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The following Resolutions of a meeting in Hillsborough Township, show the form in which action was taken in enrolling the Militia in Somerset County. They are interesting as being the only memoranda referring to this early period in the action of the people in defense of their liberties. The original was found accidentally among some old papers on a book stand in New York.
At a meeting of the principal Frecholders, and Officers of Militia, of the Township of Hillsborough, County of Somerset and Province of New Jersey, held this 3d of May, 1775, at the house of Garret Garrison, it was agreed as follows, viz :
1st. That the Companies of Militia this day assembled here, do choose officers for their respective Companies.
2d. That the officers so devised, shall choose officers for a Company of Minute Men, who are to beat up for volunteers to raise said Company to consist of 60 men, who who are to be exercised twice per week, and to be ready at a minutes warning to mareh in defence of the liberty of our country.
["3d. That ;the men so voluntarily enlisting in said Company, shall receive one shilling and six pence for every part of a day they are em-
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ployed in being exercised by any of their officers, and the officers in proportion.
4th that in case said Company shall march in defense of their country, the Captain to receive six shillings, the Ist Lieut, five shillings, the 2d Lieut. four shillings, and eich of the inferior officers, three shillings, all Proc. per day ; with provisions and ammunition, and to those who are able. Army ; and all the above money to be raised by tax on the inhabi- tants of said Township, in the same manner the Provincial Taxes are raised.
5tb. In pursuance of the first article of the above agreement, the Com- · vies here assembled choose the following gentlemen their officers, viz :
FOR THE HILLSBOROUGH COMPANY .- John Ten Eyek, Capt. : Peter . Vroom, Lieut. ; Jacobus Quick, 2d Lieut.
FOR THE MILLSTONE COMPANY. - Hendrick Probasco, Capt. : John Smock, Ist Lieut .; Casparus Van Nostrand, 2d Lieut.
FOR THE SHANNICK COMPANY .- William Ver Bryek, Capt .; Roelit Peterson, 1st Lieut .; Cornelius Peterson, 2d Lieut.
FOR THE COMPANY OF GRENADIERS .- Cornelius Lott, Capt .; JJohn Bennet, Lieut .; Cornelius Van Derv er, 2d Lieut .; Garret Garrison, 3d Lieut.
6th. The above officers proceeded according to the authority given them in the second article, to the choice of officers for the Company of Minute Men, when the following men were unanimously chosen : For Capt., Cornelius Lott ; for Ist Lient., John Nevius ; for 2d Lieut .. Gar- ret R. Garrison.
7th. The officers of the Militia, and the Committee of Observation are desired to meet together and appoint a Committee to provide the above Company with Arms and Ammunition.
May 16, 1775. The Officers of the Militia, and the Committee of Ob- servation having met, unanimously, chose Hendrick Van Middlesworth, Conrad Ten Eyck and Dirck Low, fto provide ammunition for said Com- pany, and arms for those that are not able to buy for themselves, and the aforesaid gentlemen are desired to take £40 Proc., in money on the credit of the Township. to buy 140 pounds powder, 420 pounds lead, and 210 flints ; and if the said Company should be called to march in de- fense of their country, if not provided for, then the aforesaid Hendrick Van Middlesworth, Conrad Ten Eyck and Direk Low, are to find pro- visions on the credit of the township as above said.
It is further agreed that the above agreement shall be subject to sueh alterations, and additions as the Provincial Congress shall think proper.
By order of the Assembly,
JOHN BAPTIST DUMONT, Chairman, PETER D. VROOM, Clerk.
We give a list of the members of Capt. P. D. Vroom's Company, en- rolled after the above action ; it is evidently not complete, but it con- tains all now recoverable :
Jacobus Amerman. Albert Amerman, John Amerman, Thomas Auten, John Brokaw, Lieut, Capt. Vroom's Co. killed at Germantown, Oct. 4th 1777 ; Abraham Brokaw, Peter Brokuw, Corp'l ; George Brokaw, Jaco- bus Bergen. Corp'l ; Jacob Cook, Jacob W. Cook, Jacobus Corshow, Ber- gun Coevert, Fifer ; Thomas Coevert, Corp'l ; Peter Ditmas, Nicholas Dubois, Peter J. Dumont, Thomas Dwere, Jacobus Dubois, Minne Du- bois, Serg't ; William Griggs, Augustus Hartshough, Harmon A. Hoag-
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land. Lucas Hoagland, Peter Hoagland, Direk Huif, Abram Low, Peter Leyster, Hugh McAllum, Hendrick Post, Serg't : Peter Perlee. Thom- as Skillman, Joakim Quick, En ign ; Peter Quick. Sery't ; Abram Stry- . ker, Jonathan Spader, Albert Stothott, Benjamin Taylor, Serg't ; Willet Taylor, Abram Taylor, Abraham Van Arsdalen, Serg't; John Van Arsdale, Garret Van Arsdale, John Van Dyek, William Van Dyck, An- drew Var Middlesworth, Serg't ; Tanis Van Middlesworth, Jacobus Van Nuyse, Coert Van Waggoner, Jacobus Voorhees, Rynier Veghte, Lieut 2d Batallion, Capt. ditto ; Peter Voorhees. Peter Vroom, Jacob Winter Corp'l ; Peter Winter ; Coert Van Voorhces.
We give the following enrollment subscribed by the men who enlisted in Capt. JJacob Ton Eyck's Company of Somerset Militia.
We the subscribers do voluntarily enlist ourselves in the Company of Capt. Jacob Ten Eyek, in the Township of Bridgewitte", in the County of Somerset, under the comm ind of C !!. Stephen Hunt, and do promise to obey our officers in such services as they shall appoint us, agreeable to the wishes and orders of the Provineinl Congress. Witness our hands this 23d day of June 1785 :
Capt., Jacob Ten Eyck, ist Lieut., Abi. Dumont, 2d Lieut., John Brokaw, En- sigu, Isaac Vanarsdaien ; Sergeants, Derick Dumont, Wm. Van Dine, Philip Falk, Jacob Ten Eyck, Jr., Andreas Ten Eyck, Jacobus Voorhees ; Corporals. Daniel Ammerman, John Dow, Jr., George Auton, Abram Van Voorhees ; Drimmer. Fred. K. Ditinars ; Privates, Peter Low, Aaron Craig. Andrew Ten Eyck Tartus, John Tunison, Jacob Ten Eyck Tartus, Mortnes Miller, John Evens, John Dowty Jr., Heury Brokman, Nickolas Brokman, Thomas Umphrey. Godfrey Clear. Feter Post, William Wilson, John Beekman, John Downe, Cornelius Suydam, Feter Bodine, Fulkert Dow, David Helebrant, John Stuart, Jas Winterstein, Lavid Vanarsdalen, Chrs. McMans, Peter Teeple, Minard Johnson, Peter Sutphen; Jere- miah Doty, Christian Frazer, George Van Neste, Hugh Clark .. Jacobus Van Voor- hees, John Storm, John Myers, Amos Smalley, Cor. Van Dike, John Wortman, John Ross, Luke Teeple, Peter Ten Eyck, Peter Dumont, Abin. Britton. Ilendrick Suydam, Jeremiah Britton, Samuel Williamson, James Ross. Gilbert Lane. Barn- ard Risden, Nis C., Hendrick Teeple. Jacob Snedoker, James Duyckinek, William Milliken, Evert Brokaw, Samuel Brittain, Lucas Vosseller, Jacob Vo: seller. Lewis Ileartsont, Ambrois Applebee, Roland Chambers, Richard Brokaw, Edward Mon- tanye, Dirck Dowe, Peter Van Derbarge, John Powelson, Abraham BritoD.
COMMITTEE CHAMBER. BRIDEGWATER, Feb. 24th 1776.
Whereas, by the ordnances lately made by the Provincial Congress, for regula ting the Militia of New Jersey, It appears necessary that each Captain should have a District for the Company he commands, we the Committee, accordingis grant unto Capt. Jacob Ten Eyck. the command of all the men within the follow- ing boundaries or District : Beginning at the Ilne of Hunterdon Co., on the river Allamatunck, thence down said river and also down the North Branch to the mouth of Chamber's Brook, then up the said brook to the place where William McDonal's Mill formerly stood, then to the top of the mountain to Capt. Stile's line, then on a direct Ilne down between Pullip Van Narsdaien, and Chris. Van Narsdalen's, westerly of W'm. Black Halls, to the rear of Raritan River Lots, then along the rear of said River Lots to a line of William Lave's River lot, then northerly and westerly, then down said branch to the line which divides the lands of Borgen Brokaw, and Mr. Conovers, then along said Itne to Bumerdon Co., line, then along the same to the beginning.
By order of the Committee, ED BUNN, Chairman.
Boundaries of the Millstone Company .- At a meeting of the Committee of the Township of Hillsborough held at the house of Garret Garretson, the 3d day of July, 1775. It was unanimously agreed that the boundaries of the Company called Millstone Company, are as follows, viz : Beginning at the mouth of Millstone River, thence along the said river to the house of Geretie Cornetry, then along her westward bound to and still continuing westwardly to the house of ColIt Van Vorehase, then westwardly to a small brook, and thence down the said brook to the Amwell Road, then westwardly along the said road till it comes to the 2 rod road that leads to Millstone road, continuing along sald road. thence along Millstone Road to Raritan Bridge, thence along the Raritan River to the pł ice of beginning. PETER D. VROOM.
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A lot of the men who served under Capt. Jacob Ten Fyck in the Revolutionary War, tron the year 175 to the year il, at different times :
rasmith Bilion, Andrew. John. Andrews Malcolm. Abylon Aaron, Auten Thomas, Andrews Robert Auten donn, Appleman David, Beriton JJeremiah. Brokaw Richard, Berit m Samuel. Bertron David, Brokaw Dirk, Brokaw Bergen, Bum leadriek. Buimer Garret. Bodine Cornelles. Bin anan Adam. Bogert Gis- bat. Biskfort Peter. Bergen Gerais. Barom John, Bunn Edward. Bodine JJohn. Brower Willi un, Boline Abraham Boss Cornelius, Brown Abrinain. Buss Cor- neles, Bushilell Thom is. Bumer Lowis, Bann Henry, Rimer Benjamin, Brown Green. Binner George, Burkoons Frederlek. Brown John, Beoran Henry, Bomer Richard, Backlow Fred'k Balmer Robert, Brewer George. Brewer William. Bruv. I'D J.it's. Colfer John, campbeil Archibald, Chandler John, Cumploo Richard, Vom & REmardy Comes Charles. Crag J. Cash Christopher. Corso Joan, C'alter Alexan ler. cornelison William. Clawson Benjamin. Clawson Birnet. Corneilson Garret Colter Peter. Chivus William, Castner John, Chambers Willlain. Conin David, Coole Peter, Clawson Brart. Calwell John, Chainbus Joseph. Colfer Michael, Chapman JJohn. Doty der milan, Duyckins James, Herrod John. Hoag- Land Samuel, Henry John. Hall Gorge. Hoge Jaunes, Huff John. Herpending Pi- ter, Hall Isane, Hay William, Harris Benjamin, Hall William, Hall Nicals, Hega- men James, Hoagland Willlam, Hoagland Derrick, Hadenbrook Peter, Hall Thom- as, Hadenbrook Isigr. Hardis JJ imes, Harriot John, Harris Jom, Johnson Minard .~ ~ Johnson William. Johnson, James, Jeromman Jacobus, Jones Benjamin, Kelley Divid, King David. King Thomas, Kirkpatrick Andrew, Lane Tunis, Dumont John. Dumont Elbert, Dow Fulkert Dennis Rubin, Dicker Peter, Dalley WIBlan, Doughty Skillman, Drene Thomas Drake Dirk. Defraste Isaac. Duyckman John. Dnyekman William. Davis Garret. Davis JJohn. Ewins John. Elvery John. Fraser Christopher, Fuster Luke. Fuldls Jere.niah, Fulker Peter. Fusler Jacob. Fulkerson Henry. French William, Goldtrap Jonn. Gorden John, Garretson Jeremiah. Glhner Thnthey, Helebrant David, Dartson Lewis, Harris Garret. Dortough Lewis, Lucas John, Long Willlam. Long John, Lane Thomas, LIddle Robert. Lee Thomas, Lane John, Lane Jacob, Lettis James, More John. Mapes Henry. Minor Samuel. Mulner Joseph, Montinmore William, MeMurtry Thomas. MeKinsley Samuel, Maggell Robert, Mishet Poter. More Luke, MeDowell Ephraim, Mallgh John. Millin James,- Mechlenrath Thomas, Mulbrin John. Mawfut Samuel, Maybeck John. Murfey Thomas. Messter Cornelious, Mannin Isaac. McDonald Samuel. Mealigh Peter, Mil- - lin John, MeMans Willlam, MeCrain Daniel. MeCarty Hugh, MeDowel John. Moa- beach John, Nortwick John. Nevius Christopher, Nevus John, Off Christopher, Oliver Nicolas, Prine JJohn. Powelson Henry, Post Peter. Prawi Isaac. Packson William, Probasco Garret. Porter William. Powl Archibald, Powel Jamies. Peach William. Powelson Mina, Probasco Christopher, Ross John, Ross James. Richson Joseph, Rolan John, Runyon Richard, Rosebome Hendrick. Rosehome Robert. Rightmer James, Rickey Israel, Reimer Benjamin. Runyon Vincent. Rolan Peter, Siekel Zachariah, Stryker Barrant, Stryker Christopher, Stuard John, Suydam Cornelius, Suydam Ryke, Storm John, Smalley Amos, Staats John. Smock Banant, Suydam Charles, Stephens Joseph, Sebring Fulkert, Stuff Joseph, Slingerlan Henry. Seuyler Barrant, Sparks JJohn, Stul John, Sebron George, Stephens Henry, Suddard Richard. Smalley JJonas, Stuart James, Soms Andrew, : harp John. Sharp Matthias, Simason John, Sebrin Abraham, Sparks Gabriel, Stephens Joseph, Schenk Abraham, Sutphen Gisbert, Smith John, Smalley Isaac. Stillwell John, Ten Eyck Peter, Tunison John. Teeple Luke, Teeple Luke. Teeple Hendricks, - Thompson Thomas, Teeple George, Todd George. Umphrey Thomas, Van Nars- talen Dow, Van Nest George, Van Dike Cornelluis, Van Deberge Peter, Van Nars- dalen Christopher, Van Debrook Peter, Van Nest Peter, Van Narsdalen JJohn. Van Horn James, Van Narsdalen Derlek, Van Narsdalen Hendrick, Vossler Peter, Valentine Jacob, Van Natten Jolin, Van Cort John, Van Nest Barnard. Van Camp John. Van Nest Abraham, Van Doren Christopher, Van Vest Jaromas, Van Nars- trand Jacob, Van Nost Frederick. Van Nest Cornellons, Van Deventer Abraham, Van Vingle Isaac, Van Tingle Abraham, Van Deventer Peter. Van Tingle John, Van Wagener Coonrad, Van Narsdalen Philip, Voorhees Fulkert, Van Doren Isaac, Van Pelt Rullff, Van Cort Michael, Van Deveer Matthew. Nan Norden Toblah, Van Doren Bergen, Vroom Hendrick, Vroom George, Vroom John, Voorhees Isane, Van Houten JJohn, Van Nortwick John, Wortman John, WIson Willlam, Winter- stein JJames, Willlamson Sminuel, Wyckoff John. Wite Matthew, Williamson Cor- nelius, Walker Thomas, Waldron William, Whealer James, Wooderd Daniel, Wortman Andrew, Winans William, Worley Peter, Wilson John. Waldron Cor- nelins, Wortman Peter, Young George, Young John,
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Members of Capt. Conrad Ten Eyek's Company :
David Ammerman, Powel Ammerman, Benjamin Arrosmith, John Bennet 2d Lieut , Damel Blew, Hendrick Blew, John Board, George Brewer, Abraham Bro- kaw, Corsparus Brokaw, Adam Ballas, Jacob Coach, Henry Cook, Abraham Co- shaw, Thomas Covert, Tunis Covert, Samuel Davis, John DeCamp, JJohn Decker, llendrick Dumon, Peter Dumon, Mancias Duboys, Serg't ; Abraham Dumott, Ben- jamin Dumott, Lawrence Dumott, Henry Fisher, Joseph French, Fulkert Fulker- son, Christian Herder, Hermanus Hoagland, Johannes Hoagland, John Hoagland, Punis lloagland, Nicholas lluff, Richard Huff, Henry Kennedy, Thomas Lawker- man, Thomas Light, JJohn Lorev,, Jr., Abraham Lott, Abraham Low, Daniel MCEwen, Simon Van Nortwick, Thomas Peterson, Abraham Post, Peter Peryn (Perrine), JJohn Powelson, Leroy Ralph, Hendrick Rosebroom, John II. Schenck, serg't, Roelif Sebring, Thomas Skillman, Isaac Stryker, John Stryker, Andries Ten Eyck, Garret Terhune. Cornelius Van Aisdalen. Isaac Van Cleefe, Corpofal, Paryas Van Cleef, Abram Van Arsdalen, Corporal, Jacob Vanderbilt, Chrystoyan Van Dorn, JJohn Van Dorn, Cornelius Van Dorn, Abytham Van Dorn, Ensigiy Cor- nelius Van Dorn, John Vandike, John Van Houten, John Van Middlesworth,Thon- as Van Middlesworth, Hendrick Van Nortwick, John Van Nortwick, Ensign, Jacob Van Nuys, John Van Voorhees, Conrad Ten Eyck, Ensign, Conrad Van Wagoner, Abraham Voorhees, Corp'l, Jacob Voorhees, Peter Voorhees, John Van Ars lalen, Serg't, Adolphus Weavour, William Whilson, Jacob Winter, Barent Dumott.
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Minutes of the First Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Township of Bridgewater, after it had been formed.
THE TOWNSHIP OF BRIDGEWATER, 1750.
At a meeting held this 12th day of March, 1750, att the House of George Middagh, by the Inhabitants aforesaid, for chusing officers according to the Patent Granted as aforesaid, and according to an act of Assembly provided for that purpose, &c., Viz :
John Broughton-Clark.
Daniel Blackford-Constable.
Richard Compton, Henry Stevens and John Vroom- Freeholders
Thomas Authen, Jr,, Lucas Tipple, John Harris, Lucas Belyou-Commissioners, of which two is to be choesing by ye Court.
Francis Cossart-Assessor for the Township.
Tobias Van Norden-Collector for aforesaid.
Hendrick Van Stay and Abraham Bodine, Isaac's son- Assessors for the Poor.
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Overseers of ye Highway, for ye year 1751. For Overseers of the Highway .
Harper Hoes-In the room of Frederick Bodine. Edward Hall-In the room of Richard Hall.
Samuel Stats Coejamin -In the room of Jeremiah Van Nest.
James Willson-In the room of Andris Cossine. Andris Ten Eyck, Jr .- In the room of Win M. Kinney. Rynear Van Nest-In the room of Jerry Reemer. Powel Authen-In the room of John Nealor.
Denice Tunison-In the room of Folkert Sebring. John Sebring-In the room of Joseph Colter.
The aforesaid meeting of the Inhabitants is adjourned till on the second Tuesday of March next at the hour of ten a Clock in the morning, according to an act of Assem- bly provided for that purpose, att the time and place aforesaid, &c.
JOHN BROUGHTON, Clark.
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COMMOM PLEAS JUDGES.
1778, 79, Peter Schenck, 1778, '79, 80, Jacob Bergen, 1778, '79, Abraham Van Neste. 1779, '80, SI, Nathaniel Ayers, 1779, Elisha Ayers, 1780, 'S1, 82. 83, Win. Verbryck- 1781. Roellff Sebring, 17S2, '83, '81, '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, '91. Thomas Berry, 1782, 83, '84, 'S7, '89, Robert Stockton. '1783, '84, '85, 'S7, 'SS, '90, '91, Moses Scott, 1785, '86. 'Matthias Baker, 1788, '89, '90, '91, '92, '95, '96,'97, '98, '99, 1800, Nicholas Dubois, 1785, '89, '90, '99, 1800, Peter D Vroom, 17SS, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93. '94, Joseph Annin, 1789, '91, '92, Robert Gaston, 1791, '92, '93, '9-4, '95, '97, '98, '99, Archibald Mercer, 1792, '94, '96, 97, Robert Blair, 1792, '93, '95, '96, John Beatty, 1793, '95, '96, Robert Stockton, 1795. "96, '97, '98, 1800, '01, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, David Kelly, 1795, 96, '97, John Stryker, 1795, 796, 197, '98, 99, Peter Dumont, 1997 to 1806. John Bayard, 1198 to 1804. John Bryant, 1901 10 1505, JJacob R. Hardenbergh.
SHERIFFS.
1777, 78, '79, l'eter Dumont, 1780, Peter T. Schenck, 1781, '82, '83, Peter 1). Vroon 1784, '85, Robert Stockton, 1786, 'ST. John Hardenbergh, 1788, '89, '90, Willlam Wal- lace, 1791, '92, '93, John Hardenbergh, 1791, '95, '96, Joseph Annin, 1797, '95, Robert Blair, 1799, 1800, Joseph Doty.
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Somerset County -- Its Physical Aspect.
It contains about 189,800 acres, and 297 square miles, and is divided into nine Townships, viz : Bridgewater. Bedminster Bernards, Warren, North Plainfield, Franklin, Hillsborough, Montgomery, and Branchburgh. Its cen- tral Latitude is 40 deg. 34 min, Longitude 2 deg. 15 min. The climate is mild and most healthful. The whole Conn- ty rests on and is composed of the secondary or transition formation, of the old red sand stone, or red shale. The northern part is hilly or mountainous, the central undula- ting, and a part of the southern is of the sa ne character Its mountains are of Trap formation rising from 150 to 300 feet, but they nowhere exhibit any of the columnar form which the Basalt or Trap sometimes assumes. North of Somerville there is a double range of Trap Mountains. The first mountain begins near Pluckamin, lying in the form of a horse shoe, and extending to Paterson. The second commences at Bernardsville, and terminates at the little falls of the Passaic Between them there is an elevated valley from a mile to halt a mile in width, in which, at different places, grey flag and building stone is obtained. These two ranges are almost unbroken, and have had the effect of changing the course of all the small rivers which flowed off the primative granite and gueiss hills north of them, and forcing them all to the north east, unil they reach Paterson Falls, over which the Passaic precipitates itself on its way to the Sea. Dead River evi- dently at first flowed into the Raritan at Bound Brook.
All these Trap Hills were unquestionably protruded from below by volcanic force in a semi-fluid state. In many places portions of the trap includes broken pieces of red shale, hardened by the effect of heat until almost vitrified. The Neshanic Mountain, on its northern extremity, shows the effect of intense heat, and the loose shale is burnt to such an extent that it rings like clink stone or cast iron. It is, in many respects, a curious formation, coming al- most to a point on its northern end, and spreading out like a triangle to the south, broken in some places and fur. rowed by the action of water.
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In the little valley at Chimney Rock, the place where the Trap was protruded is marked by the falls of the east branch of Middlebrook creek, and the overlaping of the red shale is plainly marked for more than a hundred yards.
There is also another lower range north of Princeton, known as Rocky Hill, through which the Millstone has found an ontlet. where the same thing, though not so well defined, may be seen. It it were not for the conchoidal fracture of the Trap, it would be a most useful and excel- lent building material ; being less dense than granite and gneiss, its temperature is higher, and consequently a house built of it would condense less moisture and be dryer and much more healthy
The Red Shale of our County is composed of silicions and angilacious substances, and its color is owing to the presence of the red oxide of iron in small quantities. It has sometimes been ground fine and used as paint, but it is not valuable as a pigment.
As it lies in the central parts of our county, it has a general dip or inclination of abont fifteen degrees to the north west, and everywhere exhibits the effect of disturb- ances ; being broken up and uneven on its surface.
At some remote period it has evidently been dennded of the superabundent material which originally rested on it. The Sand Hill west of Somerville, that at the Compton burying ground on the north, the hill west of the North Branch at Milltown, and the one north west from the North Branch Church, are instances of the character of the material which originally rested on it and has been re- moved in some way, not now recognizable.
It has resting on it clayey loom, forming the soil of the endulating grounds which rises above the alluvial along the water courses. It varies in thickness from a foot to twenty or thirty feet, and is capable of being made ex- ceedingly fertile and valuable for agricultural purposes.
In the valley of the Peapack, there are extensive beds of limestone, which are used extensively in enriching the soil, as well as for mechanical purposes. Copper ore exists in the mountains north of Somerville, but has not been ob- tained in quantity to make it valuable.
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