156 REPORT ON THE STATE CABINET. 



This important monument is now in a very bad condition. What 

 remains of it consists of a slab four inches thick, two feet in length and 

 reaching about one foot above the ground, with its longer faces placed 

 parallel to the meridian (see sketch on Plate 1). The upper portion, 

 which once contained the inscription, is evidently cut off by willful 

 destruction. But a greater danger even is threatening these remnants 

 by the inroad of the lake. Squire Mann, who formerly owned the adja- 

 cent lot, and to whom I am indebted for much valuable information 

 about the locality, stated that within his recollection the distance from 

 the stone to the edge of the bluff, upon which it stands, was several rods, 

 while now it is only seven feet. It must be expected, therefore, that 

 within a few years the site of the stone will become a prey of the waves, 

 and it seems desirable that a new and durable monument, more inland, 

 be erected to mark the partition between the two great States. 



I remain, with great respect, 



Yours, very obedient, 



C. H. F. PETEES, 



Director Observatory. 



Hamilton College Observatory, February, 1866. 



