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Mica 



Mica has not yet been found in quantities of commercial value 

 in St Lawrence county. It has been located at the following 

 points, and small quantities have been taken out. On the William 

 Kelley farm, l/ 2 mile south of High Falls in the town of 

 Canton (biotite) . One the J. Murray farm, y 2 mile south of High 

 Falls in the town of Canton (biotite). On the Butler farm 4 

 miles south of Colton in the town of Colton. On the Brown farm 

 2 miles east of Colton. 



Iron pyrites 



The Stella Mining Co. has mines located 1 mile northeast of 

 the village of Hermon in the town of Hermon. These mines have 

 an output of 60 tons a day. The mineral is shipped to a chemical 

 company in Cleveland O. 



The High Falls Pyrite Co. has mines located at High Falls, 

 town of Canton. The output of these mines is 20 tons a day. 

 The product is sold to chemical works. During the past season 

 a mine was opened on the Alexander Farr farm 2y 2 miles north- 

 east of the village of Bigelow in DeKalb. The mine was operated 

 by G. Fleming, and six or eight carloads have been taken out. 



A deposit of pyrites occurs on the L. Hockens farm 7 miles 

 west of Rensselaer Falls in the town of De Peyster; also on the 

 George Styles farm, iy 2 miles east of Bigelow in DeKalb; and on 

 the Steve Hendricks farm 1 mile south of Bigelow. 



These deposits all occur in rocks of the Grenville series. 



Tourmalin 



Small deposits of this mineral have been discovered during the 

 past season on the S. Newcomb farm 6 miles west of Rensselaer 

 Falls in De Peyster and on the Hamlin farm 3 miles east of 

 Colton. It is of value only for cabinet specimens. 



