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tons of ore were taken from this mine about thirty-five years ago, and 
it is said to have made iron of a superior quality. The ore is very rich, 
and the veins (separated by rock where they have been opened) vary 
from a few inches to 10 feet thick. They range NNE, and dip about 
70° WNW. This place is three miles from Fort Montgomery. The 
Forest or Dean mine, and others on this vein are described by Dr. Hor- 
ton in the appendix to this report. 
A bed of titaniferous iron ore, much intermixed with a coarse granite 
or sienite, has been opened on the east side of Bear hill. It was not 
considered important. 
The Round Pond mine was opened many years ago about one-fourth 
of a mile northwest of Round pond, and a considerable quantity of ore 
taken out, which appears very pure and a good forge ore. 
Another opening was made a few years ago within 100 yards of the 
northeast part of Round pond, and several tons of ore taken out. 
The Smith mine was opened in 1828, about one and a half miles 
south of Kronkite's landing, between the Crow's Nest and Butter hill. 
The ore is native magnet. The bed or vein is three or four feet thick 
and dips with the gneissoid rocks in which it is contained* It was 
worked by Mr. Smith of Fort Montgomery, who dug some tons of the 
ore. It has been abandoned for reasons unknown. The statistics of 
the iron mines of Orange will be found in the appendix where most of 
the mines are described. The ore is every where associated with gneiss, 
or granitic gneiss and hornblende. 
In bringing this annual report to a close, I may be permitted to ex- 
press the opinion, that although much has been done to develop valua- 
ble resources in the counties under examination, resources that were be- 
fore unknown or not appreciated, yet, a beginning only has been madej 
the curiosity and interest of the people are excited; they have received 
eyes to see that an all-wise Creator has distributed the good things of 
the earth more equally than has been generally imagined, whether in 
the mountain or on the plain, amid sterile rocks or the most luxuriant 
soil, and all for the final benefit of man. 
W. W. MATHER. 
State Geologist^ \st District of Mew-York^ 
Jackson C. H.^ Jackson co, Ohio. 
January 22dj 1839. 
