Amidst the Laurentians; being a guide to Shawinigan Falls and points on the Great Northern Railway of CanadaBy from the author's own pholographs, with a few exceptions . but good path, with seats at intervals, leads from the top of the Falls down tothe gorge below. One moment the waters are seen rush-ing down, down, down ; then, as one descends, the rivercan be seen precipitating itself into space ; and when wereach the bottom of the path, lo ! a wall of raging watersis towering above our heads. There isone sight to excel that of ShawnniganFalls on a bright sunny day
Amidst the Laurentians; being a guide to Shawinigan Falls and points on the Great Northern Railway of CanadaBy from the author's own pholographs, with a few exceptions . but good path, with seats at intervals, leads from the top of the Falls down tothe gorge below. One moment the waters are seen rush-ing down, down, down ; then, as one descends, the rivercan be seen precipitating itself into space ; and when wereach the bottom of the path, lo ! a wall of raging watersis towering above our heads. There isone sight to excel that of ShawnniganFalls on a bright sunny day ; anthat is Shawinigan Falls bymoonlight, and then admira-tion is lost in a feeling almostakin to reverence. The traveller, after hear-ing that this neighbour-hood was but a few yearsago known only to thelumbermen and Indians,will be on hisarrival to find a town withover five thousand inhabi-tants; an industrial develop-ment based on engineering The c.
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