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these sections, as trains are frequent, and rockfalls from the cliffs 

 are among the daily occurrences. With a little caution however the 

 sections may be studied without danger. The total amount of walk- 

 ing necessary from Waggoner's hotel to the Devil's hole is about 3 

 miles. Near the upper end of the section, where the track enters a 

 rock cutting, a steep path along the river bank leads to the top of 

 the rocky plateau, and a short walk along the top of the bank will 

 bring you to the Devil's hole station. One may also climb the 

 bank in the quarry at the head of the section, and, passing along 

 the top, reach the Devil's hole station by crossing the bridge over 

 the rock-cut before mentioned. At the Devil's hole station 1 one 

 may either take the surface car, which runs to Niagara falls at fre- 

 quent intervals (5c fare), or, by paying the admission to the Devil's 

 hole, descend to the gorge road and continue the journey to the 

 falls. (A ticket or 50c fare is required here.) 



If the sections are approached from the upper end, the Devil's 

 hole station may be reached by the surface electrics 2 or the visitor 

 may leave the cars of the gorge road at the lower Devil's hole 

 station, and, paying the admission fee, ascend the banks by the 

 stairs and paths. The path from the Devil's hole station to the 

 sections leads close along the brink of the gorge. If the sections 

 are visited in the forenoon, the investigator will find himself in the 

 shadow of the cliffs, which is most grateful on a warm summer day. 



The sections on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad 

 are reached from Waggoner's hotel by paths leading up " the moun- 

 tain " one of which begins on the New York Central tracks not far 

 north of the tunnel. 



Geologic nomenclature 



Geologic time is divided into five great divisions, based on the 

 progress of life during the continuance of each. These are: 

 5 Cenozoic time, or time of " modern life " 

 4 Mesozbic time, or time of " medieval life " 

 3 Paleozoic time, or time of " ancient life " 

 2 Proterozoic time, or time of " first life " 

 1 Azoic time, or time of " no life " 



1 Refreshments may be obtained here. 



2 These electrics run from near Prospect park to the Devil's hole and re- 

 turn, at short intervals. 



