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than it does at the other, as the rapids above 
the precipice are strongest there. It is from 
the center of the Horse-shoe Fall that- arises 
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the prodigious cloud of mist which may be seen 
so far off. The extent of the Horse-shoe Fall 
can only be ascertained by the eye ; the gene- 
ral opinion of those who have most frequently 
viewed it is, that it is not less than six hundred 
yards in circumference. The island which se¬ 
parates it from the next fall is supposed to be 
about three hundred and fifty yards wide ; the 
second fall is about five yards wide; the next 
island about thirty yards ; and the third, com¬ 
monly called the Fort Schloper Fall, from be¬ 
ing situated towards the side of the river on 
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which that fort stands, is judged to admeasure 
at least as much as the large island. The whole 
extent of the precipice, 'therefore, including 
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the islands, is, according to this computation, 
thirteen hundred and thirty-five yards. This 
is certainly not an exaggerated statement. 
Some have supposed, that the line of the falls 
altogether exceeds an English mile. The 
quantity of water carried down the falls is pro¬ 
digious: It will be found to amount to 670,255 
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tons per minute, though calculated simply 
from the following 'data, which ought to be 
correct, as coming from an experienced com¬ 
mander of one of the King’s ships on Lake 
