The Tourist, Or Pocket Manual for Travellers

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Seite 56 - This wonderful downfall is composed of two great crossstreams of water and two falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this horrible precipice do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable, making an outrageous noise, more terrible than that of thunder ; for when the wind blows out of the south their dismal roaring may be heard more than fifteen leagues off.
Seite 56 - Ontario and Erie, there is a vast and prodigious Cadence of Water, which falls down after a surprising and astonishing manner, insomuch that the Universe does not afford its parallel.
Seite 25 - ... studded with islands, appears narrowed in the distance, with steam-boats almost constantly in sight ; while vessels of every description, spreading their white canvass to the breeze, are moving rapidly over its surface, or idly loitering in the calm. These may be traced to the distance of nearly seventy miles with the naked eye ; and again at times all below is enveloped in dark cloud and rolling mist, which, driven about by the wind, is continually assuming new, wild, and fantastic forms.
Seite 14 - Andre to begin his journey before twilight. He was accompanied by Smith: each had a passport from Arnold, " to go to the lines of White Plains, or lower, if " the bearer thought proper; he being on public business." •• They were accosted at Crompond, by an American officer of militia, who told them that it was too late for them to reach, that evening, any other quarters. In order not to awaken his suspicions, they resolved to pass the night there.
Seite 56 - ... impossible to go behind the Falls, with any chance of coming out again. Even now there is a great appearance of hazard in the expedition, though experience shows that there is no real danger. Indeed the guide, to re-assure us, and to prove the difficulty of the descent, actually leaped downwards, to the distance of five or six yards, from the top of the bank of rubbish at the base of .the cliff, along which the path is formed. The gusts of wind rising out of the basin or pool below, blew so violently...
Seite 58 - tis seven or eight hundred feet high, and half a League broad. Towards the middle of it we descry an Island that leans towards the Precipice, as if it were ready to fall. All the Beasts that cross the Water within half a quarter of a League above this unfortunate Island, are...
Seite 40 - LITTLE FALLS, 22 miles from Utica. ... On each side the mountains are very high, leaving but a narrow space for the river, canal, and road to pass through. For about 2 miles the canal is formed by throwing up a wall into the river from 20 to 30 feet high, then excavating into the mountain and filling it up. This was one of the most difficult and expensive parts of the canal, as it was necessary to blast the rock with gunpowder, to form the bed of the canal, for nearly the whole distance.
Seite 24 - ... rocky bed, and the next leaping down in cascades to the valley. The road is extremely circuitous, and so completely hemmed in by the luxuriant growth of forest trees that the traveller is for a long time unable to judge of his progress in the ascent by any view of the country he has left. At an abrupt angle of the road, however, he obtains at once a full view of the Mountain House — perched like the eyrie of an eagle among the clouds — or rather like the enchanted castle in a fairy tale ;...
Seite 56 - ... beneath. This tempest, however, was not nearly so great an inconvenience as the unceasing deluges of water driven against us. Fortunately, the direction of this gale of wind was always more or less upwards, from the pool below, right against the face of the cliffs : were it otherwise, I fancy it would be impossible to go behind the Falls, with any chance of coming out again.
Seite 12 - Antony ! scarce had he buffeted half-way over, when he was observed to struggle violently, as if battling with the spirit of the waters — instinctively he put his trumpet to his mouth, andgiving a vehement blast — sunk for ever to the bottom!

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