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geographical position, contiguous, or redundant population, 
and the facilities of a ready commercial intercourse. To 
several of the precious silicious, (1) and crystalized minerals. 
itis rendered probable also, that silver oré is imbedded in the 
coveries of a highly interesting character, and such as can- 
not fail, both to augment our sources of profitable industry, 
and commercial i end 
event of such operations, the facilities of a ready transpor- 
tation, either in vessels or barges, of the crude ore to the 
asics oe me al ane a 
i as lit: in t 3 ym. In ( ; i 
stantly met sith in the allvialsod. At the foot of the Falls of St. Antho- 
ny itis sparingly found ; around the shores of lake Sepin it is very abund- 
ant, and it may be traced below Prairie du Chein, and even as low as St. 
Genevieve, as | have mentioned in my view of the mines. A to 
the classification of Werner, which is founded on “ alternate bands of red 
imens may be red as Sardonyx. 
with certain varieties of agate Hes seeps Tn a few instances the 
