iNTKoId'CTloN. IX 



LAKES AND PONDS. 



Although our region is surrouadei on all sides by a multi- 

 tude of lakes, of glacial origin and otherwise, there are very few 

 •within its limits. The most noteworthy in Delaware county are 

 Goodrich, Mud, and Scxsmith lakes, drained by small tributaries 

 of the Susquehanna. In Susquehanna county, Comfort's pond 

 and Churchill' s lake, drained by Canawacta creek; Fo:>^ s pond 

 drained by Drinker creek; Quaker lake, drained by Snake creek. 

 In Chenango county, Brisben pond, Warn s pond and Gene- 

 ganslct lake, drained by branches of the Chenango. In Broome 

 county, Pond Brook and Cutler s pond, drained by branches of 

 the Chenango. In Tioga county (N. Y. ), Muttoti- Hill ■pond dcn^ 

 Pemberton s pond, drained by branches of the Susquehanna. In 

 Schuyler county, Cayiita lake, drained by Cayuta creek. In 

 Chemung county, Miller s pond, drained by a small tributary of 

 the Chemung. In Steuben county. Cinnamon lake, drained by 

 Post creek. In Chenango county. Round pond near Greene, 

 Round pond near McDonough, and Jam pond near Pharsalia, 

 all drained into the Chenango river. 



In general the shores of our lakes are composed of soft, 

 yielding mud, pointing unmistakably to the fact that they were 

 once of much greater area and are fast filling up. This also 

 gives a clue to the origin of the numerous peat-bogs in their vicinity, 

 which doubtless were formerly lakes of similar character. In 

 themselves the lake borders are veritable bogs, overgrown with 

 sphagnum and cranberry vines, and tenanted by Limodorum 

 tuberosum, Pogonia ophi^glossoides, Chamcedaphne calyculata, 

 Sarracenia purpurea, Drosera rotundifolia, Kalmia glaucadcnA. 

 Naumburgia thyrsi/lora. As the soil approaches the stable land 

 a home is found for ^/^^i', Rhus Vernix, Vacciniuin corymbosti7n, 

 Decodon verticil latus Sind. Andromeda Polifolia. In the lakes a 

 profuse vegetation usually exists, consisting of Brasenia pur- 

 purea, Caslalia odorata, Utricularia vulgaris, Nymphwa ad- 

 vena and others. 



BOGS AND SWAMPS. 



No part of our territory forms more interesting ground for 



the botanist than the peat-bogs and swamps. Of from one to 



many acres in area, they range from comparatively solid peat to 



"quaking bogs" of unfathomed depth, over whose surface even 



