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Fig. 19. A small lake al^out a mile west of West Apopka, Lake County, 

 in a basin over 100 feet deep among sandy hills. Surrounding vegetation all 

 high pine land. March 9, 1914. 



have no definite data on that point yet. In the southern part oT 

 Lake County there are hills that rise even higher above the lakes 

 nearest them than Iron Mountain does. (See fig. 19.)* 



There are a few dry funnel-shaped depressions, suggesting lime- 

 sinks, in the uplands of Orange and Polk Counties, but it has not 

 been demonstrated that they were formed by solution. There is 

 said to be some lime-sink country on the west side of Lake George, 

 which the writer has not yet visited. The scrub areas (described 

 farther on) are thought by some to represent ancient dunes, like 

 those of the east coast, but their topography is not typical dune 

 topography at all. However, it is quite possible that the wind has 

 moved the surface sands a little at a time through many centuries 

 and thus rounded off the hills and hollows. 



The most striking characteristic of the region, and that whicn 

 contributes most to its scenic beauty, is its lakes, several thousanc; 

 in number, of all sizes from a few rods to several miles in diameter. 

 Some are traversed bv or connect with rivers, while some have no 



*An advertising booklet issued a few months ago by the Lake County 

 Chamber of Commerce (and paid for by the County Commissioners), which 

 contains a larger proportion of facts than many publications of its kind, gives 

 the altitude of Sugar Loaf Mountain, north of Minneola, as 312 feet, which 

 seems reasonable. (See chapter on topography, farther on.) 



