dson and the canal from Lake
Champlain.]

At this place they left the Hudson, and directed their course along the
Mohawk river. During their ride, they observed a covered wooden bridge,
which extends over the latter river, a short distance from its mouth,
and is about six hundred feet in length, supported by fifteen wooden
piers. There was a fine view of the famous Cohoes Falls of the Mohawk
river, seventy-eight feet in height, and about four hundred feet wide.
In the spring, when these falls extend over the entire bed of the
Mohawk, they are said to be extremely magnificent. During this season of
dry weather, they presented a handsome appearance, though they were very
small, the river being almost completely dried up.

[_Travels_:

At this place we left the Hudson and directed our course along the
Mohawk river. During our ride we observed a covered wooden bridge,
which extends over the latter river, a short distance from its
mouth, and is about six hundred feet in length, supported by fifteen
wooden piers. Here we saw the famous Cohoes Falls of the Mohawk
river, seventy-eight feet in height and about four hundred feet
wide. In the spring, when these falls extend over the entire bed of
the Mohawk, they are said to be extremely magnificent; during the
present dry weather, they presented a very handsome appearance,
though they were very small. The river was almost completely dried
up....]

Finding great difficulty in continuing the canal on the right bank of
the Mohawk, they were obliged here to carry it to the opposite side of
the river by means of an aqueduct bridge one thousand one hundred and
eighty-eight feet in length. This bridge is supported by twenty-six
stone columns, on which account they have placed a chevaux-de-frieze to
keep off the ice in the river. The canal is cut through the rocks almost
the whole distance, where it runs along the left bank of the Mohawk, and
presents a very handsome appearance.

[_Travels_:

Finding great difficulty in continuing the canal on the right bank
of the Mohawk, they were obliged here to carry it to the opposite
side by means of an aqueduct-bridge, one thousand one hundred and
eighty-eight feet in length. This bridge is of wood, and is
supported by twenty-six stone columns, on account of which, they
have placed a _chevaux-de-frise_, to keep off the ice in the river
about one hundred yards off.... The canal is cut through th