Steuben County 675 



topography and natural characteristics 

 The surface consists mostly of ridges and high rolling uplands. 

 The watershed between Lake Ontario and the Susquehanna River 

 extends from Allegany County eastward across the northern part of 

 Steuben. The deep valley of Keuka Lake extends seventeen miles 

 southwest from the head of the lake, connecting with the Cohocton 

 valley at Bath. The highlands occupying the southwest corner of 

 the county are drained by branches of the Canisteo River on the 

 east and the Genesee River on the west. The highest summits in 

 the county are in the town of Troupsburgh, and are about 2,500 feet 

 above tide. The upland region has a nearly uniform elevation, with 

 a slight inclination toward the north. It is intersected by numer- 

 ous deep valleys, evidently formed by the action of water, the prin- 

 cipal of which are those of the Canisteo and Cohocton rivers. 

 The hills bordering these valleys are generally steep, and from 300 

 to 600 feet high. 



Tioga River rises in Pennsylvania, uniting with the Canisteo at 

 Erwin and with the Cohocton at Painted Post, from the latter place 

 taking the name of Chemung River. Canaseraga Creek drains 

 the northwest corner. 



The soil in general is formed by disintegrated rocks. On the 

 intervales along the river streams the soil is a fertile alluvium. 

 The extensive flats on the Chemung River form excellent agricul- 

 tural land. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 



Addisox : The surface is mostly a hilly upland broken by the 

 valley of the Canisteo and its branches. The principal valley is 

 about 1 !/•> miles wide and .bordered by steep hillsides 300 to 400 

 feet high. Goodhue Lake lies in the northwest corner of the 

 town. The soil is principally a clayey loam with strips of gravel 

 and alluvium along the streams. 



Products : Market milk, hay, oats, tobacco and buckwheat. 

 The average value of farm land is $40 an acre. 



Avoca : The surface is mostly a broken upland divided into 

 two ridges by the Cohocton valley, which is about l 1 /^ miles wide. 



