The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-09-04
FROM che Cttco SeNtiaet.
THE GREAT LAKES.

Dir. Editor -
Much interest and speculation has been eX'
cited by the unusual food of the lakes the
present seaaon. Any facts which afford
light upon this phenomenon, will tie read
with avidity.
IT has long been maintained that the great
lakes have a regular ebb and food, not like
that of the ocean, but produced by different
and unknown cause; seven years being allow
ed for the maximum of the floods, s. the same
fine for the minimum Ofthe ebb. This the
orv is maintained not only by the oldest white
settlers. but also by the natives inhablilng the
shores of these beautiful inland seas. Some
skeptics there are, however, who deny the
fact, and hold those W no attempt to MAINTAIN
il in vidicuIc. They venture 20 assert that the
rise and fall Of the lakes depends entirely on
the snow and rain of the winter and spring
months. With confidence they refer to the
hiea water of 1827.as an evidence OF the cor
rectness oftheir system.
According to the generally received Opin-
ion on this subject, say they, the water in the
lakes should have begun to fall in 1927, where
az. If was in truth, some inches higher than it
was the preceding year. The fall of snow in
the winter of 1885,, was unusually great,
and were 1t not for subsequent facts, would
have been regarded as pretty conclusive evil
dence of the correctness of the new theory
But in the winter of 1878, there was less
snow in the region of the lakes than has been
known for many years; and the spring rains
were no more than ordinary around lake Su-
perior, Huron, and Michigan, though they
were heavy on Erie and Ontario; yet all the
lakes below Superior are this summer much
higher than they we're last {: and higher too
than thew were ever before known to be,
by the oldest persons now living in their vi
cnity.
Strange as it may appear, lake Superior is
much lower than it has been tor three years
past. This fart the writer learned from re-
spectable trader at Detroit, few days since,
who had Just returned from lake SUPERIOR
This intelligent gentleman has long been ac-
uuainted with the lake country. and is care
full observer of the seasons and other causes
calculated to effect the lakes; his opinion is,
that large fragments ofrock have been recent
" removed, at the head ofthe rapids between
Superior and Huron,by the action of the wa
ter upon what is termed the everlasting bar
rier of lime rock, fencing up this stupendous
sheet of water eighteen feet above lake HUI
ron. On this suppositon alone could he sat
isfactorily account for the difference of the
gage of the water in the rivers and lakes be-
low.
When it is recollected that the shores of
lake Superior are an embankment of rocks
from 800 to 1900 feet high we cannot but
SUPPOSE that its altitude was once much high
er than at present. Nor can we well suppress
the apprehension that it will one day burst
its bounds and seek the level of Huron aud
Michigan. 1t is to be hoped its barrier will
waste so gradually as not to drown the coun
trv below for there is already great incon
venience experienced on the Detroit and Nj
agara rivers, in the bays on lake Erie and lake
Ontario.
A schooner of the largest class used on thu
lakes, belonging to one Ofthe Fur Companies
passed down the rapids this spring, in perfecl
safety, from lake Superior into Huron. NJ
vessel larger than batteau has ever attempts
ed this pass before. x.
Utica, Aug. s, 1928.
Our correspondents in WATERFOWL, have
informed US that there were only four per-
sons present at the meeting in that town,
and Mr.. L. B. Bradley federalist was
chosen Jackson delegate to Middletown;
this, to honest men, who are not acquaint-
ed with the tricks of Jackonism, appears
to be small meeting but we can assure
our correspondents that the Watertown
meeting was like all the others.-In sever
al instances two and three men have met
and appointed four, five, or six delegates.
In some cases, one sol-ary Jackson man
in a town has met himself, at the place he
had appointed, and then elected himself,
chairman, secretary, committee to draft res
olutiohs in favor of Jackson and abusive of
the administration, appointed large dele