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whose long axes extend in various directions from northwest to 

 northeast. 



J of a mile southwest of the village of Hampton are located 

 the Potter quarries. There are two of these, the larger of which 

 is several hundred feet in length and shows an enormous amount 

 of work. Both red and green slate occur here, and the cleavage 

 dips 26° e 20° s and strikes s 20° w. These quarries have been 

 idle for some time. 



1 mile south-southwest of Hampton are several openings be- 

 longing to H. H. Matthews & Co., of Boston. Their main quarry 

 is one of the largest in the region and produces red, unfading 

 green and purple slate of excellent quality. Plate 32 is a view of 

 this quarry, showing the engine house, trimming shed and waste 

 dumps. The methods of quarrying employed are the same as in 

 the other quarries, but here the work appears to be better sys- 

 temized than at most quarries. The cleavage dip is 30° e 25° s 

 and the strike s 25° w. Several other quarries are located west 

 and northwest of this one (see plate 32), some of which are con- 

 trolled by this company. These are at present idle. 



The quarry of the Welsh red slate co. is about 100 rods east of 

 the Matthews quarry. This opening is about 100 feet square 

 and 50 feet deep. The dip and strike are the same as in the 

 Matthews quarry, and the slate, which is all red, is of an excel- 

 lent quality. The output is sold to the Matthews Co. 



The other quarries in this vicinity are idle at present. Some 

 of them are owned by the Anniflan slate co., the Bradley Co. and 

 Hugh Williams. . 



Southward from Hampton the other slate quarries are scat- 

 tered for a distance of 15 miles. The majority of them are idle 

 and will probably remain so indefinitely. 



At Jamesville, in Granville township, 2 miles south of the 

 Hampton quarries, Jones & Williams quarry an excellent grade 

 of purple, green and variegated 1 slate. 



About a mile north-northwest of Raceville are the large quar- 

 ries operated by the National red slate co v which is a branch of 



ir rhe word, variegated, is used to designate a mottled green and purple 

 slate. 



