abandoned it in jail He soon complained of his dis- 
appointment. “ Did you then dig in the precise spot I told 
you! a “I dug as near it as I could without injuring the 
tree.” ‘Go home and dig up that tree, and if you do not 
find water at the specified depth, I will defray the expence.” 
He did so; and obtained an excellent well at the given 
depth. 
As to the depth, it occurred to me at once, when seeing 
the operation of the rods in the hands of Mr. Steele, that 
her er be easily ascertained, by taking the angle they 
made at a few feet from the spot where they became di- 
" ly aes ; and this, I er is the mode of ascer- 
taining it, though I was ormed 
. 
Let me also mention t-in optics, which I ae not 
Pe econ in company with a ee tis’ ad we were ‘descend 
Ol | ds, bh: BIG’: : 
: ¢ uth on the — of the Con-, — 
necticut. Allat once, the porthors:balf ora 
peared to change from the hue of = sutuinird! for- 
t, , te a bright and beauti “green, resembling the verdure 
eri in the spring, or a distant wood of 
fter descending a few rods furthe 
spect. ‘The sun, about three hours a: 
fore setting, was then pore es am! brightly on the range, 
and the sky clear, though I conclude the effect was 
produced by the. Particular an; ® of reflection, and —— : 
ne thestnoephere 
Yours with So ame 
RALPH EMERSON, _ 
PLS sence etal, we ssed a beautiful exhibi- 
tion in nature, of the “ su water,” (as it is com= 
monly termed,) produced f 
hill, projected i a valley 
led me to con 
ds any x ae upon it from me. 
a ¢ i ‘. os iz 
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