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To the south of Fort Ann, in the valley of the Hudson river 

 below Fort Edward there are extensive swampy tracts. One 

 approximates 800 to 1000 acres, according to Mr W. H. Norris, 

 and the peat varies from 12 to 40 inches in depth. It was cut 

 through while the ship canal route was being surveyed about 

 1898. Mr Norris thinks it runs 30$ to 40^ carbon. 



Another deposit is that known as Cedar swamp, northeast of 

 Glens Falls, and said to contain 300 to 400 acres. It varies in 

 depth from 1 foot to 20 feet. 



Still another of about 50 acres lies 3 miles south of Fort Ann. 



One of about 10 acres is southwest of Glens Falls. Another 

 is 4 miles north of it. 



Some of these, being along streams, are covered during 

 periods of overflow, and much mineral matter becomes mixed in 

 with the organic accumulations. 



Mr F. W. Wait, of Glens Falls, states that some 20 years ago 

 the Albany Peat Works established a plant, and operated it 

 for some years in the swamp between Glens Falls and French 

 Mountain, on the road leading to Lake George. Work was 

 abandoned after a time, however. 



About 10 years before this, Judge E. H. Rosecrans produced 

 peat from what is known as Rosecrans swamp, northeast of 

 Glens Falls, but this likewise was discontinued. 



Much lake-filling is in progress in Essex county, producing 

 many swampy meadows, which may yield impure peat. 



Thus a long swampy tract extends from Hammond pond, in 

 North Hudson township, to Overshot and Dudley ponds in 

 Crown Point township; another one is in the valley of Desolate 

 brook in the southeast corner of Essex county. A considerable 

 chain of swamps is also seen in Minerva township. 



In Clinton county there are numerous swampy tracts, none 

 of them of great extent however. Mather states that large 

 quantities exist in the western part of Champlain township. 



On the topographic sheets a number of swampy tracts are 

 indicated thus: north of Plattsburg along Dead creek, and south 

 of Woodruff pond along the Delaware and Hudson railroad, 



