channels and eddies found there, can, though not without extreme danger and difficulty, perform them.

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"Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. Let them, therefore, give us two bullocks, and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD; and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under, And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or, peradventure, he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. And it came to pass, when mid-day was

past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

all the people, Come near unto me.

And Elijah said unto

And all the people

came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt-sacrifice, and on the wood. And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice that Elijah the prophet came near and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt-sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on

their faces; and they said, The LORD, he is God; the LORD, he is God."-1 Kings xviii. 23-39.

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The Cataract of Niagara presents, in winter, oftentimes a scene of surpassing grandeur and beauty. Those who have visited it at this season, affirm that its appearance is then much more attractive and glorious, in many respects, than in the summer. Upon the occurrence of a thaw sufficient to break up the ice in Lake Erie, it is borne down in masses that fall over the precipice, and being stayed by that which has accumulated below, forms oftentimes a natural bridge across the stream. In January of 1842 and 1846, such a bridge was formed. These masses of ice, increased greatly by the congealing of the spray, rise up from the base of the torrent in a bulwark of pyramidal form, almost to the edge of the precipice. At one time, many persons, with long poles to aid them, not only crossed the river and made excursions up and down its course on the solid ice, but actually scaled this bulwark of frost in front of the Fall, within a few feet of its turning point. The ice that formed the bridge itself was once not less than one hundred feet thick, and rose above the natural surface of the water from thirty to forty feet. Huge icicles, formed by an accumulation of frozen spray, hung perpendicularly from the rocks, and a gay frost-work clothed the branches of the trees upon the Islands. In the clear sunlight, these icy walls and decorations, of innumerable form, glistened with inconceivable beauty.

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The color of the waters around the Falls is a deep, beautiful green, which, contrasted with the frost-white foam that curls along the course of the stream below, presents the appearance of a wind-stirred, verdant lawn, bestrewed with flowers of the purest white.

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Niagara River, which takes its name from the Falls, is thirty-six miles in length, reaching from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It receives the waters of all the upper Lakes, viz., Erie, St. Clair, Huron, Michigan, Superior, and others smaller than these. The St. Louis River, rising 1250 miles north-west of the Falls, and 150 miles west of Lake Superior, is the most remote source of this stream. Its position above the level of the sea is said to be 1200 feet, and in its course towards Lake Ontario, it makes a descent of 551 feet. The lakes and streams for which it is an outlet, cover an area of 150,000 square miles. The length of Lake Superior is 459 miles, its width 100 miles, and its depth 900 feet. The Strait of St. Mary, 60 miles long, and 45 feet in its descent, conveys the waters of Lake Superior into Lake Huron, which receives besides the waters of nearly forty rivers. Lake Michigan is 300 miles long, 50 miles wide, and about 900 feet deep. Its outlet is the Straits of Mackinac, conveying its waters into Lake Huron, a distance of 40 miles. Green Bay, formerly called the Bay of Puans, is on the north-west side

of Lake Michigan, 100 miles long and 20 miles wide. Lake Huron is 218 miles in length, and 180 miles in width, and about 900 feet deep. Its waters flow into Lake Erie, through the Lake and River St. Clair, and the Detroit River, a distance of 90 miles, with a descent of 31 feet. Lake Erie is 290 miles long, 63 miles wide, and 120 feet deep. Its level above the sea is 564 feet, and above Lake Ontario 334 feet, which, of course, is the descent it makes to the latter. The descent from Lake Erie, where the Niagara River commences, to Schlosser, is 12 feet; at the rapids it is 52 feet; at the Cataract 164 feet; from this point to Lewiston, 104 feet; thence to Lake Ontario two feet.

At Lake Erie, where the Niagara River commences, its width is about two miles; and its depth from 20 to 40 feet. At Black Rock it is narrowed to a mile, and is, at that point, deep and rapid, moving at the rate of six or eight miles an hour. For three miles its current continues swift, and then its course is slow, and its surface placid, until within one mile of the Falls.. At the head of Grand Island, five miles from Lake Erie, it expands, and branches out into two streams, running on either side of this Island, the greatest quantity of water flowing on the west side of the Island, until it measures eight miles across. Below this, opposite Schlosser, it is nearly three miles in width, and appears smooth like the surface of a quiet lake. Its descent from this point to the Falls is 90 feet. At the Falls its width is three-quarters of a mile; at the Ferry it is 56 rods wide; at the Whirlpool 150 yards wide. Its