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outlet is about two miles long, where it again expands into a 

 lake of about two and a quarter mil* « I \tnf, which may, from its 

 position, be (^nominated Summit Lake. The course, which, 

 from the Kagi Nogumaug, ii thus far generally southwest, here 

 ■uddenly \ n to the. it, and after a sinking 



eircuit. i round to • \ and eventually again t i 



the toothwi re its junction with Shell River. And the 



■Cream which thus . .> to have its course on a level or 



summit, is here deflected into a valley, and is beset with rapids 

 and by the flood wood lodged upon its banks, and their partial 

 denudation, puts on the appearance of a stream which must 

 sometimes assume the fury of a torrent. It probably, at such 

 times, is a turbid stream, but was now clear with a gravely bot- 

 tom . Wc were hurried along through this channel for the space 

 of two hours and fifteen minutes, when it expanded into Long- 

 * rice Lake. We were thirty-five minutes in passing this lake, 

 rtly below it, the channel expands again into a lake, which 

 from Lieut. Allen's exploring it, we called Allen's Lake. It is 

 probably the largest of the series below the Kagi Nogumaug. 

 It i b tributary from the nort! i v. - 



by Lieut. Allen. 



The atmosphere had for some time admonished us of a storm, 

 and it broke upon us, on entering this lake. Dark clouds rolled 

 over each other, until the light of day was sensibly and sud- 

 denly obscured. AVe have seldom known an equal quantity of 

 the electric fluid discharged in so short a space of time, or with 

 the incessant repetition of an electric light, so subtil and painful 

 t o be endured. The rain fell in a heavy and continued torrent, 

 and it began with gustl of wind which threw the canoe-men 

 into alarm. Tin y veered the canoe for the'nearest shore, but 



ling it. tl. ttled, and the rain fell 1 



violently. We therefore, continued our way without landing) 

 and paased qut of the lake. A abort channel, on the banks of 

 which the elm and oak appeared conspicuously, terminated m a 

 moderate sized lake of hands and 



