124 LAKE OF JANINA. 



There is no visible outlet to the Lakeof Janina. 

 Above the town, is the smaller Lake of Labchis- 

 tas, w^hich forms, however, a very extensive piece of 

 water. On the side of this lake, I observed, close 

 under a very high and precipitous limestone rock, 

 the water of the lake running into the earth 

 under the rock in several places, and in very large 

 quantities. I examined closely, and found, from 

 the shape of its features, that there could be no 

 outlet to this lake in that direction excepting 

 under ground. On asking the guide if he knew 

 what became of this water, thinking he might 

 probably know some place where water might 

 rise in an unaccountable manner from the earth, 

 " Oh !" said he, " that water runs hack again into 

 the laher It was of no use to dispute the ques- 

 tion with him, and explain that this was hydro- 

 statically impossible, so I let the matter drop. 



I found, on examining the other side of the 

 Lake of Janina, that there was no outlet in that 

 direction either, so that the surplus water must 

 find its way under ground to one of the neigh- 

 bouring rivers. 



