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feet thick, with 8 feet of rock top. The stone is fine grained and 

 reedy, and is sold as flag to Hudson river bluestone co. at Sauger- 

 ties, 21 miles distant. Two men are employed. 



In the vicinity of Glenford the following quarries are in opera- 

 tion. 



E. Miller, West Hurley. The quarry is 2 miles north of Glen- 

 ford. The bed of stone is 3 to 4 feet thick, with 12 to 15 feet of 

 rock top. The stone is coarse grained and of good blue color, 

 and a few reeds are present. The dip of the ledge is to the west 

 and south. The lifts vary from 5"to 18" in thickness. The verti- 

 cal joints are regular, but tight. The stone is sold to Julius 

 Osterhoudt at Wilbur. Three men are employed. 



John Jones, Woodstock. Quarry is on ledge 200 feet above 

 Miller's quarry. The bed of stone is 5 to 6 feet thick, with 20 

 feet of top, 7 feet of which are rock, the balance shale. The 

 stone is fine grained, of fair blue color and so reedy that the lifts 

 have to be split thin to insure the stability of the stone. The 

 thickness of the lifts varies from 3" to 6". The bed dips to the 

 west and north. The product of flagstone is sold to Hudson 

 river bluestone co. at Saugerties. Three men are employed. 



Abraham Van Etten, Woodstock. The quarry is very small and 

 is 2 miles northeast of Glenford. The bed of stone is 4 feet thick, 

 with 10 to 12 feet of rock. The stone is fine grained, light blue 

 and reedy. The product is principally flag. Two men are em- 

 ployed during the year. 



Philip Brower, Glenford. Quarry 1 mile west of Glenford. The 

 bed of stone is 5 to 6 feet thick, with 8 to 10 feet of interbedded 

 shale and rock. The stone is of medium grain and good color. 

 The bed is very irregular, and the dip is to the north and west. 

 The vertical joints are regular and smooth. The product is sold 

 to Rogers & Tappan at Wilbur. Two men are employed. 



Kittle & Co., Glenford. Quarry situated If miles west of Glen- 

 ford and just being opened. Four men are employed. 



John Gross, Glenford. Quarry is 1-J miles west of Glenford. 

 The bed of stone is 10 feet thick, with a rough streak U feet 

 thick in center of bed. The top consists of 13 feet of rock and 



