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on a

See Annex No. 18.
may also view the great Suspension Bridge
over Niagara River, which, undoubtedly, is
one of the finest structures of its kind in
this country. They can have choice of two
. trunk lines.

Rovurzm 2.—The New York Central &
Hudson River line, passes up the glorious
old Hudson, the magnificentriver upon the
bosom of which Fulton launched his “ex-
periment,” the first steamboat ever con-
structed. This road is built almost on the
river brink, upon the eastern bank, which

 

 

HANGING ROCK, AMERICAN FORE R.R., UTAH.

slopes back in irregu-
lar terraces, presenting
from the car window '
one of the finest, if not |
the finest, panoramic
view in the world.
On the rightare many
small cities, towns and
villages, with groves,
parks, gardens, orch-
ards, and alternate rich
fields, with here and
there, peeping out from
beneath the trees, the
magnificent country
villa of the nabob,
the substantial resi-
dence ot the wealthy
merchant, or the neat
and tasteful cottage of
the well-to-do farmer.
Then come the “ Pali-
sades of the Hudson,”
and then again’ a rep-
etition of the beauties
above described, while
to the west of our train
rolls the river, with
numberless steamboats
tugs, barges, small
boats, and sailing ves-
sels of all kinds and
classes, while beyond,
on the west bank, is
spread out a succession
of scenery not much
unlike that seen on
the eastern side. This
line passes through
Central New York, the
“Garden Spot of the
State,’ via Albany,—
the Capital of the |
State, — Troy, Utica, |

 

Rochester, to Suspen-
sion Bridge, Niagara,
and Buffalo..

The direct western connections of this
route are at Suspension Bridge, with the
Great Western and Michigan Central
and at Buffalo with the Canada Southern
and the Laxe Shore & Michigan South-
ern, via Dunkirk and Cleveland.

Rourxn 3.—The Hrie railway line trav-
erses the southern portion of the State of
New York, via Binghampton, Corning,
and Buffalo. The track of the Erie is
the broad gauge; the cars are very wide

and commodious.

This route affords the