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Falls Melancholy Occurrence there-Journey to Auburn
- Dreadful Roads Carriage breaks down - Tears and
Lamentations-Tribe of Oneida Indians-Syracuse — Au-
burn-Bumps and Bruises....
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LETTER IX.
State Prison of Auburn-Admirable System of Discipline-
Different Principle to the Penitentiary at Philadelphia-
Thirty Women a match for Seven Hundred Men!--Cayuga
Lake-Specimen of Democratical Equality-Seneca Lake
-Geneva-Jemima Wilkinson, the Enthusiast-Canan-
daigua-New Settlements just emerging from the Forest-
Singular Appearance of them-Mode of destroying the
Trees - Their melancholy Aspect-Rochester--Sam Patch
— Meet some agreeable Travellers-Temperance Societies
-Interesting Details of them - Lockport - The most
splendid Works there on the Canal
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LETTER X.
Falls of Niagara-Description of them-British, or Horse-
Shoe Fall-American Fall-Impossibility of doing them
justice--their Height--Comparison with the Pyramids of
Egypt-General Whitney's Hotel-Military Titles in Ame-
rića-Ferry Staircase-Goat Island — Biddle Staircase-
Sam Patch's leap into the Gulf—View from the centre of the
River--Whirlpool and Devil's Hole-Lewiston- Queens-
town- Comments on Captain Hall's Work on the States-
Forsyth's Visit behind the Falls-Scene by Moonlight.
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Buffalo-Lake Erie-Source of the Niagara-Western Lakes
-Welland Canal-Noble and useful Work-Launch of
Vessel over the Falls-Return to Niagara-Final Adieu
-Cross Lake Ontario-York, Capital of Upper Canada—
Canada Land Company - New Settlements - Guelph—
Goderich-Price of Land, &c.-Country most eligible to
Emigrants-Imposts and Duties- Expense of Passage to
Emigrants-Constitution of Upper Canada — Kingston -
The Rideau Canal-The St. Lawrence-The Thousand
Islands-Rapids of the St. Lawrence-Arrival at Montreal.
Passage to Quebec —
Description of Quebec - Cape Diamond - Heights and
Plains of Abraham - Falls of Montmorency -- Indian
Village of Lorette - Ceremonies of Indian Marriage—The
War-Whoop and Dance-French Canadians-Falls of the
Chaudière-Catholic Cathedral - Museums-Monument
to Wolfe and Montcalm-Constitution of Lower Canada-
Climate-Fruits....
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LETTER XIII.
Arrival at Quebec of the Royal William Steam-Boat-Embark
in her for Nova Scotia--Passage down the St. Lawrence—
Miramichi-Dreadful Conflagration-Arrive at Halifax—
Windsor, Nova Scotia — the College there — Annapolis —
Condition of the Soil- Bay of Fundy - St. John's, New
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CONTENTS.
Passage to Eastport - Frontier Town of the
Brunswick
Fishing-Passage to Boston
United States-Bay of Passamaquoddy—Curious Mode of
Lady deranged from Sea-
sickness-Description of Boston-Origin of the Settlement
1
-Navy-Yard Bunker's Hill-Curious Rencontre
Manufactories of Lowell-American Skill in driving.
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LETTER XIV.
Cambridge Harvard University-Public Schools - Sweet
Auburn-Consecration of a Cemetery
Fresh Ponds -
Ice- Extensive Traffic in it-The Fine Arts at Boston -
Nahant Quincy Granite Quarries - Churches-State of
Religion - Depart for the White Mountains - Salem
Notorious for Witchcraft-Oriental Museum - Portland
- Quality of the Land the Tariff-Floating Bridge-
Climate Disputed Territory — Gardiner — Banks of the
Kennebec - Interesting Family- Traits of Character.
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LETTER XV.
Augusta Cause of greater Beauty in American Towns—
Paris, State of Maine - Lose my Baggage - Cultivation of
Pumpkins-Travel in a Wagon-Reach the White Moun-
tains-The Notch-Appalling Destruction of a whole
Family-Fearful Avalanches - The Carriage breaks down
Haverhill-Banks of the Connecticut - Conversation in
Coach-Revivals-Religious Opinions-Church Discipline
-Hanover-Royalton- Gulf Road - Election of Judges
- Freemasonry - Burlington - Lake Champlain - Lake
George.
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American Court of Chancery-Wigs and Gowns-Chancellor's
Salary-Forensic Eloquence — Formation of a Literary
Society-Ex-President Adams-New York Deaf and Dumb
Asylum-Depart for New Orleans-Canvass-back Ducks-
Curious Invention-Potomac-Arrive in Virginia-Frede-
ricksburg-Horrible Roads-Republican Equality--Singu-
lar Mode of Farming in Virginia — First Settlement of the
State-Charlottesville-The Blue Mountains-Staunton-
Separate from my Party-Business and Pleasure incompa-
tible - Magnificence of the Weyer's Cave - Extraordinary
Impudence of a Democrat Landlord...
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