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deposits. Iron mining was formerly the leading industry but 

 has been abandoned. There are also numerous beds of natural 

 phosphate of lime, and graphite and colored marble. 



Products: Corn, oats, barley, dairy products, potatoes, 

 timothy, clover, alfalfa, apples, pears, plums, cherries 

 and currants. 

 Average values of farm land range from $25 to $100 an 

 acre. 



Elizabetiitowx : The surface is mountainous and rugged, not 

 over one-fourth of the town being susceptible of profitable culti- 

 vation. Hurricane Mountain, on the northwest border, is the 

 highest peak, 3,687 feet. Numerous small streams drain the town 

 and furnish water power in various localities. The principal part 

 of the arable land of the town lies in the valley of the Boquet. 

 The soil is a sandy or gravelly loam, generally light, except in 

 the valleys, where it is fertile. Extensive deposits of iron ore are 

 found in the town. 



Products: Grain, hay and potatoes. 



Average values of farm lands range from $30 to $60 an acre. 



Essex: The surface is rolling in the east and mountainous in 

 the west. A formation known as the terraces of Lake Champlain 

 is very marked in Essex. These terraces run nearly parallel with 

 the shore and can be traced for miles into the interior. Water 

 power is abundant. Black River limestone crops out in this town 

 and is used for building and for manufacture of lime. In the 

 southern part of the town is found a very valuable deposit of 

 rose quartz of a superior quality adapted to manufacture and 

 finishing of china and stoneware. The soil is a clayey loam on 

 the lake and light, sandy loam among the mountains. Some of 

 the finest farms on Lake Champlain are in this town. 



There are annually exported quantities of hay, beans, wool, and 

 butter. 



Other products : Corn, oats, apples, potatoes- and alfalfa. 

 Average values of farm lands range from $25 to $100 an 

 acre. 



Jay: The surface is elevated and broken by lofty and precipi- 

 tous mountains. Alon^ the west border extends the Ausable 



