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New York State Museum Bulletin 



Entered as second-class matter November 37> 191S1 at the Post Office at Albany, New York, 

 • under the act of August 34, 19x2 



Published monthly by The University of the State of New York 



No. 193 



ALBANY, N. Y. 



January i, 19 17 



The University of the State of New York 

 New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



THE ADIROr^TDACK MOUNTAINS 



By WILLIAM J. mttj.f.r^ . " ^^C^ 



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Preface 7 



Introduction 8 



Geography of the Adirondacks ... 16 

 Physical history of the Adiron- 

 dacks 31 



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Human history and industries ... 74 

 Appendix: Some common Adiron- 

 dack minerals 83 



Bibliography 88 



Index 93 



ALBANY 



THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 

 1917 

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