Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1855-11-22
Canaila and lllelllEan.


Having visi,ed the objects Of greatest
interest on this side of tho river, we cross-
ed 10 the Canada shore and proceeded to
Table Rock. w;ich is situated At the angle
formed BY the Horseshoe Fall with The
Canadian bank. The hank here sends out,
far beyond the line of its general perpendi-
cular. a. regular tabls-iike ledge Of rock,
10 the same plane with the crest of the
cataract. The form and dimensions Of
Table Rock have been changed by frequent
and violent descriptions. In July, 1918, a
mass broke off I6o feet in length, and from
thirty TO forty feet in width. December 9,
1928. three Immense portions, reaching
under the Horseshoe Fall. fel! "with a
shock like an earthquake" In the sum-
mer Of 1929, another large mass fell of,
and June &c. 1850. piece 200 feet long,
60 feet wide. and 100 feet thick. In the
part of Table Rock that still remains there
is assure 1875 feet long, and 60 feet deep.
Those who wish to 60 under the Horseshoe
Fall can descend road, cut to the foot Of
the fall, or by an inferior looking fight of
stairs, and pass under Table Rock to do SO.
About one mile above the Falls, and near
the river, the battle of Chippewa, was
fought July S, 1914; a" Burning Spring"
at the place draws many people thither =
Two miles west of this on beautiful plain
was fought the great battle of the last war.
Lundy's Lane, July IS, 1914; the loss on
both sides. in killed and wounded, was
nearly eighteeRhundred. A village near
by is called DrummondviIle. in memory of
Gen Drummond. then commander of the
British forces on the line. A fine observa-
tory on the battlefield commands an ex,en.
sive view in every direction, and an old
soldier who does the agreeable to visitors
entertained US with a long account of the
achievements Of his regiment and exhibited
with intense satisfaction the honorable scars
he had received. The new monument, erect
ed 70 the memory Of General Brock on
Queenston Heights can be seen from the
observatory. The first monument over the
ashes of the old soldier Was completed in
1926. and consisted of plain shaft of
freestone l2G feet high; this was blown up
by some rebel in 1870 The whole height
OF The present structure is 1855 feet, with
base 40 feet square; the shaft. IS feet high,
is surmounted by Corinthian capital, on
which is worked in relief statue of the
Goddess of War; then comes a round
dome, and the whole is surmounted BY
massive statue Of the General, II feet high.
When finished it will not be exceled in
beauty by any monument in the world.
Niagara river, from lake to lake, COM
prehends length Of only about thirty six
miles. Contracted as this border region
is, as an important section Of the geographic
cal line between governments that have
not always been on terms Of amity, it has
often been made the thea,er of war. Its
localities are therefore associated with the
history Of our country, and with the tame
Of her military cheftains, and on this
account are worthy more extended de-
scription than our space allows US to give.
The history Of this region discloses to our
view. first. the lordly Indian roaming the
majestic solitude; next, the wary pioneers
of the civilization and the vices Of Europe.
mingling the hereditary hatred Of their re-
spective nations when crossing one an
others path then pro,rac.ed strife for
this mastery between the delegated powers
Of those nations then lull of peace and
prosperity; again the atrocities Of war;
and again and now the blessings Of peace.
Returning to Elgin, We secured accom-
moda,ions near the station, and in the morn
ing continued west by the Grea, Western
Railway" through Canada This thorough
fare connects the Detroit with the Niagara
frontier, at the respective points of Windsor,
opposite Detroi. city, and Elgin, at the
Canadian terminus Of the Niagara sus-
pension bridge. 1t was completed two
years ago, at a cost Of twelve millions of
dollars, and while navigation on the lake
is suspended forms an important connection
between the east and west-besides open.
ing to the markets broad tract Of country
whose previous inaccessibility had we'll
nigh proved an Offset to the fertility Of the
soil. About four miles west Of Elgin the
road enters - The Mountain" a range Of
lofty hills stretching along the southern
shore of Lake Ontario, from Quee nston
Heights westward to Hamilton-and is
carried through deep cut and over high
embankment TO its foot. between which and
the lake its course continues for about forty
miles. Ten miles from Elgin we come to
Thorold-,he Lockport Of the Welland
canal, which here descends the mountain
hv n ev1ya,n If loeks and enrri;as ,ha