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The Whirpool and the buried St. David gorge 31 



Itinerary 33 



Toronto to Niagara river 35 



Lake Ontario to Niagara Falls 36 



The lower Niagara river 36 



Lewiston to Niagara Falls 37 



Niagara falls and the rapids from the American 



side 37 



Old river terraces 37 



Prospect point 37 



Slow recession of American fall 39 



Goat island 39 



Fossil shells (Pleistocene) 41 



The Horseshoe fall from Porter bluff and Terrapin 



rocks 42 



The trip on the Maid of the Mist 44 



Trip to Falls View 45 



The falls and the gorge from the Canadian side . . 46 

 Views from the Park bridge and the west 



cliff 46 



Horseshoe fall from the parapet 47 



The recession of Horseshoe fall 49 



The rapids above the falls 53 



The Dufferin islands 54 



Chippawa creek and the river above the 



rapids 54 



The old drift banks of Niagara river 55 



The Falls — Chippawa buried valley 56 



The Upper Great gorge 56 



Gorge of the Whirpool rapids 58 



The Eddy basin 59 



The Whirpool from Sinclair point 59 



The Whirpool from Thompson's point 61 



Wintergreen terrace and Foster's flats 61 



Old Narrow gorge and Smeaton ravine 63 



The oldest gorge section 64 



The Cataract bar at Lewiston 65 



Views in the gorge from the lower level 68 



Niagara Falls to Hamilton 69 



Iroquois Beach, by A. P. Coleman 71 



Geology and physiography of the Hamilton district 7 1 



Physical features at Hamilton 7 2 



The Iroquois beach at Hamilton 73 



Partial bibliography 75 



