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haif a mile, lay ona natural causeway, about 30 feet in 
breadth, which separated the lake into two parts, and was 
formed of earth, probably washed up by its waves. The 
rock which was the particular object of our curiosity, is 
said, by the inhabitants long settled here, to have moved a 
considerable distance from. the spot where it aoa 
stood, towards the south-western shore. You will not 
suppose we considered this story as founded either in truth 
or good sense. However, having long believed it to 
prudent, and made it a regular practice, whenever it was 
convenient, to examine the foundation of reports credi ted 
by sober men, I determined to investigate this, as I saw 
that it was firmly believed by several discreet persons.— 
One particularly, a man of unquestioned reputation, and 
long resident near the spot, declared, that 40 years since, 
the top of this rock, at the ordinary height of the water, 
was at least two feet below its surface, and 15 or 20 rods 
farther from the causeway than when we sawit. The 
shore has unquestionably remained as it then was; for the 
trees and stumps standing on the aneserrsy are older than 
any man now living, and the space between them and the 
lake is very parrow, scarcely canis. fifteen feet from 
the trees. 
“‘ The top of the rock is now at least two feet above the me 
water. ‘This height, it is declared to have gained imper- 
ceptibly, year by year, for many years, in consequence of ‘ 
its advancing towards the shore, and standing continually 
in water more and more shallow e water is evidently. 
of the same depth now as formerly, as is proved by the ap- 
pearance of the shore. 
en we came up to the rock, which was standing 
where the water was scarce knee-deep, we found a chan- 
nel behind it, towards the deeper water, formed in the 
earih, about Bicep rods in Jength, it was serpentine in its 
orm, and was sunk from two to three feet below the com- 
mon elaine <i the sai onits borders. In the front of 
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