New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-27
Niagara Falls wearing A~ay-Imrrove-
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Cor,e,nnndence az The Trlb

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
NIAGARA FALLS, June H. ls43.
The good people of this village, as well as the
visters sojourning upon them, were not little
surprised as well as amused on reading the letter
of your Buffalo Correspondent, published IN the
Tribune of the 9th inst. He thinks that the Falls
have receded considerable "within five years,
and that the Tower near Goat Island is unSufc -
lie may be nervous: no one would question his
sincerity, but his verdancy is really quite refresh
ing to those who tarry at the Falls sufficiently
long to get acquainted with them.
This Tower was erected by the Messrs. Por.
ter in 1886. Every person who has visited the
Falls since that time, and even for years before,
must have noticed two or three large fragments
of rock lying upon the very brink Of the preci
pice just below the Tower and which one man
with good lever could, apparently, tumble into
the fearful chasm below 1t is twenty wears since
The writer of this first visited Niagara These
rocks, which are certainly not three feet from the
edge of the precipce, stand now as they stood
then; the only difference being the absence OF
the water about their bass, it having been par.
tally obstructed and turned into narrower chan
nes ny the hood-wood which is fastened among
the rocks above,
1t is to be hoped that no visiter will deprive
himself of the impressive view which may be OBJ
tanned iroa, the top of the Tower, in consequence
of the groundless fears expressed by your CORES
pondent
Since my last General Whitney, of the Cata-
ract Hotel, has made extensive improvements lii
the establishment, having added about eighty
feet to his main building, of stone, which is
succeed or rough cast as they term it here );
so that he now presents All imposing front of
about two hundred feet on Main.street, On the
lower floor of this addition he has fitted up fine
and spacious Ladies' Dining Hall, while the up
per ones are finished off into commodious private
parlors and bedrooms, the whole arranged with
new and beautiful furniture. Besides this, he has
joined to his main building on the south, by 1.
high covered-way, large three-story stone build
ing, which projects directly into the beautiful
rapids between Goat Island and the American
shore. The upper stories of this building are d-
vlded into delightfully."- cool and pleasant lodging
rooms, the beauties and advantages of which arc
enjoyed almost exclusively BY bachelors and
gentlemen without ladies'-the tender sexnever
being taken across to lodge there. On the south
end and Immediately over the water are two
broad piazzas, commanding a fine view Of the
American rapids, the bridge, the islands, the crver
above, and the Canada shore beyond. Travel
the world over, and you cannot find a moro deli
cious spot to indulge in an early morning prone
made. or puff away your evening cigar. In the
basement Is an artificial reservoir bountifully
stocked with the far-famed bass and masenlonge
OF the Niagara, from which the table of the Cata.
ract Is supplied When | add TO this, that under
the same roof you may find warm and cool baths
at moments notice, but more particularly when
you try all these things experimentally, and wit
mess the kind attentions of Gen. w. and his
sons, together with the order, system, prompt
ness and Stiffness with which every thing Is done,
l think you will be ready to admit that the % be-
!ongings" and findings of the Cataract could
not well be improved. l must not forget to men
ton another addition TO the travellers comfort,
made since my last visit, which is fine bath
house erected by the Messrs, Porter on Bath Isl.
and, where warm and cold baths may be obtain
ed, but the crowning charm of which is large
ptnnslng bath. a foat' upon the " darkly,
deeply, beautifully green waters of the Niagara
with the thermometer at So is "a luxury which
might cheat even the gout of its victim
But lest should bestow too much of my ten
derness upon you at once, will close, proposing,
however, with your permission, to commune
somewhat frequently with yourself and your read
ers, during my future journeyngs.
Very respectfully, yours, &c.
ROBERT RAMBLE
A SNAKE SroRY.-'' But here comes our tirst
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