I have seen, the latter and think these greatly resemble them and are quite as interesting and picturesque." "The name Narrows is derived from the fact that at this place the Delaware River has forced itself through the rocky barrier," continued the Professor, "hedged in on one side by cliffs of perpendicular rock, three hundred feet high, extending some distance along the river, leaving scarcely room at some places for the river and the canal.

Some quite rare plants grow here, said to be found in few other localities in the United States.

You see the highest flat rock along the Narrows?
It is called 'Top Rock' and rises to a height of more than three hundred feet.

We shall drive around within a short distance of it; then, after passing a small house, we are obliged to walk across a field of ploughed ground; follow the well-beaten path between trees and undergrowth, and 'Top Rock' is before us.

Stepping upon the high ledge of rock projecting out over the road beneath, we discover it may also be reached by following a precipitous path and clinging to bushes and trees, but none of the party venture.