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Similar exhibitions of the rocky strata occur in the deep ravines be- 
tween Hammondsport and Bath, and also in the high hills about the 
latter place. About four miles north of that place, we find the rocks 
and fossils of the Chemung group. One mile northwest of Bath 
occurs a stratum of very tough argillo-calcareous rock, three feet thick; 
the mass is filled with fragments of crinoidal columns, presenting sur- 
faces like the finest birdseye marble. Should the rock be of such a 
quality as to receive a fine polish, it will be a valuable acquisition to 
the mineral wealth of the county. A large species of Leptsena and 
Delthyris occur in the lower part of the mass. 
The rocks of the Chemung group continue along the valley of the 
Conhocton to Painted-Post, and as far up the Tioga as the south line of 
the State, the tops of the high hills excepted, which are capped by 
the conglomerate in a few places. 
The valley of the Canisteo is bounded on both sides by almost un- 
broken ranges of rocks of the same group. 
The same rocks are seen along the valley of Five-mile creek, and 
also those of the Ithaca group. This valley appears to have been for- 
merly a continuation of the Canandaigua lake valley, and the commu- 
nication between that valley and the Conhocton. 
The soil of Steuben, though not as favorable for the production of 
grain as the northern counties, is one of the best sections for grazing. 
From the valleys, the high country seems broken and uneven; but this 
is confined to the immediate edges of the hills, for after ascending the 
table land, we find a beautiful undulating surface, which when farther 
cultivated and cleared of forests, will prove one of the best grass-grow- 
ing regions in the State. These remarks apply also to Chemung coun- 
ty; and in all the elevated portions of both, the water is pure and soft. 
The facilities for communication in this county are very great, and 
when the New-York and Erie rail-road shall be completed, the lateral 
valleys will afford thoroughfares from all parts of the county. Uneven 
as its surface is represented, the valleys of the Conhocton, Canisteo, 
Tioga, Five-mile creek, and numerous others, furnish means of establish- 
ing smooth and permanent roads from almost every part of the county. 
WAYNE COUNTY. 
The re-examinations in Wayne county were made with a view of as- 
certaining some facts in relation to the iron ore which is known at dif- 
ferent points along the whole length of the county. This ore and the 
