The mountains and mines, however, remain, and can easily be found again whenever there is any disposition to incur the trouble and expense. Ja'lTnon''^""'' *"" They have already progressed so far in New England that they east iron pots, cannon, shot and similar articles from the mineral they have there ; and we believe that here it only requires a commencement, for we have, and there are found in New Netherland two sorts of marcasite, white and yellow ; mines of quicksilver, of gold, silver, copper, iron, black lead and hard coal, and there is

little doubt but tin and lead are, also, to be found there; but who will look for them, or who will make any use of them, as long as there is not a larger number of people. The variety of earth Fuller's earth is, also, found here in abundance; likewise bole, and white, red, yellow, blue, grey and black clay, which is very solid and greasy, and would be suitable for many purposes, together with earth for brick and tiles. Here are also mountain crystal, glass like that in Muscovy, great abundance of green Of the Btonea and Serpentine, grey hearth-stone, slate, brown grindstone, flint, pebbles, paving their purposes. , r r , , r , r stones, large quantities of every sort ot quarry stone suitable lor the manufactory of millstones and for the construction of all sorts of buildings. Here also are plume-alum and divers other mordants, which might be applicable to the service Of the paints. of man. There are also various descriptions of dyes here, but the Christians are not experienced in them, though they are seen daily on the Indians who are conversant with, and also make use of them, to paint themselves of divers colors. Were it not for lack of explorers, they could be easily discovered and employed.