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rise from an interchange of objects, are incentives to industry 

 causing a demand for an increase of various products from the 

 earth ; and thej arouse exertion, giving vigor to the arm and 

 mind. 



These views are brought vividly before us while perusing Mr. 

 Watson's able Survey of the county of Essex ; a work abounding 

 in facts, closely intt-rwoven not only with the physical condi- 

 tion of man, but including also his social, political and commer- 

 cial relations, as connected with a portion of the State of New- 

 York, which may be deemed classic, because of events and 

 actions both remarkable and interesting, carrying their influenced 

 tipon our nation, to the present period. 



Time has already enveloped many historical facts in misty ob- 

 scurity, in the investigation of which Mr. Watscjn has happily 

 dispelled the clouds, exhibiting to us .treasures of truth and art. 

 In this respect we regard the civil history of Essex as an impor- 

 tant link in the records of our country. The division appropri- 

 ated to the physical history and topograpy^of the county, opens 

 to view wild regions and scenes, tempting the imagination to pass 

 frum facts and realities to poetic dreams and fancies. The mnun- 

 tain precipice and cataract ; the murky glen and Indian pass 

 are truthfully depicted, while the treasures of ravines, rich in 

 gems and still more valuable mineral deposits, exhibit sources 

 of wealth and commercial exchange, rich beyond our previous 

 hopes. 



The difoveries of Mr. Watson claimed from him a pers€ve- 

 rance and intrepidity, wliich in an eminent degree have marked 

 his cliaracter ; and we thinic, entitle him to a distinguished rank 

 among the patrons and friends of the State Society, and especially 

 of his mucli fivored county. He has exhibited the ind-ustrial 

 resources of Essex county with ability, explaining tlieir commer- 

 cial economy, th(4r rise and fall, and present progress. 



The agricultural division of the work presents features of in 

 terest unexpected to us, and exhibits a climate where the grape* lia^ 

 flourished in profusion : the wild apple and plum cover the hill 

 sides, and th»; wild cherry forms entire groves in tlie fastnesses 

 of the Adiioudacs. > 



