46 Major Lachlan on the Rise and Fall of the Lakes. } 
; Phen in view of the Rise and Fall of the Waters of Lake Erie, for sity 06 
succession, as far as ascertained from the best sources of informati 
ach, 
within 
Date., ~———~S~S”*«CMomparattive Level 
1790) 1st maximum ; being 5 ft. 6 in, above|Prof. Hall, ‘Gee “Whittlesey, 
- lowest level. Mather, , de. 
1791 
/1792-94| No selawiants: regarding these years. 
1795, 96) lst m at described as low, : 
A eeaetly 2 baad | Weld, Whittlesey, de. 
on oNgq Rising, but fp mount not stated. Do. do, 
maximum. Higgins, Houghton, Whiting, é&e. 
a8 SIN frat whatever. 
1806 ee Whittlesey, ce. 
clas ising. ne information. 
1810,°11| 2nd minimum. Reported as 6 feet D 
| below 1838. sf 
1812-14; W aters r: rising. Houghton, Higgins, Dearborn, — 
i Whiting, &e. 
Be. d maximum, but 2 ft. less than 1838. Do. do. do. 
1816) Sa dast year. 
1817, 18 25 Houghton, Higgins, de. 
1819, 20 Houghton, Higgins Whittlesey, 
1821) Rising rapidly: 
1822 
Do, di as: ‘Deatoen; MTaggart 
Do., but still low, 
1823| Up to ‘to average or ww e1Do. 
1824-26 Gradually se on ithie 2 fee “€ a 
maximum of 1838, ae 
1827 °98\4¢h mea Lrimum a Be : 
oop ee ers Siecle as high as in ination 1; hi 
1829) Stil hi high Dearborn, MToggart, 
1830! As as in 1828. 
1831 Subsiding rapidly. Whiting, ce, : 
9? : 
1832, 33 | 4 . e. ee though only down to } Whittlesey, Higgins, be 
1834/R : : 
1835) 2 a . inches below 1888. Houghton, Higgins, Mather, 
1836/1 f |” Whiting, Whittlesey, dm 
1838 eis maximum. 5 bik 3 eal above ‘ud 
zero. Amer. Jour. Sci, Prof. Dewey, 
1839} 3 feet 8 inches above zero, * Buffalo Express. 4 
1840 a 5 “ “ “ rs 
84] 3 « 1 « “ a i ae ig 
849| 3° « v4 “ “ “ .B. —In 
843/-2 « § « ae hes Erie, from 1846 ‘ seu, Take | 
844} Q « 1 “ “ “ Ontario follows at m git 
Babi So) . 4 of Seasiies I ver :— : 
1846, 2 “ 9 « ih ites 2 ft. 2 bo pot ie 
B47) °2 * Qe: zero. aia 
S5d8) 2.8 SS be hf a oe 
1940, 3. *% 1 * ey hat tel og 
1850 9 « g “ “ “« j * 6.* * 
1851} 2 “ qb « Oo is £18. “im Joly, = 
1852 Rising rapidly. ie St - 
bth 
1854 
pid 
1358 | 6th maximum ; very high, as in 1832. 
MEO 
Fe ala mptimetiany ery Yen 
the maximum of 
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