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 . and hill-pictureof delicious quality, a fit-ting prelude to the sweetriver scenes we are hence-forth to delight in. Thisfirst grateful glimpse of thebrave Susquehanna is just-ly esteemed as one of thefinest points on the variedscenery of the Erie Rail-way route. It may belooked at more leisurelyand more lovingly by him who ta
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 . and hill-pictureof delicious quality, a fit-ting prelude to the sweetriver scenes we are hence-forth to delight in. Thisfirst grateful glimpse of thebrave Susquehanna is just-ly esteemed as one of thefinest points on the variedscenery of the Erie Rail-way route. It may belooked at more leisurelyand more lovingly by him who tarries to explore the CascadeBridge hard by, and the valley of theStarrucca, with its grand viaduct,which we are now rapidly Starrucca Viaduct (190 milesfrom New York and 250 from Dunkirk),is one of the chief art-glories of ourpresent route—perhaps the giant structure is made of stonefrom the ravine, two miles above,crossed by the fairy Cascade is 1,200 feet in length and 110feet high, and has 18 grand arches,each 50 feet span. The cost was$320,000. The landscape is of exceed-ing beauty, whether seen from the via-duct or from any one of many points,near or afar off, below. From the vici-nity of Susquehanna, the next station,. Cascade Bridge, Erie Railway. NEW YORK. 141 Susquehanna—Great Bend—Binghamton—Owego. the viaduct itself makes a most effectivefeature in the valley views. A little way beyond, and just beforewe reach the Susquehanna station, wecross a fine trestle bridge, 450 feetlong, over the Cannewacta Creek, atLanesborough. We are now fairlyupon the Susquehanna, not in the dis-tance, but near its very marge, and,anon, we reach the end of the secondgrand division of our route, and enterthe busy depot of Susquehanna, fromNew York 192 miles, and from Dunkirk267. At Susquehanna we are passingbeyond the wild scenery on our route,and in a few miles further we shallfall in with and follow, for many miles,through broad valley track
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