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handled by shovels and barrows. The bed varies in thickness, 

 varying from 3 to 8 feet, averaging 6 feet. Stone and rock are 

 interbedded throughout the whole bed. The stone is fine 

 grained and of good blue. The top lifts are harder than the 

 lower ones. It is excellent stone for mill work. Side seams 

 are regular and smooth and are from 1 foot to 8 feet apart. 

 Xo heads are present. The product is sold to the Ulster blue- 

 stone co. at Glasco and to the Hudson river bluestone co. at Sau- 

 gerties. Fifteen men are employed 10 months in the year. 

 18000 is the value of the product for the season. Quarry is 

 equipped with horse power derrick. 



James Van Aken, Highwoods. Quarry is north of Carle & 

 York's. The bed of stone averages 12 feet in thickness, with 7 

 feet of clay and 5 feet of shale top. The stone is fine grained, of 

 good blue color, reedy and compact. The lifts vary from 6" to 

 14". The reeds in the stone are said to be very tight. Water is 

 troublesome and is handled by a steam-driven rotary pump. 

 Powder is used in quarrying the stone, as well as the top, owing 

 to the absence of heads. The side seams are regular and smooth 

 and 10 to 25 feet apart. Five men are employed during the year. 

 The product of various kinds is sent to James Maxwell at Glasco 

 and Saugerties. 



Nelson Felton, Highwoods. This quarry is J mile north of Van 

 Aken's. The bed of stone averages 7 feet, with 8 to 10 feet of 

 shale top. A number of slaty seams appear in the bed, which.is 

 rather rough. The stone is fine grained, of good blue color and 

 reedy. The lifts vary from 4" to 12". The bed pitches to the 

 south and west gently. The side seams vary from 1 foot to 4 

 feet apart. Xo heads are present. The product of edge stone 

 is sold to Hudson river bluestone co. at Saugerties. The equip- 

 ment of the quarry includes steam-driven rotary pump and horse 

 power derrick. Seven to eight men are employed throughout 

 the year. 



Van Bramer Bros., Highwoods. This quarry is northwest of 

 Felton's. Bed is 8 to 9 feet thick, 6 feet of which are workable 

 stone, the balance being rubbish interbedded with the stone. 



