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Through Fourteenth street to the river, and then over the Long Bridge, and some three miles beyond, is

Still sweeping the eye around down the river toward Alexandria, we see, to the right, the locality where

their tiny leaves, without the actual camp and hospital and army sights from '62 to '5 rushing like a river

Springs, Virginia, was the site of continuing skirmishes during August of 1862 along the Rappahannock River

The exchange of prisoners of war now going on at points on James River and elsewhere is sending home

Virginia and Western Maryland—up and down, across and back again, amid heat, dust, rain, snow, wading rivers

In the door-yard, toward the river, are fresh graves mostly of officers, their names on pieces of barrel-staves

Through Fourteenth-street to the river, and then over the Long Bridge, and some three miles beyond, is

Thus they promenaded, by rapid marches, amid heat, dust, rain or snow, crossing mountains, fording rivers

The city of the wide Potomac, the queenly river, lined with softest, greenest hills and uplands.

There is no place in the city, or for miles and miles off, or down or up the river, but what you see

Sometimes from the river, coming up through Seventh-street, you see a long, long string of them, slowly

But this city, even in the crude state it is to-day, with its buildings of to-day, with its ample river

the California, Idaho and Colorado regions (two-thirds of our territory lies west of the Mississippi River

with them about each one, in every part of the United States, and many of the engagements on the rivers

Since our repulse from the Fredericksburg batteries and return this side of the river, the men take things

was sent over in "a small Norsey-Barque of 25 tons," to begin a fort at the mouth of the Connecticut river

under ground, a passage of Acheron-like solemnity and darkness, In Greek mythology Acheron is the river

were some of the peculiarities of domestic life in the Dutch settlement here on both sides of the river

Those stretched away down to the river, from the upper part of Fulton street.

THE FOUR CROSSING RIVERS.

all come together, and, as it were, fall in and deliver and transfer to each other, like four big rivers

far, on farms, or occasionally away in the lumber woods, or perhaps taking a trip down or up the rivers

The Croton Dam, originally built in 1842 on the Croton River, was the first clean water system in New

The situation is high, and overlooks the North River.

were, the majority of them, so near the Old Ferry, that water was relied upon to be obtained from the river

It was feared that the British fleet might make an attempt to land, and cross the river in the same way

desired to attend the ministrations of a regularly ordained clergyman, on the Sabbath, had to cross the river

regular and full, and had many accessions from Flatbush, Gravesend, and from New Amsterdam, across the river

as unfit for sea purposes—which hulks the invading British army brought round and anchored in our river

The Hudson River is named for him. in these waters, our time does not now admit.

carrying out and extension of the wharves and piers on both the New York and Brooklyn sides of the river

These fronted toward the South, and had large gardens, sloping northward down to the river, of which

These stretched away down to the river, from the upper part of Fulton street.

Hudson entered here and discovered the North River, Long Island, and what is now New York island.

hundred European settlers in the colony, including those on Manhattan Island, and on this side of the river

In some respects, this side of the river has more claims to be considered the representative first settlement

of the Dutch in the New World, than the location of our neighbors over westward of the East River.

He was partially responsible for the expansion of Brooklyn into swamplands on the East River.

Weimer, in the East River, should teach those who desire to bathe, but cannot swim, the propriety of

shilling, why then, sooner than abstain from bathing, you may run the risk of being drowned in the River—there

Young and active men recoiled from the unpleasant duty of going across the river at that late hour, and

genial sympathies, a jolly host, a welcome guest, a man of his word, ranking high one side of the river

prefer water to land, since he derives both his income and his pleasures from the rolling deep of the river

vegetation, a clear surplus of 500,000 gallons per annum, which ordinarily would go to the supply of rivers

(Boston) surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,230 '' '' 62 feet under surface . . . 2,210 Hudson River

(at Albany) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,320 Mohawk River (at Cohoes) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,880 Patroon's

Creek (used for Albany Water Works) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,720 Thames River (at

London . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,000 New River (supply for London) . . . . . . . . . . 19,200 Hampstead

Tuthill—to reduce River street to the width of 80 feet. By Mr.

It is a narrative of the exploration of the Tributaries of the River La Plata and adjacent countries,

steamer "Water Witch" was placed under the command of the author, with instructions to explore the rivers

prosecution of his duty, Lieutenant Page made explorations which embrace an extent of 3600 miles of river

one at that and being separated even from this by the Cordilleras of the Andes, it is only be her rivers

Having gone a year or two past sixty, he arrives at a critical period in the road of existence; the river

But athwart this river is a viaduct, called "The Turn of Life," which, if crossed in safety, leads to

the valleys of "Old Age," round which the river winds, and then flows beyond without a boat or causeaway

Not that we wish to see you take to the woods or rivers—for we think you can attain all the desired results

time did the inducements held out more than rival those offered by any third-rate house, across the river

established telegraphic communication between New York and Brooklyn by a submarine cable across the river

It was feared that the British fleet might make an attempt to land, and cross the river in the same way

It was a fine summer walk, or drive, having fields on one side, and the river on the other.

nation of swimmers; although our coast of sea, bay, and inlet includes thousands of miles, and lakes, rivers

population a most moral and virtuous people; we frequently volunteer advice to our sister city across the river

counter-celebration here; for literally every one went from both districts of this city to the other side of the river

The hegira across the East River commenced at an early hour yesterday morning, and continued all the

Every car going towards the ferries, every boat plying on the river, and every vehicle in New York plying

from the river to Broadway, was crowded.

The shipping in the river was almost universally in “full dress,” all their colors and signals flying

Weehawken, Greenwood Cemetery, the ships sailing down the Narrows to the South, and the boats on the East River

Zoology of the Mammoth Cave, together with a brief description of all the rooms, avenues, domes, rivers

Green River, with its towering cliffs, is but a few hundred yards from the hotel, and afford good fishing

The entrance to the Cave is one hundred and ninety-four feet above the Green River, and is about twenty-five

those parts of the Cave where no rocks have fallen, the floor presents the appearance of the bed of a river

Sparks), extends from the River Hall to the Mammoth Dome, a distance of three-quarters of a mile.”

The Frazer River Ferment The FRAZER RIVER FERMENT.

The arrival of the Moses Taylor, yesterday, put us in possession of the fact that the Frazer River excitement

which has absorbed public attention here during last fortnight may be expressed in two words—“Frazer River

adult white men in this State; 12,000 (some say 22,000) or one in ten, have already gone to Frazer River

Mayor Tiemann says in his message transmitting the petition: The great benefit to the public of free river

Besides, no city is better situated to afford its inhabitants the refreshing and healthful pleasures of river

Bounded by two noble rivers which afford every facility for locating baths, they should before this have

We allude to the gold discoveries at Frazer’s River and vicinity.

The Missouri river is navigable to the Great Falls, seven hundred miles above the mouth of the Yellow

The San Francisco papers state that the Frazer's River excitement, so far from having abated, has vastly

tending northward. 40, 000 people, it is stated by the Californian press, will have gone to Frazer's River

city like this, partaking as it does of the metropolitan character of our great neighbor over the river

file of the people who don't live in brown stone fronts and are glad to get a couple of weeks "up the river

authority certain streets have been closed, so as to cut off access on the part of the public to the river