New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-21
INDUSTRIES OF ULSTER COUNTY.
EXTENSIVE COAL DOCKS AND STONE
YARDS.


TIE TERMINUS OF Tue DELAWARE AND HUDSON
CANAL AT RoSDOUr-ADvAHTAGE TO THE COM
PAxY OF THE STRIKES IN THE ANTHRACITE
REGIONs-UTIrIZISG COAL WAsTE-WiiERE NEW
YORK F4AG-sTONRs ARE oUARRIED.
(FRov An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT Oh IHE JRiBUSEl
K1NGsTuN y. y, July Ito one travelling
UP or down tne Hudson. the Laibor of Roadout ppe-
slnts only slight indication Of TAG magnitude OF I've
business interests which cener here. long neck %
marsh Land stretching out into the river, south or Ron
dout Creek sescrcular bIeakw8ter Of stiil greater
len 9Th ut the North, lighthouse midway between the
two with few steamers and an occasional To" % canal
boats Passing in and out all tat can be
seen Iiy from the river. Passing up the arDor 10
The steamboat landing, and following the creek III
Slight 10 the left the visitor comes suddenly upon
Of bsthng activity in striking CONTRAST 1" the
stagna which peryades most CLASSES OF business.
Here arc the coal docks Of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company, covering water front Of $500 fect'
including shat the main land, and OIL island fated
from il by "a narrow channel
The CID town Of King ton, Upper Kingston, as it IS
called since the incorporation OF tho city, Is one oil the
old st towns il te state. Londout or Lower kingston
/, 10 great extent HE creation Of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal. AZ ,he lime OF the completion Of this
w0rk-Ocfohcr. Is.S-the village contained only forty
buildings. II now has population OF more lhan looup
and has greater tonnage than any other place Oh the
river between Nev-Yo1k and Albany. More than 80
steamers owned here, together with large number
OF sailing vessels barges, &c. \ Few weeks
aeO, before the accumulated stock on cOdi stored
by the Company was exhausted. three hun
bred vessels Of all sizes lying at anchor oppo-
site the wbarves waiting to be- loaded with coal
Tie miners strikes in The schuylk aud Nigh regions
have been very profitable TO the Delaware ana HJdson
Company. Early the season their miner h'.i meet
ing and decided 10 join in the moveIent Their
mines have therefore been in full operation while those
.b.Ye log l,af IL
and Hudson Canal Company have been called uTon to
supply the deficiency from other source - far as their
carrying facilities enabled them 20 DO So Ihe adNan
t,se has been, however. rather in Increased
sales than i'll al advance Of prices The latter being about
the same as at this time last year. ami averaging - 10
Der ton for all sizes, delivered at the docks In ls44
100000 tons Of coal shipped from this point the
e. innate for the present year is very much greater
small quantity OF the coal as tarriycs u seat up or dow"
the river In tie canal beats, Lut most vi 1t - .rlsslIpDoG
large quantity il sent East by the WY OF the coast and
by the Ehinebcck and Connecticut Railroad
TIE Delaware and Hudson Canal CJai any have been
eneayoring for long time to discover soe method Of
utilizing the coal dust which accumulate large guam
titles at the breakers They believe that they have
solved he problem .: last; they IInuL.ot'.e Dicks
The coal waatc. mixed VIII some Oh ger @hn9anr'f'
which they have use. anl which tlry d'cLfe 40 Dc
complete Success Tine BIRCH, nc rTe struA o. IT, aN
are prepared on for steam purposes The in1chuo Tor
mauul,c U1ng them II now Out " oldfh MI BIT D-tt
hOuIt superintendent OF the Ec)~t D1l"r, uient'
shaved o the Nuisd ia
and EXPRESSED his h.hel ttt rltA Api"Nfi Mo .
eventually be made t"., al the coal tAeA nom inc
mines would poso' - commercial value -,
Passing Up tie hoTi 1tin &" l'hout Nlc.A H." h H.
long line coal docks, the visitor comes 10 me pl'le
stone wharVcs of the village OF wilbur Here are many
acres of haS-Cnes md cAIDstoes peu - eiostS To-
getucr az possible Win only harrow passages between
the several stacks The stones are of every vaie't oi
s.ZC and thickness which the qutrrs OF IS'cr produce
from foot two in width AID two ncutS ia ticAhtoe,
TO nine it t m ~i on te. M Fare, 6inr aulrried
of more than lJO superficial feel. Nearly every We'll
Tagged street IN AaN-l0ih, Ne"i3a''i, I'"' "ci'c,
Htr ford Boston OF any u the I-7seiu ci' LIS di'"n
lis material from these d0cka.
Inc bucs,0le 4Ll!rics now worked ne cDtny III
the town of HUXLEY at q Gstahce o. iom 'ig. 10 "i!
M rs from tieW.re. Inry are operated i"l Inc host
worked b. te COmpJles who control the sale OF tle
stone the docks. some employ from 30 10 10 men
Tie ucis Of limestone lie NEARLY Hat but before they are
reached a TOP Of IRON g to i feet 81 eiit" aliI
much waste labor a. 3So hneeh faad the Top
worthIc.s. The limestone lies IN layers OF nom
VA me ete needs ONLY f., be picked ~ with cr0wbar-
The width vi varies greatly u Is seldom tn~t
piece can he taken out notc than tght or nc Zee,
Nd rn1 greatest depth 10 viii The beds xiend
tnr varls re IL sold to one oi tie i've Operators
who control the business.
IA order to Facilitate the transportation Of the stone TO
udcwater, What i eilcd the "stone road has oeen
hlt ana is kept in AR uy stock comp ny ON one
side ~ e old Ulster anI Delaware tulh hc two Tracks
Of narrow bat thick hagsoue have DecA Lad, on "lch
Il e wheels Of the heavily wagons run Forum tey
T. es. tracks were lad for distance d 80 mlt~ lruH
Ron I0ut Il iound Improbable t. ~orA tne dis
iIu qr,lles ana tie road is NOW kc IA repair ia
Gis:aco OF only about 10 miles. The BrAbindt road
which branches of 10 the northwest rom ne Ulster ana
Delaware turnpike, az Tie upper end OI KINGS ou also
ms a Stone railway for distance OF Ave miles: Ihis
the road. Each wagon. wliich u drawn oy 10 horses
weighs about one ton, and Llc average "eSh- u "au
of sIo.e Is nom Fix to even tons
you Lad better not write that" said Mr.; WIN. b
Fitch on of tra heavy OreluJOrs, no one VIII believe
you. No ever docs heiicvs 1t Gntl he sees IL
Vel, have seen IT, have seen several oI inc odis
weighed, and knOw it 10 he fact that an ordinary
DRAFT for two horses over the stone f0d Is rom even
to eight tons, counting the weight oil thc wagon Lch
team makes One uP aay. lhe Mner7 I.si'1 n,irom
tir, and they all follow IN the SAM tf'cAs u''P RUS
are iltO the stones, which nave 10 be replaced rom
comes entirely renewed The expense o. bdIiI-
liz and maintaining the ROAD j recovered ny
tie Company III tie way Oh uoIs, iHS "'otaI -
yary win She weight While this is very rair and very
othrrs; for although the deeply indonted stone track
on one side and the deep rUts or clouds OF dust
road as uncomfortable az possible FOR d1'm-, vet IL
costs traveller in light carriage VIII! Two hOises
other and The principal tloronsare OF the
cty-a fact which probably s not true OF any OthcF III
Tne buestCne quarries Of Ulster County have been
worhed 81 yeaIs ana, te reputation oi The sote LAS
increased, there vas steady inprON enent III Tie d.
mlnt up the time that the financial pane caused 4
ee-stiion OF Inu'eil pr @ , N'n ~
Al the yards price OF SD per load inou
.iu. single stones OF the larger sz,s have been de-
iiyered Ol which 500 were paid. Eaen load Represents
the labor OF about Ave men ami one morse
in tIe quarry, AID two horses ana tedust,r
on the road. The value OF the blucstcue uade
! Is estimated 40 SlOO0,OO0 Annually, though
ID il now vericnc ~ great depression le bowman OF
te Tive, RING W.s severely eit here Tue opening OF
every new street, aud the crbs ana hs lng o every
saos7IS NewiOfS brought prOnt 10 Ulster County
Uuier Le reign Of relOsn and economy lev improve
niis nave began, aud many Jhah we' btghh At e
b.ou nteL 10 sand still The Is irc o. most
al tir, Eastern cities. upOn wMOIn TIE dealers Deepen
largely for market Tao GuarrynI, however, continue
ue..ry AZ extensively as ever. and tic con paIcs tTC
acc ulnulating stock at thcr Yards.
TILE TAYLOR WILL. CASE.