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are the same. The bed is 7 feet thick, with 12 feet of hard- 

 pan top. The product is sold to James Maxwell at Saugerties. 

 Two men are employed the year round. 



Erby & Egner, West Saugerties. The bed of stone is 9 to 14 

 feet, with a top of 50 to 65 feet of rock with shaly streaks. The 

 stone is of fair quality regarding grain and color, and is soft 

 enough for mill treatment. The quarry will be abandoned soon 

 on account of the thickness of the top. The stone is sold to 

 James Maxwell at Saugerties. Two men are employed eight 

 months in the year. 



Rightmeyer & France, W est Saugerties. This quarry is on the 

 northwest side of Plaaterskill mountain, 2300 feet above West 

 Saugerties. The bed of stone is 5 to 6 feet thick, with 10 to 15 

 feet of rock top. The stone is gray and of medium grain. The 

 seams are J" to 4" apart and are very even. The product is 

 chiefly flag, and is hauled 12 miles to James Maxwell at Sauger- 

 ties. Two men are employed throughout the year. 



Ethan Yeager, West Saugerties. The quarry is just being 

 opened on the same ledge with Rightmeyer & France's quarry. 



Huff & Young, West Saugerties. This quarry is also on same 

 ledge as Rightmeyer & France's, but farther east. The dip of 

 this ledge is southwest. Stone is the same in color and texture 

 along the ledge, but rougher. The product of flag is sold to 

 James Maxwell. Two men are employed throughout the year. 



John Shalk, West Saugerties. This quarry is situated on south 

 side of the Plaaterskill mountain, 2450 feet above West Sauger- 

 ties. There are two beds of stone worked, separated by shale 

 and rock. The top bed is 4 feet thick and the bottom bed 5 feet. 

 The stripping amounts to 10 feet of rock and clay. The lifts are 

 light, \" to 5". The chief product is flag, which is sold to James 

 Maxwell. The stone has a reddish tinge and is medium grained, 

 and free from reeds. The seams are quite regular and smooth. 

 One man employed. 



Patrick Callahan, West Saugerties. The bed of stone is 3 feet 

 thick, with 15 to 20 feet of rock top. The stone has a reddish 

 tinge and is rather finer grained than the usual mountain stone. 



