J. D. Dana—The flood from the melting Glacier. 175 
a level surface —- - sage in their full force to its north- 
ern limit. Hence the of the waters through it would 
not have been rail aby ike that along the streams of rapi 
descent. That this was the — — the region is proved 
by the fact that the region is now one of wet peat meadows 
flooded at high tides. “Further, ra height of the stratified 
drift at North Haven, and at a point four miles below (near 
E) is alike, being not over 45 feet above the level of the flats. 
e West River region shows its stony character at 
through the New Haven plain either side of the river flats ; 
but the stones diminish in size, at first rapidly, and then grad- 
ually, and two miles down the stream there are only pebbly 
beds with _ thus showing the slower flow through the 
estuary of the 
The stony aes along the course of Mill River are much 
more remarkable than those of West River, both in extent 
nD 
with a straight course to the head of the bay fas of V 
6 to 10 inches in © diaenatin: The coarseness ai uiues both 
to the east gre west. On the east side of the river at the State 
street isp (which on the tahicks is near M in Mill = where 
t 
ow these ston he flood not only by their 
resence, but more sot se te belonging mainly to the 
* Just south of the Shore-Line railroad, the coarse beds are wanting for 
nesihy ‘a Salle oa. sakas: siek od. WI Guts whe Wesel as I learn from Mr. 
Chatfield. 
