 | American Antiquarian Society - United States - 1820
...could not reach the river Niagara before the thirtieth of July. Father Gabriel and I went over land to view the great Fall, the like whereof is not in...descent, that it violently hurries down the wild beasts, endeavouring to pass it to feed on the other side, casting them down headlong above six hundred feet.... | |
 | American Antiquarian Society - Mammoth Cave (Ky.) - 1820 - 436 pages
...foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable, making an outrageous noise more terri67 blc than that of thunder ; so that when the wind blows...descent, that it violently hurries down the wild beasts, endeavouring to pass it to feed on the other side, casting them down headlong above six hundred feet.... | |
 | American Antiquarian Society - United States - 1820
...boil after the most hideous manner imaginable, making an outrageous noise more tcrrible than" that bf thunder ; so that when the wind blows from the south,...descent, that it violently hurries down the wild beasts, endeavouring to pass it to feed on the other side, casting them down headlong above six hundred feet.... | |
 | Orsamus Turner - Holland Purchase - 1849 - 666 pages
...that of thunder; for when the wind blows out of the south, their dismal roaring may be heard more than fifteen leagues off. " The river Niagara having thrown...precipice, continues its impetuous course for two leagues together, to the great rock, above mentioned, with an inexpressible rapidity; but having past that,... | |
 | James Wickes Taylor - Indians of North America - 1854 - 557 pages
...imaginable, making an outrageous noise, more terrible than that of Thunder, for when the Wind blows from off the South, their dismal roaring may be heard above...Precipice, continues its impetuous course for two Leagues together, to the great Rock above mentioned, with an inexpressible rapidity : But having passed that,... | |
 | James Wickes Taylor - Ohio - 1854 - 545 pages
...blows from off the South, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen Leagues off. " The Eiver Niagara having thrown itself down this incredible...Precipice, continues its impetuous course for two Leagues together, to the great Bock above mentioned, with an inexpressible rapidity : But having passed that,... | |
 | WILLIAM KETCHUM - 1864
...be heard above fifteen leauges off. * Probably meaning the fall and rapids both above and below. u The river Niagara having thrown itself down this incredible...precipice, continues its impetuous course, for two leagues together, to the great rock, above mentioned, with an .inexpressible rapidity, but having passed that,... | |
 | William Ketchum - Buffalo (N. Y.) - 1864
...be heard above fifteen leauges off. 'Probably meaning the fall and raliids both above and lielow. " The river Niagara having thrown itself down this incredible...precipice, continues its impetuous course, for two leagues together, to the great rock, above mentioned, with an inexpressible rapidity, bnt having passed that,... | |
 | James Macaulay - United States - 1871 - 424 pages
...imaginable, making an outrageous noise, more terrible than that of thunder; for when the wind blows from off the south, their dismal roaring may be heard above...precipice, continues its impetuous course for two leagues together to the great rock above mentioned, with an inexpressible rapidity; but having passed that,... | |
 | George Washington Holley - Geology - 1872 - 165 pages
...that of thunder ; for when the wind blows out of the south their dismal roaring may be heard more than fifteen leagues off. " The river Niagara having thrown...precipice, continues its impetuous course for two leagues together to the great rock, above mentioned [in another chapter as lying at the foot of the mountain... | |
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The waters which fall from this vast height, 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 from off the south, their dismal roaring may be heard above... 
