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little improvement from the low level of the previous year. 

 The production of this grade consequently did not attain the 

 usual proportions. The quarries of roofing feldspar were more 

 active and the demand for the material seems to have been 

 nearly normal. The greater part of the output belonged to 

 that grade which is really a crushed pegmatite containing more 

 or less quartz, mica and other ingredients in addition to feld- 

 spar. 



The production for the year amounted to 13,871 short tons 

 valued at $46,444, as compared with 14,613 short tons valued at 

 $53,148 in 1908. There were four companies who contributed 

 to the output, the several quarries being situated in West- 

 chester, Essex and Saratoga counties. 



Most of the pottery feldspar was quarried in Westchester 

 county by P. H. Kinkel's Sons, though the Adirondack Spar Co. 

 made a small output from their property at Batchellerville, Sara- 

 toga Co., also the Crown Point Spar Co., of Crown Point shipped a 

 small quantity which was obtained in the course of operations for the 

 production of roofing materials. The Barrett Manufacturing 

 Co., with quarries near Ticonderoga, produced roofing feldspar 

 alone. In addition to feldspar the shipments from the quarries 

 included some rock quartz and scrap mica. The quartz came 

 from Westchester county and was used for the manufacture of 

 wood filler. The production of mica was reported by the 

 Crown Point Spar Co. as a by-product of milling operations. 

 The combined value of these materials amounted to $7000. 



The average value of the pottery grades in 1909 was about 

 $3 a long ton for crude and $6 a short ton for ground feldspar. 

 The crushed feldspar for roofing and poultry grit brought $2.75 

 and $3 a short ton. 



No new quarries were opened during the year and the trade 

 situation gave little encourag'ement to exploratory work. The 

 only change in the list of producers was occasioned by the 

 transfer of the property formerly worked" by the Claspka 

 Mining Co. to the Adirondack Spar Co. of Glens Falls. 



GARNET 



The abrasive garnet trade in 1909 made some progress 

 toward recovery from the severe depression of the preceding 

 year, but it did not attain great activity. After such an extreme 

 decline a more decided upturn might have been expected. The 







