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“The opposite shores of the peninsula and the western coast pre- 
sent evident marks of disruption. — oy 
“I'here are unquestionably birds and insects upon the shores, and 
ducks are sometimes upon the sea, for we have seen them—but can- 
not detect any living thing within it; although the salt streams flowing 
into it, contain small fish. My hopes have been strengthened into con- 
Viction, and I feel sure that the results of this survey will fully sustain 
the scriptural account of the cities of the plain.” 
The greatest depth obtained was two hundred and eighteen fathoms, 
(1308 feet.) Having completed the survey of the’sea, the party pro- 
ceeded to determine the height of mountains on its shores, and to run 
a level thence via Jerusalem to the Mediteranean. They found the 
summit of the precipitous ridge-which forms the west bank of the 
Sea, to be more than a thousand: feet above its surface, and very nearly 
on a level with the Mediterranean. nih 
It is a curious fact, that the distance from the top to the bottom of 
the Dead Sea, should measure the height of its banks, the elevation of 
the Mediterranean, and the difference of level between the bottom of 
the two séas, and»that the depth of the Dead Sea should be also an ex- 
act multiple of ‘the height of Jerusalem above its __ 
other not less singular fact, in the opinion of Lieut. Lynch, “is 
that the bottom of. the Dead Sea forms two submerged plains, an ele- 
the river Jordan at one: extremity arid the Wady ‘el Jeib,’ or wady 
within a wady at the other.” ‘: 
The slimy. ooze upon that plain’ at the bottom of the Dead Sea will 
not fail to remind the sacred historian of the “slime pits” in the vale, 
where were joined in battle “‘ four kings with five.” : 
June the 9th, the whole party afteran absence of a little over two 
months, had returned to St. Jean d’Acre on the Mediterranean. They 
brought back their boats in as complete order as-they received them on 
board at New York. The party were in fine health» Save a flesh 
- On a remarkable ‘Slide of a Rock in Fairfield District, S. Cy 
(commanicated ina Jetter to Prof. C. U. Sserarp by Dr. Wm. D. 
, at Jerusa- 
' ‘and his final 
*We fii eibcet Weard of thie, deatil*or Lieut. Dale, one of th 
Jem. We look with much interest for the retarn of Lieuty | 
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