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centi'ul axis to either shore. On the contrary, a series of contour 

 lines would show that while the ranp^e is one in its relations to 

 the lowlands, it is itself made up of nuiii}' suhonlinate ridges, 

 not (juite pai-allel to the length of the peninsula itself, and so 

 arranged as to form a series of obli(]uely overlapping lines. The 

 course of the transverse valleys thus formed is usually not far 

 frouj north and south, and the descent to these, as at Sandy 

 Cove, is usually quite abrupt, while at the Petite Passage, which 

 strikingly illustrates the feature alluded to, the shores on either 

 side stand as well nigh precipitous bluffs overlooking the alter- 

 nate rush of the tides through that wonderful channel. An 

 adnnral)le o])portunity foi* the study of the orographic features 

 of the peninsula is afforded by a high and conspicuous peak, 

 which, with a nearly vertical face of over one hundred feet, over- 

 looks the pictui'esque settlement of Sandy Cove. In the almost 

 unobstructed view which may thence be obtained, and of which a 

 pa)-t only is shown in the accompanying photograph, Plate IV, 

 not only does the observer marvel at the wonderful beauty and 

 singular characteristics of the immediate foreground, but, for 

 miles to the westward, sees ridge after ridge presenting to the 

 sky an outline which is conspicuously serrated, suggestive of 

 what is actuall^^ the case, the existence of table upon table of 

 rocky masses, resting one upon another, each abrupt upon the 

 one side and upon the other sloping gently backward, only to 

 meet and to be capped by other masses similarly inclined. 

 This feature is more marked west of Sandy Cove than to the 

 eastward, and through much of the peninsula in that direction 

 this may Ije regarded as a sort of trough, formed by and parallel 

 with these bounding ridges. In this trough, through which 

 runs the stage road to Tiverton and Westport, are contained 

 almost all the cultivable lands of the peninsula, and in places 

 long narrow shallow lakes, with connecting streams and 

 meadows. ' 



The peninsula of Digby Neck is thus, as regards its physical 

 features, a district of bold contrasts, including long and promi- 

 nent ridges, separated in some places by broad and open valleys, 



