THE SOURCE OF THE NLEE 637 
of the mountain of Geefh, arifes a hillock of a circular 
form, about three feet from the furface of the marth it- 
felf, though apparently founded much deeper init. The 
diameter of this is fomething fhort of twelve feet, it is fur- 
rounded by a fhallow trench, which collects the water and 
voids it eaftward ; it is firmly built with fod or earthen turf, 
brought from the fides, and conftantly kept in repair, and 
this is the altar upon which all their religious ceremonies 
are performed. In the middle of this altar is.a hole, obvi- 
oufly made, or at leaft enlarged by the hand of man. Ie 
is kept clear of grafs, or other aquatic plants, and the wa- 
ter in it is perfectly pure and limpid, but has. no ebullition 
or motion of any kind difcernible upon its furface. This 
mouth, or opening of the fource, is fome parts of an inch 
lefs than three feet diameter, and the water ftood at that 
time the sth of November, about two inches from the lip 
or brim, nor did it either increafe or diminifh during all the 
time of my ftay at Geefh though we made plentiful ufe of it. 
Upon putting down the fhaft of my lance at fix feet four 
inches, I found a very feeble refiftance, as if from weak 
rufhes or grafs, and about fix inches deeper I found my 
lance had entered into foft earth, but met with no ftones 
or gravel; this was confirmed by another experiment, made 
on the oth with a heavy plummet aad line befmeared with 
foap, the bottom of which brought up at the above depth 
only black earth, fuch as the marth itfelf and its fides are. 
compofed of. 
Ten feet diftant from the firft of thefe fprings, a little 
to the weft of fouth, is the fecond fountain, about eleven 
inches in diameter, but this is eight feet, three inches deep. 
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