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The transportation facilities of the Faxon property are excellent. 

 The new state road will make the haulage problem to and from 

 Riparius (Riverside) station on the Adirondack branch of the Dela- 

 ware and Hudson a matter of 22 miles of easy going for a motor 

 truck. 



Quantitative microscopic analyses of the Faxon ores 



Quality 



No. 726 

 Old 

 drift 



No. 838 

 Outcrop, 

 main bed 



east of 

 reservoir 

 near top 



Good 

 quality 



Poor 

 quality 



No. 854 

 South- 

 west 



Good 

 quality 



No. 855 



South- 

 west 



Good 

 quality 



No. 856 

 Main 

 bed 



outcrop 



Average 

 quality 



No. 857 



Main 



bed 



outcrop 



Average 

 quality 



o 2 



X< 



to 

 O 



w 



Graphite 



Biotite 



Chlorite 



Oligoclase -ar. desine . 



Orthoclase 



Quartz 



Pyrite 



Aoatite 



Titaiite. 



Total. 



3 W 



z z 



- O 



z a 

 u z 



Average . . . 

 Maximum . 

 Minimum . 



Average . . . 

 Maximum . 

 Minimum . 



8.5 

 3.1 

 1.4 



19.4 

 4.1 



58.5 

 4.0 

 1.0 



100.0 



,44 mm 

 .80 mm 

 .20 mm 



.033 mm 

 . 080 mm 

 . 020 mm 



4.2 



72.7 



11.0 



.6 



7.0 



3.9 



.4 



.2 



100.0 



8.7 

 3.2 

 1.9 



20.8 

 .4 



57.9 

 5.8 

 1,3 



100.0 



. 53 mm 



1 . 00 mm 



.20 mm 



1 . 20 mm 



2 . 70 mm 

 .60 mm 



.025 mm 

 .042 mm 

 .010 mm 



. 050 mm 

 . 090 mm 

 .010 mm 



8.1 

 3.0 



1.7 

 7.8 



74.4 

 3.2 

 1.8 



100.0 



6.7 



.9 



10.4 



20.1 



.7 



57.9 



1.7 



1.6 



100.0 



. 75 mm 



1 . 50 mm 



.20 mm 



.66 mm 

 1 . 10 mm 



.25 mm 



. 050 mm 

 . 120 mm 

 .020 mm 



.051 mm 

 095 mm 

 025 mm 



6.8 



2.3 



8.7 



17.5 



57.0 

 2.1 

 1.3 

 4.3 



100.0 



.69 mm 



1 . 60 mm 



.30 mm 



.054 mm 

 . 095 mm 

 .023 mm 



The Faxon properties include a power site on the Schroon river, 

 where it is understood that a dam is already in place which is able 

 to furnish from 500 to 1000 horsepower. This available power 

 would ensure great economy over a steam plant. 



Estimate of tonnage. It is a matter of some difficulty and un- 

 certainty to arrive at an estimate of ore reserve. A much more 

 detailed survey, including the making of an accurate topographic and 

 geologic map, would be necessary before accurate determinations 

 can be made. Calculations based upon the data at hand would 

 indicate that there are some 5,000,000 tons of ore that are more or 

 less available. 



