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Mr. P., but there are no indications worth pursuing for mining pur- 
poses. 
Fine grained galena is found in Dover, in a small vein in dolomite, 
near John Preston's inn. 
Galena has been found in Hillsdale, on land of Uriah Sornberger, 
Andrew Shortis, David Collins, Richard A. Wheeler, Sylvester Wil- 
liams, and John F. Collins. 
These are all situated in quartz veins which traverse the limestone, 
and the ore is disseminated in small grains and bunches. 
On the road from New-Lebanon to Stephentown, a lead mine is said 
to exist; but Prof. Briggs, who examined the locality, could trace no 
appearance of lead ore. 
Lead ore is said to occur in Amenia,* but I could learn nothing in 
relation to it from the inhabitants. A vein of galena is also said to have 
been found in Claverackf and at Rhinebeck.:}: Another was reported 
to occur in Ghent, where lumps of the size of a person's head were ea- 
sily obtained, but I could not ascertain its exact locality. 
Mr. Staats, of Hudson, informed me of another locality in Ghent, on 
the farm of Martin Harder. 
A small string of galena is stated to have been found in digging a 
vault on the east side of Indian Pond, in limestone. The vein traversed 
the rock from east to west. 
In Stanford, lead ore is said to occur on the land of Asa Thorne, and 
also on that of Asa Thompson. 
Copper ore in small quantity was observed on Gen. Brush's farm, in 
Amenia. This locality was worked for copper ore some twenty years 
ago. It is about 100 rods west of the City meeting-house. 
Copper ore, principally of the black sulphuret, has been mentioned in 
Judge Bockee's lead veins, in North-East. It also occurs in New-Ca- 
naan, Columbia county, on land of Daniel Pease. Mr. Prescott, who 
mentioned this locality to me, states that it contains copper, lead and 
silver. Mr. P. also observed a small vein of pyritous copper on the farm 
of John F. Catlin, of Austerlitz, in veins of white quartz, traversing 
* Cleaveland's Min. p. 633, and Robinson's Catalogue of Minerals, 
t do do 633. t Idem, p. 633. 
