; from

    and

    t of t to convince ting

    inants of t.  Often an inquisitive eye may detect the

    sive lake in the low horizon hills, and no

    subsequent elevation of to conceal

    tory.  But it is easiest, as the highways

    knoo find ter a s

    of it is, tion give it t license, dives deeper

    and soars ure goes.  So, probably, the

    ocean o be very inconsiderable compared s

    breadth.

    As I sounded termine the

    bottom er accuracy than is possible in surveying harbors

    its general

    regularity.  In t part there are several acres more level

    t any field he sun, wind, and plow.

    In one instance, on a line arbitrarily c

    vary more t in ty rods; and generally, near the

    middle, I could calculate tion for eac in

    any direction beforehree or four inches.  Some are

    accustomed to speak of deep and dangerous  sandy

    ponds like t t of er under tances

    is to level all inequalities.  ty of ttom and its

    conformity to the neighboring hills were

    so perfect t a distant promontory betrayed itself in the

    soundings quite across ts direction could be

    determined by observing te shore.  Cape becomes bar, and

    plain ser and channel.

    en rods to an inch,

    and put dohan a hundred in all, I observed

    ticed t the number

    indicating test deptly in tre of the

    map, I laid a rule on thwise, and

    found, to my surpri