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was to the northward ; into the river St. Lawrence ; 

 and through that into the ocean. When this chan- 

 nel, by the constant running of the water, was worn 

 down thirty or forty feet, the surface of the lake 

 would naturally subside the same space. 



At present there is but little alteration in the 

 height of the waters, through the year. Tliey ge- 

 nerally rise from about the twentieth of April until 

 the twentieth of June. Their rise is commonly from 

 four to six feet, the greatest variation is not more 

 than eight feet. The lake is early frozen round the 

 shores, but it is not commonly w^holly shut up with 

 the ice, until the middle of January. Between the 

 6th and the 15th of April, the ice generally goes off ; 

 and it is not uncommon for many square miles of it 

 to disappear in one day. 



The north line of Vermont passes over the south 

 part of the lake Memphremagog. This lake is about 

 forty miles in length, and two or three miles wide. 

 It lies chiefly in the province of Canada, and has a 

 northerly direction. The river St. Francis forms a 

 communican between the lake Memphremagog, and 

 the river St. Lawrence. Round this lake, there is 

 a rich soil, and a fine level country. 



Lake George* 



Lake George lies to the southward of lake Cham- 

 plain, and is a most clear, beautiful collection of 

 water, 36 miles long, and from 1 to 7 miles wide. 

 It embosoms more than 200 islands, some say 365 ; 

 very few of which are any thing more than barren 

 rocks, covered with heath, and few cedar, spruce 

 and hemlock trees and shrubs, and abundance of 



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