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53, 31, 37, 30, 31, 35, 38, 37, 36, 42, 50, 45, 37, 28 and 14 feet about 75 feet 
to shore. In the western part of the lake south of the line of soundings 
just given we found water 45, 57, 62, 54, 35, and 25 feet to south shore. 
The outlet ditch runs northerly from the northwest part of the lake, into 
Dollar Lake, thence into New Lake. 
NEW LAKE. 
New Lake, having an area of about GO acres, is situated near the center 
section 1, Troy Township, about 14% miles north of Goose Lake. It is sur- 
rounded by low, gently sloping hills, and is bordered on the east by broad 
areas of Scirpus americana and Scirpus lacustris. Commencing at the 
southeast and going northerly at intervals of about 100 feet, we found 
soundings as follows: 15, 12; 20; 39, 30, 29) 30; 31, 38; 43; 38, 34, 26, 
238, 21, 22, 28, 26, 36, 37, 34, 31, 21, and 6 feet among the lily pads near 
shore. The outlet is by a ditch northeasterly about half a mile into Loon 
Lake. 
OLD LAKE. 
Old Lake, about the same size as New Lake, is situated about a half 
mile north of New Lake in the 8. W. 4, Sec. 36, Town. 33 north, Range 8 
east, Etna Township, Whitley County. The shores are low and swampy 
or marshy. Considerable areas of swamp land to the west drain into Old 
Lake. The outlet is easterly a half mile or so into Loon Lake. Soundings 
at intervals of about 100 feet, going easterly, as follows: 25 feet out, 12, 
30, 31, 31, 31, 27, 27, 32, 40, 42, 45, 45, 45, 48, 37, 34, 30, 28, 25, 21, and 
15 feet 100 feet to shore. 
; LOON LAKE. 
Loon Lake: lies mainly in the east half of Sec. 36, Etna Township, 
Whitley County, and in the west half of Sec. 31, Noble Township, Noble 
County. It has an area of about 240 acres. A drainage ditch lowered the 
level of the lake about 7 feet, greatly lessening the area, and reducing the 
proportion of shallow water. Lowering the lake uncovered large areas of 
muck, marl and sand. Some of the muck is well covered with vegetation, 
but the sand and mar! are still quite barren after six years of exposure. 
There is considerable marsh land and swamp in the west, but on the south, 
east and north there are low bluffs rising 10 to 15 feet above the lake. 
To the northwest of the lake there are some hills that rise fifty feet above 
the lake. Commencing at the south and working northerly along the axis 
of the lake at intervals of about 136 feet we found depths as follows: 
