Annual report of the Regents (1900) (14776652884)

Identifier: annualreportof5421900newy (find matches)

Title: Annual report of the Regents

Year: 1889 (1880s)

Authors: New York State Museum University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

Subjects: New York State Museum Science

Publisher: Albany : J.B. Lyon, State Printer

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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about 3 feet thick, under-lain by hardpan and overlain by a few inches of soil. The clay i&reddish brown and bums to a red color. The brick are made on aPeekskill hand power machine. The brickmaking season at Glov-ersville runs from about the middle of May to the end of Septem-ber. The Eureka pressed brick co. also operates here. Ilion, Herkimer co. S. E. Coe. Brick yard situated alongthe Erie canal, with the West Shore railroad crossing tha property.Mr Coe has about 10 acres of clay land, the clay running in depthfrom 8 to 15 feet. It is of three different colors, black, gray andblue. The latter makes the stronger brick. No stripping to be doneexcept a few feet of black soil. Rome, Oneida co. W. Armstrongs yard is located on the edgeof the town and along the Home and Clinton branch of the ITewYork, Ontario and Western railroad. The clay deposit is about25 acres in extent; the clay is of a dark gray color and 7 to 10feet deep. The bricks are molded in soft mud machines. 5. a o CO

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O o CLAYS OF NEW YOBK 715 TV. W. Parry. Yard located near tlie town; the clay is obtainedfrom the flats bordering the Mohawk river; the bed of it is from6 to 9 feet deep. It is underlain by gravel, which rises to near thesurface in many places. A light loam covers the clay. For makingbrick, the clay is mixed from top to bottom. Both soft and 3tiffmnd machines are used and bulTiing is done in scove kilns. Deerfieldj Oneida co. G. F. Weavers Sons yard is situated onthe Mohawk river about a quarter of a mile from the l^ew YorkCentral railroad depot. Their clay deposit is about 40 acres in ex-tent, and has been worked to a depth of 10 feet. South Bay. C. Stephens has brick and tile works at this town.The clay deposit is from 20 to 25 feet deep and underlies a tractof 800 acres bordering on Oneida lake. Underlying the clay is afine and closely cemented blue gravel. The Elmira, Cortland andNorthern railroad passes through the property. Chiefly drain tileare manufactured. These works were es

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