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bed of stone is 12 to 15 feet thick, with 25 feet of red shale and 

 clay top. The top 4 feet of bed are red stone, while the lower 

 part is light blue. The stone is all coarse grained. The bed is 

 rather rough and hard to work. The vertical jointing is regular 

 and smooth. The ledge has been opened up for 300 feet along 

 the side seams. The product includes all varieties, and is sold 

 at Saugerties to different dealers. Three men are employed 

 throughout the year. 



Bach & Burton, West Saugerties. Quarry is miles south of 

 West Saugerties and 300 feet above the base of the mountain. 

 The bed of stone is 12 to 14 feet thick, with 25 to 30 feet of 

 shale rock and clay top. The stone is coarse grained, of light 

 blue color and somewhat reedy. The dip of the ledge is to the 

 south and west. The lifts vary from 2" to 14" in thickness. 

 The thicker lifts must be split to 6", or the reeds will open. 

 The side seams and heads are regular and open. The product 

 consists of edge stone and rock, which is sold to Hudson river 

 bluestone co. at Saugerties. Two men- are employed. 



Plass & Byer, West Saugerties. This quarry is south of Bach 

 & Burton's and above it. The bed of stone is 6 to 7 feet thick, 

 with a rock top of 20 feet. The stone is rather fine grained and 

 of fair blue color. Keeds are present. " Niggerheads," or 

 round boulders, in the bed make it hard to work. The product 

 is principally flag, which is sold to Hudson river bluestone co. 

 at Saugerties. Two men are employed. 



Fred Snyder, West Saugerties. This quarry is situated 2 miles 

 south of West Saugerties at the foot of the mountain. The 

 bed of stone is 8 to 9 feet thick, with 18 to 20 feet of rock top. 

 tfhe stone is dark blue and rather coarse grained. The vertical 

 jointing is rather irregular, but both systems are present. The 

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

 equipped with hand derrick. Three to four men are employed 

 during the year. 



Doyle & Clove, West Saugerties. This quarry is near Snyder's, 

 but on ledge below. The bed of stone is 6 to 7 feet thick, with 

 10 to 15 feet of shale top. 1 to 2 feet of rock are interbedded 



