58 Geology of Massachusetts. 
Another vein of galena exists in the south part of Southampton, 
near the line of Montgomery. It appears for several rods on the 
surface, butis only a foot or twoin breadth. A few years ago, efforts 
were made to open this vein by a horizontal adit, but the proprietors 
have become discouraged and abandoned the undertaking. 
In Northampton. 
This vein is only a short distance north of the principal vein in 
Southampton, above described. The gangue is radiated quartz, and 
the walls are mica slate. Yellow blende or sulpburet of zinc abounds 
here; and the vein was formerly explored to a considerable depth. 
It is several feet wide. 
In Williamsburgh. 
The first galena vein to be noticed in this town, lies near the south- 
ern part; extending indeed into Northampton. Its width cannot be 
ascertained, being covered partially with soil. The gangue is quartz 3 
but the galena is not abundant near the surface, and no exploration 
as been made. Other minerals occur here which render the place 
interesting to mineralogists. 
e second vein is near the north-eastern part of the town, and 
probably extends into Whately. It is two or three feet wide, and 
the gangue, as in nearly every other vein of lead in this region, is 
quartz. Manganese is found in the same gangue. 
A third vein of quartz with galena, occurs in this town, a mile 
or two north east of the one last mentioned. The quartz, how- 
ever, appears only in loose masses on the surface, but to such an ex- 
tent, as can be explained only on the supposition, that a vein exists 
in the rock beneath the soil. Pyritous copper is found in connexion 
with the galena at this place. : 
In Goshen. 
Williamsburgh just noticed, viz. the occurrence of masses of quartz 
g galena. The rock in the region is mica slate and quartz. 
