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ing farms in Amenia. Prof. Cassels reports it to have an area of about 
150 acres, and contains probably 150,000 cords. 
He also reports, that there is a peat bog four miles N. E. of Dover, 
on the east side of the creek, another one mile south of the above, ano- 
ther one mile south of the last mentioned, one also two miles south of 
Dover, and one eight miles south of Dover. These contain an aggre- 
gate of probably 75,000 cords. 
Extensive peat bogs were seen east of Elbow mountain, which lies 
east and N. E. of Dover. They are in the valley through which the 
road passes from Kline Corners to the Columbia Furnace, in Kent. 
The northern one is about three-quarters of a mile long and 200 to 300 
yards wide, with an unknown depth. Its depth was measured in seve- 
ral places, and it was generally five feet deep within five rods of its 
edge. It was once a lake, now filled with peat. Its mean depth may 
probably be placed at nine feet, its area at 60 acres, and its contents at 
90,000 cords. 
The other bog south of this probably contains 40 acres, with a depth 
of six feet, and its contents may be estimated at 40,000 cords. 
Peat in small quantities, and of an inferior quality, occurs on Dr. 
Stanton's farm, in Ameniaville, and at the small marl locality on Deac. 
Sanford's farm, two miles northeast of Ameniaville. 
Peat is found abundantly in the vicinity of Pine Plains, and some of 
it is of very good quality. A small bog is observed one mile south of 
Pine Plains, Cranberry marsh and Cedar swamp, near Stessing pond, 
are filled with peat. It is rapidly forming in some parts of Stessing 
pond. These may be estimated to contain 25,000 cords. 
Peat is forming on Woodward's farm, in Copake. In Taghkanic, 
about a mile and a half or two miles west of Crysler's pond, a peat bog 
was seen of 30 or 40 acres, ^ the contents of which may be estimated at 
60,000 cords. 
The drowned lands in Ancram were not examined, but from descrip- 
tion peat probably abounds there. This marsh has an area of several 
hundred acres. 
The marsh in the valley of Stessing pond contains a great body of 
peat; probably 500 acres are underlaid by it, two yards deep, and its 
contents may be estimated at 500,000 cords. 
On Mr. Hoag's farm, in Stanford, both the peat and marl of this ex- 
tensive marsh were examined. Prof. Cassels reports, that an exten- 
sive bed of peat occui-s three miles east of Poughkeepsie. It is on the 
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