226 Geology, Mineralogy, Scenery, Ye. 
residence of the venerable senator, Roger Sherman: his 
house, a plain old building, is still pointed out, and his name 
will be remembered as long as talent, integr cy and patriot- 
ism shall command the respect of American 
August 30th.—With the rising sun I left: New-Milford, 
and beading my course East, passed a succession of roug 
and arduous ridges, to the Shepaug river. In the distance of 
five or six miles, the succession was gneiss—gneiss—gneiss 
—mica-slate—gneiss—gneiss,—which last terminates in 
an alluvial tract upon the banks of the Shepaug, a river which 
empties into the Housatonick. The rocks of mica-slate, 
abounded with garnets, and had time permitted, many fine 
specimens might have been obtained. 
Mine Hill—Quarry of Gneiss—Spathic Tron. 
At the Shepaug, I quitted my wheels, —_ with a guide, 
proceeded, on horseback, two miles North, to the silver mine, 
as it has been called, sintated:i ina ores, ‘pon the last ridge 
of gneiss which I had erossed. The , from its steep~ 
ness and roughness, and the thick rat - which it is al- 
most every where covered, is difficult to ascend.* 
This hill is called Mine-hill, from its having been ex- 
plored some years ago by mining operations. The ex- 
cavations were made at several places, but chiefly at one, 
where we soon arrived. I have been assured by a son 
of the person who carried on the work, that without any 
doubt, silver was obtained there in some quantity, but not 
enough to render it profitable, and the work after being car- 
ried on to a very considerable extent, a deep shaft —_ 
been excavated, and great quantities of different mine 
thrown up, was ‘abandoned. 
Of the silver, I could at present: discover no traces but, 
from some specimens, from this place, which I saw some 
since, I am led to suspect that - ore was the sul- 
phuret or the vitreous silver ore of Werner. 
Every — here, however, indicates a metallic vein, a ee 
the relics of the mine still 
sufficient indications as to the principal ¢ contents of the vein. 
cal indispe 1 or eh pe ee may 
_not be amiss to t meetin tor _ - fit of fone i travellers, 
that any information will be o| bligingly i imparted, at the house of a respec: 
table man, (Mr. Trowbridge,) who lives at the foot of the hill 
