REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR I917 93 



Ancram, Columbia County 



Three miles southeast of Ancram lead mine on the top of the south 

 extension of Fox hill, between the 1200 and 1300-foot contour, and 

 in the bed of a brook near its source, numerous subspherical nodules 

 of bog manganese were found. This occurrence is near the outlet 

 of the bog, extending along a westerly flowing brook for a distance 

 of 200 feet and to a depth of 1 foot. The important characteristics 

 are its elevation of 1200 feet, its occurrence in a bog near the outlet 

 and its association with the Berkshire schist. 



Canaan, N. Y. 



In the search for the occurrence on David Parson's farm which 

 Mr Mather (10: 121) refers to as being three-fourths of a mile south 

 of Canaan Center, the writer found some six other localities where 



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Fig. 4 David Parsons manganese bog, Canaan, N. Y. 



bog manganese is found. The David Parson's occurrence is now on 

 the property of Mr Beaver about 1} miles west of Flatbrook and 1 

 mile southwest of the Boston & Albany Railroad tunnel. It is 11 20 

 feet above sea level and between two small knolls of 1160 and 1192 

 feet in elevation respectively. 



By a boring, it was found that the manganese sections were 

 restricted to two main localities, one within 130 feet of the outlet 



