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river, which here marks the boundary Hne of the State, is intimately 

 connected with that of Pennsylvania. At Parkers Glen, in Pike 

 county, Pa., there is a mill for dressing stone and the rough ma- 

 terial is supplied by both states. The quarries are located from 2 

 to 8 miles from the railroad and the chief shipping points along the 

 Delaware in New York are Pond Eddy, Narrowsburg, Cochecton, 

 Callicoon, Hankins, Long Eddy, Lordville, Hancock, Hale Eddy, 

 and Deposit. The product from the quarries along the Delaware, 

 as far north as Hancock, is all shipped by the Erie Railroad. Along 

 the east branch of the Delaware river and Beaver creek, there are 

 ?. number of quarries located on the line of the Ontario and Western 

 Railroad. The chief shipping stations are Cadosia, Tylers switch, 

 Fishs Eddy, East Branch, Trout Brook, Cook Falls, Roscoe and 

 Livingston Manor. A mill for the treatment of the quarry product 

 is located at Tylers switch. A new railroad is in course of con- 

 struction from East Branch along the east branch of the Delaware 

 river. As the stone is of good quality a number of operators are 

 contemplating opening quarries along the line of this railroad. 



North from Cadosia the quarries in central Delaware county were 

 visited. The principal quarries here are located in the vicinity of 

 Walton. Westward from Walton is the Susquehanna valley. No 

 large amount of bluestone is produced here. The quarries which 

 are in operation are in the vicinity of Oneonta. 



West of the Susquehanna is the Chenango valley. The principal 

 quarries here are located at Oxford and Norwich. The large 

 quarrv- at Coventry is no longer in operation. The output of 

 the quarries at Oxford and Norwich is mostly building stone of 

 which a large amount is annually produced. The mill formerly 

 located at Oxford has, during the past season, been moved to Nor- 

 wich where the conditions are economically more favorable for 

 quarrying. 



In western New York the most important quarries are located at 

 Warsaw and Portageville in Wyoming county. Almost the entire 

 product of these quarries is sold for building material. The rock 

 of these quarries is softer than in eastern New York and channeling 

 machines are used to advantage. 



In addition to the above quarries in western New York, a num- 

 ber were visited in the vicinity of Cayuga and Seneca lakes. A line 

 of quarries in the Cashaqua division of the Portage extends from 

 Ovid Center to Taughannock Falls. None of them is in steady 

 operation at present. One quarry is being worked at Kings Ferry 

 on Cayuga lake. The quarries at Ithaca were also visited. The 



