Warren County 751 



extending southwest from the southern end of Lake George. A 

 chain of small lakes rise along its course. In them two streams 

 take rise, one of which flows into Lake George and the other into 

 the Hudson. A peak known as Potash Kettle rises in the northern 

 part to a height of 1,600 feet. The soil is sandy and free from 

 stone on the flats. The summer camps and the paper mills at 

 Luzerne and Corinth furnish a market for most farm produce. 



Products : Maple sirup and timber. 



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



Queensbury : The surface is occupied in the western part by 

 the Luzerne Mountains, and in the extreme north by French 

 Mountain — a high, rocky bluff rising abruptly from the surface 

 of Lake George to a height of 2,500 to 3,000. feet above tide. 

 The central and southern parts are rolling, gradually declining 

 toward the south. The soil is a light sandy loam in the interior 

 and a deep, tough clay on the river. This town has special 

 advantages for farming, as mountains rise abruptly 1,000 feet 

 above the level land, forming a semicircle to the north and west, 

 thus affording protection from the cold, driving winds. When 

 first cleared, about 10,000 acres of this land just below the moun- 

 tains produced large quantities of potatoes. 



Average values of land in sand plains and mountains rang? 

 from $5 to $15, where not covered with timber; and 

 from $30 to $75 in good farming sections north of Glens 

 Falls. 



Stony Creek : Through the center of the town extend moun- 

 tain ranges, several peaks of which attain an elevation of from 

 2,000. to 2,500 feet. The valleys of East and West Stony creeks 

 are narrow ravines forming a natural pass between the valleys of 

 the Hudson and Sacandaga. Much of the town is 1 a wilderness, 

 in many parts frequented by deer, and a large part of it is owned 

 by the state. Fish are plentiful in the lakes and streams. Some 

 of the best sugar camps are located in this town. The soil is a 

 light, sandy loam, and although stony, it yields fair crops. There 

 are muck beds as yet undeveloped, where celery and onions could 



