NOTES UPON FLOODS IN LAKE GEORGE. 245 
In June, 1878, as will be seer the three measures agree wi 
2 inches, which is : satisfactory. But if we take the depth of the lake 
in 1874 flood from the levelling it comes 23 ft. ll in., or 7 in. less 
than Mr. Chisholm makes it. A difference which cannot be con- 
sidered large when the level of the water varies so much under 
the action of wind. 
In February, 1885, I determined the fall from 1874 flood as 
stated above, and made it t. llih. Since then to J anuary, 
1887, the lake has fallen 2 ft. 11 in., or in all 14 ft. 10 in., and I 
have used Mr. Glover’s determination of the difference hetweeri 
the bottom of the lake and the base line terminal, because 
these levels and soundings were carefully taken about the same 
date. Now Mr. Glover found the deepest water 9 ft. Lin., which 
added to 14 ft. 10 in., makes 23 ft. 11 in., as the depth of the lake 
found in this way. In 1874 flood Mr, Chisholm made it 24 ft. 6 in. 
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at a difference in the depth of the lake found by measures quite 
unconnected. 
These values of the depth of water in the lake, depending upon 
different persons and measures and methods, show a satisfactory 
agreement, and make it evident that the connecting links of the 
different 
or the prese 
urpose ; and it will be seen in reading through the statements 
collected from various sources that many apparently loose state- 
deep, showing a fall of 15 ft. 6 in. in five years, which is much 
more rapid than any recent measures have shown; but on the 
other hand in 1826, ’27, and ’28 dro con was very severe, and 
evaporates out of the lake that it was not dry in 1832, as stated 
in my work on the climate, upon the authority of Mr. Styles, and 
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