. Picturesque B. and O. Historical and descriptive . nd from the seething crest ofthe rapids lift many a fat bass. It is not a fit place for a tyro of the rodand line, as it requires the greatest skill in landing a fish upon the slipperyrocks, where only the nimble-footed can find standing room, to say nothingof making a cast. Above the dam the river, stopped short in its rush tothe sea, expands into majestic proportions, and presents a face withoutbreak or ripple. Its depth here is probably greater than at any otherpoint, and boats and barges are easily propelled for a mile or two upstream. O
. Picturesque B. and O. Historical and descriptive . nd from the seething crest ofthe rapids lift many a fat bass. It is not a fit place for a tyro of the rodand line, as it requires the greatest skill in landing a fish upon the slipperyrocks, where only the nimble-footed can find standing room, to say nothingof making a cast. Above the dam the river, stopped short in its rush tothe sea, expands into majestic proportions, and presents a face withoutbreak or ripple. Its depth here is probably greater than at any otherpoint, and boats and barges are easily propelled for a mile or two upstream. On the opposite side of the river, not far from the station, is thehouse of the Washington Fishing Club, an organization which includesamong its members several leading government officials and gentlemen inprivate life possessed of such means as to enable them to enjoy sportwithout stint and entertain friends right royally. The location of thisresort is in unison with the country ^m^^^ it overlooks being upon an elevation high /»H^Mrak»^ above the. PALISADES OF THE POTOMAC. 122 From the Club-House. stream and surrounded by noble old trees. From the porch of theClub-house the aspect is one to be remembered : the long, swelling,grass-carpeted slope ending at the bank of the canal, the gleaming whitetow-path of which stands out in bold relief ; then a narrow stretch ofground from which droop graceful vines that bend over and bathe them-selves in the waters of the Potomac. On the opposite side of the riverthe foliage of the trees and vines together is so compact as to cast deepshadows upon the limpid stream. Beyond this lovely green wall isseen the rocky roadbed of the B. and O., its glittering steel bands skirt-ing cliffs whose bleak and bare front shows where they had been tornasunder by man to make way for the locomotive. Cresting the raggeddespoliation are the firmly-rooted pines, which extend to the very top ofthe mountains, where clouds hang low and render hazy and indistinc
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