t Geology, Yc. of the Connecticut. 9 
retreat, or when the deltas of the Mississippi and Ganges, 
__ began to encroach upon the ocean, or even to that time 
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~ when “all the high bills that were under the whole heaven 
were covered” with a de 
Last of all, his attention will be directed to the rock on 
which he stands. And he will find near him those regular 
columns and those sloping debris, that evince it to belong 
to the trap family, so singular in its structure and position, 
and whose origin is so hard to be accounted for.* 
Mount Tom. 
Mount Tom is higher than Holyoke and the prospect 
from its topis grand and extensive, but there is not that in- 
teresting grouping of objects in its immediate vicinity ; and 
while Holyoke attracts so many visitors, Tom is rarely as- 
cended. — ins are merely distinct peaks of | 
same greenstone range, separated by Connecticut river. 
Sugar Loaf. | 
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It has already been stated that this is a conical elevation 
of old red sandstone, rising five hundred feet above the Con- 
necticut, in Deerfield, immediately on its banks. An 
one passing along the stage road from Whately to Deerfield, 
will be struck with the singular form and aspect of this 
peak, and he will not regret a visit to its top. ‘This he will 
find to be an ellipse, whose diameters are about ten and 
thirty rods. On the east and west sides are perpendicular 
walls several hundred feet high. Connecticut river is a 
autiful object on the east and south, and a_ bridge across 
this river, and the village of Sunderland on the opposite 
bank, appear to be distant scarcely astone’s throw. One - 
fourth of the horizon is hidden on the north east by the 
trees. On every other side the view is distinct and com- 
manding. 
In the meadows near the south point of S Loaf, a 
skirmish took place in August, 1675, between the Indians 
and the Massachusetts forces under Captains Lathrop and 
* It ought perhaps to be mentioned that recently two commodious build- 
ings have been erected upon Holyoke, where the visitor will find ample 
means of refreshment. 
Vou. VII.——-No. 1. 2 
