Chester County and its people .. . ins of quartz cemented together. A beltof sandstone runs the entire length of North Valley hill. Eed Sandstone.—A soft, shaly sandstone, colored red by the AND ITS PEOPLE. 157 oxide of iron. It is found in all parts of the county north of FrenchCreek. Hornblende Eock.—A gneiss in which mica is replaced byhornblende. It is dark in color, hard and tough. Trap.—An igneous rock of volcanic origin, dark, hard, tough,and consisting of feldspar and hornblende closely mixed. Quartz.—Same as mineral quartz, rather a rock constituentthan a rock, as it never alone forms
Chester County and its people .. . ins of quartz cemented together. A beltof sandstone runs the entire length of North Valley hill. Eed Sandstone.—A soft, shaly sandstone, colored red by the AND ITS PEOPLE. 157 oxide of iron. It is found in all parts of the county north of FrenchCreek. Hornblende Eock.—A gneiss in which mica is replaced byhornblende. It is dark in color, hard and tough. Trap.—An igneous rock of volcanic origin, dark, hard, tough,and consisting of feldspar and hornblende closely mixed. Quartz.—Same as mineral quartz, rather a rock constituentthan a rock, as it never alone forms hills and mountains. Scale of Hardness.—1. Keadily scratched by nail (Talc).2. Scarcely scratched by nail (Gypsum). .3. Scratched by copper(Calcite). 4. Harder than copper, but will not cut glass (Fluorite).5. Scratches glass slightly (Apatite). 6. Scarcely scratched byknife (Feldspar). 7. Not scratched by knife (Quartz). 8. Cannotbe filed, and scratches 7 (Topaz). 9. Scratches 8 (Corundum).10. Scratches 9 (Diamond.) 10. CHAPTER IV. WELSH AND OTHER SETTLERS. CHAPTER IV. THE WELSH TRACT AND THE EARLY SETTLEMENTS—A BARONY DESIRED TEXT OF THE WARRANT EXPLORATION OF THE TRACT—THE WELSH PURCHASES FIRST SETTLEMENT IN MERION TOWNSHIP SUFFERINGS OF THE WELSH SETTLERS—OTHER BUYERS AND SETTLERS—SURVEY OFTHE FARMS TRANSFERS FIRST SETTLERS IN OTHER TOWN-SHIPS— QUIT-RENTS LETITIAs MANOR—MANY OF THE FIRST SETTLERS NAMED—INDENTURES. IT is natural and is also liigUy commendable for men to takepride in the achievements of their ancestors; and from the his-torian each iace, nationality and class is entitled to proper creditfor the part it may have played in the great drama of the settle-ment of a new coiintiy, or in the establishment and developmentof its institutions, though it is exceedingly difficult for the humanmind, when necessarily working within prescribedlimits of space and time, even it is not impossible, to accuratelyapportion to each the credit du
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