Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . d to the formation of this wonderful structure is that this hillwas formerly perforated by one of the limestone caverns commonin this region, and that by the combined action of water and forceof some earthquake the superincumbent masses have fallen in, leav-ing tbe chasm open to the day, except where the arch now stands. 196 POETE CRAYON AND HIS COUSINS. Another view wellworth attention is thatfrom the cliffs in thetavern yard. Theseupper vicAvs are per-haps more impress-ive
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . d to the formation of this wonderful structure is that this hillwas formerly perforated by one of the limestone caverns commonin this region, and that by the combined action of water and forceof some earthquake the superincumbent masses have fallen in, leav-ing tbe chasm open to the day, except where the arch now stands. 196 POETE CRAYON AND HIS COUSINS. Another view wellworth attention is thatfrom the cliffs in thetavern yard. Theseupper vicAvs are per-haps more impress-ive than any other,as combining more ofthe terrible with thesublime. It was doubtlessfrom this quarter thatMice got his impres-sions, w^hen, in replyto some questions, hetold Miss Fanny itwas de quarest place he had seed yit, and he supposed it moughthave been built by the devil. As the Piersons, man and wife, are the most kindly and oblig-ing of hosts, the table delightfully served, and, according to thecoachmans account, the oats are unexceptionable, it may be wellto leave our travelers to their repose for a VIEW FROM THE CLIFF.
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