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Probably a similar gravel ridge once existed along the valley south- 
ward, though now shown by only a few fragments; and it seems proper 
to add here whatever facts we have on this subject. Gravel, which is 
unmistakably that of the kame, was seen in the west part of Windsor 
village, exposed by excavation at a street corner some 500 to 600 feet 
north-west from the dam of Ascutney pond. Here all of the kame that 
was above the street has suffered erosion, and all else seen was fine allu- 
vium. On the east side of Ascutney pond we find a high, nearly level- 
topped area of kame-like gravel. This extends from north to south about 
three fourths of a mile, being one eighth of a mile wide, with a steep 
escarpment on each side. This seems to be a kame deposit, wider than 
usual, and resembling the high plains or broad ridges of the same origin 
about Dover and southward near the coast. The south end of this de- 
posit rests upon the north end of a ledgy hill. A mile and a half farther 
south we find distinct remains of the kame close upon the west side of 
the river road, extending about one mile with equal portions in Windsor 
and Weathersfield. This forms the east border of a high terrace, both 
kame and terrace being 150 to 170 feet above the river. The material 
of this kame is plainly shown by excavations made for repair of the road, 
and it is like that which uniformly prevails in the long range from Lyme 
to Windsor. Thus we find frequent gravel deposits which are probably 
remnants of a former kame along the first five miles south from the end 
of the undoubtedly continuous range. It is noticeable that here the 
kame was near the’ west side of the valley, with its continuity broken 
by hills. 
In the next eleven miles no indications of the kame were seen. It is 
then quite well shown for one mile in Charlestown, first appearing where 
the railroad cuts the high terrace south of Beaver meadow. This exposes 
a section of the underlying kame, and between Springfield station and 
the Cheshire bridge it forms a gravel hill, with a height in both places 
130 feet above the river, or 420 feet above the sea. Eight miles inter- 
vene before we find its next remnant, which is a pine-covered plateau, 
used as a picnic ground, in the north part of Bellows Falls village. This 
is 75 feet above the streets that surround it, 112 feet above the river at 
the head of the falls, and 395 feet above the sea. At its north end a 
section is exposed, which shows this to be a portion of a kame by its 
