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cords. These include those near Sing-Sing, Verplanck, Peeksville, 
Anthony's Nose, Constitution Island, and numerous smaller ones. The 
peat in most of these marshes where it was examined, is of inferior 
quality, fibrous, and contains much earthy matter. That formed in 
marshes in the interior of those counties is of much better quality, and 
far superior as an article of fuel. The following are the most valuable 
localities observed, though there may be many others of equal or greater 
importance. The rapidity with which it is necessary to traverse the 
country in order to complete the survey in the time authorized by law, 
renders it impossible to devote as much time and attention to local 
examinations as their importance, or the expectations of the people 
require. The geological survey, valuable as its results have already 
proved, can be called only a careful reconnoisance. 
Peat. — Local Details, 
Cords. 
On Joshua Raymond's farm, one-fourth of a mile west of 
Bedford, in Westchester county, Pro!. CassePs reports 
that there is a peat bog of 60 acres, 60,000 
Also on Abraham Underbill's farm, two and a half miles 
south of Crum Pond village, Westchester county. Prof. 
C. reports that there is a peat bog of 50 acres, averagmg 
20 feet in depth, and containing about 183,000 
There was said to be a peat bog of 150 acres east of Cro- 
ton, and about four miles southeast of Sumerstown 
Plains, ] 50,00 
A peat bog of 30 or 40 acres lies near the east side of Ma- 
hopack pond in Putnam county, 40,000 
A large peat bog was observed near Patterson, Putnam 
county, and it probably contains 500,000 
A peat bog of 6 or 8 acres was observed in Phillipston, on 
the Phillips estate, about two miles ENE of West 
Point, 10,000 
Another on the same estate about eight miles from Cold 
Springs,on the turnpike road to Putnam C. H* may con- 
tain from 10 to 20 acres, 20,000 
Another on the road from Putnam C. H. to Patterson, in 
Putnam county, containing about 20,000 
Another four miles southeast of Peeksville, of 6 or 8 acres, 13,000 
Another about one mile south of Scrub-Oak Plains, West 
Chester county, say 10,000 
Carried forward. 
