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numerous abandoned openings. The bed of stone is 4 to 5 feet 

 thick, with a rock top of 10 to 12 feet. The stone is of medium 

 grain, good color and some reeds are present. The lifts vary 

 from 5" to 8" in thickness. The bed dips more sharply than 

 usual to the southwest. The product is principally curb, which 

 is sold to the Ulster bluestone co. Three men are employed 

 throughout the year. 



Daniel J. Burke, Veteran postoffice. Quarry situated south of 

 Brennan's. The bed of stone is 4 feet thick, with 5 to 6 feet 

 of rock top. The stone is of fair blue color, fine grained 

 and somewhat harder than is usual in this vicinity. The quarry 

 is said to work "hard." The side seams are very regular and the 

 joints are loose. Lifts vary from 4" to 20". The product is edge 

 stone, which is sold to the Hudson river bluestone co. at Sauger- 

 ties. Four to five men are employed throughout the year. The 

 cost of cartage in this vicinity is based on the number of feet of 

 stone in each load. 



T. H. Lockwood, Saugerties. The quarry is situated just north 

 of Fish Creek. The bed of stone is 11 feet thick, with a top of 

 10 to 15 feet. The stone is of good blue color, fine grained and 

 reedy. The lifts vary from 6" to 10", and are split into curb, the 

 principal product. The bed dips south and west. Some blast- 

 ing is done in the quarry bed, as the heads are absent. The side 

 seams are quite regular and tight. Quarry is equipped with 

 hand derrick. Four to five men are employed during the year. 

 The product is sold to James Maxwell at Saugerties. 



Southeast of Fish Creek on Cockburn hill a number of quar- 

 ries are in operation. One long ledge has been opened on the 

 southern side of the hill, and with two exceptions all the firms 

 are quarrying on this ledge. The ledge has the usual south and 

 west dip, so the drainage is natural toward the lowest and west- 

 ern quarry. The bed of stone averages 7 feet in thickness, is 

 fine grained, of good blue color and quite reedy. Where the 

 ledge has been worked back any great distance, the lifts are 

 heavy, but are easily split along the reeds. Heads are not pres- 

 ent as a rule, but the side seams are quite regular. 



