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 . d, massive rocks, thrown overin flood times, lie piled up in the mid-dle of the river. Passing to the left,yet a few rods above, we come into thepresence of Shermans Fall, so namedin memory of the Rev. Mr. Sherman,whose account of the spot we are nowclosely following. He was one of theearliest pioneers of the Trenton beau-tie
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 . d, massive rocks, thrown overin flood times, lie piled up in the mid-dle of the river. Passing to the left,yet a few rods above, we come into thepresence of Shermans Fall, so namedin memory of the Rev. Mr. Sherman,whose account of the spot we are nowclosely following. He was one of theearliest pioneers of the Trenton beau-ties, and it was by him that the firsthouse, called the Rural Resort, forthe accommodation of visitors, wasbuilt. It has formed an immense ex-cavation, having thrown out thousandsof tons from the parapet rock, visibleat the stairs, and is annually forcingoff slabs at the west corner, againstwhich it incessantly forces a section ofits powerful sheet. A naked mass ofrock, extending up 150 feet, juts frown-ingly forward, which is ascended bynatural steps to a point from which thevisitor looks securely down upon therushing waters. Leaving this rocky shelf, and passinga wild rapid, we come suddenly in sightof the High Falls, 40 rods beyond.— 158 NEW YORK. Trenton Fulls,. Trenton Falls, N. T. This cascade has a perpendicular de-scent of 100 feet, while the cliffs oneither side, rise some 80 feet yet whole body of water makes its wayat this point—divided by interveningledges into separate cataracts, whichfall first about 40 feet, then reunitingon a flat below, and veering suddenlyaround an inclination of rocky steps,they plunge into the dark caldronbeneath. Passing up at the side, we mount agrand level, where in dry times thestream retires to the .right and opens awide pavement for a large party towalk abreast. Here a flight of stairsleads to a refreshment house, called theRural Retreat, 20 feet above the sum-mit of the High Falls. The opening of the chasm now be-comes con
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