The Ottawa free trader., 1881-10-22

which, to certain extent, mars the effect. Great
boulders, which some time IN tic dim distant
ages Of the past were cleft asubder and sent
whirllng down from their rocky beds, trees,
among whose branches the winds of time have
tuned their harps, secured at last, have been
dropped from their aerel heights to mlngle with
this vast conglOmeraton OF things. Here
IAN the air sosmn stiffness keeps"
and nothing is heard save the song Of birds, the
music OF falling waters and the murmuring rip.
Pile OF the stream as 1t courses through the glen
and out to join the waters Of the muddy Nermil.
lion. Leaving this tabernacle Of natures crea'
tion, within which we feel rs Though the gods
had taken us home, as though we were standing
within one Of the mighty chambers Of the su'
prcmc Ruler himself, we pass on towards the
arena, pausing here and there as We advance TO
view some charming scene or the gorgeous foli-
age and finally reach
the RoTUSDA,
the crowning feature Of lnc glen and the grandest
OF its kind that / have ever seen. The rotunda,
as its name would indicate, is an amphitheatrc
in STYLE and has great projecting lcdges, which
form alcoves or domes, under which many hun
dreds of people might find shelter in case OF
storm or rain. That which attracts the most at
tention when suflcency OF water is in the glen
above is
THE BRIDAL VEIL,
one OF the most charming and handsome wa
terfalls on the American continent for lis size;
as perfectly regular and graceful as even Min
nchaha's laughing water" 1t first appears some
thirty feet above the precpice in a series OF cas-
cadcs, the first taking leap OF ten or fifteen feet,
then rushing over q smooth surface it takes an
other bound Of about the same distance and final
ly, after a graceful flow Of about twenty feet,
takes its final leap OF thirty feet or more and
striking the projecting rocks below is dashed
into foam, after which it bubbles for II time in
sTYGIAN rooL
and then flows on through the glen. Within
this vestibulc are to he seen nearly all the Won
ders OF rock and glen, while many Of the forma-
tlons are peculiar, and if geoOgsts are to be be.
lleyed it has taken ages and ages Of time to form.
There is one prominent formation here, that not
one in Il thousand would ever see or know any
thing OF unless his attention were called TO it,
and that is
THE OLD MAN OF THE GLEN
But there he sits upon his rocky throne as the
presiding genius Of the gorge, and there in sol
emu dignity and alone watching over the domain,
ss it were, monarch of all lie surveys. The fea-
lures are very prominent when viewed from the
right standpoint. a giant-shaped head and bust
Of immense magnitude only appears in that ledge
of rock on the left hand side facing the bridal
veil" But in order to see the figure perfectly 1t
is necessary to take position almost under TINS
rock and close up to the wall of the bridal veil"
looking out towards the entrance Of the glen,
and casting your eyes upward to the ledge OF
rock, now on your right, there will be no trou-
bic in discovering "thc old man"
Immediately under this rock is
PLuTo's CAVERN,
a damp, dark cavern or gallery, with an opening
at the further end large enough to admit good
sized body through. Here it is always damp and
cold, into which ray Of sunshine never penc-
trates, and but seldom glimmers shade of light.
Looking around within this mighty cavern and
beholding its yastnGss-whch requires reader |
pen than | can WELD to portray It's greatness
and the inspiring sensations that crowd upon
ones mind as he is made to realize its stupendous
grandcur-hero, amid its solitude, we seem
to have forgotten the outer world that we left be
hind, and to almost realize that we are no more
upon this earth, but by some mysterious mode
have been transported to an unknown region,
and here, admring the work of some ancient
races, which the ceaseless ages of time have
wiped out of existence, leaving sublime wonders
such as this as monuments TO their past great
ness! Contemplating all this, We are forced TO
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