16 Gorge of the Niagara River
Gorge of the Niagara River
Seven miles of the wildest beauty encompasses the river after it plunges from brink to bottom of the precipice. The Gorge of Niagara River extends from the Falls to Queenstown, seven miles below. In the course of its tortuous and tumultuous winding it has an additional fall of 100 feet. The Gorge itself, worn through countless æons of time as the cataract slowly retreated, is for the most part a perpendicular mass of rock. The chasm is winding, and at one point makes an abrupt turn to the right, and in this angle is found the famous Whirlpool. The Gorge is a perfect mine to the geologist, for here ready top hand is outlined on the eternal page of nature the formation of the rock, a study of which tells the story of the Falls.
Seven miles of the wildest beauty encompasses the river after it plunges from brink to bottom of the precipice. The Gorge of Niagara River extends from the Falls to Queenstown, seven miles below. In the course of its tortuous and tumultuous winding it has an additional fall of 100 feet. The Gorge itself, worn through countless æons of time as the cataract slowly retreated, is for the most part a perpendicular mass of rock. The chasm is winding, and at one point makes an abrupt turn to the right, and in this angle is found the famous Whirlpool. The Gorge is a perfect mine to the geologist, for here ready top hand is outlined on the eternal page of nature the formation of the rock, a study of which tells the story of the Falls.
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