. The tourist's guide through the Empire state. Embracing all cities, towns and watering places, by Hudson river and New York central route . n length, and along the space of these two miles it isimpossible to say where the greatest beauty exists. To see Trenton aright, one must be careful not to have too muchwater. A sufficiency is no doubt desirable, and it may be, that atthe close of summer, before the autmnal rains have fallen, theremay occasionally be an insufficiency. But if there be too much,the passage up the rock, along the river is impossible. The wayon which the tourist should walk
. The tourist's guide through the Empire state. Embracing all cities, towns and watering places, by Hudson river and New York central route . n length, and along the space of these two miles it isimpossible to say where the greatest beauty exists. To see Trenton aright, one must be careful not to have too muchwater. A sufficiency is no doubt desirable, and it may be, that atthe close of summer, before the autmnal rains have fallen, theremay occasionally be an insufficiency. But if there be too much,the passage up the rock, along the river is impossible. The wayon which the tourist should walk becomes the bed of the stream,and the great charm of the place cannot be enjoyed. That charm consists in descending into the ravine of the river,down amidst the rocks through which it has cut its channel, and inwalking up the bed against the stream, in climbing the sides of thevarious Falls, and sticking close to the river till an envious blockadeis reached, which comes sheer down into the water, and preventsfurther progress. This is nearly two miles above the steps bywhich the descent is made; and every foot of this distance is za O-n. OR,U2N°> iLDenFOUSda;s THE TOURISTS GUIDE. 169 wildly beautiful. When the river is very low, there is a pathwayeven beyond this block; but when this is the case, there canhardly be water enough to make the Fall satisfactory. There is no one special cataract at Trenton which is in itselfeither wonderful or pre-eminently beautiful. It is the position,form, color and rapidity of the river which gives the charm. Itruns through a deep ravine, the sides of which rise sometimes withthe sharpness of the walls of a stone sarcophagus. They arerounded, too, towards the bed, as is the bottom of a the side of the right bank of the river, there is a passage,which when the freshets come is altogether covered. This passageis sometimes very narrow, but in the narrowest parts an iron chainis affixed to the rock. It is slippery and wet, and i
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