Appletons' illustrated hand-book of American travelA full and reliable guide ..to ..the United States and the British provincesWith careful maps of all parts of the country, and pictures of famous places and scenes, from original drawings by the author and other artists . ine of the Falls, and sees withsurprise that he has expended his fullestadmiration and astonishment upon amere thread of Niagara—the thou-sandth part of its wondrous volume andgrandeur. From the point where hecrosses to Table Rock, the line of theFalls is measurable at three-quarters ofa mile; and it is this immense extentwhi
Appletons' illustrated hand-book of American travelA full and reliable guide ..to ..the United States and the British provincesWith careful maps of all parts of the country, and pictures of famous places and scenes, from original drawings by the author and other artists . ine of the Falls, and sees withsurprise that he has expended his fullestadmiration and astonishment upon amere thread of Niagara—the thou-sandth part of its wondrous volume andgrandeur. From the point where hecrosses to Table Rock, the line of theFalls is measurable at three-quarters ofa mile; and it is this immense extentwhich, more than any other feature,takes the traveller by surprise. Thetide at the ferry sets very strongly down,and the athletic men who are employedhere keep the boat up against it withdifficulty. Arrived near the oppositelanding, however, there is a slightcounter-current, and the large rocksnear the shore serve as a breakwater,behind which the boat runs smoothly toher moorings.* It is from the American side of the * This passage is from American Scenery,and since it was written a fairy little steamerhas been employed to traverse the vexed river,and the timid cross readily upon the grandSuspension Bridge. 162 NEW YORK. Niagara—Hotels—Goat Island—The Niagara Falls. The Rapids. river that access is had to the hundredpoints of interest and surprise in thefamous Goat Island vicinage, with itsconnecting bridges, its views of theRapids, of the Cave of the Winds, ofthe scene of Sam Patchs great leap,and of its bold over-topping tower;and in other neighborhoods of- theWhirlpool, of the Chasm Tower, andthe Devils Hole. A totally different and not less won-derful gallery of natural master-pieces isopened upon the Canada shore. Theterrible marvels of, the Table Rockabove, and of Termination Rock behindthe mighty Horse-Shoe Fall; the noblepanorama from the piazzas of theClifton House, the Burning Spring, thehistorical village of Chippewa, and thebattle field of Lundys Lane
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