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G-. W. Swartwout, Read Creek. Quarry situated on hillside on 

 west side of Delaware river (East Branch), 2 miles north of 

 Fish Eddy. The ledge has been opened 250 feet in the direc- 

 tion of the side seams, which are irregular. The bed of stone 

 is 4 to 5 feet thick, with rock top of 20 feet. The stone is coarse 

 grained and gray blue. Much of it is stained with sap. 

 The bed dips to the south and west. The lifts are 2" to 2f" 

 thick, producing flag chiefly, which is shipped at Fish Eddy. 

 Two to three men are employed intermittently. 



Sydney Skinner, East Branch. This quarry is on hill across 

 the river from Swartwout's. The quarry is very small and is 

 just being opened. 3 feet of bed are exposed, with 6" of shale 

 and 6" of clay top. The bed is horizontal, and the seams are 

 2" to 3" apart. The stone is of medium coarse grain and green- 

 ish gray color. Below the bed a rough streak occurs. The 

 product of flag is hauled to East Branch and sold to Rhodes. 



This is as far south on the line of the Ontario and Western 

 railroad as the quarries were visited. A few other quarries 

 are being worked near East Branch. 



As before remarked, there are a number of quarries at 

 Deposit that were not seen. The description of those that were 

 visited follows. 



S. F. Whittaker & Co., Deposit. Quarry is 2§ miles south of 

 Deposit on west side of Delaware river in Broome county. The 

 face along the side seams is 600 feet long and at the maximum 

 hight is 35 feet, of which 7 feet are workable stone. The 

 stripping of 12 to 28 feet is rock, shale and earth. The stone 

 is of medium grain and rather dark blue color. Some reeds 

 are present. The bed dips to the southwest at a noticeable 

 angle. The product is sold to Deposit stone co. Three to four 

 men are employed during the season. 



Charles Linkroum, Deposit. Quarry 4J miles south of Deposit 

 near Pennsylvania state line. The bed of stone exposed is 13 

 feet thick, with top 12 to 35 feet thick of rock, shale and earth. 

 The bed is horizontal. The lifts vary from If" to 8". The 

 grain of the stone varies from the top down. The stone from 



