The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-28

FROM the BUFFALO ADVERTISER Marc0 ~.
One who has Niagara Falls as they appear
in the winter has yet to LOOK upon one the
erandest scenes the eye possibly rest During
the present winter the appearance Of the falls and vcia
ty has been unusually attractive. The long continued
extreme cold began lis work In January and sbore1
gently in decking all nature near the cataract with its
ffcsty decorations. Huge mounds Of frozen spray
began to tower here and there trees and twgs
covered In icy veslments the rocks covered with
the trace work OF frost while the river itself choak
ed il its progress below the falls, with firm unye'dng
barrcade Of ice. During the most days of the
cold cy ce the display was beg ond descriptions The mild
had Its effect and has destroyed some Of the deli
cate Of tbs ice embellishments, still the substantial
and grand decorations remain and afford to the vster
sigh rarely to be looked upon AID notice that quite
number OF strangers arrive daily their way thither.
day time are divssed of their icy amor tho warm RAYS
of the proving too much for It, Still ut night every
particle Of spray which may touch becou very jewel
dancing spArkles Then there shoots forth from t ,e
Of OF the larger trees pom whose sides have
os in a is d a
in the gray light, remind Of the fairy grottoes OF
which We read in our childhood days.
The Horse Shoe TALL has not received finished
beishment ss the American, though a huge conical
mound formed of frozen spray comes looming up from
The base OF the fall immediately beneath the to YER s
top reaching halt way to the surface Of the bank From
The banks either side huge saiactes OF lee tut out
from the crevices in the rocks and hang gterng In the
moonlight.
Up to about ten days since most Of the islands which
cluster about Goat Island have been visited and some
them. Wcn mOrtal rarely trod, been
reaehe Just below Chspins Island the brink OF the
falls and utting out beyond It's edge there has formed
mound which has been reached by two three daring
persons and by party who drove up northern
tide with horse and cutter Upon ChApn's Island
displayed various embelish nents in the shape of flags
RED dsnnel westhercocks &C., upon which guides will
expatate In glowing terms during the coming season.
entbu sastc tourists.
In Scinity Of the ferry stairs the American side thu
view at grand in the extreme At the foot OF the
stairs rising up from the river, and quite distance
from the main shore, concal mound similar 20 the
one near the tower, but vastly larger being ovsr
hundred feet p heightits top round and symmetri
cal as though the work Of and It's sides smooth and
gtterpg with the particles Of spray congsalng they
touch. Standing in some positions, can see Q lunar
rain bow an the coors perfect and distinct encircng
the huge mound lending additional charms TO it. On
the bank at the head OF the terry stairs there has
lated such Of and Ice have before
looked upon Tho sacases have been pretty thoroughly
blocked up the lower end and the the steps
Is rather precarious At the ne time exciting The
down the staircase have not been during this
until day before yesterday, and then only part way
down We notice that the proprstors Of the sarcssss
have msde quite al improvement, W substituting Ia