Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-13

| and the wonders al the grand " crescent, mus d".
vsntaeeously ihrnwu upon The eye ~ communion,
and the ann,on,i,te sensations and conceptions
beisinened b. the crash and beam Of the waters,
render the surprisingly sublime. than any
hi | have ever looked upon, or conceived Of \
IT regards my thoughts aud feelings ai the ume. l
can kelp you conception Of Their character.
Overwhelming asiouishment the oulS bnnd be
tween thought and thought; and wild, aud vague.
and boundless were the associations 81 the hanf :
Before me, The strength aud lulluess of The cougfe
gated lakes of the nullh, were enlhroncd aad con
centaied, within circumference embraced by SIN
Gle glance olthe eye' Here saw. rolling and dash
pg the rate fteeHg.fre hundred millions 81 tons
per Ray nearly one hili 81 all the fresh water upon
the snflacc of the globe On The American SIDE /
behej ylst deacc. nine hundred feet IN brs'dth.
with a ial If one hundred anl eighty on hlheNt
met. fly feet above the level Of the gull, ~ huge
projection Of teek, Which seems TO break The descent
and continuity # the Il lod only increase us hefce
+ anI trfwhelmIht bound. And tuning 10 the
crescent" sw ilc mingled rnS 81 loan and tide,
1aShiug with fearful sittfe aud desperate enhiaiiun-
four hundred safds ollhe sheet rough and spalry and
The remaining 1hfCc bundled deep sea-ke mass oil
+ living eiren-fuing and heayug Ike a sheet Of EN-
erald.-kvrn macipaiion failed me, aud could
thnk of nothing bat ocean let loose ltom his bed,
and seeking deeper gull below The fury 81
The wafer, at the termination OF lis tau, combined
with tie columned strength Of the cataract and The
deafcning thunder OF the food, are at once moon.
reiYable and Adesctbabe. No imagination, how
rvcr creative, Gu correspond with the grandeur :
&c t.ay,
! La a'iel1y n, ilioae1. al isimp,, taat liza
YOU kfel it IA view, the ledge OF roct, The verge
Of the cataract rs ny like avail OF equal height, aud
extending ia en-. cneaLar folm across the Whole
bed ii the river distance Of more lhin two thou
sand feet and the tunefuous food conforming 10
this arangcn ent, IN nahing us plunge, viii noun
tain weight. into The great horseshoe BASIN beneath,
exhibits .,speefaoe OF the sublime, in geographical
scenery without rrtlaps raallel ~ nature. Al
caue1oYrr Table Rock. and cast my eye downward
upon the blloWy turbulence Of the pngty depth.
Where the waters were tossins and whtrling boiling,
and sprngiuU. with tho energy OF an earthquake aud
a rapnlit, thai almost shocked my vision, found
The scene sufficient To appal steiner spllt than
mnc and WIS gl1d 10 tuin away aud relieve my mind
by GIT 81 the surrounding scenery bays ISLANDS.
shores md forests, everywhere fecrdlng IN due
prospective. Ihe uiuboHs Of the " crescent" aud
American SIDE. which are only vIs.b from The ives
tcrn bank Of The Niagara, and IN the afternoon, seem
10 diminish Somewhat from the awtnlness of The
see e. AID to Eve II aspect OF firh and mellow
grandeur, not unlike the bow Of promise throw
ing lis assuring radiance over the retiring waters
ot the deuee.
The " rapids Which commence nearly mile Il
buve the cataract and sparkling III the sun, spread
out before the eye like sea of diamonds, seem al
mtally 10 give notice ot what awaits beuw aud
when examined no position on Gout is1nd be.
come extremely interesting, from the dash aud foam
OF the broken flood the nolsr OF which, distinct from
that OF the gteii td would rem.rd you oil the lolly
murndts OF m Alpine olcsr in the rising swell Il
the coming stnrm.--ln crossing the river below the
= Falls yon have one Of the richest views olihe whole
cascade, iIat can possibly be imagined aud the
rising hluk aud messy tock, the lofty and lux
ulian shrubhey. on ellhfr SIDE, III fine keep
ing with tie scene, and ato essential Ia tie unity
and Completeness If the picture. But what most
interested me here, WAS the tnmntuous tossing and