. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. lat. 40°58 and 4-2o 21 N., Ion. 71° S-J and 7:i° 50 W. ;being bounded N. by Massachusetts, E. by RhodeIsland, S. by Long Island Sound, and W. by NewYork. Its length E.to V. is 90 m.; andIts average breadthabout 02 in. Area4,730 sq.m. The sur-face of C. is muchdiversified, but thereis no land above 1.000feet in elevation. Thethree priiKMpal riversare the tonnecticut,tile lliiusatonic, and „, „„ T r. tlP Thames. The Flg.99.-S.:ALOFCoNSEcncrr. Lonnecticut is the largest river in New England. It rises on the N.bor
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. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. lat. 40°58 and 4-2o 21 N., Ion. 71° S-J and 7:i° 50 W. ;being bounded N. by Massachusetts, E. by RhodeIsland, S. by Long Island Sound, and W. by NewYork. Its length E.to V. is 90 m.; andIts average breadthabout 02 in. Area4, 730 sq.m. The sur-face of C. is muchdiversified, but thereis no land above 1.000feet in elevation. Thethree priiKMpal riversare the tonnecticut, tile lliiusatonic, and „, „„ T r. tlP Thames. The Flg.99.-S.:ALOFCoNSEcncrr. Lonnecticut is the largest river in New England. It rises on the N.border of New llampsliire. 1000 feet above thesea, and falls into the Sound at Saybrook, after acourse of about 4f)0 in. It is navigable to Middle-town (:{0 ni.) for vessels drawing 10 feet, and toHartford (60 ni.) for those drawing 8 feet. TheE. part of the State Is drained by the Thames, which is navigable to Norwich for the Soundsteamers and West India trading-vessels. In theW. part of the Stale is the Housatonic. navigablefor small vessels to Uerby, where the Naugatuck. joins it. C. is very rich in mineral resources; ithas 20 extensive quarries and mines ojiened whenthe last census was taken. Copjier is found in theSimsbury mines at (jranby and at Bristol; butthese mines have lost their former importancesince the working of the abundant and purer oresof Lake Superior. Iron ore is very abundant inSalisbury, Kent, Sharon, Cornwall, and Canaan.Limestone and marble of the very best quality arefound at Canaan, Washington, and Milford. AtPortland and Cromwell, on both sides of Connecti-cut River, are the well-known immense quarriesof freestone largely in demand for building. Theexcellent slate flagging from liolton and lladdamis abundant in supply, and in great demand.Granite, gneiss, hydraulic lime, tiling slates, clay(fire, potters, and caolin), and sulphates of baryteare found in great quantities, t. has over 100 m. ofdeeply indented coast, affording excellent harbors.Th