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soundings were 20, 30, 37, 44, and 51 feet. The water was reported much 

 deeper, but we found only 51 feet. The outlet is northerly into the river 

 in the S. E-% Sec. 24. 



SMALLEY LAKE. 

 Smalley Lake, having an area of about 80 acres, lies mainly in the S. 

 E. % Sec. 15, extending a little way into the N. E. % Sec. 22, Washington 

 Township, Noble County. There is considerable low land on the south and 

 east, with low bluffs 12 to 20 feet on the west and northwest. A little 

 stream drains three small ponds a»d some marsh land into the northern 

 part of the lake and two ponds with some low land on the east are drained 

 into the lake or the river just south of the lake. Commencing at the inlet 

 and going northwesterly we found at intervals of about 100 feet water as 

 follows: In mouth of inlet, 1 foot; 100 feet out, 8, 10, 28, 35, 37, 37, 

 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 40, 40, 39. 39, 38, 38, 38, 39, 40, 42, 38, 32, 21, 25, 25, 

 20, and 12 feet; 3 feet near the hend of the outlet, water in the outlet 

 about 8 inches deep and 10 feet wide. From Smalley Lake near the center 

 of Sec. 15 the river flows westerly about 1% miles into Baughner Lake, 

 draining on the way a wide tract of low swamp land and Gallup's pond 

 or lake, having an area of about three acres, near the center of Sec. 10. 

 It is reported to be shallow. 



BAUGHNER LAKE. 



This lake is located just west of the center of Sec. 10 and has an area 

 of about 30 acres. We did not make any soundings in this lake. It is 

 reported as rather shallow, not more than 20 to 25 feet. Baughner Lake 

 receives considerable water from the southeast through Johnson Lake 

 and its tributaries. 



BROWN LAKE. 



Brown Lake is in the center of section 20, Town. 33 N., Range 8 E. 

 It has an area of about 30 acres. It is somewhat elliptical in form, being 

 longer from southeast to northwest. Commencing on the southeast, at 

 intervals of about 100 feet, we found water as follows : 100 feet out, 21, 

 29, 39, 47, 48, 44, 40, 40, 40, 42, 37, 31, 29, 20, and 21 feet, and feet in the 

 lily pads about 20 feet from shore. There is some swamp land to the 

 southeast and considerable marsh land on the north, but the zone of wet 

 land is narrow on the south. The slopes are gentle on* all sides, the high- 

 lands rising to 20 to 30 feet above the lake. The slopes of the lake bed 

 seemed to be abrupt on all sides. The lake is drained northwesterly by 



