The quantity is said to be inexhaustible, and what renders it of still greater importance is, that arks and rafts descend from within four or five miles of the mines." _New Gazetteer of New York_ .-- Mr.Carter writes (Feb.

5th) inauspiciously of the course of affairs at Washington, as not favoring the spirit of exploration.

He proposes, in the event of my not receiving the contemplated appointment, the plan of a Gazetteer of New York, on an enlarged and scientific basis.

"I have often expressed to you my opinion of the Spafford Gazetteer of this State.

It is wholly unworthy of public patronage, and would not stand in the way of a good work of the kind; and such a one, I have the vanity to believe, our joint efforts could produce.