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4. View from Mount Holyoke. This is a westerly view in the di- 

 rection of Northampton. It was taken about halfway from the base 

 to the summit of the mountain. But it does not differ essentially 

 from the view at the summit. It is perhaps the most delightful 

 prospect in New England ; yet its character is such that it must ap- 

 pear to great disadvantage upon a drawing. The central parts of this 

 landscape are considerably contracted, in order to bring into view 

 the whole of the remarkable curve in the Connecticut on the right. 

 (Plate V.) 



5. View of South Hadley Falls. The falls are in themselves an 

 object of little interest in this landscape. But the beautiful village at 

 their foot, the wooded amphitheatre in its rear, and Mount Tom, tow- 

 ering in the back ground, with other objects of interest, conspire to 

 render this a very striking view. (Plate VI.) 



6. View of Sugar Loaf Mountain. This sketch was taken from 

 the plain about a mile south of the base of this conical elevation. On 

 the right, w r e look up the valley through which the Connecticut runs ; 

 and on the left, appears what is called North Sugar Loaf; it being 

 the southern precipitous termination of the sandstone ridge that runs 

 through Deerfield, &c. Both elevations, in order to exhibit a natu- 

 ral appearance, should be colored of a reddish hue towards their 

 summit. (Plate VII.) 



7. View at the Confluence of Deerfield and Connecticut Rivers. 

 This was taken from an eminence about one mile east of the bridge 

 across Deerfield river between Deerfield and Greenfield. That bridge, 

 seen through a gorge in a greenstone ridge, appears on the left in 

 the drawing ; beyond which, Deerfield meadows open ; and in the 

 distance, rise the primitive ridges of Shelburne, &c. Deerfield river 

 flows towards the right hand side of the sketch, where it mingles 

 wdth the Connecticut that comes in from the north. The bridge seen 

 on the right in the drawing, is on the Connecticut, a little above its 

 junction with the Deerfield. After uniting, these streams pass south- 

 easterly, as may be partially seen on the right hand side of the sketch. 

 The bridge across the Connecticut, connects Montague on the east 

 shore with Greenfield on the west. Above the bridge, may be seen 

 an island ; and still farther north, the river washes the eastern base 

 of a greenstone ridge, which, in the central parts of the drawing, is 

 covered with woods. These central parts are more contracted than 

 a just proportion would allow, in order to bring both rivers upon the 

 same sketch. (Plate VIII.) 



