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In 1836, at the Wolcott ore bed, there was raised 600 tons of the 
argillaceous ore, and Mr. Hendrick considers that it furnishes about 33 
per cent of iron. To this gentleman we are indebted for most of the 
facts and statements mentioned above in connection with the Wolcott 
furnace. 
The stove, plough, and other castings, hollow ware, &c. manufactur- 
ed at the above establishment, appear to be of an excellent quality. 
The argillaceous ore of iron occurs on lot 339, in the town of Hu- 
ron, but is not at present explored. 
In the town of Sodus, the bed of argillaceous iron was worked near 
the mouth of Salmon creek, upon which the old forge is still standing. 
The ore is not so pure as at Wolcott, It occurs in several layers in 
connexion with limstone and slate, and contains abundance of fossils, 
among which were noticed Retepora, Cyathophyllum, Crinoidal joints, 
Leptaena depressa. 
Ontario furnace is situated upon Bear creek about two miles north of 
the ridge. The argillaceous ore of iron is extracted in two places in 
the immediate vicinity of the furnace; it is a continuation of the same 
stratum that is explored in the towns of Sodus and Wolcott, The layer 
of iron ore is situated about 50 feet above the surface of Lake Ontario. 
Solid ore occurs with a thickness of about three feet, and to a greater 
extent mixed with rock;- it is clean, of a bright red colour, exhibits its 
fossils very distinctly, and its characters are generally similar to those of 
the Wolcott ore. It is said to yield from 33 to 35 per cent of metallic 
iron. The iron which it forms is brittle, and is employed for large cast- 
ings, as potash kettles, ploughshares, &c. Bog ore improves it. The 
ore is quarried and delivered at the furnace for $1.50 per ton. There 
were formerly manufactured at this furnace 300 tons of iron per annum. 
This ore was first dug during the last war, carried to Auburn, and 
ground for paint, of which it is said to form a gOod article with the ad 
dition of a little red lead. The establishment belongs to Henry S. Gil 
bert, Esq. 
Quicklime. 
A range of limestone runs in an east and west direction across Wayne 
county through the towns of Butler, Rose, the lower part of Sodus, 
Marion and Walworth, upon which are situated a line of kilns, which 
furnish an ample supply of lime of an excellent quality. The limestone 
is frequently of a dark colour, and contains bitumen, which is, however, 
expelled in the process of burning, and a white lime is produced. 
