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53, 37, 37, 30, 31, 35, 38, 37, 36, 42, 50, 45, 37, 28 and 14 feet about 75 feet 

 to shore. In the western part of the lake south of the line of soundings 

 just given we found water 45, 57, 62, 54, 35, and 25 feet to south shore. 

 The outlet ditch runs northerly from the northwest part of the lake, into 

 Dollar Lake, thence into New Lake. 



NEW LAKE. 



New Lake, having an area of about 60 acres, is situated near the center 

 section 1, Troy Township, about 1% miles north of Goose Lake. It is sur- 

 rounded by low, gently sloping hills, and is bordered on the east by broad 

 areas of Scirpus americana and Scirpus lacustris. Commencing at the 

 southeast and going northerly at intervals of about 100 feet, we found 

 soundings as follows: 15, 12, 20, 39, 30, 29, 30, 31, 38, 43, 38, 34, 26, 

 23, 21, 22, 23, 26, 36, 37, 34, 31, 21, and 6 feet among the lily pads near 

 shore. The outlet is by a ditch northeasterly about half a mile into Loon 

 Lake. 



OLD LAKE. 



Old Lake, about the same size as New Lake, is situated about a half 

 mile north of New Lake in the S. W. l A, Sec. 36, Town. 33 north, Range 8 

 east, Etna Township, Whitley County. The shores are low and swampy 

 or marshy. Considerable areas of swamp land to the west drain into Old 

 Lake. The outlet is easterly a half mile or so into Loon Lake. Soundings 

 at intervals of about 100 feet, going easterly, as follows : 25 feet out, 12, 

 30, 31, 31, 31, 27, 27, 32, 40, 42, 45, 45, 45, 43, 37, 34, 30, 28, 25, 21, and 

 15 feet 100 feet to shore. 



LOON LAKE. 



Loon Lake lies mainly in the east half of Sec. 36, Etna Township, 

 Whitley Coxmty, and in the west half of Sec. 31, Noble Township, Noble 

 County. It has an area of about 240 acres. A drainage ditch lowered the 

 level of the lake about 7 feet, greatly lessening the area, and reducing the 

 proportion of shallow water. Lowering the lake uncovered large areas of 

 muck, marl and sand. Some of the muck is well covered with vegetation, 

 but the sand and marl are still quite barren after six years of exposure. 

 There is considerable marsh land and swamp in the west, but on the south, 

 east and north there are low bluffs rising 10 to 15 feet above the lake. 

 To the northwest of the lake there are some hills that rise fifty feet above 

 the lake. Commencing at the south and working northerly along the axis 

 of the lake at intervals of about 136 feet we found depths as follows : 



