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74 TRAVELS THROUGH LOWER CANADA: 
on the left band .side; but on weathering a 
point on one of the islands,, at the end of that 
distance an extensive view of the lake sudr 
denly opens,, which on a still clear evening, 
when the sun is sinking behind the lofty woods 
that adorn the shores, is extremely grand and 
beautiful. 
Lake Ontario is the most easterly of the four 
large lakes through which the boundary line 
passes, that separates the United States from 
the province of Upper Canada. It is two 
hundred and twenty miles in length, from east 
lowest, and seventy miles wide in the broadest 
part, and, according to calculation, contains 
about 2,390,000 acres. This lake is less 
subject to storms than any of the others, and 
its waters in general, considering their great 
expanse, are wonderfully tranquil. During the 
first evening of our voyage there was'not the 
least curl even on their surface, they were 
merely agitated by a gentle swell; and during 
the subsequent part of the voyage, the waves 
were at no time so high as to occasion the 
slightest sickness amongst any of the passengers. 
The depth of the water in the lake is very- 
great ; in some parts it is unfathomable. On 
looking over the side of a vessel, the water, 
owing to its great depth, appears to be of a 
blackish colour, but it is nevertheless very 
clear, .and any white substance thrown over- 
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