. Harper's New York and Erie rail-road guide book : containing a description of the scenery, rivers, towns, villages, and most important works on the road ; with one hundred and thirty-six engravings by Lossing and Barritt, from original sketches made expressly for this work by William Macleod . dignity and splendor over the landscape. The valley im-mediately below us shows its recent redemption by its 116 GUIDE-BOOK OF THE black stumps and uncultivated knolls ; but beyond theseare meadows and groves betokening an old settlement, to-gether with the outline of a village placed at the base ofthe
. Harper's New York and Erie rail-road guide book : containing a description of the scenery, rivers, towns, villages, and most important works on the road ; with one hundred and thirty-six engravings by Lossing and Barritt, from original sketches made expressly for this work by William Macleod . dignity and splendor over the landscape. The valley im-mediately below us shows its recent redemption by its 116 GUIDE-BOOK OF THE black stumps and uncultivated knolls ; but beyond theseare meadows and groves betokening an old settlement, to-gether with the outline of a village placed at the base ofthe noble hills that inclose this grand prospect on everyside. A run of two miles from the Cascade Bridge bringsus to the viaduct, that takes its name from the StarruccaCreek, that here, issuing from a vale of the same title,runs into the Susquehanna. This magnificent structureis the greatest work of art along the rail-road, and ranksamong the first works of its kind in this country. It is1200 feet long, 110 feet high, and has 18 arches with. spans of 50 feet. Its body is 24 feet in width, but the topis 30 feet, affording space enough for a double track. Itsappearance would be much improved by a parapet; butthis deficiency is somewhat remedied by an iron railingon each side. Like the Cascade Bridge, the viaduct cannot be seen to advantage unless you descend, and view itfrom various points below. The best of these is at thenortheast ancrle, whence the beautifully-curved arches, and NEW YORK AND ERIE RAIL-ROAD. 117 light, though substantial piers, recede from the eye in ex-quisite symmetry. On the west side numerous shantiesand other common-place buildings obstruct the view verymuch ; but from the opposite side of the Susquehanna anunobstructed view can be had of its whole length, as, likea huge centipede, it puts down its many feet across the
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