SCENIC MARVELS OF THE GREAT NORTHEAST.—Mountain scenes in the vicinity of Eureka Springs—Legend of the Starved Rock in Illinois—Sublime glories and immensity of Niagara Falls—Utilization of the waters—Some interesting scientific facts—The Mohawk Valley and Leather Stocking Stories—Magnificence of Watkin’s and Havana Glens—The poetry of idyllic retreats—Down through the Thousand Islands—Chateaugay Chasm—Cañons of the Ausable and bewildering glories of the Adirondacks—Hunting grounds of the great North wilderness—Scenes of incomparable grandeur—Story of our tramp through the Catskills—A trip down the Hudson—Places famous in American history—West Point and its noted surroundings, 345-382 CHAPTER XI. A PICTORIAL TOUR OF THE EASTERN STATES.—A trip through the scenic regions of Canada—Torrential mightiness of Chaudiere Falls—The falls of Montreal River—A trip through Lachine Rapids—Something about the early history of Quebec—Winter sports in Montreal—The home of Queen Victoria’s father—Beautiful scenery in the vicinity of Quebec—A journey through the New England States—The Green Mountains of Vermont—Description of the White Mountains— Singular examples of nature sculpturing—Ascension of the highest peaks and bewildering views therefrom—The cog- wheel railroad up Mount Washington—Sensations and charms of the ascent—A typical village in a New Hampshire valley— Vagaries and reveries of a poetaster—Wild grandeur of Wild-Cat River—Afloat on the pretty lakes of New Hampshire—From Maine to Boston—Historic places of Massachusetts, and the stories connected with them— Curiosities around Pittsfield and description of the Shaker settlement, 383-414 CHAPTER XII. ON HISTORIC FIELDS OF VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA.—From the Blue Grass Regions to the Shenandoah—Scenery of the Kanawha River and Blue Ridge Mountains—Marvelous Natural Bridge of Virginia—Some remarkable scenes in East Tennessee—Pen-pictures of some of the mountaineers—War memories that are fast fading—The Great Smoky Mountains— Portraitures of North Carolinians, and some typical farm scenes—Scenery about Asheville—A tragic story of the ascent of Mount Mitchell—A visit to Luray Caverns—Beauties of the Under-world that dazzle with their splendor— Descriptions of the subterranean chambers—Valley of the Shenandoah—Memorable battle-fields—Down the Juniata— Scenery of the Susquehanna—Visit to a land of waterfalls beyond the Water Gap, 415-448 CHAPTER XIII.