GEOGRAPHY.

BARNSTABLE COUNTY.

TOWNS.

Barnstable is the shire and chief town in the

county and a port of entry. tends across Cape Cod, and

The township exhas a soil better than that of most of the towns on the cape. It contains a court house, owns from 15 to 20 thousand tons of shipping, and has a population of 3824.

Dennis has for a long time been noted for the manufacture of salt from sea water. Scargo Hill in this town is the highest land in the county. Population 1997.

Falmouth contains a bank, and has a population of 2370. There are in the township numerous ponds, some of fresh and some of salt water. These give great variety to the scenery of the place.

Provincetown is at the extremity of Cape Cod. The houses are built on piles, left open so that the sand may drive through. Almost

What constitutes the importance of Barnstable? What is a shire town? A port of entry? What is said of its extent? Its soil? What public building does it contain? How much shipping does it own? Mention its population. For what is Dennis noted? What is said of Scargo Hill? What is the population of Dennis?

What does Falmouth contain? What is said of its ponds?

Where is Provincetown? How are the houses built? What is the employment of the inhabitants? From whence

all the inhabitants are engaged in fishing, and procure the chief articles of subsistence, except what the sea affords, from Boston and the neighbouring country. Population 1252. Sandwich, the second town in the county in population, is more agricultural than any other in it.

A canal across Cape Cod, to unite Buzzard's and Barnstable Bays, is in contemplation, and if completed will pass through this town. Salt is manufactured here in great quantities. There is also a glass manufactory. There were once Indian settlements in this town, and the Herring Pond tribe now live on its borders. Sandwich has an academy and a population of 2884.

Yarmouth, one of the largest towns in the county, manufactures great quantities of salt. Sea water is raised into vats by pumps worked by the wind. The water passes through four vats exposed to the sun, gradually drying away, till in the last it becomes salt. Moveable roofs protect the vats from the rain and dews. Yarmouth contains a bank and 2232 inhabitants.

do they procure the chief articles of subsistence? What is the population of the town?

Compare Sandwich with the other towns in the county as to population, and the employment of the people. What public improvement is in contemplation? What are the manufactures of the place? What is said of the Indians ? What literary institution in Sandwich? What is the population?

What is the size of Yarmouth? What is manufactured here ? What is the process of manufacturing salt? What institution does it contain ? What is its population?

GENERALIZATION.

Inhabitants, &c. There are thirteen towns in the county of Barnstable, and 24,281 inhabitants, of whom 181 are negroes. Besides these there are about 300 Indians in the southwest part of the county, at Mashpee, who own 10,000 acres of land. This place is not an incorporated town, but its inhabitants, chiefly Indians, are under the general direction of the State government.

The inhabitants of Barnstable county are almost all employed in commerce and the fisheries, though some are employed in agriculture, and salt is extensively manufactured. The county was incorporated in 1685, and, at present, sends one senator to the General Court. Rivers. There are several small streams, but none of much importance.

Mountains. There are no mountains; the county is almost surrounded by the sea. Its soil is generally sandy and barren, and its

How many towns are there in the county of Barnstable? How many inhabitants? How many Indians? Where do they live? How much land do they own? How are they governed?

How are the inhabitants of the county employed? When was the county incorporated? How many Senators does it send to the General Court?

What is said of the streams in the county? What is said of Mountains? What is the situation of the county?

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shape is that of a man's arm bent inward both at the elbow and wrist. It is thought that Cape Cod is gradually diminishing by the constant action of the wind and waves. The Cape received its name from the large numbers of Cod fish taken near it by one of its first dis

coverers.

BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

TOWNS.

Adams contains Fort Massachusetts, noted in the history of the State for having been twice attacked by the French and Indians. Saddle Mountain lies upon the line dividing the town

What is its soil? Its shape? How did Cape Cod obtain its name?

General review of the County.

Draw the shape of Barnstable county on a large scale. Draw the ponds in it. The streams. Mark on your drawing the situation of the town of Barnstable. Where is Barnstable Harbour? Point to Oyster Bay. Where is Sandwich? Which way is Sandwich from Barnstable? In what part of the county is Sandwich? Point out the situation of Provincetown. Which way is it from Barnstable? Where are the courts of the county held? Where is Chatham ? -Chatham Beach? Falmouth? Dennis? Wellfleet ?— Where is Egg Island? Mashpee ?

What fort does Adams contain? What is said of Saddle Mountain? What river passes through the town, and what

from Williamstown. Its estimated height is 4000 feet. Hoosac River passes through this town and receives a small stream, which has worn its channel 60 feet deep, in some places, in a quarry of white marble. It has found a

passage under a part of the rock, leaving a natural bridge 20 feet high; and directly over that is another natural bridge of stone, 62 feet above the water, 12 or 15 feet long, and 10 feet wide. The town possesses extensive water power, and is a flourishing manufacturing place, particularly the village of North Adams. There are 16 factories, cotton and woollen. The population in 1820, was 1836; now (1829) it is estimated at 3000.

Cheshire is a fine grazing town and has a population of 1202. The Cheshire and Boston Glass Companies, with a capital each of $200,000, have their works in this place.

Great Barrington is well situated on both sides of the Housatonic River, but is chiefly built on the western bank. It has a soil of the best quality and a beautiful surface. Population 1908.

Hancock is only three miles wide, but ex

natural curiosity is formed by a stream emptying into it? What is said of the manufactures of the town? What was its population in 1820 ? What is it supposed to be now?

What is said of Cheshire? What manufacturing establishments are here ?

How is Great Barrington situated? What are its soil and surface? Mention, its population.