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mediate portion is hilly with a mean elevation of 1,200 to 1,500 

 feet above tide. The Hudson River flows through the town. 

 Several small lakes and swamps Ho among the hills. The soil is 

 generally cold and hard and only moderately productive. 



Products : Hay, potatoes, buckwheat, corn and oats. 



Average values of farm land range from $20 to $50 an acre. 



Moriah: The land rises quite abruptly from the lake and 

 reaches its greatest elevation on the western border of the town. 

 The surface is broken to such an extent that there are few level 

 areas of any considerable extent. Less than one-half of the sur- 

 face is susceptible of profitable cultivation. Numerous small lakes 

 lie in the western part. The, finest iron ore deposits east of Michi- 

 gan are found in this town and are worked on an extensive scale. 

 The mining and smelting of iron ore is the dominating industry 

 of the town. Mineville is famed for its extensive iron ore work- 

 ings. Profitable markets are available for all farm produce. 



Products : Hay, grain, potatoes and other vegetables. 



Average values of farm land range from $25 to $70 an acre. 



Xewcomb: The surface is elevated, rugged and broken, the 

 Boquet Range extending through the center of the town and occu- 

 pying more than half its entire surface. The principal peaks are 

 Maclntyre (5,112 ft.), Santanoni (4,621 ft.) and Panther 

 (4,448 ft.). Although the greater part presents a forbidding 

 aspect, some of the slopes and elevated valleys comprise small 

 tracts of good soil and are capable of very successful cultivation. 

 As in all this region, there are many beautiful lakes and many 

 small streams of clear spring water among the mountains. Tribu- 

 taries of the Hudson and Raquette rivers drain the town. The 

 iron beds near Lakes Sanford and Henderson are among the most 

 extensive in the world and are of excellent quality; but, on account 

 of their remoteness from transportation, they are not being 

 worked. 



Products: Hay, potatoes, corn, oats and buckwheat. 



Average value of farm land range from $20 to $50 an acre. 



North Elba: The surface is a hilly upland in the west center 

 and a rolling tableland iv the east center known as the " Plains 



