BLUESTONE AND OTHER SANDSTONES 



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Between Stockport and Lordville there are three quarries in 

 operation: two of Henry Prigge's and one of John Cuddike's. 

 The product from these quarries is shipped by the Erie railroad 

 at Kilgore's switch. One of Prigge's quarries is situated on hill- 

 side north of Delaware river and \ mile northeast of Kilgore's 

 switch. The thickness of the workable bed averages G feet and 

 is of even, thin bedded, grayish, fine grained stone, which is 

 reedy. The stripping consists of 2 feet of rock and 10 to 35 feet 

 of earth containing boulders. The bed dips slightly to the north- 

 west. The vertical joints are irregular and curved. The lifts 

 vary in thickness from 2" to 4". The product is chiefly flag. 

 Three to four men are employed. 



The other quarry of Prigge's is on the same hill as the above, 

 but on the western side. The bed of stone dips to the west and 

 is 10 feet thick. There is a rough streak 3 feet thick in the 

 middle of the bed, all of which is waste. The top is 40 to 45 

 feet thick, 10 feet of which are red clay, the balance being thin, 

 irregular bedded rock. The stone is fine grained, gray blue and 

 reedy. It is said that these reeds will not open by weathering. 

 Four to five men are employed. 



John Cuddike, Lordville. Quarry situated 1 mile nortji of Kil- 

 gore's switch on west side of hollow. The opening is small, but 

 interesting on account of the lens of black jack which occurs 

 in the top, which is of shale and rock and 16 feet thick. The 

 stone is of medium grain and is gray blue. The even bedded 

 lifts are 4" to 8" thick. The thickness of the workable stone is 

 4^ feet. Two men are employed. 



List of docks and stone buyers along Erie and Ontario and Western 



railroads 



Kirkpatrick Bros. Hancock 

 Erie. Deposit: 125 cars a year (estimated), three men em- 

 ployed. 



Rood creek switch: 150 cars a year, three men em- 

 ployed. 



Hancock: 200 cars a year, four to five men employed. 

 Stockport: 40 to 50 (20 ton) cars a year. 

 Lordville: 300 (20 ton) cars in 1899, four employees, 

 €. & W. Tyler's switch: 40 to 50 cars a year. 



