Warren County 749 



thin soil, and usually a very scanty vegetation. Tn the valleys 

 clay is mixed with sand and disintegrated rocks, forming a fertile 

 soil. 



DESCRIPTION BY TOWNSHIPS 

 Bolton: The surface is principally occupied by high moun- 

 tainous ridges. The highest peak is Fivem.il e Mountain in the 

 northeastern part, 2,258 feet high. The mountains generally rise 

 abruptly from the lake, but toward the west the surface assumes 

 the character of a high, rolling upland. Lying among the hills 

 are several lakes, the largest of which is Trout Lake in the 

 southern part. Not more than half the town is susceptible of 

 cultivation. The soil is a thin, sandy loam. 

 Products: General farm crops. 

 Average values of farm land range from $5 to $15 an acre. 



Caldwell: A range of mountains occupies the extreme 

 western part. The central portion is a high, hilly region descend- 

 ing abruptly to the lake. Prospect Hill, west of the southern 

 extremity of the lake, has an elevation of 2,000 feet above tide. 

 South of this hill a low valley extends southwest through Cald- 

 well and Luzerne to the valley of the Hudson, near the mouth 

 of the Sacandaga River. The difference of a few feet in eleva- 

 tion would cause the waters of Lake George to flow into the 

 Hudson. In this valley is a chain of small lakes. A narrow 

 strip of low land lies on the border of the lake. The soil among 

 the hills is a sandy loam, and in the lowlands it is a dark, rich, 

 sandy and clayey loam. 



Products: General farm crops. 



Average values of farm land range from $5 to $15 an acre, 

 except on Lake George, where values run much higher. 



Chester: The surface is broken in the southern part by the 

 Kayaderosseras and in the northwest by the Schroon range. A 

 continuation of the valley of Schroon Lake extending to the west 

 branch of the Hudson separates the ranges, and contains a chain 

 of small lakes, of which Loon and Friends lakes are the prin- 

 cipal ones. Schroon Lake is 807 feet above tide, the surrounding 

 hills rising from 500 to 800 feet above its surface. A cave in 

 Mt. Moxon is of local interest, as is also the natural bridge on 



