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“ all that part south of Buland, with all its in- 
“ equalities on the south side, is upwards of thirty 
“ miles long; what it may be on the north is not 
66 known, as nobody chooses to venture himself 
“ near that part as yet. The perpendicular height 
cc of the edge is from sixteen to twenty fathoms, 
“ so that wherever it came it covered every vil- 
“ lage it met with, as well as several hills ; and 
“ those which, on account of their great height, 
“ it did not cover, were melted down by it, so 
“ that the whole surface was in a fluid state, and 
u formed a lake of fire, in appearance like red 
“ hot melted metal. 
“The whole number of villages totally de- 
“ stroyed are twenty or twenty-one, either by the 
“ fire or the water overflowing them. About 
“ thirty-four are very materially hurt, having 
“ their lands and woods burnt up; but most of 
“ them may be furnished with fresh ground being 
“ taken up in their respective neighborhoods. 
“ Besides villages, there are seven parish churches 
“ and two chapels destroyed. In the whole there 
“ were two hundred and twenty lives lost by the 
“ fire, and twenty-one by water. The rivers that 
“ were dried up are twelve: namely, Tuna, 
cc Axafardi-Hwerhsfiiot, Skapta, Steins-myrifliot, 
Lauda, Melquisl, Green-laekur, Tungu-laeker, 
^ Fedaquisl, Kararvikarsh-urdur, and Hraunsa. 
