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few iiitlies of mould ; and fecms to have been evidently dif^ 

 covered by fomebody climbing up the bank aiid flipping 

 the loofe ground from the folid fiirface of the Gypfeous rock 



with his foot. A fiirface of perhaps a yard in diameter has only 

 been uncovered, and prefents an appearance which immedi- 

 ately gives you an idea that the body of the mountain is of the 

 fame fubflance. Although nobody has yet taken the pains of 

 tracing it beyond the furface, which is mentioned as being ex- 

 pofed to view. This plafler of paris, or rather OJiifco Gypfum ^ 

 exifling to appearance in fuch large quantity and of fuch a fu- 

 perior quality, mull in tune become of great ufe to agricul- 



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ture and the arts. I believe it to be much preferable to the 



bed kinds found ui Exiropc^and ufed for the fineft works. 



No. 9. A more impure piece of Gypfum found about eight 

 miles well of the main body above defcribed, jiear where the 

 weflern road croHes the outlet of the Schaneateles lake. 



Ko. 10. An adulterated f^iecimen of Gypfeous earthy lying 



"between two ftrata of the impure {lone in which it is embed- 

 ded ; found in lot No. 35 of the Onondago refer vation, about 

 two or three miles eall of the OJlifco quarry. It was difcovered 

 in digging a well fix or eight feet below the furface of the 

 ground, Thefe minerals being found in fb many places, and 



at the diflance of two, three and eight miles frgm the principal 



body, (hews that the country abounds with them, and affords a 



ftrong prefumption that they cxiil in very large quarries. 



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