Lake Agassiz

Tlie most remarkabíe glacial body of water vel descrlbed was tlmt vhlch occupled the pari ot the basin of the Red river of the uorth, whlch geologlata have flttlngIv named lke Tllc l"Uil llJ"-lh Of th8 jrlBClal ' 111 i 11-1 d"was unl t.-ii(rom 800 miles, anl tho wldth was In placea 200 miles and ltsctogth 800 feet. lts outlet was througli Lnke Triivcrsc Into the Minnasota river. Tho w'ultli of the Mtunesota vallev and the exteot aml lieiglit of Itsterracegstill beár wftness to the TOlumeO water t'onncrly riiiinin.it through It The great wlii-nt reglón of tlie north is mine led oocupled bv Lake Aasslz. The enelosure was ilralned when the Ice-barrler to the north so tar rcrclcl that Nelson river was permUted to resume ita flow Into Hudson Bav. Mr. Warren Uphiim, of the Minnesots snrvcy. thiw üescrlbea thepimn: (' The higher lmid at ita sities is tirst Been n the dlstanoe as Iftlwir upperedges were a. linie abovethe horrizon, with a narrow strip ..f skyiwlow. The snrrace of Uiis i.laiu is seeu only for a distance ol tl„ee or Four miles, llonses and gralnItacks have their tops visil.l.-, Brtt, after whi.-ii, in approachlng, aeyjtnJnallycome intofull view, and the hi-hlaiul-, len tO fll teen miles away. formlng the Bide ol the ii. „...., ...tltr lio liivíiinl i WKte