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the rock still uncovered except where it had been flat or perhaps a little depressed so that it could more easily retain the soil. We stopped a little to look at the vast skating ponds which are making, the entrance to which is of stone like what I imagine lead into the great cathedrals in the old world. It was so low that the upper part was only a little higher than the surrounding land, -- the water in the pond will not, I think, be very deep, from the masonry at the sides I should judge not more than four feet at the greatest. The Croton Reservoir is within the park. It was not covered and was the only water we saw there as the lakes, ponds &c. are not yet sufficiently advanced to receive water. When this park is finished, it will be one of the most stupendous works of art combined with nature and one of the most lovely adornings the city could possibly possess. There is to be a highway