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the town of Wilmington the development of the terraces is excep-' 

 tionally fine and thus the name is not inappropriate.^ 



As one investigates the terraces of the Wilmington lake from 

 south to north in this area and in the Ausable quadrangle, the 

 altitude rises at a rate of approximately 3 feet a mile and clearly 

 illustrates postlacustrine deformation. The subject of uplift and 

 tilting will be more fully treated beyond. A number of beaches 

 of the lake are beautifully shown on a hill a mile directly north of 



Fig. 6 The Glacial Lake succession in the Lake Placid quadrangle. 

 Stage five. 



St Huberts lake that succeeded the Saranac glacial waters is not shown 

 in this series of maps. The lake that followed, the Wilmington lake, 

 with an altitude of iioo feet is given here. The outlet was to the east] 

 through the gulf. 



* Kemp, J. R, N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 21, p. 60. 



