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away the Seen mill. The whole was precipitated down 
the bank into. the creek, and broke through a part of the 
grist mill, which soon became so far undermined, that it 
tumbled down, a day or two afterwards. 
The quantity of earth, and stones, and rocks in rolled 
masses, carried into the creek, from the brook, is greater 
than from the eastern gulley. The length of the heap, 
Among the stones and prairie in welled masses, iad out 
from these two gullies, and lying aoe under the E 
are several superb specimens of petrified marine. shel 
some of them agglutinated in considerable ee and hav- 
ing an argillaceous, and calcareous ceme 
About one mile westward, on the same orrbed; is as mall 
brook, usually containing not more water, ‘hein might pass 
through a cylindrical tube of six inches in diameter. Here 
the water accumulated to such a degree, that the brook 
overflowed all its banks, and became ‘of the size and force 
of a large and rapid mill stream. A blacksmith’s shop 
o_o a little westward from the brook, was carried off, 
and ravine excavated. Generally, ravages occurred 
here, similar to those which existed at Woolcott’s mills ; and 
a consideréble number of rocks, estimated to weigh from 
half a ton to a ton each, were driven by the current man 
rods into the creek. It will be recollected, that a mile. west 
from this place, the rain was moderate. 
In the neighbourhood of Madison, the storm pisidinoéé 
ravages not less remarkable. At no great distance north- 
ward from the village is a mountain, estimated to be six 
h height, above the plain below. 
The south end of this mountain, which abuts upon the flat, 
which I mentioned as having probably been the bed of an 
ancient lake, is about one mile north north-west from Madi- 
son church. The brow of the mountain here, is about half 
the elevation of the summit. There is at this place a ledge 
off oro rocks, running a considerable distance, and ter- 
y, with 9 perpe. i sep Ag fiw euty 
or thirty feet a Sa a A ae a ec i’: a a frat 
some dievins: back to this place. ~The water accumulating 
