Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-13

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is heard of him But the thunder Of his power who
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An English poet who recently visited the Falls and indt
ed sonnet to them pronounced them beautiful but declared
[ thew lacked the element Of sublmiy cannot by any
means agree with him. grant him that from some points
of view say from the Clifton House, nearly half mile dis
,ant their main element beauty, and hardly any thing
can be more beautiful; but insist that in many positions
around them and near them hardly any thing be
sublime If there Is subimy in the deeptoned thuuders Of
the heavens much is there submiy In these Falls
for the thunder uters single voice. and again silent but
Niagara lifts up the voice Of many waters, and Mundes ON
forever The sight too. we'll the sound true element
Of submy The idea Of endless DURATION eternity, is in
the highest degree sublime and there few things which
the con,smpla,ive mind find impressive type Of
that endless duration than in protraced watching Of the
mighty river .@4
Which runs and as il runs forever shall on"
And not the Falls alone but the whole river for the
miles from the Falls Lake Ontario is of the gandest
records Of submty ON the Of the eah being
type Of infinite power and infinite Duration Let the vsi
ter view this seveumie GORGE through the solid rock
two hundred feet and the solid wall of rock either side
rising two hundred feet above the Let him try
stretch his thoughts back through the countless ages Of dur
on which have witnessed the progress Of this work, and
then let him think Of the power exerted in it's performance
each moment too great for his comprehension what
then be its sggegate force through all those countless
ages Let him think deeply, and he will feel sensby that
all this is the work of Him who infinite in power and
whose days without end He will turn to the book Of
Job and resd with than the sublime de-
scptiens Of the Creator and bis works "Suely the moan
tain falling cometh to nough and the rock removed out
Of his place. The waters the stones; thou washes
away the things which grow out Of the dust Of the earh
Having given the reader general introduction to the Falls
will endeavor briefly to describe some OF the localities
and prominent features which may perhaps have some
interest for those who have them, and in
guide those who may visit them here
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The Ferry al the Falls AT the foot Of the stairway al
ready mentioned welconducted ferry for crossing to the
Canals SIDE The mode Of conveyance is by rowboat,
pabe Of carrying with comfort and safety fifteen twenty
passengers each The crossing affords pleasant view Of
the Falls and the fact that the ferry has been in
than forty years. and life has been lost upon it.
good proof Of its safety The fare for crossing is eighteen
and three-quarter On the American side nge
nous Yankee contrvanee to relieve those who desire from
the fatigue Of walking up and down the long stairway oftwo
hundred and ninety steps, By the side Of the Stairway and
under the cover inclined plane descending from
top to bottom. On this plane railway, with two cars at
sched endless chan such distance from each other
that when at the top Of the plane the other is the
bottom. The chain with waterwhee that is Turn
ed by rvulet brought round from the falls above. Passen
ges who wish descend take in the II there
others at the time who wish ascend from tho river
they take in the lower The little gateway is then
opened and the silver thread from the mighty river puts the
waerwheel in motion gently descends the railway,
while the other rises passing each other midway and
veying their passengers the desired stations. The ride is
pleasant and entirely safe. -
i The Canada side-From the ferry landing the Canada
sde where the bank rises two hundred feet good and
caiage-road ascend the bank obc
The first half of the elevation gained by travelling
eighth Of mile up stream when the road the oppo
site direction, and another eighth Of mile brings you the
top Of the bank, the Clifton House The location Of
this hotel exceedingly delightful having full rieu If beh
falls With the .P;s for some distance above and the river
for some distance below and having stopped there long
enough dine, am sbe to add that is kept in
compare well with the very best hotels in the United States
4 Table Rock 10 at the end Of the Horseshoe Falls,
on the Canada side, nearly half mile from tho Clifton
House. There are several minor hotels this vicinity and
also museum which there large collection Of natural
curoses BIRDS beasts, fshes insects Minerals &c. The
view Of the Falls from Table Rock is very 6ne though do
consider Il quite equal to that from the stone
the other end Of the Horseshoe Goat Island Table
Rock on level with the water above the Falls and pro-
jects perhaps fifteen twenty feet the gulf which has
been by the waters below. The projection has
times been considerably greater than present, huge
have from time time broken off and fallen In the
year 1918 piece hundred and sixty feet long and forty
wide fell at midnight, terrifying the people for miles around
with mighty crash, which they took for earthquake.
Other pieces fell in 1923, and the terrific fall which occurred
year ago be fresh in the minds of ALL On that
occasion gentleman the rock with his carriage and
little child. While adjusting something about the carriage,
he felt the rock move, and instantly sezng the child he
spang from and barely escaped while horse and carriage
rods from here is stairway down the bank descended
and walked along under Table Rock till within rod
Of the sheet Of falling water, getting considerably
with the spray and could proceed further without becou-
ing perfectly drenched Many, taking change Of clothing
guide, enjoy the excitement Of going under sheet
water between and the rock for hundred feet further
For me- however, there every where excitement enough
about the Falls leave desire increase il by apparent
not real peril. n
u Lundys Lane--Whe the Canada side Of the Fals,
The traveller will find himself this celebrated battle
Geld that he will hardly fail to visit it. pleasant walk
drive OF about mile the west from Clifton House brings
you Lundys Lane. The battle fought near the
NIT Of hill Of moderate elevation and gentle slope in every