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the stone is very fair. It is grayish blue and fine grained. 



The bed is 25 feet thick, with 45 feet of rook top. The bed is 

 horizontal and at east end of quarry is very rough. The side 

 seams are regular, but head-olTs are not. The lifts vary from 

 2" to 20". Some reeds are present. The product is chiefly flag, 

 and is hauled to Tunnel switch on the Ontario and Western 

 railroad, where it is sold to Randall Bros. 2iK of the value of 

 each load is paid for cartage. Two men are employed. 



James Nevins & Sons. Fish Eddy. This firm has a mill at 

 Tyler's switch between Fish Eddy and Hancock, where it saws, 

 planes and rubs the product of its quarry, which is 1 mile north- 

 west of the mill on the hillside. The mill is equipped with 

 three gang saws, two diamond saws, two planers, and two 

 rubbing beds. Three derricks (two fitted for steam power) are 

 in use. 10 men are employed nine months in the year in the 

 mill. 50 cars a year of dressed stone are shipped, principally 

 to New York. The apartment house in Xew York on 10th 

 avenue, between 57th and 58th streets, is an example of the 

 construction of this stone. The chief product of the mill is 

 finely dressed house trimmings, steps and platforms. The mill 

 was formerly near \Yalton. The quarry is operated by contract 

 by Irving Carver, who is paid 2Jc an inch thick per square foot 

 for rock quarried, and 45c a cubic yard for stripping. The 

 bed of stone is 16 feet thick, with 30 to 35 feet of rock stripping. 

 The stone is of medium grain, gray blue color and rather soft. 

 The bed is horizontal, and divided by irregular vertical joints. 

 Black jack occurs in the bed in spots. The quarry is 

 equipped with hand derrick, steam boiler and drill. Three to 

 four men are employed. 



Christopher Proskine, Fish Eddy. Quarry is situated H miles 

 east of Fish Eddy. The opening is very small and shows 4 feet 

 of bed, with 10 to 12 feet of rock top. Cross bedding appears in 

 the ledge, causing waste. The stone is coarse grained and blue 

 gray, and is quarried for flagging. The' stone is hauled to Fish 

 Eddy and shipped by the Ontario and Western railroad. 



