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ot" the same name, falls into iLe Gulf of St. Lawrence ; the River 

 St. Geoi'gc and Harry's Brook I'all into Bay St. George. 



LAKES AND PONDS. 



One of the niof^t remarkable of the physical features of the 

 island is the immense number of its lakes and ponds. They aie 

 so numerous that ■were the island mapped out in detail, more 

 than one-third of the whole surface would be represented by 

 water. They are found in every possible position — -in the 

 mountain gorges ; in the de[)ressions between the low hills ; in 

 the valleys ; and frequently in hollows near the tops of the 

 highest eminences. They are of all sizes, from tiny j^ools and 

 lakelets to sheets of water nearly sixty miles in length. In many 

 districts they form a very beautiful feature of the landscape. 

 From the tops of some of the highest hills, fi'om fifty to one lum- 

 dred and fifty lakes and ponds may be counted. These bright 

 gems dotting the expanse of country, are generally over-hung 

 with dense woods. It is generally believed among geologists 

 that they are relics of the Ice Age, and were scooped out by 

 glaciers when the island was loaded with its ice-mantle of two or 

 three thousand feet in thickness. 



GRAND LAKE. 



The largest lake in the island is Grand Lake, iifty-six miles in 

 length and five in bi'eadth, with an area of nearly two thousand 

 s(juare miles. Its surface is but fifty feet above the sea-level, 

 while at its deepest portion the bottom is more than three 

 hundred feet Ijelow the level of the sea. Many brooks emj)ty 

 into it, but it has only one outlet — Junction Brook, which joins 

 the Humber. Its south-western extremitj^ bears about north- 

 east from the head of St. George's Bay, from which it is distant 

 about fifteen miles. It coiitains an island 22 miles long and four 

 to five miles in breadth. Its shores are densely wooded, arrd its 

 scenery at many points very beautiful. 



RED INDIAN LAKE. 



Red Indian Lake, thi-ough which the River Exploits flow?, is 

 37 miles in length, with an area of 64 square miles. Around its 



