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principal products, which are sold to Ulster bluestone co. at 

 Saugerties. Three men are employed during the year. 



Charles Green, Highwoods. Quarry situated near Highwoods 

 postoffice. The bed of stone is 6 to 8 feet thick and is badly 

 shattered in places. The top varies from 2 to 15 feet of rock 

 and streaks of shale. The bed dips to the southwest. The 

 stone is fine grained, of good blue color, and somewhat reedy. 

 The quarry is being worked toward the east. The lifts vary 

 from 3" to 12". The side seams are 2 to 12 feet apart. Product 

 is sold to Ulster bluestone co. at Maiden. The equipment con- 

 sists of horse power derrick and siphon. Four men are em- 

 ployed during the year. 



South of the Highwoods district are the quarries near Dutch 

 Settlement. Here, as at other points, the industry has declined 

 of late years. The description of the quarries follows. 



John Vederkill, Ruby. Bed of stone 4 feet thick with 6 feet of 

 stripping, of which 5 feet are clay, balance rock. The stone is 

 of fair quality as to color and grain. The lifts are quite heavy. 

 The bed here dips to the north and west. Product is chiefly 

 curb and other edge stone. The product is sold to Ulster blue- 

 stone co. Four to five men are employed nine months in the 

 year. 



Henry Hart, Ruby. The bed of stone is 2 feet thick with 1 foot 

 of soil top and 2 of rock. The stone is of fair quality regarding 

 color and grain. The lifts are light, flag being the main product. 

 The joints are irregular and tight. Only one man is employed. 

 The stone is sold to James Maxwell at Glasco. 



J. A. Longendyke, Ruby. This quarry is near Hart's and on the 

 same ledge. The lifts are somewhat heavier, the product being 

 edge stone. Three men are employed during the year. The 

 product is sold to James Maxwell at Glasco. The quarry is 

 equipped with siphon to drain the water. 



Conrad Young, Ruby. The bed of stone is 4 feet with a top 

 rock of 2 feet. The stone is rather fine grained and good blue 

 in color. The bed dips south and west. Some reeds are found 

 in the stone. The product is of all varieties and is sold at 



