History and description of New EnglandNew Hampshire . three miles south of the (Tien, Crystalstream eoines foaming down most roaiantieally and noisily over therocks, having its riseill a spring three or fouihundred yards south-erly from the top oljMount stream was exploi-ed in the year 1852, be-fore which its existenceand beauties seem tohave been unrevealedto travellers. Itscouisiis through shatteiedrocks and the tangledthickets, over shehmijprecipices and throughthe bottom of a yawn-ing chasm, ha\m^many beautiful cas-cades in a descent otsome four thousandllct, till it reache
History and description of New EnglandNew Hampshire . three miles south of the (Tien, Crystalstream eoines foaming down most roaiantieally and noisily over therocks, having its riseill a spring three or fouihundred yards south-erly from the top oljMount stream was exploi-ed in the year 1852, be-fore which its existenceand beauties seem tohave been unrevealedto travellers. Itscouisiis through shatteiedrocks and the tangledthickets, over shehmijprecipices and throughthe bottom of a yawn-ing chasm, ha\m^many beautiful cas-cades in a descent otsome four thousandllct, till it reaches arent in the ragged bluff,apparently made for itsescape, where it makesseveral slides from shelfto shelf, and a longerleap into the basin be-low, the whole descentat this ]ioint bemg about eighty feet. These playful waters have not inaptly been termedthe Crystal Falls. The whole distance of the stream is about fivemiles. About three miles above this cascade, and a mile from itsrise, lies, in a most secluded spot, enfolded with spruce and other58*. try tal lallt 690 };TORY AXD DESCRIITION OF NEW EXGLAXD. trees of tlic woods, a small, glassy sheet of water, called by tourists Her-mit lake. The enchanting varieties of the whole stream are almostinnumerable, and trebly repay an excursion down its rude bed. Abouta mile further down the road to Jackson, on the east side, some fortyrods off, another wild cataract pitches over the sides of a deeji ravine into Ellis river, much^- .i l^^V-:r- *; resembling the Crystal I Cascade, but less bro- ken in its descent. It isIt tched through hoarv,moss-bearded woods,% bv overleaping anil1 iwling under the fal-n giants of ihe for-^ I ^-t, whose solitudes* (\.i reverberate theuid ot Its water falls, in anunbioken mass, a dis-tance of seventy feet;but. owing to a bulgem the rock, twists tothe left, so as to maliealmost a complete turnbiloie it reaches theckep basin in which it1 lost below. Treesand shrubs climb tliemui ll clif;s
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