
          I got partly thro' with that Zenite, when my
health became so bad, that I could not attend to
it so there it is. And I am now under the Doctor's
care. My health is much shattered. Theat Zenite
has a portion interlaced - resembles hornblende is
dark coloured [heavy?] - & very [comport?] in [parts?].
My late analysis gives so far, about 64 [silex?], & 28 to 30
of iron - some lime, & manganese. Cleaveland's  analysis,
is not the only one. It is Zenite no doubt.

I have not recd. one of those publications
yet - Nos. 2 & 3 of the Annals of the Lyceum, & your
2nd No. of Flora. They are yet in N. Y. [never?]
have started. This is insufferable & horrible but
so it is is like to be, for ought I see. You
say to me, I have recd. them all before your
letter but I can not, even yet, say anything
like it. Indeed I suspect, I shall never get them
at this rate.

Eaton I hear nothing of  tho' I wrote him
two letters [?] his new terms of rockology. I
was at his house the other day, but he was
off hunting at Amherst. He puffs and blows
pretty strong. I suspect he bores you on his
mighty works - to me he says not a gnat
[?] His Canal is soon to be opened, at least
the first section of it. The work was printed, &
waits only for ingravings when I was at Troy.
Soon it will be out - & then we shall
have it, large as life & just like him
self. I hope it will be good - very good. It
must be interesting. I hope his theory will
give way to facts.
        