REPORT OP THE DIRECTOR AND STATE GEOLOGIST 1901 r87 



ners are marked by Albion and Holley on the north and Byron 

 and East Oakfield on the south, and continues westward to a 

 point about 4 miles north of Akron. The towns of West Albania, 

 Genesee co. and Edwards, Orleans co. are situated on the 

 northern edge of this westward extension. 



Another exists along Black creek northeast of Byron, and 

 also southwest of Shelby in Orleans county. 



Many peat swamps exist along the line of the New York 

 Central Railroad, between Amboy and Jordan. These are some- 

 times underlain by marl, or the latter may be interbedded with 

 the peat. 



A sample of the latter from the swamp of the Empire Port- 

 land Cement Co. was analyzed by the writer with the following 

 results. 



Moisture 55 . 5 



Volatile hydrocarbons 24.02 



Fixed carbons .1 



Ash 20.2 



99.82 

 The ash of this material was quite calcareous. 



At Warners streaks of peat are found in the swamp with the 

 marl and clay which is used in the manufacture of Portland 

 cement. The peat forms streaks which run from 3 to 6 feet in 

 depth. Often there is a bed 2 to 4 feet *thick between the marl 

 and the clay. 



One of the largest drained swamps in the State is that known 

 as Cicero swamp in Cicero township, and located in part along 

 Mud creek. The swamp contains two parts, the main one lying 

 east of North Syracuse and the lesser half located northwest- 

 ward of the latter place. The larger half is about 4 miles long 

 and 2 to 3 miles from north to south, while the smaller half is 

 about 4 miles long and J to 1 mile broad, extending along the 

 valley of Mud creek. 



The surface is now underlain by a black muck soil, which is 

 extensively cultivated, while the depth of the peat is as much 

 as 30 feet in places. It is said that attempts were made many 



