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Index 



Quartz, production of. 82. 

 Queens county, 577, 578. 

 Quinces, counties leading in yield of, 

 70, 76. 

 importance of, in Niagara 

 county, 458. 



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Railroads, first, 61, 019, 633. 



number and mileage, 84, 85. 

 Rain gauges, 30. 

 Rainfall, amount of, 40-48. >S'ee also 



under each county. 

 Raquette Lake. 349. 

 Raquette river, power furnished by, 



603. 

 Ray Brook sanitarium, 295. 

 Reaping machine, where first con- 

 structed, 424. 

 Reforestation, extent of, 79. 

 Reformatory for Women, State, loca- 

 tion of, 790. 

 Rensselaer, city of, 587. 

 Rensselaer county, 579-90. 



climate and rainfall, 581. 

 educational facilities, 588. 

 historical associations, 579, 5S0. 

 industry, development of, 581. 

 location and extent, 579. 

 marketing conditions, 586, 587. 

 milk and milk products, 581, 



587. 

 population, 579, 822. 

 statistics, 588-90. 

 topography and natural char- 

 acteristics, 582. 

 townships, description by. 582- 

 86. 

 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 587, 



588. 

 Rensselaerwyck, settlement of. 93, 



579. 

 Rent difficulties, 93. 218. 580. 

 Richmond county, 591. 

 River systems, 18. 

 Roads, building of first, 61. 



ter. 431. 

 Rockland county. 592-98. 



climate and rainfall, 593. 



Rockland county — continued 

 educational facilities. 596. 

 historical associations, .">92. 

 industry, developmenl of, 592, 



593. 

 location and extent, 592. 

 marketing conditions, 595. 

 population, 592, 822. 

 statistics, 596-98. 

 topography and natural char- 

 acteristics, 593. 

 townships, description by, 594, 

 595. 

 Rome, 481, 482. 

 Round Lake, 349. 



Russell Sage College, location of, 5SS. 

 Rye, counties leading in yield of, C9, 

 72. 

 importance of, in Albany county, 

 94. 

 in Columbia county, 220. 

 in Rensselaer county, 581. 



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St. Bonaventure"s College, location 



of, 147. 

 St. Lawrence county, 599-616. 



climate and rainfall, 602, 603. 

 educational facilities, 613. 

 historical associations. 599, 600. 

 industry, development of, 600- 



602. * 

 location and extent, 599. 

 marketing conditions, 611, 612. 

 milk and milk products, 612. 

 population, 599, 822. 

 statistics, 613-16. 

 topography and natural char- 

 acteristics, 603, 604. 

 townships, description by, 004- 

 10. 

 St. Lawrence University, location of. 



613. 

 St. Regis Indian Reservation, loca- 

 tion of, 303. 307. 

 St. Stephens College, location of, 269. 

 Salamanca, 146. 



Salt, production of, 81, 653, 802. 

 rock, where mined. 400. 



