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ally for long stretches, the interesting opposite bank 

 of the river is seen as well as the river itself. This 

 opposite bank is steep and high, reaching in places 



FIG. 47. A RIVERSIDE DRIVE. Utilizing neglected opportunities. 



an elevation of one hundred feet above the ordinary 

 river level. It is likewise covered with a forest 

 growth mostly of oak, but in springtime one could 

 pick out here and there against the gray mass of stems 



