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duding its windings, embracing in its course, Grand 

 Island, and receiving Tonewanto creek, from the 

 east-* 



Mr. Elicott informs us, that fogs are seldom ob- 

 served in summer on the margin of the lake. The 

 horizon is clear, and the stars shine with remarka- 

 ble lustre. The most common winds resemble the 

 sea and land breezes in the West Indies. From the 

 end of spring, till the beginning of autumn, they 

 blow, except at the time of storms, from the lake 

 upon the land, during the greater part of the day, 

 and from the land upon the lake during; the night. 

 These breezes render the vicinity of the lake very 

 pleasant during the summer, and have most proba* 

 bly a salutary influence upon the atmosphere. 



A strong east wind occasions a considerable de- 

 pression, and a strong west wind a considerable 

 swell of the waters in Presqu'isle bay. To these 

 causes we are to attribute the ebbings and flowings 

 which have frequently been mistaken for regular 

 tides. When the wind ceases, the waters restore 

 the equilibrium. 



The southern shores of the lake are generally 

 high : in many places they are perpendicular, and 

 various strata of stone are considerably elevated 

 above the surface of the water. The streams which 

 discharge into the lake over these strata, form a 

 great variety of cascades of romantic appearance, 

 which increase the beauty of the country, and must 

 at some future period enhance the value of the lands* 

 At the lower end of the lake, and for some distance 

 up it, these strata consist of limestone intermixes! 

 • Morse. 



