The moment she had gained the summit the earth opened and ingulphed both herself and the mountain to the utter dismay of the men who were not more astonished at its sudden disappearance than sorrowful for this just punishment of their wickedness.

Ever since this event the copper has only been found in small detached pieces on the surface of the earth.
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On the 10th of May we were gratified by the appearance of spring though the ice remained firm on the lake.

The anemone (pulsatilla, pasque flower) appeared this day in flower, the trees began to put forth their leaves, and the mosquitoes visited the warm rooms.

On the 17th and 18th there were frequent showers of rain and much thunder and lightning.

This moist weather caused the ice to waste so rapidly that by the 24th it had entirely disappeared from the lake.