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Do you know how far the ridge, on which theridge road is constructed from Lewistown to thelower falls of Genesee, extends to the eastward ofGenesee River, and do you know of any other remarkable ridge or steps, similar to that which occasions the falls of Niagara and Oswego? state itsheight, direction, extent and composition. What is the composition of rocks in your neighbourhood, and how do they lie?—in strata orotherwise? inclined or horizontal? What strata are observed in the earth in diggingwells, &;c. What shells are found? on the surface or whatdepth? are they similar to the shell-fish at presentexisting in the adjoining waters, or are they ofunknown species? are they found in the hills, or inthe valleys, or in both? Have any bones of animals been found?—ofwhat kind?—in the hills, or inthe valleys, or in both? Do you know of any petrifactions in yourneighbourhood?—of what kind? and do they resem-ble things now existing, or are they of unknown substances? are they found in the hills, or in the val-leys, or in both? What trees or plants are peculiar to the respec-tive soils of the valley of the lake I have supposed,and the uplands? (Note, the botanical names oftrees and plants should be mentioned, if in yourpower, the English names being applied to very dif-ferent species in different parts of the country.) Do you know of any means of ascertaining,or estimating, the age of the forest trees which growon the old Indian fortifications? Do you know at what rate per annum thelakes in your neighbourhood decrease? or how muchhave they decreased within your knowledge, or thatof creditable people? Are there any Indian hieroglyphics extant in