Chester County and its people .. . eople aud scarcely brooked the loAverclass of whites. She often spoke emphatically of the wrongs of her AXn irs PEOPLE. 129 race, and feelingly of their misfortimes, and bestowed her aifectionson them to the last days of her life. A certain individual, visitingher cabin on the farm of Marshall, thus expressed hisemotion upon seeing where she had lived in her later years: Was this the spot where Indian HannahWas seen to linger, weary, Avorn with care? Yes—that mute cave was once the happy homeOf Hannah, last of her devoted race; But she, too, now has
Chester County and its people .. . eople aud scarcely brooked the loAverclass of whites. She often spoke emphatically of the wrongs of her AXn irs PEOPLE. 129 race, and feelingly of their misfortimes, and bestowed her aifectionson them to the last days of her life. A certain individual, visitingher cabin on the farm of Marshall, thus expressed hisemotion upon seeing where she had lived in her later years: Was this the spot where Indian HannahWas seen to linger, weary, Avorn with care? Yes—that mute cave was once the happy homeOf Hannah, last of her devoted race; But she, too, now has sunk into the tomb. The briars and thistles wave above the xjlace. Her family consisted of Andrew, Sarah, Jimmy and herself,and she was the Last of the Lenape. As she grew old she lefther wigwam and lived with those who were friendly to her, and atlength, on the opening of the pooi-ho\ise of Chester County, she be-came an inmate of that institution, the only representative of New-lin Township, and there she died March 20, CHAPTER 111. GEOLOGY. CHAPTEK III. GEOLOGY ROCKS OF THE COUNTY CLASSIFIED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS REGIONS THE DIP OF THE STRATA ECONOMIC ROCKS FOS-SIL PLANTS AND ANIMALS THE FIVE GEOLOGIC REGIONS THEIR FEATURES DESCRIBED THEORIES OF THE GEOLOGISTS—MINERALS—ORES LEAD COPPER ZINC ROCKS—A DESCRIP-TION OF ALL SCALE OF HARDNESS. IN this work there is uo attempt made to treat of the geologyof Chester County in an exhaustive manner. Such a thing couldnot be done for want of space, and, besides, it is only the profes-sional geologist that can do such a work in a creditable and sat-isfactory manner. All, therefore, that will be attempted is tosummarize the leading facts and features of this interesting topicin such a manner as may lead those who may read this chapter, andwho have not given much thought to the geology of their county,to turn their attention in that direction and thus become more par-ticularly informed. Chester County lies principa
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