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New York 1842. As the matter has not since been inves- 

 tigated no later record is accessible. 



Up to the date of that report no salt springs had been 

 found east of Saltspringville, about 14 miles from Coopers- 

 town near the line between Otsego and Fulton Counties. 

 These springs were very weak in brine containing only 

 $% or 4 %, but were of sufficient importance to furnish salt 

 to the people residing in that region. 



In 1833 a brine spring was discovered in Delaware Co. 

 on Elk brook, about 4 miles from Delhi. In Oneida Co. 

 salt springs occur near Vernon Centre and again near 

 Oneida. According to Eaton these are the first brine 

 springs in the Salina group. Brine has also been found at 

 Lenox in Madison Co. At the Triangle in Broome Co. 

 salt water occurs which yields salt of great purity, and 

 brine is also said to exist in the County of Cortland. In 

 Oswego Co. are several weak brine springs. One of these 

 is in a marsh two miles square in the town of Hastings. 

 Two miles west of this is another spring. At Central 

 Square is still another. There are other salines in the 

 towns of Constantia, Richland and Hannibal. From the 

 eastern part of Oswego Co. to the Niagara River numerous 

 brines are found in the red sandstone. 



In Wayne Co. are several salines. They are at Galen 

 in the town of Savannah on the western edge of the 

 Cayuga marshes. This brine contains somewhat less than 

 9% of salt. There is also a spring about 2 miles from 

 Lockville. Another brine spring is near the head of Little 

 Sodus Bay. Weak brine has been reported from the village 

 of Clyde. A few salines, not of economic importance, are 

 found in Monroe Co. One of these is on Irondequoit Bay 

 2 or 3 miles from Lake Ontario. Salt was at one time 

 manufactured from this brine. Another spring, also some- 

 what worked formerly, is in the town of Greece 2 miles 

 north of the ridge road and 9 miles west of the City of 

 Rochester. To these may be added the 3 springs on the 



