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the edge of the precipice on the northern edge to the 

 bridge is greatly marred by the mills, sheds, dams and 

 rubbish heaps which do anything but add attractiveness. 



Above the bridge there is a sudden change in the 

 character of the ravine. It is no longer a gorge with 

 awful steeps, but a sylvan glade. The stream is no 

 longer furiously dashed into foam, but it purls along 

 over its moss-grown bed with a cherry song, through a 

 thicket of trees whose branches meeting over the shining 

 water in a leafy archway, shut out the fierce beams of 

 the sun, and make the spot one of soft and gentle 

 loveliness. 



The most important tributary to the Inlet Creek is 

 the Six Mile Creek, which descending from the hills 

 through a long, low ravine, circles around the base of 

 South Hill and the southern part of the village. In the 

 town it is shallow and broad, and during freshets and 

 the icy season has often overflowed its banks causing 

 considerable damage to neighboring property. 



In comparison with the other streams Six Mile Creek 

 possesses few attractions to the lover of the sublime, yet 

 is by no means destitute of beauty. Long reaches of 

 rather commonplace scenery (for Ithaca) by contrast 

 enhance the beauty of the several points of interest 

 which are unfolded at intervals. The beauty and grace 

 of the glen is best seen by following up the bed of the 

 channel at rather low water. High water would make 

 it inaccessible. Along the lower part of the course 

 much of the attractiveness has been destroyed by cut- 

 ting away the trees leaving only the ugly stumps. A 



