. Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country . ishes, anemones, sea-urchins, and other strange and beautiful forms ofmarine life, make grand aquaria of the caves all along the coast, and add a marked relish tothe enjoyment of the explorer. From the quiet beauty of The Ovens to the turbulence of the seaward shore there isa notable change. Our next point visited was Schooner Head, which lies four or five milessouthward from East
. Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country . ishes, anemones, sea-urchins, and other strange and beautiful forms ofmarine life, make grand aquaria of the caves all along the coast, and add a marked relish tothe enjoyment of the explorer. From the quiet beauty of The Ovens to the turbulence of the seaward shore there isa notable change. Our next point visited was Schooner Head, which lies four or five milessouthward from East Eden, and looks out on the wide Atlantic. Schooner Head is sonamed from the fancy that a mass of white rock on its sea-face, viewed at a proper distance, ON THE COAST OF MAINE. 7 has the appearance of a small schooner. There is a tradition that, in the War of 1812, aBritish frigate sailing by ran in and fired upon it, under the impression that it was an Ameri-can vessel hugging the shore. Schooner Head derives its principal interest from the Spouting Horn, a wide chasm in the cliff, which extends down to the water and opens tothe sea through a small archway below high-water mark. At low water the arch may be. Great Head. reached over the slippery, weed-covered rocks, and the chasm within ascended by means ofuncertain footholds in the sides of the rocky wall. A few adventurous tourists have accom-plished this feat, but it is a very dangerous one. If the foot should slip on the smooth, brinyrock, and the adventurer glide into the water, escape would be almost impossible. The waveswould suck him down into their depths—now toss him upon rocks, whose slippery surfacewould resist every attempt to grasp, then drag him back into their foaming embrace. When 8 ■ PICTURESQUE AMERICA. the tide comes in, the breakers dash with great violence through the archway described, andhurl themselves with resounding thunder against the wall beyond, sending their spray far upthe sides of the chas
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