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Could we establish the connexion which we have now supposed may- 
have existed between the rocks of St. Lawrence and Jefferson and those 
of the counties south, it would be an important link in the chain of facts 
connecting the origin of those rocks, the relative period of deposit, the 
slope of the country, the direction of the valleys, in fine it would be the 
gathering up of a mass of history of ancient times of the most interest- 
ing character, and bearing generally on the geology of the State. 
The estabhshment of a fact in antient geology is often difficult, while 
the inferences from it are comparatively obvious. It may be that we 
shall never be able to do this in relation to the ores we have just spoken 
of ; and it may be, that all we ever shall be able to say will be, the ar- 
gillaceous ores exist ; they are found above and in connexion with 
sandstones ; they are mechanical deposits ; they came from some fo- 
reign source, and transported matter was carried from north to south ; 
therefore the beds of argillaceous iron may have been transported from 
the northern counties to the more southern. There is in this view, if 
admitted, a beautiful exhibition of prospective care for the wants and 
necessities of man. We may suppose, that in the north are vast beds 
of this invaluable substance, far more than can be necessary for all the 
uses of those who may dwell there ; but in the progress of reducing to 
order the earth's surface, and bringing it to the best possible state to 
meet their wants, those northern rocks were broken up, and their valua- 
ble contents pulverized and transported to a more distant land ; one 
which, according to the established order, would not contain this mine- 
ral, unless carried to it by the means we have supposed. It is a case 
similar to that of the accumulation of carbonaceous matter from the 
great stores which existed at a certain period in the earth's history, and 
like that, is an instance of prospective wisdom, and provision for the 
future. 
The red ore already spoken of as the Theresa bed, is about 4 miles 
east from the falls. Its general appearance is much like the Parish 
ore. It occurs in the sandstone, like that, but is in general a leaner 
ore. It is, however, a new bed, and had only been opened a short 
time ; all that was exposed was surface ore, and probably inferior to 
that beneath. This bed had been traced a mile in a northerly direc- 
tion; hence the indications for an abundance are not inferior to the 
range in which the Parish and Kearney beds are situated. It is car- 
ried to Carthage for reduction, and was said to be excellent. Being 
situated, however, only 4 miles from the Highfalls, it will probably 
