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The stone is of medium grain and blue when not discolored by 

 sap. The lifts are evenly bedded and range from 3" to 6" in 

 thickness. The bed is horizontal. The side seams are regular 

 and smooth, but no heads are to be seen. The stone is sold to 

 Kirkpatrick Bros, at Deposit. Two to throe men are employed. 



Shellman & Warner, Deposit. This firm is just opening a 

 quarry north of Walley's quarry. Three to four men are 

 employed. 



Xear Hale Eddy the following quarries are in active operation. 



Ostram & Freeman, Hale Eddy. Quarry is situated 1 mile north 

 of Hale Eddy. The bed of stone is 6J feet thick, with 12 feet 

 of top, 4 feet of which are earth and the balance rock. The 

 stone is badly stained with sap and has only occasional 

 streaks of blue. It is fine grained and dense. The top rock is 

 very hard and can be drilled only with difficulty. The seams 

 are irregular, having a tendency to shift and grow, causing a 

 large amount of waste. 10>' of the value of each load is paid 

 for cartage to Hale Eddy, where the stone is sold to Travis & 

 Kingsbury. 



G. N. Lord, Hale Eddy. Quarry is in Broome county, f of a mih> 

 east of Hale Eddy on south side of Delaware river. The bed 

 of stone is 7 feet thick, with 11 to 13 feet of rock top and 4 feet 

 of earth. The stone is fine grained and of a good blue. Near 

 the joints it is stained with sap. The bed dips to the south- 

 east. The side seams are quite regular and smooth. The lifts 

 vary from 3" to 6". The product is chiefly flag and edge stone, 

 which is sold at Hale Eddy to Travis & Kingsbury. One man is 

 employed. 



Jones & Adams, Hale Eddy. This quarry is J of a mile east of 

 Lord's and in the same range. The bed of stone is 7 feet thick, 

 covered with 12 to 25 feet of rock and earth. The face of quarry 

 extends east and west 150 feet. The north and south joints are 

 straight and even, while the east and west joints are very irregu- 

 lar. The bed is horizontal, with seams 2" to 6" apart. The 

 seams are quite apt to shift and grow. The stone is sold at Hale 

 Eddy to Travis & Kingsbury. Three men are employed. 



