414 DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY BORDERING 



The hills west of the lower end of Mud Lake are highly characteristic of much 

 of the scenery of this portion of the District, and are accurately represented in the 



III 1,1, s OF SLATE, HVD LAKE. 



annexed sketch, by Major Owen. The slope of all these hills and ridges is to the 

 southeast, the northwest sides being abrupt, or presenting high mural escarpments, 

 with a talus at the base, frequently reaching from a third to half the height of the 



ESCARPMENT AND TALUS OF SLATE. 



lull. Many of them occur on the shores of this lake, like the one represented in the 

 preceding sketch. 



