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SPLIT ROCK. 
 
UP rR^n LONG GALLERY. 
 
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SMUGGLERS' PASS. 
 
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LONG GALLERY'. 
 
UP rR^A\ TABLE ROCK, 
 
THE SENTINEL. 
 
GRAND rLUME, TR^M ABOVE. 
 
GRAND rLUAAE, rROA\ NARROWS UP, 
 
RUNNING TME RAPIDS. 
 
AUSABLC CnASA\. 
 
 THIS grand and beautiful wonder of Nature's work- 
 manship, known by the name of Ausable Chasm, 
 is the channel of the River Ausable in its rapid 
 fall and flow onward to empty into Lake Champlain, 
 forming a narrow ravine or canyon, having lofty sides 
 of rock, in some cases nearly 200 feet in height, with 
 mountain precipices of varied form towering above its 
 dark waters, the top and sides of which are fringed with 
 cedars, whose sombre shadows add to the mysterious 
 and awe-inspiring grandeur. Lateral fissures or gorges, 
 project from the main chasm, some wild and rugged, in 
 whose rocky caves the sun never shines ; others, bright 
 and beautiful, and softly clothed in moss and fern and 
 endless flowers. 
 
 The length of the Chasm is nearly two miles. In 
 some places the river is over fifty feet wide, in others it 
 is compressed to only ten, and is of great depth and still ; 
 in some it leaps against the giant rocks, dashing and 
 whirling through its tortuous and confined pathway, 
 with many beautiful rapids and cascades, giving a life 
 to the scene in the musical rush of its waters. 
 
 There are perfectly safe walks, stairways and bridges 
 constructed along its entire course, from which visitors 
 can see all points of interest without discomfort or 
 fatigue. 
 
 A portion of the trip through the Chasm can be made 
 by boat, which, while a perfectly safe, is also an inter- 
 esting and novel incident of the visit. 
 
 lAKE VIEW HOUSE. 
 
 ONL Y FIRST CLASS HOTEL AT A USABLE CHASM. 
 
 Delightfully situated, immediately adjoining the 
 Chasm entrance, on a high plateau, three niiles from and 
 500 feet above Lake Champlain. Appointments first- 
 class. 
 
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