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Probably a similar gravel ridge once existed along the valley south- 

 ward, though now shown by only a few fragments ; and it seems proper 

 to add here whatever facts we have on this subject. Gravel, which is 

 unmistakably that of the kame, was seen in the west part of Windsor 

 village, exposed by excavation at a street corner some 500 to 600 feet 

 north-west from the dam of Ascutney pond. Here all of the kame that 

 was above the street has suffered erosion, and all else seen was fine allu- 

 vium. On the east side of Ascutney pond we find a high, nearly level- 

 topped area of kame-like gravel. This extends from north to south about 

 three fourths of a mile, being one eighth of a mile wide, with a steep 

 escarpment on each side. This seems to be a kame deposit, wider than 

 usual, and resembling the high plains or broad ridges of the same origin 

 about Dover and southward near the coast. The south end of this de- 

 posit rests upon the north end of a ledgy hill. A mile and a half farther 

 south we find distinct remains of the kame close upon the west side of 

 the river road, extending about one mile with equal portions in Windsor 

 and Weathersfield. This forms the east border of a high terrace, both 

 kame and terrace being 150 to 170 feet above the river. The material 

 of this kame is plainly shown by excavations made for repair of the road, 

 and it is like that which uniformly prevails in the long range from Lyme 

 to Windsor. Thus we find frequent gravel deposits which are probably 

 remnants of a former kame along the first five miles south from the end 

 of the undoubtedly continuous range. It is noticeable that here the 

 kame was near the west side of the valley, with its continuity broken 

 by hills. 



In the next eleven miles no indications of the kame were seen. It is 

 then quite well shown for one mile in Charlestown, first appearing where 

 the railroad cuts the high terrace south of Beaver meadow. This exposes 

 a section of the underlying kame, and between Springfield station and 

 the Cheshire bridge it forms a gravel hill, with a height in both places 

 130 feet above the river, or 420 feet above the sea. Eight miles inter- 

 vene before we find its next remnant, which is a pine-covered plateau, 

 used as a picnic ground, in the north part of Bellows Falls village. This 

 is 75 feet above the streets that surround it, 112 feet above the river at 

 the head of the falls, and 395 feet above the sea. At its north end a 

 section is exposed, which shows this to be a portion of a kame by its 



