Illustrated Gazetteer of the Maritime Countries (Vol. 34)

Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms, Volume 22

...navigate. Furthermore, they join cedar logs together to form rafts for transporting goods to other regions. However, in the bitter cold of winter, the lakes freeze, and boats can no longer travel back and forth.

On the northern border, there is a lake named Memphremagog original: "德法喇美哥" (Défǎlǎměigē). It is one hundred li A Chinese mile, roughly 500 meters in length and ten li in width. Approximately another hundred li away, there is a small lake whose waters flow into it.

During the summer months of the Jiaqing era 1796–1820; this likely refers to the "Runaway Pond" incident of 1810 in Glover, Vermont, a man built a flour mill between the large and small lakes, intending to divert the water to grind wheat. Suddenly, the water surged and overflowed in a great flood. Within a hundred li, houses and cottages were all submerged, and the small lake itself ceased to exist This describes the accidental draining of Long Pond, which carved a path to Lake Memphremagog and left a dry lakebed.

The climate, local products, and folk customs are all the same as those of New Hampshire original: "新韓賽" (Xīn-hán-sài). However, on the mountains during winter and spring, there is always accumulated snow. The mountains produce lead, copper, iron, and tin, with iron being particularly abundant. They also produce copperas original: "皂礬" (zàofán), referring to green vitriol or ferrous sulfate used in tanning and dyes; the annual production is no less than ten thousand shi A unit of weight, often called a picul, roughly 60kg.

Internally, the region is divided into thirteen departments Counties and two hundred and forty-five small departments Townships. The population consists of 280,679 people. The capital city is located in the center of the territory, named Montpelier original: "滿珓" (Mǎnjiào). The government is headed by one Chief Executive Governor, one Deputy Executive Lieutenant Governor, and one Chief Judicial Officer, along with ten Censors original: "御史" (yùshǐ); likely referring to the Executive Council or State Senators...