 | Several Hands - 1782 - 586 pages
...only, 'formed by two ihclving mountains of folid rock, whofe tops intercept the clouds. Through this chafm are compelled to pafs all the waters which in...the floods bury the northern country. At the upper conos the river then fpreads 44 miles wide, and for five or fix weeks ihips of war might fail over... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1782 - 588 pages
...only, formed by two (helving mountains of folid rock, whofe tops intercept the clouds. Through this chafm .are compelled to pafs all the waters which...the time of the floods bury the northern country. At ihe upper cohos the river then fpreads 24 miles 24 mik» wide, and fot five or fix weeks (hips of war... | |
 | 428 pages
...yards only, formed by two fhelving mountains of folid rock, whofe tops intercept the clouds. Thro' this chafm are compelled to pafs all the waters which in the time of the Hoods bury the northern country. At the upper cohos the river then fpreads 24 miles wide, and for five... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - 448 pages
...mountains of solid rock, whose tops intercept the clouds. Through this chasm are compelled to pass all the waters which, in the time of the floods, bury...northern country. At the upper cohos, the river then spreads 24 miles wide ; and for five or six weeks, ships of war might sail over lands that afterwards... | |
 | 1809 - 878 pages
...mountains of solid rock, whose tops intercept the clouds. Through this chasm arc compelled to pass all the waters which, in the time of the floods, bury the northern cour.trjr. At the upper cohos, the river then spreads 24 miles v ide . and for five or six weeks, ships... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 582 pages
...yards only, formed by two shelving mountains of solid roo.k. Through this cliasm are compelled to pass all the waters which in the time of the floods bury the northern country." [This is now called Turner's Falls, from the great fight he had there with the Indians in Philip's... | |
 | Samuel Gardner Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 642 pages
...yards only, formed by two shelving mountains of solid rock. Through this chasm are compelled to pass all the waters which in the time of the floods bury the northern country." It is a frightful passage of about 400 yards in length. No boat, or, as my author expresses it, " no... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1841 - 798 pages
...yards only, formed by two shelving mountains of solid rock. Through this chasm are compelled to pass all the waters which in the time of the floods bury the northern country." It is a frightful passage of about 400 yards in length. No boat, or, as my author expresses it, " no... | |
 | James Wimer - Indian captivities - 1841 - 664 pages
...city of Philadelphia. two shelving mountains of solid rock. Through . this chasm are compelled to pass all the waters which in the time of the floods bury the northern country." It is a frightful passage of about four hundred yards in length. No boat, or, as my author expresses... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1848 - 746 pages
...yards only, formed by two shelving mountains of solid rock. Through this chasm are compelled to pass all the waters which in the time of the floods bury the northern country.' It is a frightful passage of about 400 yards in length. No boat, or, as my author expresses it, '•... | |
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Through this chasm are compelled to pass all the waters which in the time of the floods bury the northern country. 
