 This wonderful downfall is compounded of two great cross-streams of water, and two falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height, do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable, making an outrageous...  Niagara: Its History and Geology, Incidents and Poetry - Page 17by George Washington Holley - 1872 - 165 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American Antiquarian Society - United States - 1820 - 484 pages
...two falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable,...outrageous noise more terrible than that of thunder ; so that when the wind blows from the south, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen leagues... | |
 | American Antiquarian Society - United States - 1820 - 474 pages
...two falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam and 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, their dismal roaring may... | |
 | American Antiquarian Society - Mammoth Cave (Ky.) - 1820 - 478 pages
...two falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do 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 from the south, their dismal roaring... | |
 | John Maude - Canada - 1826 - 386 pages
...feet, and composed of two great cross-streams of water, and two Falls, with an Isle sloping across the middle of it. The Waters which fall from this...blows out of the South, their dismal roaring may be FALLS UP NIAGARA. 139 Perceiving a very heavy thunder-gust coming on about 3 p. M. I returned to Chippawa,... | |
 | John Maude - History - 1826 - 388 pages
...feet, and composed of two great cross-streams of " water, and two Falli, with an Isle sloping across the middle of " it. The Waters which fall from this...that of thunder; for when " the wind blows out of the Sooth, their dismal roaring may be Perceiving a very heavy thunder-gust coming on about 3 p. M. I returned... | |
 | George Drought Warburton, Bartholomew Elliott G. Warburton - Canada - 1846 - 728 pages
...high, and composed of two great cross streams and two falls of water, with an island sloping across the middle of it. The waters which fall from this...thunder ; for when the wind blows out of the south this dismal roaring may be heard more than fifteen leagues off ; the Niagara river at the foot of the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin French - America - 1846 - 258 pages
...two falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable,...outrageous noise, more terrible than that of thunder ; so that when the wind blows from the south, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen leagues... | |
 | George Warburton - Canada - 1851 - 380 pages
...high, and composed of two great cross streams and two falls of water, with an island sloping across the middle of it. The waters which fall from this...terrible than that of thunder ; for when the wind bl^ws out of the south this dismal roaring may be heard more than fifteen leagues off; the Niagara... | |
 | James Wickes Taylor - Ohio - 1854 - 562 pages
...two Falls, with an Isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable,...terrible than that of Thunder, for when the Wind blows from off the South, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen Leagues off. " The Eiver Niagara... | |
 | James Wickes Taylor - Indians of North America - 1854 - 602 pages
...two Falls, with an Isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable,...terrible than that of Thunder, for when the Wind blows from off the South, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen Leagues off. " The River Niagara... | |
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