. Ticonderoga: past and present. "Mixed." A companion to "Lake George, illustrated." . THE BARRACK WINDOW, an underground passage to the north-east corner,you stand over the third, which is one of the bestpreserved portions of the ruins. To enter 3^ouclimb down into the cellar, now nearlv filled withbroken stones and overrun with vines, and, stoop-ing low, make your way through the openingbefore you. The r^lAGAZixE. 57. THE MAGAZINE. At one time a man could enter erect, but nowstones stop the way, and earth and stones half fillthe room beneath. You find it is bomb-proof,about twelve feet wide
. Ticonderoga: past and present. "Mixed." A companion to "Lake George, illustrated." . THE BARRACK WINDOW, an underground passage to the north-east corner,you stand over the third, which is one of the bestpreserved portions of the ruins. To enter 3^ouclimb down into the cellar, now nearlv filled withbroken stones and overrun with vines, and, stoop-ing low, make your way through the openingbefore you. The r^lAGAZixE. 57. THE MAGAZINE. At one time a man could enter erect, but nowstones stop the way, and earth and stones half fillthe room beneath. You find it is bomb-proof,about twelve feet wide by thirty long, with archedroof; the entrance at the south-west corner; atthe south is a large sky-light; at the east end asmall, chimncv-like aperture ; at each corner ofthis end are small circular rooms, with archedroof, one about seven, the other ten, feet in diam-eter. At the west end the side wall has fallen in,where, apparently, an underground passage led ofttoward the room at the west barrack, the indica-tion of which can l)c traced along the this was for is a matter of supposition. Somesay that this was the bakery, and it is generally 58 TiCOXDEROGA. spoken of as such. But was it necessary to havethe bakery so well protected ? Military men gen-eralh say that it was the magazine. You pays3our money and you takes your choice. Come out and stand once more on the roundedtop. At our feet is a dee
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