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At the further end of the bridge will be found a series of steps 
and galleries which will conduct us to the vicinity of the upper 
fall. About half way down these we come to the falls of the 
De-ge-wa-nus, a small stream which empties into the Genesee 
at this point, and a little later to the picnic grounds. 
tables and benches have been provided for visitors, and hitching 
posts for horses, for many people drive from the surrounding 
country to see these falls. At this point glimpses may be had 
of the upper fall, but if one really wants to enjoy its grandeur, 
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Fic. 34. Upper fall, seventy-one feet in height, veiled in its own mist. 
let him pick his way carefully along the slippery and stony bank 
of the west side of the stream until he comes to a vantage point 
from which he may view the fall as seen in the above illustra- 
tion. Along the west bank the road continues, and soo 
hear the roar and see the mists of the middle fall, the greatest 
of the three. From an observatory on a small rocky plateau at 
the very brink of the fall, an impressive view may be had of the 
great volume of water as it drops over the precipice to the river 
about one hundred and seven feet below. 
