GRAND FALLS. 
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situated nearly at the top of the fall, banging 
directly over the precipice, so that if a bullet 
were dropped from the window, it would de¬ 
scend in a perpendicular line at least two hun¬ 
dred feet. This house is supported by large 
beams of timber, fixed into the sides of the 
chasm, and in . order to get to it you have to 
pass over several flights of steps, and one or two 
wooden galleries, w hich are supported in the 
same maimer. The view from lienee is tre¬ 
mendously grand. It is said, that the beams 
whereon this little edifice is erected are in a 
state of decay, and many persons are fearful ©f 
entering into it, .lest they shouid give way; but 
being ignorant of the danger, if indeed there 
was any, our whole party ventured into it’at 
once, and staid there a considerable time, not¬ 
withstanding its tremulous motion at every 
step we trod. That the beams cannot last for 
ever is certain ; it would be a wise measure, 
therefore, to have them removed or repaired m 
proper time, for as long as they remain stand- 
iog, persons will be found that will venture 
into the unsteady fabrick they support, and 
should they give way at a moment when any 
persons are in it, the catastrophe must inevi¬ 
tably be fatal. 
The fall in the River Chaudiere is not half 
the height of that of the Montmorenci, but 
then it is no less than two hundred and fifty 
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