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Fourth Lake- In Dane County the uppermost and the largest of the "Four Lakes". Capt. Cram reports that "the Fourth Lake which is the summit lake, has a perophery of nineteen and one fourth miles, and covers an area of fifteen and sixty five hundreths square miles. Its longest diameter bears due east and west and is six miles in length; and the transverse diameter, perpendicular thereto, is four miles long. The water in this lake is cold and pure, and of a depth sufficient for all purposes of navigation by small steamers. The land bordering on it is hilly, undulating, and in many places broken. On the north side it is well timbered chiefly with hard wood, and lime and silicious stone are found in abundance; the quality thereof however, has not been sufficiently tested to enable one to form a just estimate of its value for building purposes". This is a beautiful lake with clean gravelly shores, and is mostly supplied from springs having only one small tributary. It is fifteen miles from the Wisconsin river, at the nearest point;

Fourth Lake- In Dane County the uppermost and the largest of the "Four Lakes". Capt. Cram reports that "the Fourth Lake which is the summit lake, has a perophery of nineteen and one fourth miles, and covers an area of fifteen and sixty five hundreths square miles. Its longest diameter bears due east and west and is six miles in length; and the transverse diameter, perpendicular thereto, is four miles long. The water in this lake is cold and pure, and of a depth sufficient for all purposes of navigation by small steamers. The land bordering on it is hilly, undulating, and in many places broken. On the north side it is well timbered chiefly with hard wood, and lime and silicious stone are found in abundance; the quality thereof however, has not been sufficiently tested to enable one to form a just estimate of its value for building purposes". This is a beautiful lake with clean gravelly shores, and is mostly supplied from springs having only one small tributary. It is fifteen miles from the Wisconsin river, at the nearest point;