran or Unionville. The bed of stone is 7 to 8 feet 

 thick, with 8 to 10 feet of clay and rubbish top. The stone is of 

 a good blue and varies in grain from top to bottom. The top 

 lifts are of coarser grain, and harder than the bottom lifts. A 



