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Town of Johnsburgh.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

THE SUBJECT.

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The Historical Beginning—Formation of the County—Situation and Boundaries—Area, etc
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CHAPTER II.

NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS.

General Topography—The Geological Survey—Description of the Fire Mountain Ranges—Recommendations to Lovers of Nature—Valleys of the County—Lakes and Ponds—Falls and Cascades—Geology—Granite—Serpentine—Potsdam Sandstone—Sand Rook—Black Marble—Trenton Limestone—Utica Slate
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CHAPTER III.

INDIAN OCCUPATION.

Original Possessors of the Soil—Relative Positions of the Algonquins and Iroquois—A Great Battle-Field—Evidences of Prolonged and Bloody Conflict—The Eastern Indians—Traditionary Origin of the Iroquois Confederacy—Peculiarities of the League — Personal Characteristics—Jesuit Labors among the Indians—Names of the Missionaries—Their Unselfish but Fruitless Work—The St. Francis Indians—Indian Nomenclature
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CHAPTER IV.

EUROPEAN DISCOVERT AND OCCUPATION.

First European Colonists—Discoveries by Columbus and His Successors—Competitors
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