The house is commodious, and has the reputation of furnishing one of the best tables in this part of the state. The main draw is Niagara. The public accommodations are excellent at both places, and the river may be safely crossed at any hour of the day, by ferry, at the expense of about half a dollar, including the transportation of luggage down and up the steep banks. A staircase is erected near the falls, on the British as well as the American side, to furnish a convenient mode of descending to the foot of the cataract, which the charge is 25 cents for each person. During the pleasant seasons of the year, both places are the resort of great throngs of visiters.
Stagecoaches also pass up and down on both sides every day at equal rates.
To such, however, as have but a short time to spend in this neighborhood, it may be strongly recommended to proceed directly to the British side. The cataract on that side is higher, broader, more unbroken, and generally acknowledged to be the noblest point of the scene. The visiter may indeed see it to great advantage from Goat Island , on the American side, but the view from Table Rock ought by no means to be neglected. The finest view from the level of the water below is also afforded on the west side. The Northern Traveller Unadulterated the Falls are breathtaking.