KUKSTONE AND OTHER SANDSTONES 



T. McDonald, Sawkill. Quarry is situated 250 feet above the 

 bed of Sawkill creek on the north side. The bed of stone is 

 (i feet thick, with 10 feet of rock top. The stone is of excellent 

 quality as to color and grain. Some powder is used in blasting 

 out the bed, owing to the tight joints. The product, edge stone 

 and rock, is sold to Hewitt Boice at Kingston, who owns the 

 ledge. Six to seven men are employed. 



John McCaffery & Co., Sawkill. This quarry is situated in the 

 bed of the creek on the north side. A flume has been put in 

 for keeping the creek waters out of the quarry, which is being 

 worked below the level of the creek. The bed of stone is 10 

 feet thick, with 12 feet of rock stripping. The bed is somewhat 

 thicker than 10 feet, but is not worked. The stone is of me- 

 dium grain, of good blue color and reedy. The vertical jointing 

 is all north and south. All varieties of commercial stone are 

 produced, and sold to Hewitt Boice at Kingston. A horse 

 power derrick is in use. Four to five men are employed through- 

 out the year. 



W. McCaffery, Sawkill. The quarry is on ledge overlying Mc- 

 Caffery & Co.'s quarry. The bed of stone is 4 feet thick, with 

 rock top of 6 feet. The stone is of the same quality as usual 

 along the Sawkill. Julius Osterhoudt owns the ledge and buys 

 all the stone quarried. One man and one boy employed during 

 the year. 



South of the Sawkill is the Jockey hill district. One ledge 

 has been opened for nearly a mile in length, and a number of 

 firms are quarrying stone from it. Two more ledges above the 

 main one have been opened and are being worked on a small 

 pcale. This hill was once very productive, but, as in other 

 places in Ulster county, the industry has declined. Old rubbish 

 heaps are to be seen on every part of the hill. 



The main ledge averages 8 feet of stone, which is medium 

 grained, grayish blue and somewhat reedy. The stripping is 

 of rock 5 to G feet and clay 4 to 12 feet. The ledge is owned 

 by Julius Osterhoudt and Hewitl Boice, to whom the stone is 



