SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



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There is one article that ought to be made of great commer- 

 cial value to this county, which is peat, that abounds here in 

 greater quantities than in any other section of the State, there 

 being about two thousand acres. Much of this peat is far 

 better than that of any other section, which I think is attribu- 

 table to the salts that are constantly thrown over the deposits 

 by the winds, from the salt spray of the ocean. The past year 

 there has been a much larger quantity dug out than in former 

 years, — say five thousand loads, — owing to the high cost of 

 coal. The market value of this peat, for a cart-load of eight 

 barrels, (eight barrels is the standard for a load, always, in this 



