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Show 190 GENESEE FALLS. witlt the chasm, tbe high banks covered with foliage, and the rocl{y cliffs, a scene of the wildest O'randeur. The .Afitl-Danr. Fall, from the regularity and smoothness of the rock, has a uniform pitch of alwu t 16 teet, with a width of 175 feet. The wateJ'S of the Upper Fil-lls, which have au abrupt descent of about 20 f~et, are received into a capacious basin, and pass off through a wild ravine along the rocky bed of the river, for about a mile, towards the Cascades, which have a fall of about 18 feet. THE GENESEE FALLS are situated in the vicinity of Rochester, N.Y., n !ld on the G e nesec lU ver. They have tltree perpendjcular pi tchcs, and two rapids; the first great cataract plunges perpendicularly 96 feet. The ledge here recedes up the river from the centre to the sides, breaking the water into three distinct sheets. It was from Table Rock, in the centre of t he e falls, that the renowned Sam Patch made his Just and fatal leap. ''fi-Je river below the first cataract is broad and dnep, with occasional rap'idf3 to the second fall, where it again descends perpendicularly 20 feet. Jt theu pursues a rapid course to the tltird and last fall, over which it :pours its flood down a perpendicular descent of 105 feet. rrhe beauti fuJ and p'.ict1uesque cemetery of .M.t. RoJJe is situated in the viciuity. THE AVON SPRINGS are situated in the State of New York and in tlw Genesee Valley, 19 miles from Rochester. The waters have ~htained celel.lri ty from the~r efficacy in curing various disorders; this, added to tl1e rural .attracttons of the spot, induces thousands to visit them. Stages leave Rochester daily, during the season; the packet-boats which ru.n 01~ t'he Genesee Valley Canal, aJso Jand passengers within two mlle_s of_the Springs, frorn which point ca1·riagcs convey them to their dcstu1..at10n. For description of Sharon Springs, see page 62. TH~ BRANDVWfNE. SPRINGS, a celebrated watering-place, arc situ. ate~! HI ttlc State ot Delaware, a few miles from Wilmington, from which place tbey are readily reached by stage. .S~H~DlEY'S.MOUNTA,N, N.J., 18 miles from Morristown, and 16 ~1les (r ~Hn U:'ltzte. 1-Iousc, JS a celeb~ated ~umrner.resort, owing to its elevated s1tuati?n, 1ts pure and brac1ng atr, and 1ts mineral springs, the wa t;-r.s of~ !J.Ich are, u_sed with_ great advantage for chronic diseases and gene~al debll• ty. 'I h1s place IS reached from New York, either vi a the Morns and Essex R. R. to Morristown, thence by stage· or via the New Jersey Central R. R. to White Bouse, thence by stage to the mountain l'assengers from Philadelphia, leave the cars at Ne~ Brunswick and th~nce proceed by stage, 6-k miles, to Bound llrook, connecting there With the Ne_w Jersey Central R. R. for White House thence by staae to tha mountain. ' o N TJHE .P,tElAWARE WATER·GAP is about 8 miles north from Belvidere, · · · . Je scenery IS of the most magnificent description. The DeJa. ~rare appea~s, seen from a short distance, to he arrested in its course by j le mountant o~ CJther side, between which it flows in a contracted c 1anneJ, presenting a smooth and lake-like appearance. - fr THE LEHIGH WATER-GAP is 2.5 miles from Easton Pa and 6 s E om Mauch Chunk, Pa. Here, also, the scenery is of the I~ighest order: NAHANT. 191 Both this and the preceding are natural curiosities worthy the attention of the tourist. NAHANT is a del iO'htful wateri ug-place, situated 12 miles from Boston, by water, and l4 by laud. The jaunt, by steamboat, through the harbour, is very delightful, enabling the visitor to sec some of the many beautiful islands with which it is studded. PHilliP'S BEACH, in the town of Lynn, a short ~listance N. E. ofNa· hant, is a uotec.J. resort, particularly for the Bostomans. CHELSEA BEACH, 5 miles from _Boston, is about 3 miles in length, and is another fine place of resort Jn warm weather. CAPE ANN,-Gloucester is situated on Cape Ann, the eastern CX· tremity of Massachusetts, and on the north shore of Massachusetts Bay. The town is on the southern side of the Cape, and has one of the fin est harbours on the whole Atlantic coast. During the summer season Glouce~ter is a great resort for those w~o a~e d~sirous of enjoying the sea-hreczo of the Atlantic, and of bathing Jn Its transparent _wat ~rs. By some persons this place is thought to equal Newport, the ~Ituat1on of the two being somewhat similar. This charming resort is readily reached from Boston lJy the Eastc!·n and Gloucester Branch railroads, in about one hour and a half; the d iS· tance is 30 miles, and the fare less than a dollar. NEWPORT is a celebrated watering-place i_n the State of Rhode Island, situated on an island of the same 11ame, Jn Narragansett Bay, about five miles from the ocean. The town is located. on ground grad~ally ri~ing from the wa~er, with_a beautiful site fac1~g the_harl~our, 1n_ a south-ea::;terly direction. It 1s noted for the ~alubnty of Jts ~lunate, Jts cooling ocean breez es, and its fine views, whach have made It a favour-ite resort during the summer season. . Newport is about 30 miles south-east from Provt~ence, 71 from Boston and 165 from New York city. It may be conveniently reached from e itl;er place, at a reasonable r~tc. Dur~ng the scasoi~ ~tea mboats J c a~c Providence early in the nJorni ng, makJ ng ~he exctu SJ ?n to N ewp_o t t , ami returning j n tlte evening, thereby affordutg ample t1me for bathing. The usual fare is 50 cents. LONG BRANCH, a popular resort for sea-~hore recreation,r is situat ~d 011 tlw eastern shore of New Jen;ry, 32 miles. f!om New ~ o_rk. It _IS reached from the latter place hy stea.mboat. VIsttors from I halade_lph•a and the Sonth, take the cars of the Camden and Amboy R. R. to Ilzg!Ltstown, and thence proceed to the sea-shore by stage. - ROCKAWAy BEACH is a celebrated an_d fashionable. watering·p;ac?· on Long Jsland, fronting on the Atl~nt1 c Ocean. From New Yor;, visitors lake the cars to Jamaica, 12 nHles, and thence proceed by sta~ e to the beach, 8 mile.s. CAPE MAY, an attractive watering-place, much fr~qucntP.d by Phi· }a(telphiau~. is situated at the_ mouth of Delaware ~ay, on the Ne~ Jersey side. ·rhe accommodations here are ?f the fits.t order, and the heach is uusurpassed a~ a bathing-place. D11nng the season steam?oa~s run th ere, both from Philadelphia and New York. Cape Ilenlopen IS |