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12 to 15 feet of shale and rock top. The stone is of fair quality 

 and comparatively free from reeds. The product is chiefly 

 rock, which is sold to H. Boice at Brodhead's Bridge. One man 

 is employed intermittently. 



Michael Riley, Olivebridge. This quarry is 4 miles southwest of 

 Olivebridge. There are three distinct beds of stone worked 

 in this quarry, divided by shale. The top is of shale 14 feet 

 thick, below which the first bed is 3 feet thick. A bed of shale 

 3^ feet thick separates this from the second bed which is 3 feet 

 thick. Another bed of shale 4 feet thick separates the second 

 from the third bed, which is 6 feet in thickness. The stone is 

 fine grained and of good color. Some reeds are present. The 

 bedding planes are very smooth and regular. No heads appear 

 in the quarry, but the side seams are uniform. The product is 

 chiefly rock, which is sold to H. Boice at Brodhead's Bridge. 

 Four men are employed the year round. 



George Chambers, Samsonville. A small quarry east of Sam- 

 sonville. The bed of stone is 4 feet thick, with rock top of 10 

 to 12 feet. The dip is to the north and west. The stone is of 

 ordinary quality. The product is sold at Brodhead's Bridge to 

 H. Boice. One man is employed intermittently. 



List of buyers on the Hudson river 1 



Hewitt Boice, Kingston 

 Three yards and mills at Rondout, Kingston and Brodhead's 

 Bridge. 



Rondout. There is a mill with three planers, two gang saws, 

 one rubbing bed, one borer. The dock is equipped with four 

 steam power derricks and a blacksmith shop. 



Kingston. Dock is on Ulster and Delaware railroad, and is 

 equipped with mill with three planers, three gang saws and one 

 rubbing bed. Two steam derricks are in use in the yard. 



Brodhead's Bridge. The mill is equipped with two planers and 

 two gang saws. Two steam hoisting derricks are in use. Em- 



iFor a statement of the present administrative conditions of the blue- 

 stone industry in this region and its consolidation under " Hudson river 

 bluestone co." on Mar. 1, 1901, see p. 104. 



