LAKE RIDGES. 
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In passing westward from the Genesee, and approaching the outlet of Little pond, we 
come upon a raised beach of shingle, about fifty feet wide, and extending a quarter of a 
mile, separating the marsh from the lake. This slopes on both sides, and is a miniature 
representation of the Ridge road. The outlet through this beach is not more than ten feet 
wide, and during a storm is frequently closed. The action of the waves upon a bluff a little 
east of this has been very great during the few years past. Since 1838, a portion, several 
rods in width and three hundred in length, with a height of twenty feet, has been entirely 
removed. The coarser materials are deposited in long lines of shingle beach, while the finer 
parts are carried to a greater distance. Notwithstanding, also, that these beaches appear so 
permanent, a northeast gale will, in a few hours, remove them entirely, and deposit the mate¬ 
rials in some other situation several miles distant. In this way the outlets of streams are 
dammed up, and remain until the accumulated water is sufficient to open a channel. Under 
these circumstances, two or more of these ponds become united in one, overflowing the 
marshes and low grounds bordering them. 
At the time of my examinations, the outlets of Round pond, Buck pond and Long pond were 
all united in one. The point a in the map, which was the original outlet of this pond, was 
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