Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-13

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and beauty is Glen Iris on the uppel
Gcnesee river. In New York state; IN
fact. II might well be called a NINA
ture Yellowstone park because OF Ia
remarkable geological formations. Ia
three beautiful waterfalls. and its can
yon $50 feet deep. Special attention 4:
directed to this natures paradise al
the present time because through the
generosity OF its owner. William Pryor
Letchworth. II has become a public
park and reservation to be maintained
by the state Of New York for the use
OF all the people In pcrpetuity.
The most vivid impression Of the
Wild beauty OF the park In gained from
the railroad. From the plateau the
train passes suddenly to the Portage
bridge, a lace-iike structure spanning
a rayine 234 feet above the roaring.
turbulent stream. The bridge. 500 feet
long. Is on the reservation. The
nsighboring walls OF the canyon rise
sos feet above the river bed. Three
hundred feet north OF the bridge the
traveller sees the first. or Upper fall.
where the river plunges n fee; down.
ward TO a lower level.
A half mile further down the stream
is tho second. or Middle fall. lo7 feet
high. Overlooking this Is the Letch.
worth homestead. The Middle fan
strongly suggests the American falls
at Niagara on. reduced scale. The
walls Of the canyon at this point ape
$50 feet high. whiie above the rocgsy
walls the land rises lB0feet hisbet ..
Thence. through the deep raviue. ths.
river rushcs northeast. then directly
east. through whirlpool rapids and
quiet pools TO the third and lasS cas-.
cade. This isa mile aud q bali. below
the Middle fall. Il 80 feet high, and by
Tar the most picturesque and curious
Of the three cascades. dust below the
fall the river passes Through rrsrrsw
gorge. with the socailea Tabrc~Rpk
on the north and tlEi Sugar Loaf ON |
The south. The latter Is a curious cone |
81 rock. formed at some distant. period |
by the stream Washing around and !
over II and gradually moldingi II to its |
'pire-Iike contour.
The boundaries OF the estate. after
around the three falls and can.
ron. pass TO the north TO the river,
over In Its course and amer Il has
'assed through'a curvins valley TO the
'ast. north. and west = -.
The story OF the rocks In the canyon
9 90 unusual that the biologists have
'laced them In n class by themselves.
they are known rs The Portage
'roup." In some prehistoric, ace sea
overed the spot. and on the ancient
cean bed were Deposited sand, mud.
nd ooze. which now form layer upon
AVER OF soft rock. $50 feet deep. First
ONE masses Of soft olive shales. with
hin beds Of sandstone land one or
lore bands OF black bituminous shales
INNING through them. Then come
andy shales and an abundance OF
and nagstones. These
lly give place to thicker layers OF
and thinner intervening
rata Of shales. The rocks lie like an !
pen. illustrated BOOK OF great interest
, the geologist
In later prehistoric days. which the
biologists call modern" for the sake .
comparison. the Genesee river
lssed through a wide valley TO the
lstward Of the gorge. This was filled ,
ith gravel and sand by some great '
'taclysm OF Nature. so that the wa. A
rs OF the stream were turned back n
ID formed a lake TO tho southwark. n
he lake covered approximately the h
ound which the Genesee Water com. :
ny sought for their power dam. nj n
supposed To have covered the valley
nth Of Portageville and extending a
stance OF Is miles to wiscoy. The
Ter sought a new outlet TO the west. 3,
lrd. passed over higher ground. and m
adually carved In the soft rock OF 81
, plateau the canyon and cascades h
the Glen Iris estate. 3,
Mr.. Letchworth has long had the n
I OF his estate to the commonwealth n
mind. and has made his improve ct
'nts to II accordingly. There are a
les OF walks and drives. summer &C
uses, rustic srborv. picturesque gate N