 | 1894 - 792 pages
...which the Terrapin Tower stands " — this was in 1872, before the tower was destroyed — " and moved, amid the wildest commotion, along the arm of the Horseshoe, until the bowlders failed us, and the cataract fell into the profound gorge of the Niagara River. . . . Apart... | |
 | 1873 - 1082 pages
...On looking upwards over tho guide's shoulder I could see the water bending over the ledge, while tho Terrapin Tower loomed fitfully through the intermittent...burst of spray; through this we staggered. We rounded tho promontory on which the Terrapin Tower stands, and pushed, amid the wildest commotion, along the... | |
 | 1873 - 660 pages
...bending over the ledge, while the Terrapin Tower loomed fitfully through the intermittent spray-gusts. We were right under the tower. A little farther on, the...commotion, along the arm of the Horseshoe, until the bowlders failed us, and the cataract fell into the profound gorge of the Niagara River. Here my guide... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1873 - 840 pages
...gusts. We were right under the tower. A little further on, the cataract, after its first plunge, hit ti protuberance some way down, and flew from it in a...staggered. We rounded the promontory on which the Terrapin 1'ower stands, and pushed, amid the wildest commotion, along the arm of the Horseshoe, until the boulders... | |
 | Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 444 pages
...Terrapin Tower loomed fitfully through the intermittent spraygusts. We were right under the tower. 14. A little farther on, the cataract, after its first...this, we staggered. We rounded the promontory on which Terrapin Tower stands, and pushed, amid the wildest commotion, along the arm of the Horseshoe, until... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1876 - 656 pages
...bending over the ledge, while the Terrapin Tower loomed fitfully through the intermittent spray-gusts. We were right under the tower. A little farther on the...promontory on which the Terrapin Tower stands, and moved, amid the wildest commotion, along the arm of the Horseshoe, until the boulders failed us, and... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1876 - 706 pages
...bending over the ledge, while the Terrapin Tower loomed fitfully through the intermittent spray-gusts. We were right under the tower. A little farther on the...promontory on which the Terrapin Tower stands, and moved, amid the wildest commotion, along the arm of the Horseshoe, until the boulders failed us, and... | |
 | 1878 - 818 pages
...bending over the ledge, while the Terrapin Tower loomed fitfully through the intermittent spray-gusts. We were right under the tower. A little farther on, the...commotion, along the arm of the Horseshoe, until the bowlders failed ns, and the cataract fell into the profound gorge of the Niagara River. Here my guide... | |
 | Pictorial cabinet - 1878 - 574 pages
...bending over the ledge, while the Terrapin Tower loomed fitfully through the intermittent spray gusts. We were right under the tower. A little farther on, the...promontory on which the Terrapin Tower stands, and pushed, amidst the wildest commotion, along the arm of the Horseshoe, until the boulders failed us, and the... | |
 | 1873 - 584 pages
...bending over the ledge, while the Terrapin Tower loomed fitfully through the intermittent spray gusts. We were right under the tower. A little farther on, the...down, and flew from it in a prodigious burst of spray. Through1 this we staggered. We rounded the promontory on which the Terrapin Tower stands, and pushed,... | |
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We were right under the tower. A little farther on, the cataract, after its first plunge, hit a protuberance some way down, and flew from it in a prodigious burst of spray ; through this we staggered. We rounded the promontory on which the Terrapin Tower... 
