WASHINGTON COUNTY. A465 
BELPRE TOWNSHIP. 
This is the most southern township in the county. It extends for 
many miles along the river, and has a very large area of very fertile and 
valuable land. The great wealth of the soil must make amends for the 
dearth of valuable minerals in the hills. The geological formations 
through this and some adjacent townships are such as to offer very little 
of practical value. There are sandrocks which may be quarried, and 
some iron ore. 
On the land of Hdwin Guthrie, section 28, we find the following geo- 
logical section, which reveals considerable iron ore: 
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(See Map. XI., No. 14.) 
Samples of all the ores, except the nodular ore at the top, were taken 
for analysis by Prof. Wormley. The numbers begin with the upper layer. 
Numbers 1, 2, and 3 gave only 12.13, 18.03, and 18.00 per cent. of metal- 
lic iron respectively. The detailed analyses of Nos. 4 and 5 are as follows: 
No. 4. No. 5. 
SPECI Chonan Lym Mntnalam ni sc maes cual om oN HU Ma ea 2.916 2.924 
Connie diqnvatendceevsleeter, cones ssiesintssoossaneestesee eae Bae 7.20 5.20 
SUIClOUSPIMA LCE ee neasaeeVee tL me Uhe ii cL hous ee ahi atoe sua 16.40 21.68 
hrongsesouioxd dewey SOE SEI HMR EIS Wa NODS ana ea Sen A 44.86 60.44 
ANIIUTOOTENE). S65cccee8'cbdb5 BOGE AA GHAEERT BOSC SEARO EE ME ES ane At RUB tsi tH 3.60 0.00 “ 
NUN OVERENINEISTS) echo decd A toca HAR oe GBEEE TE SAUER a MMP Rn a er 2.00 SLOOMD 
Phosphate of lime........ RAs Meat NN, MOS EI i Aah Bd 1.50 0.54 
Canon Aero Minn etemm steel yes le re Ui iy! ie Dukes ule 22.18 2.08 
Carbonaveroipmacwesialmenvercuur sme witn co. Jere a a luan 1.48 2.04 
POUIIFO) ORO soriad dotooob64 boi Hic Sasa GaNGC OCOHEC A a ROE DINE DUET yn trace trace 
DO FE haccicto HBDAG USE melee GiGi 4s AH NAT ga a SIL 99.98 
Metallichinonmiesen ce {SUA NOCL OO CrG DO NCR CA aH HE Map EE ERM AHR HD * BIL): 42.31 
TSHOSMMORICIACI Oe elas eee yee ere aucaee thee 0.70 0.25 . 
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