to be of a greater height, measured from their base, than any others in our country and
perhaps in North America. from data which may found a tolerable conjecture, we suppose
the highest peak to be betweenabout four or five thousand feet perpendicular height. which
is but aboutnot a fifth part of the height or one third of the height of the mountains in North America nor one third of the height which would be necessary in our latitude to preserve ice in the open air unmelted through the year. the ridge
the highest peak to be about 1000 feet perpendicular, which is not a fifth part of the height of the mountains of
South America, nor one third of the height which would be necessary in our
latitude to preserve ice in the open area unmelted through the year. The ridge of mountains
of mountains next beyond the Blueridge, called by us the North mountain is of the greatest ex-
-tent; for which reason they were named by the Indians the Endless mountains.
A substance supposed to be Pumice, found floating on the Missisipi has induced
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