lands from which the land sloped in all directions by gentle undulations unto the sea. On this highland there were other much higher elevations in the shape of mountains, between which a most beautiful and fruitful valley reposed.
In the center of this valley, a small, nearly round lake reflected on its mirrored surface the mountain tops and the pinnacles of palaces and temples.
THE FINAL KINGDOM OF ATLANTIS.
Upon a large rock in the middle of the lake, the Atlantians builded the palaces of her Kings, gorgeous with costly stones and metals. Grand bridges lead to an embankment built entirely around the lake, except at four places to the N. S. E. and West, reserved for entrances by water. Upon this ring resided the Nobles of the Court and their families.
Outside the ring of land was a canal, used for purposes of pleasure, and from this, canals branched outward to a "belt-
