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months 1 100 barrels were filled with what was denomi- 

 nated saleable ore. This was sent to England at a 

 dead expense of at least 1000 Pd. Sterling. The ore 

 was tested and appraised in London and the price fixed, 

 considering its quality as crude ore, was not sufficient 

 to pay the freight. The undertakers were alarmed at 

 this unwelcome news and the works were given over 

 at a great loss. Several of the workmen offered, at 

 their own cost, to take out the ore still on the holdings 

 and that in the shaft, (easily done) wash it, stamp it, 

 and send it to England. The venture proved an ex- 

 cellent one, but none the less this happier outcome 

 aroused no further interest among the speculative, and 

 the establishment was closed. 



This is no doubt the most suitable place to insert the 

 remaining mineralogical observations which I assem- 

 bled in regard to Jersey and several other parts adja- 

 cent. It was not my intention to give much time to 

 the various mines and foundries of this province, 

 richly supplied with them, and until now worked with 

 especial industry. I had resolved to visit the more dis- 

 tant mountain country of Pensylvania and Virginia, 

 and since the summer was waning I could waste no 

 time. 



Almost every hill and mountain of New Jersey con- 

 tains ore of some sort, at any rate ore has been found 

 in greater quantity in this province, as a consequence 

 of greater effort. A line drawn from about the mouth 

 of the Rariton to the lower falls of the Delaware marks 

 the south-eastern limit of the ore-bearing region, be- 

 yond which no further traces of ore have been observed 

 by me. Thence northwesterly a series of hills and 

 mountains make up the rest of the province, which lies 



