The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-01-15
Correspondence off the Rochester Daily Advertiser.
NIAGARA FALLS--STEAM FERRY.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. &c.
Caterdet House, Niagara Falls, }
n.Iob.. 1914 IOAH

NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, &c
Caterdet House, Niagara Falls, }
, October, 1871. 1916.
Mr. Editor-I have been rusticating
few days at the falls, amusing mysel
viewing the scenery, and particularly ex
aiming the localities for the purpose o
calculating its capabil.y of becoming az
extensive town. The sublimity anu
grandeur which surmounts it are already
sufficiently known.
About mile and half below The vii.
lage, the " Niagara Falls Ferry Associa
ton" are constructing DIN avenue down
the bank, similar to Buell. avenue; they
have about 60 men at work. They are
also building a steam ferry boat, similar TO
the New York ferry boats, which will be
about 100 feet long, to be handsomely fur
nished with saloons, cabins, &c., to cost
about $4,000. They calculate the prof.
It's of the ferry will be more than the cost
OF The road aud steamboat 10 Two years.
The boat will commence running the first
of May next
The road vii! be flashed about the first
OF December. The Ferry Association
own about 200 acres of land at the head
OF the road, which is 10 be laid out for
building lots, SC. Arrangements are al
so being made for constructing one Of the
largest hotels (if not the largest) in The
United Safes, near the head OF the avenue,
to be In the form Of hollow square, 200
Tee! front each way, with porticos 100 fee.
long, In the centre of the two principal
froEts-lhe building to extend back 60
feei, and range of galleries about 500
lee! long extending around the inner side
the dining room 10 be so feet wide and
l40 long, calculated 10 dine 800 persons.
1t is estimated to cost S35, 600 for the
main building ard $751; 900 for furnishing.
About four acres of land have been desig-
mated for its location, and the foundation
is already marked out. 1t is also in
contemplation to extend a canal from
point near Schlosser to this place,
so that STEAMBOATS, can run from Buffalo
direc, Y 10 the hotel and ferry.
The canal will also furnish water pow
err to any extent required. Several plans
have been suggested for crossing the Nj
agara river by means Of bridge. 1t has
been found upon actual measurement that
the narrowest and most feasible point is
Bellevue Springs, few rods below the
ferry avenue. This distance between the
tops OF the banks has been found 10 be 700
feet, and the water way about $40 feet,
just below the whirlpool. point which
has been considered feasible; The distance
between the banks is $50 feet. A wire
suspension bridge across at the springs, it
has been estimated will cost 100000.
Should the railroad from Rochester, TO
Lockport be built, {and by the way. Roch-
ester should look to that,) and also the
Great Western railroad through Canada,
from Detroit to Hamilton and the Nlaga.
ra river, forming a continuous line of rail
roads from Boston to The great west, the
bridge will be of great importance for
crossing at this point. You will thus see
that this is destined to become something
of place, Speaking of railroads, is It
not decidedly for The interest of Roc hester
to Immediately do something to aid in con-
stTucting the road from their place to Lock.
port and the falls, so that BY laying down
an edge rail, they will be enabled 10 run
from Rochester to the Falls in two hours,
and thereby connect with one Of the great
est western thoroughfares, the Canada
road. Which, if not done, Buffalo, bv
connecting with New York ard Erie
railroad, and the Canada travel by going
directly from Hamilton to Oswego and
Ogdensburgh, will leave Rochester entire
ly in the back ground-cu, on both sides.
II behooves Rochester, therefore 10 be
stirring. Yours. 5. MI.
HE NOBLE NEGRO. There was
once vessel sailing on the ocean, in
which there was coIored man with two
little boys In his care. They were sons
of the captain, who was then on board
another ship The wind blew very hard,
and raised such tempes, that the vessel
was broken in pieces. The sailors got in
10 boat TO save their lives. The black
man put the children in the boat, and was
going 10 get in himself, but the sailors told
him, that if he and the children all came
in, the boat would sink. He did not take
out the children that he mig hit save his
own life, but stepped back into the sinking
ship and said, "Give my respects 10 nv
master, and tell him am sorry for all
my faults" The captain received his
children safe, but he will never see the
generous man who gave up his life TO
save theirs H Moore.
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FORGOT,
Napoleon said there should be no such
word as impossible believing, and justly
too, that 10 the intrepid, willing and reso.
lutte spirit, the range of the possible ex>
tends mnch farther than The m,nrh In lie |