 Saguenay unique among rivers, and it is yearly visited by thousands of tourists as one of the chief curiosities of the Western World. " The Saguenay is not, properly, a river. It is a tremendous chasm, like that of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea,...  The Chronicles of the St. Lawrence - Page 231by Sir James MacPherson Le Moine - 1878 - 380 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Bayard Taylor - Europe - 1862 - 532 pages
...learn from the character of the separate features to appreciate the grandeur of the whole. The Saguenay is not, properly, a river. It is a tremendous chasm,...miles through the heart of a mountain wilderness. The depth of the water varies from twentyfive to one hundred and forty-seven fathoms, and the height... | |
 | Maritime provinces - 1875 - 412 pages
...visited by thousands of tourists as one of the chief curiosities of the Western World. " The Sagnenay is not, properly, a river. It Is a tremendous chasm,...that of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, cleft for 60 M. through the heart of a mountain wilderness No magical illusions of atmosphere enwrap the scenery... | |
 | Moses Foster Sweetser - Maritime Provinces - 1875 - 366 pages
...visited by thousands of tourists as one of the chief curiosities of the Western World. " The Saguenay is not, properly, a river. It is a tremendous chasm,...that of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, cleft for 60 M. through the heart of a mountain wilderness. .... No magical illusions of atmosphere enwrap the... | |
 | james r. osgood and company - 1875 - 382 pages
...visited by thousands of tourists as one of the chief curiosities of the Western World. " The Saguenay is not, properly, a river. It is a tremendous chasm,...that of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, cleft for 60 M. through the heart of a mountain wilderness No magical illusions of atmosphere enwrap the scenery... | |
 | 1879 - 336 pages
...and a peculiarly stern, somber, savage, and impressive aspect. Says Bayard Taylor : " The Saguenay is not properly a river. It is a tremendous chasm,...that of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, cleft for 60 miles through the heart of a mountain wilderness. . . . Everything is hard, naked, stern, silent.... | |
 | Maritime Provinces - 1883 - 420 pages
...chief curiosities of the Western World. " The Saguenay is not, properly, a river. It is a tremendons chasm, like that of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, cleft for 00 M tbrongh the heart of a mountain wilderness No magical illnsions of atmosphere enwrap the scenery... | |
 | Charles Asbury Stephens - Canada - 1884 - 266 pages
...natural features that its fame depends. UP THE SAGUENAY. Bayard Taylor well says of it: — "The Saguenay is not, properly, a river. It is a tremendous chasm,...atmosphere enwrap the scenery of this northern river. Everything is hard, naked, stern, silent. Dark, gray cliffs of gneiss rise from the pitch-black water... | |
 | Moses Foster Sweetser - Maritime Provinces - 1885 - 384 pages
...visited hy thousands of tourists as one of the chief curiosities of the Western World. " The Saguenay is not, properly, a river. It is a tremendous chasm,...that of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, cleft for 60 M through the heart of a mountain wilderness. .... "No magical illusions of atmosphere enwrap the... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1888 - 916 pages
...Calumet and Allumette in the Ottawa river. 1 Bayard Taylor says it it " not properly a river. It fa * tremendous chasm, like that of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, cleft for 60 miles through the heart of a mountainous wilderness. Everything Is hard, naked, stem, silent. Dark... | |
 | Moses Foster Sweetser - Maritime Provinces - 1888 - 396 pages
...chief curiosities of the Western World. " The Saguenay is not, properly, a river. It is a tremendons chasm, like that of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, cleft for 60 M. tbrough the heart of a mountain wilderness No magical illnsions of atmosphere enwrap the scenery... | |
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