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naked, as those more to the west. This 
curious phenomenon is considered by 
some naturalists, as a general law of na¬ 
ture. The mountains here are totally 
composed of one entire and single mass 
of granite. The only fissures discovered 
in their vast extent, are formed by the 
intensity of the frost rending them asun¬ 
der. They burst with a noise like thun¬ 
der, and often huge fragments are torn 
from the summits, and rolled with great 
impetuosity to the base. 
The glaciers are the most astonishing 
of all the natural phenomena of this 
country. It would only convey a faint 
representation of their size and magnifi¬ 
cence, to say, that they far surpassed 
those of Switzerland. Travellers who 
have been in both countries, declare 
there is no comparison between them. 
Perhaps the most proper method to form 
a just conception of their magnitude, is 
by considering the size of the Icebergs, 
