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Show St. John River Falls--OnechrrriJ" "of Can. ftil Is the famous "Reversing Falls" In the province of New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. John river, although they are really not "falls" in the ordinary - acceptance of the term. The "falls' result from the narrow nar-row and shallow outlet through whicli fiie tide, which rises with Lrror:t rapiiiiiy. and to an altitude of 28 fe;-t. lias to pass. The outlet is not sulliciently broad or deep to admit the ti'ial waters witli tlieir rise, hem-e a fali inward is produced pro-duced durini: the flow. At the ebb the tide recedes faster than the outlet of the river ; can admit of the escape of water : accumulated within the inner basin; hence a fall outward. Tiie falls are passable four times in 2i hours, about 15 minutes at : each time, when steamers, sailing ; vessels and rafts pass up or down. : Montreal Gazette. |