78 IN AND OUT OF ITHACA. 



hammer, the gorge narrows to a few yards. Through it 

 the water descends from the level surface of the ground 

 above over a dam and down a series of cascades, in 

 whose irregular rock-floors a number of remarkable pot- 

 holes have been worn. The path to the University along 

 the southern brink affords many fine Views. The edges 

 of the precipice for the entire length of the gorge are 

 fringed with shaggy groves. The volume of water in 

 the stream never fails, and whenever the sun shines into 

 its profound depths, the abyss is spanned by innumerable 

 iris arches. 



