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breeze in their stead, to gladden and repay him for his toil. This 

 region appears to be underlaid throughout with a grayish crystaline lime- 

 stone, containino-, as far as I have been able to ascertain, no fossils. At 

 several places, it comes near the surface, and affords excellent stone for 

 building and for lime. 



Above the limestone is a stratified bed of clay, from which, near our 

 town, is made a superior quahty of cream-colored brick. This clay 

 forms the sub-soil of a part of the county, and when mixed with the ve- 

 getable and alluvial deposits, forms a desirable and productive soil, A fair 

 sample of this soil furnishes 



Alumina 70 00 



Organic matter 8 16 



SiUcious Sand 13 00 



Garb. Lime 8 00 



Water and loss 84 



100 00 

 Above the clay bed are strata of sand, which also form a portion of 

 the surface of the county. The soil of this formation furnishes 



Silicious sand 81 00 



Organic matter ........ 5 50 



Alumina , . 1 1 00 



Carb. Lime 2 50 



100 00 



This gives a warm, dry soil, and when properly cultivated, it becomes 

 a very productive one, and is easily tilled. 



Another part of the surface of the county consists of ridges or hills ; 

 some of which are, I should think, at least 150 feet high, and are com- 

 posed of sand, limestone, pebbles and clay confusedly mixed. The soil 

 •of this formation contains 



Carb. Lime 15 25 



Organic matter < , . 7 43 



Silicious sand 65 32 



Alumina , 12 00 



This is a dry and productive soil. 100 00 



Oak is scattered over the county generally, and in some parts in 

 larger quantities, This timber is just becoming an article of export. 



