Tunis's topographical and pictorial guide to Niagara Falls and route book to Montreal, Quebec, Saratoga and the White Mountains : also description of the StLawrence, Ottawa, and Saguenay Rivers-- . Center Fall. From the foot of Biddles Stairs two paths lead inopposite directions, one towai-d the Canada, and theother toward the American Fall. The former has beenobstructed by slides from above, and is not, perhaps,altogether safe. Taking the latter, a few minuteswalk brings you to the celebrated Cave of the you have provided dresses, you here enter by a securestairway. The formation of
Tunis's topographical and pictorial guide to Niagara Falls and route book to Montreal, Quebec, Saratoga and the White Mountains : also description of the StLawrence, Ottawa, and Saguenay Rivers-- . Center Fall. From the foot of Biddles Stairs two paths lead inopposite directions, one towai-d the Canada, and theother toward the American Fall. The former has beenobstructed by slides from above, and is not, perhaps,altogether safe. Taking the latter, a few minuteswalk brings you to the celebrated Cave of the you have provided dresses, you here enter by a securestairway. The formation of this cave was of easy proees?.The gradual wearing away by the water of the shalysubstratum of the precipice has lefl the limestone rockabove projecting at least 30 feet beyond the base ; thugforming an open cave, over which falls in deep folds of GUIDE TO NIAGARA FALLS. 17 boluss Cave — Bjrons Description of Cascade of Velino. azure,the magnificent curtain of the Center Fall. Thecompression of the atmosphere by the falling water ishere so gieat that the cave is rendered as stormy andturbulent as that of old JEolus hunself, from whoseclassical majesty, indeed, it derived its first name —. l^eoluss Cfibc. Gazing now below you at that dcHcate textured rain-bow treml)Ung in the angry surge, you will hardly fellto remember Byrons vivid description of the bow atthe cascade of Vehno: ** From Bide to side, beneath the glittering morn,An Iria aits, amidst the infernal surge,Like hope upon a death bed, and, unwornIta steely dyes, while all around ia torn 18 TOPOGRAPHICAL AND PICTORIAL The Precipice — Goldgmiths Description, By the distracted waters, bears sereneIts brilliant hues with all their beams unshorn ;Resembling, mid the torture of the scene,Love watching madness with unalteraDle mien. Ascending Biddlos Stairs, your course conducts you tothe light, along the verge of the precipice. ObserTehow the bank is gradually wearing away, by slides ofland and crumbling of rocks, fi-om
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