The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-08-25
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IL is thought by the best scholars in THU
field of learning, that the whole Triasic, o.
Redshale forlnatiou, at its completion, Law
very nearly horizontal, the only uneycnnes,
| depending npon the elevations made by the
Trap dikes, and that the whole surface was
once higher than the crest Of any of the ridg.
es now seen within its limits and that the
whole OF this amount that has disappeared.
has been carried OF BY water and deposited
In other places, making later formations.
! AT first, this may not seem possible, but II
we will turn our attention to what is certain
| iy going on around "a think we will be con.
WINGED that this Ii true. Almost any of us
who have had m opportunity to observe for a
length of time the condition of a stream.
whether largo or small, have noted that the
bed Of said stream n constantly changing and
growing deeper that although largo quanti-
ties Of dirt are carried of from our fields, by
every frcshct very little Of it is deposited
along the stream, and that although the
stream IL running over solid rock, the rock
does not even entirely resist its wearing infiu-
ence.
To illustrate, | have been closely observing
for about 20 years he changes of the Wick
etechockc Greek, which has, to be sure. a
very rapid fall--abont so #. in mile. Now
this stream has bored out its bed, during this
space Of time, two a deep, in very firm
rock, Just below 6ergeant's mills; and be-
tween this place ana Pine Hin pond, it has
in some places cxcavated at least four feet
Further down tiie stream, Just below the saw
mill, is years ago, sens pond, on an average
Al tt. deep, with solId rock bottom at pres
emit there is a rifle, about the middle of the
old pond. Nor does This difference in appear-
ance depend upon to filling I'M of the pond.
for, to-day, the layers Of rock over this area.
are as well exposed as they could be in any
quarry. The chanRo has entirely been brought
about by the washin0 influence upon the bed
of the stream, at what was ones the foot of
the pond. Morris tlse change of level at this
place creater than &C ans other for full mile
down the stream.
At the point where the run from serueants-
vile flows into this creek. 18 wears ago. was a
splendid pond for sfimmi,ip--espeeiallv for
iuyeuiles--about III ii. in depth. and some 20
vis In length. Ranked ON tho s. n h. a.. al.
rupt bank, surnounted by row Of beech
trees, affording shade, shelter and protection
from the gaze of the curious. This for term
of years was our swimming ground, and lest
it should grow shallower or deeper and
would not be able to say just how much, by
the washing away at the foot of the pond, or
by filling in of materials from the two streams
which here meet, used from year to year,
to keep system of markings But now the
pond is gone, the beech trees are gone, and
even the rock on which used to keep my TO-
cord is nowhere to be found, and even what
used to be the floor of the old swimming
place, is now carried away to the depth of
about f., leaving here a rifle. At this
place, for at least 300 yards the bed of the
creek is at least Z #. below it's level Of t8
,,oars aoo Earthar down xvhara the st.o,,.,