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farm of Peter Van Voorhis, and contains about 25 acres. It is deep, 
and may be estimated at 30,000 cords. 
A small bog occurs near the red school-house, about two miles from 
Union Corners, in Dutchess county. Prof. C. thinks the bog is deep, 
but it contains only about two acres, and may be estimated at 3,000 
eords. 
In Clinton, four miles east of Union Corners, is a peat bog of about 
65 acres. It is on the land of Messrs. Underwood and Denison, and 
contains about 60,000 cords. 
A large deposit of peat was observed by Prof. C. two miles south of 
Union Corners, on the land of Elias Tompkins. It was estimated by 
him at ninety acres, and may contain 90,000 cords. 
Mr. Merrick observed a small peat bog, about two miles north of 
Kurd's Corner, in Pawling, containing probably 5,000 cords. 
Another one, of nearly 60 acres, in the southeast part of Stanford, with 
a depth of about six feet, may be estimated to contain 60,000 cords. 
Shaw pond and Mud pond, between Stanford and Washington, and 
Round pond, in Washington, are filling up with peaty matter. 
The aggregate of the above estimates gives 2,226,000 cords of peat 
in these counties; and this quantity, together with that of the localities 
observed on which no estimates were made, would give an aggregate of 
probably 3,000,000 cords of peat, which ought to be worth one dollar 
per cord in the swamp. 
This combustible has been but little used or valued by the people of 
New-Yorkj but as wood and coal are so dear, it must necessarily come 
into use before many years. 
Rev. Mr. Shafter, of New- York, observed peat and marl in Rhine- 
beck, North-East, and Clinton, in 1817. He gave a section of one of 
the marshes, which is as follows: 
1. Sod and vegetable mould, 
2. A stratum of turf on peat, 3 to 4 feet, 
3. do peat and marl mingled, 2 " 
4. do pure marl, 2 to 3 " 
" Below these was an appearance of sand and blue clay. The peat by 
drying acquires a high degree of solidity."* It is easily kindled, burns 
with a bright flame, yields a blueish smoke, and produces an odour si- 
milar to that which attends the combustion of gramineous substances. 
Am. Jour, of Science, I. p. 139. 
