Chapter XXI

Famous rapids and cascades--Niagara--Amazon--Orinoco--Parana-- Nile--Livingstone 179

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

NIAGARA FALLS FROM THE CANADIAN SIDE FRONTISPIECE.

THE HORSESHOE FALL FROM GOAT ISLAND Opposite page 6

LUNA FALL AND ISLAND IN WINTER " " 11

THE RAPIDS ABOVE THE FALLS " " 17

THE YOUNGEST INHABITANT " " 22

MOUTH OF THE CHASM AND BROCK'S MONUMENT " " 29

NIAGARA FALLS FROM BELOW " " 54

GREAT ICICLES UNDER THE AMERICAN FALL " " 60

WINTER FOLIAGE " " 66

ICE BRIDGE AND FROST FREAKS " " 69

COASTING BELOW THE AMERICAN FALL " " 70

SECOND MOSS ISLAND BRIDGE " " 76

JOEL R. ROBINSON " " 86

THE _Maid of the Mist_ IN THE WHIRLPOOL " " 91

FISHER AND THE BEAR " " 97

FALL OF TABLE ROCK " " 109

ROCK OF AGES AND WHIRLWIND BRIDGE " " 114

THE THREE SISTERS OR MOSS ISLANDS " " 125

HOW THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE WAS BEGUN " " 137

BLONDIN CROSSING THE NIAGARA " " 145

INDIAN WOMEN SELLING BEAD-WORK " " 148

YOSEMITE FALLS " " 164

BRIDAL VEIL FALL " " 166

VERNAL FALLS " " 168

NEVADA FALLS " " 171

LOWER FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE " " 172

UPPER FALLS OF THE YELLOWSTONE " " 174

THE STAUBBACH, SWITZERLAND " " 176

VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBESI " " 178

MAP OF THE NIAGARA REGION " " 1