. Ithaca and its resources. Being an historical and descriptive sketch of the "Forest city" and its magnificent scenery ... the ra-vine above this second fall, and are fully rewarded for our temerity. Shut in onone side by walls of solid rock, on the other by a steep wooded bank, with agleam of sunlight through the leaves of the trees whose overhanging branchesform an unique covering, the only sound the murmuring of the water, were youdesirous of solitude here your wish would be in the fullest gratified. It is a re-treat from the sorrows or the joys of this earth into which one can retire and
. Ithaca and its resources. Being an historical and descriptive sketch of the "Forest city" and its magnificent scenery ... the ra-vine above this second fall, and are fully rewarded for our temerity. Shut in onone side by walls of solid rock, on the other by a steep wooded bank, with agleam of sunlight through the leaves of the trees whose overhanging branchesform an unique covering, the only sound the murmuring of the water, were youdesirous of solitude here your wish would be in the fullest gratified. It is a re-treat from the sorrows or the joys of this earth into which one can retire and com-mune with ones self and emerge the better for it. This part of the ravine isabout one-fourth of a mile in length, ending at the second fall in the lower endand in a large amphitheatre at the upper. The walk through it is filled with pleas-,lire, the moss-grown rockv walls, with here and there a crevice containing sufficientearth to afford nutriment for the icrns or shrubs clinging tenaciously there for life,the bright-colored foliage on the other side contrasting strongly with the dark nV\NCk NU^ ns RtSOViRCtS. 21. ENFIELD FALLS—i6o FEET. green on this, the babbling brook—all lending to the picturesque and beautifuleffect produced in the scene. Down a rock} slope, lined on either side by thedark forest and into the amphitheatre, rushes the now angry brook, confined to narrow limits and apparently concentrating all its power for this supreme effort a great fall from the heights i6o feet above. Differing in its surroundings from allthe other falls in this region, this little torrent rushing down its steep rocky bed,although not so grand as some of the others, still has the power to attract evenwhen our visits to Ithaca Gorge, Glenwood, Taghanic, Buttermilk and Enfieldmake comparison unfavorable, and we linger longer here than at some of thegreater falls. Back through the ravine, and climbing out of its depths, we care-fully seek the way to the foot of the hills, leaving t
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