414 DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY BORDERING 
The hills west of the lower end of Mud Lake are highly characteristic of much 
of the scenery of this portion of the District, and are accurately represented in the 
HILLS OF SLATE, MUD LAKE. 
annexed sketch, by Major Owen. The slope of all these hills and ridges is to the 
southeast, the northwest sides being abrupt, or presenting high mural escarpments, 
with a talus at the base, frequently reaching from a third to half the height of the 
ESCARPMENT AND TALUS OF SLATE. 
hill. Many of them occur on the shores of this lake, like the one represented in the 
preceding sketch. , 
