~61 Son>ENole~alheRidenuCanal.
ribio. in itn rilbin alirte 4v piaieoting it fioin Foi?crt fireR
nn? abyolutoly ~iLhdrnwing il livln RotLlumoot, io or<lar Lo
1ii>1<1 bnnk wiChin tlieee Foia~tr tlie neoiimulations fi?orn tha
ineltod anow alid the i?iiin <abioti otlierriae will be <oo
yiiiBhlydrained o(f inlo the I~~kar. \8ero Upper Xidenu
Lulic allowed iri midaummei? to LII reiiouaiy in level it thu
loi;k?i, the ~p?hole?aoill ?aould be >endci~od I>i~setiesllg use-
loax
Tbe dcpth of wnsr ii, tho diff8i?ont hkss, aocording to
old Iia~igators rii<l fisbeimeii, ia not risilSi?eaL Ths lakes
an the St. Lnwrenoo alol>e do not, it ia said by thom, axeeed
100 feot in <lepth. bly own a>liodineJ in the uppei? hiilf of
of' lioaei? Ridesii Llike ilt puinta ~ahere oui? fiaberman indi-
ertcd waru thu groaMIt <I.pllin, girve 114 feet ar the
niarimum, but in tha Ro~ky`ri,rrowr iieni?sl? Olirein Lrry
oii tbe same Ihke, tlie Ice? Iiax, it iu ssrerto?, found tlle bot?
t?m iit nbout ?00 feut
The wateia of Itieso iri Ililid lal<oa ri?e iu similiil? dB?ths aon-
Ridorublg~ ooldor thiin rhonc of Lnke Olit;il?io. On tho Bth
~ul~?. L893, at noon. under tho ~>odiliuns of strorig aun,
witli a thw liEht clouds nnd ii comph~utiro L?nlrn, Ilie tbei?
momoter reiidinga. nt one half 3 inile irom CTI?indsU>ne
lalrnd, ili lio<nei? Widn?il Iinkr, gnve tho fbllo~~inb tom-
pei?riarsa of Lb', wntei.:
i iiich balorsiirfiim...... .................. 1?'~.
n?reet ' ' ................. ??...rr~ii
I<,?? ?? ?? ...................... 41';>9~
Ilall` iin Iiaur latoi?, st nnolliei loeulily, ii ~lunrtei? of r mile
falthui? Fic?mtho iaiand, ni<l vitli moi?e clou<ls in the sty, tho
i~oi,id indioatod:
lineh belox?aurlaee?-..?. ?????............. n'F.
2fBBt <? <I ......?????? ???????????? 1~50F.
IB'< <' " .......i................ li'F.
In the Onuirio ~atela, iit tbia peria<l, with Ihoii~ tampei??
ntuir ~aiaed by oonstuot iioooasiuoa fiom Lnke Eiie. abich
not onlJ~liea fol?tlier aoiith but ia alxo iury shnllow. the
mel?oili?y io lllo mlin cliiinnel opposiM Kiiisston atal>d at
62?250 iu 11 rilllioma io onu luoalicJ; and nt S~D in 11
fatboms in enotbui.
In Catai~sqo~ Bay, where the waters oT tbe ososlJoin
Ll?le Ontrrio, theiur is ahat old nppigators osll "a tide" of