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ridges form a mountainous region with elevated, rocky peaks and 

 steep dopes broken by wild and narrow ravines. In the north 

 the highlands are less wild and precipitous and the whole region 

 assumes the character of a rugged, hilly upland. The main, or 

 west branch of the Delaware River takes its rise in Utsayantha 

 Lake, a small sheel of water on the northeastern line of the county. 

 In the course of the river through the county, which is approxi- 

 mately sixty miles, it descends about 1,000 feet. 



The Susquehanna forms a portion of the northern boundary of 

 the county. Charlotte River and Ouleout Creek are tributaries of 

 the Susquehanna. The other streams are creeks and brooks, the 

 valleys of which art usually narrow and bordered by steep hills 

 that often rise into mountains. There is an immense amount of 

 water power in the county. Numerous springs abound, which, 

 with the excellent pastures, make the county well adapted to sheep 

 raising and dairying. The rocks of the county belong mostly to 

 the old red sandstone of the Catskill division. The mineral wealth 

 is limited to stone of a fine quality, useful for building and flag- 

 ging, which is found in large quantities. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 Axdes: The surface is a broken and hilly upland intersected 

 by the deep, narrow ravines of the east branch of the Delaware and 

 its tributaries. The Delaware flows southwest through the town. 

 Glairy of the hillsides are heavily wooded. The soil on the hills 

 is a clay and shale admirably adapted to grazing. The dark, 

 rich alluvial belts along the streams yield heavy crops of grass 

 and cereals. 



Products: Dairy products (including market milk, cream, 

 butter, cheese and casein), and some timber and 

 excelsior. 



Average values of farm land range from $15 to $30 an acre. 



Bovina: The surface is a hilly upland broken by the deep 

 valleys of small streams. The highest summits are 2.500 to 

 3,000 feet above tide. The principal streams are Little Delaware 

 River and its tributaries. The vallevs of these streams are narrow 



