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half. A wide valley extends west from Northwest Bay and com- 

 pletely separates the highlands at Split Rock into two parts. The 

 Boquet River drains the northern part. About half of the surface 

 is arable. The soil is clayey along the lake shore and sandy among 

 ihe mountains. The Adirondack medicinal springs, a cluster of 

 four fountains, are in this town. 



Products: Alfalfa, hay, grain, oats, potatoes and beans. 



Average values of farm land range from $35 to $100 an acre. 



Willsboro : The surface is low and level, or gently sloping 

 in the east and growing more and more broken toward the Boquet 

 Mountains in the west. The Boquet River flow r s through the south- 

 eastern corner. East of the river the soil is clay and in the 

 west it is a sandy loam. The falls of the Boquet River furnish 

 excellent waterpower. Iron is found in some places, and Black 

 River limestone appears, from which both quicklime and water- 

 lime are obtained. 



Products: Alfalfa, hay, corn, oats, barley, beans, grapes and 

 apples. 



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $100 an acre. 



Wilmington : The western branch of the Ausable River flows 

 in a northeasterly direction nearly through the center of this 

 town, and forms the drainage of an extensive valley stretching 

 with an irregular surface between two parallel ranges of the 

 Ausable Mountains, which in the south rise to an elevation of 

 3,500 or 3,700 feet. The western range culminates in Mr. White- 

 face, 4,870 feet above tide. From the summit of Whiteface can 

 be had one of the finest views in northern Xew York. The 

 famous Wilmington Xotch lies in this town, as does also Cop- 

 peras Pond, so named because its waters are strongly impregnated 

 with sulphate of iron. The town is very popular as a summer 

 resort. The soil is a sandy and gravelly loam and, where it can be 

 cultivated without danger from frequent floods and overflows, is 

 very fertile and productive. Beds of iron ore are numerous, but 

 only slightly worked. 



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



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $50 an acre. 



