Newbern weekly progress., 1859-07-26
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
From a. Flying Correspondent.
NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, !
July 10th, 1859.

in company with Mr. 2. and lady of Macon, Geor-
gia Mr.. S. and lady OF Providence, r. I. Also
Mr., J. and family of Boston, numbered among
which was the charming Miss Augusta J. whose
interesting conversation did much to relieve one
Of the Weariness of Railroad travel.
This route also, as was the one from Boston to
Saratoga, of which l gave you a meagre account
in my last is one of interest and beauty sufficient
to satisfy the eye of the most enthusiastic adnirer
of nature and art.
Perhaps there is no country where so continrt-
GUS line Of splendid farms can be seen lies in
the Valley of the NJ ohawk-'' You will agree with
me when L tell you that this line of farms reach
es 4 distance of 16o miles on both sides of the
river, with the smallest skirt of woods
to be seen, save the woodlands on the hills that
border the valley. Nature has done much to fa-
cilitate the work of here especially the farm
er, whose fields are covered with gram, chiefly
wheat, now ripening for the harvest And there
is scarce a habitation that is not beautitied by
grass plots, shade trees, flowers and vines togeth-
with fancy arbours tri1lises, &c, to say moth
ing of the immense orchards seen every farm.
On the southern side of the river is the great Erie
Canal work projected by Gov. Dewitt Clinton,
of n. Y, upon which canal floats down millions
worth of the products of the Empire State,
finding its way to the s'Empre City, whence it
Heaven {au over the world.
With regard TO the Mohawk river however, I
cannot say, Gas believe Tom Moore did) that,
From rise of morn, till set of sum-
I've seen the "2ghty Mohawk run.
as the river itself is narrow shallow stream wan
dering on quietly till it reaches " Little Falls -
where the rocks seem, Gas at "Harpers Ferry"
Virginia) to have been cleft by an earthquakes
power, to let the pent up waters pass. But sure
ly far it's Agriculture is concerned, there IS
but one " Mohawk Valley in the world.
With no incident worth recording, we passed
on to the various stopping places on the line of
the Road; Utica, Syracuse, Cannondgua, Roches-
ter, &C., to Niagara, which, latter place we
reached about half past 9, j. N. And as the train
stopped at the depot, rumbling sound was heard
like distant thunder all eyes were turned to the
side of the cars, whence the sound seemed to
come, and in the distance was seen by the Moons
rays, a white cloud rising and rolling away. AT
this moment lady sitting two seats in front of
me, sprang up and shouted-oh oh !! the FALL! !
the Falls !! This shout passed like an electric
shock, from whose influence none escaped l as
sure you. Soon we were transferred, bag and
baggage, to 1" the Cataract House" Omnibus, and
in ten minutes found ourselves nicely roomed,
and in half an hour we met at the table, and en-
joyed tea, being glad to find refreshments and
resting place after having ridden 335 miles in
one day in Railroad
The village of Niagara, aside from its connec-
ton with the Falls, is quite pretty, having nice
dwellings and stores, besides many baZars cover
ell with paintings of buffalo hunts" and other
Indian scenes Also signs offering the greatest
variety of articles of Indian manufacture, for sale
besides many handsome articles made of the
Transparent Rock, found in this region.
There are here quite number of hotels, the
most prominent of which is the 4" Cataract House,"
and 81 International" l will here add that the
former is the house of Niagara being equal to any
hotel in New York, go up Broadway as far as you
may. The latter house has an imposing appear
ance and I understand, is kept by one Mr.. Cole
man, late of q the Astor House, but more lately
of /" the lSt. Nicholas;" and Who if I am credi-
clique of Horace Greedy, Thurlow Weed, & Co.
Of the sublime spectacle, the mighty "Falls of
Niagara there are many grand views, deo one call
and 163 feet high rushing between '' Goat Island
and the main land; the other side of the
Island, between it and Canada called % the Horse
Shoe,'' or "Crescent FALL two thousand feet
wide and hundred and ifty-eight high; one
view from 'Terapin Tower" one from liable
Rock and one from the Balcony of the Nu-
scum" on the Canada side, the grandest of all,
taking all others in its circle This view, sub
lime. bewilders the mind with its grandeur, and
we involuntarily are led to exclaim, mighty are
thy works, oh Lord -
For the benefit of some of your readers I'll
mention that the Falls are caused by the waters
Of Lake Erie, forming river about So miles long
and at come places. one and half miles wide
and emptying into Lake Ontario. Just oppe-
site this place and about midway the rivers
ength, there is rocky island, containing about
10 acres of surface, called Lunar Goat Island,
W Q1N1QeS CnG waters the flVGf, as
'oarng down the rocky bottom, causing what is |
ermed the :. .Rappids;', and also causing the
American Falls one side and the 20 Horse Shoe
IN the other. And sir, the view of these Rap
oids alone, is worth a visit here, although heard
lady say at Saratoga, that she was greatly dis |
appointed in the Falls, which idea now seems to
ne the very climax of affectaton
Of the various places for visitation by the ad- |
7enturer connected with the 'mighty Cataract
$ the Cave of the Winds,' and another, is the
IL, .44la
# the Mist" which takes you very near to the
mass OF waters, they come tumbling in mad !
umult down hundred and sixty three feet
caring, the like of which is not heard elsewhere.
10 take either of these trips, it's necessary to be
veil encased in spray robes, which are provided
o guard against thorough wetting, the mist
n ralnbow-tinges completely envelops you. But
lther of these adventures, assure you, try the
erves to their utmost extent. For when the mist
will let you look up, and see the vast volume of
7ater rushing from such height, so very near
ou, with such overwhelming fury, it's one of
he most trying, apparent dangers, have ever ex-
erienced
There are a great many objects of interest i'll
his neighborhood aside from the Falls, some of
Thlch, IN my next may speak Of But the idea
describing Niagara-the mighty cataract-the $
'onder of the world, is vain, and none but an in
oired pen could do it. Writers may fill volumes !
ay lift themselves upon imag ginations sublimest {
ing; they can't show you Niagara. Painters, $
lie best the world has, ever will produce, can't
i've you view of fNiagara-stupendous work of q
cd, whose view fills the mind with bewildering 7
Go stand upon some rocky cliff that i
angs DER the sea, when the tempest in it's wild
It bowling fury dashes the ocean in madness '
sainst it, and the grandeur that fills the mind at
iagara is not felt then Go stand upon the i
ountain's top when the storm clouds are black Y
It and thickest, and the lightnings flash and v
axe, binding the eyes, and the deafening thun- S
II of heavens artillery roars continually, and O
e sublimity that fills the mind at Niagara is not
1t then! Tis vain, tits vain! Nothing but
eing with ones eyes and hearing with ones II
vn ears, can give to the mind an idea of the t
Iblimity and grandeur of this work of Him v
hom it's said, " holds the waters of the mighty n
,ep in the hollow Of his hand' $
Niagara! Flow on forever in thy robe {
Of glorious terror and of beauty YEA flow on ! O
Unfatho homed and resistless Z God has set