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Ralph Cairns, Walton. Quarry is situated on south side of 

 west branch of Delaware river, H miles east of Colchester 

 Station. This quarry was operated for a number of years and 

 abandoned. Cairns began operations last year. The ledge has 

 been opened up for 900 feet in an east and west direction. 

 The face shows a maximum hight of 55 feet, 30 feet of shale 

 and rock at the top. Bed of stone 8 to 10 feet, 2 to 3 feet of 

 shale, and bottom bed of stone 10 to 11 feet thick. The charac- 

 teristics of the stone vary with its position in the bed. At the 

 eastern end of the quarry the top bed is red and thin bedded, 

 while at western end the stone from the top bed is blue and 

 the lifts are thicker. The lower bed is fairly regular through- 

 out in regard to color and grain, but the stone from it in the 

 eastern end has few reeds and is hard to split, while at the west- 

 ern end the stone. is reedy and splits easily and well. 



The western end of the quarry has not been opened up as 

 deeply as the eastern end. The bluestone has a greenish tinge 

 and is of medium fine grain. The lifts vary from 2" to 22". 

 The product includes flag, edge stone and rock, which is 

 shipped at Colchester Station on the Ontario and Western rail- 

 road (Delhi branch). The quarry is equipped with two hand 

 derricks. Three men are employed. 



William Cairns, Walton. Quarry situated on south side of 

 West branch of Delaware river, 2J miles east of Walton, in 

 same range as Ealph Cairns's quarry. The bed of stone is 9 

 feet thick, with 22 to 23 feet of rock stripping. The dip is a 

 gentle one to the west. The face has a length of 500 feet. The 

 two systems of vertical jointing are well developed. The stone 

 is medium fine grained, light blue and somewhat reedy. The 

 product is shipped at Colchester Station. The cost of cartage 

 is 90c a load. 25 cars were shipped during the past season. 

 The quarry is equipped with a hand derrick, and four men are 

 employed. 



J. Merritt, Hamden. Quarry is 2 miles south of Hamden on 

 hillside. It is small and is worked intermittently only. The 

 bed of stone is 8 to 9 feet thick, with 6 feet of rock and 12 to 15 



