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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 429

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he Few people realize the huge proportions ofthis structure. From the level of the brook-beneath to the upper surface of the arch, itmeasures 215 feet. That is to say, it is forty- 847 848 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS [J ULY. eight feet higher than Niagara Falls. Thespan of the arch is ninety… … Photograph by U. S. Geological Survey HOPE WINDOW, ARIZONA you will be disappointed when you see it. Itsurpasses all expectations. John Marshall,Chief-Justice of the United States, called itGods greatest miracle in stone. The phenomenon of a hole eroded through aledge is not uncommon. Such holes…

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