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Pinckney: This town lies on the highlands in the northwest- 

 em corner of the county, about 15 miles from Lowville and 10 

 miles from Watertown, and has an average elevation of 1,400 to 

 1,600 feet above tide. It forms the watershed between Deer River 

 ami Sandy Creek. A scries of swamps extend along the eastern 

 border. In the town are several mineral springs, one of which 

 has acquired considerable local notoriety. The soil is a light, 

 slaty loam on the hilly portion and a deep black loam in the 

 valleys, especially adapted to potatoes. Transportation facilities 

 being poor, small dairies are found in this section. 



Products: Hay, potatoes, corn and oats. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $35 an acre. 



Turin: The surface is quite level in the central and eastern 

 part of the town; near the western border, it ascends to 

 the slate hills, which are about 2,000 feet above the river; in 

 the east it descends to the river intervale. The soil is generally 

 a deep, fertile, productive loam mixed with disintegrated slate and 

 limestone. Dairying is the principal industry, and a large plant 

 of the Lewis County Condensed Milk Company is located in the 

 village of Turin. 



Products: Hay, oats, corn and potatoes. 



Average values of farm land range from $10 to $80 an acre. 



"Watson: The surface is level or gently rolling in the western 

 part, and more hilly and broken in the central and eastern parts. 

 It is watered by Beaver River on which is the beautiful Beaver 

 Lake, and the celebrated hunting and 'fishing resort Number Four, 

 which was settled in 1822. Independence Creek rises in the east- 

 em part, into which runs the outlet of Chases Lake, and with 

 several small branches empties into Black River. The central 

 and eastern parts are largely forest-covered and a large tract on 

 the extreme eastern border constitutes a portion of the famous 

 John Brown tract. Several beautiful lakes not mentioned lie 

 within the forest. The soil is light and sandy, especially in the 

 western part. 



Products: Corn, oats, buckwheat, rye and potatoes. 



Average values of farm land range from $1 to $30 an acre; 

 a wide area of Black River bottom lands, $100 an acre. 



