Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-16
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Editorial Core, pondeHes Of III. Star
NMGi RA FALLS, NEW YoRK,e Il
mo. 23l August3, 1859.
The BlondiR wondt r-mongers continue to pour |
into the surrounding villages this morning. Per |
haps four or five thousand will have come es-
pecially to witness f,s performance by the time II
commences. Ii is - eat humbug, designed to
attract people TO the thea tres of the country here
AFTER, to witness his tig, it-rope dances and the
other ssmonkey shines ne cuts. SO shall not
delay my departure for Nc ntreal for an instant to
cape ut the crowd gaping at him. prefer to
look at and write OF the moe substantial things
to be seen on trip by lake and river from this
point to Montreal, for which city start at 2 p m
4p. m.--August ,, 1859.
The Lake Ontario steamer New York is just
casting loose her mcorings at Lewiston, six miles
from the Falls from whence the train bringing
her passengers comes. ] am OF her forward upper
deck, enjoying as l write delightful breeze and
equally delightful view of three miles OF the
Niagara iver which comes tumbling and foaming
down from the Falls essential rapids and between
PERCEPTIONS banks Of rocks almost to this point.
The rail ride from the Falls to Lewiston is quite
as interesting aught have yet seen upon this
trip. The track Is laid for we'll nigh the entire
distance upon the perpendicular etge OF the south
skirted with houses, village fashion, not few Of
them being elegant mansions, desig ned for the
entertainment of such persons new spend
| ing their money so freely at the Falls. Half
mile above the Suspension Bridge we had as fine
| a view of the Horseshoe Falls and the iver as
| have yet seen, il not the very finest panorama to
| he seen in all this region. The mad rusfssg OF
the waters, tumbling. jumping and boiling in all
directions from the foot Of the Falls between the
rivers massive and prison-like perpendicular
walls of stone from l6o to no feet high, are not
less interesting than the beautiful view Of the
Falls caught there.
| There were thousands upon thousands Of per-
sons on the banks (both) of the river, as We
| slowly passed down, eagerly looking, OF course,
for the appearance of Blondn upon the rope
stretched across. His arrangements to secure the
| requisite steadiness Of the ropc-tO prevent 1t
from swaying, were admirable. Thus 1t was
stayed from every possible point by cross ropes
running to the banks and the BIZ jage (suspension
AS we passed the bridge, a train was slowly pass
ing it above, and many carriages were on the
carriage track, underneath the rail track The
presence Of the bridge is tine from every point OF
view, and as an object of attention from visitors
here it is hardly second to the Falls Themselves
Queenstown, Canada, opposite Lewiston, bears a
beautiful appearance from the latter village. The
monument to Gen Brock, who fell on its heights
in the bloody battle called after it, the last war
with Britain, is more striking, as located, than
any other I ever saw. 1t is a beautiful shaft,
perhaps 200 feet high and 10 in diameter at the
base Of the statue which surmounts it. That Is a
colossal statue Of the dead hero He was a gal
liant soldier, serving his cesntry faithfully; and
| dying soldiers death, he received Of bis coun.
try this magnificent monument, which canno,
| fail to perpetuate his memory with reading and
thinking people so long 1t lasts and as locate
| and built, what made by mans hand On this
l continent can out last it,
Lewiston is the point where the waters of Lake
Erie, IS 900 years ago, tumbled down to the level
Of Lake Ontario SO the geologisfs agree Then
the falls were here. IL has required all that time
for the falling waters to away the underlyi
rock, up, six miles to the present falls which are
| receding now at the rate Of but foot year
| 300 feet The river below the falls varies fror.
2OO to 400 feet in depth and widens but little until
reaching Lake Ontario which II enters at RICH,
angles, or perpendicularly. youngstown and For,
| Niagara are on the American side there and \ l.
aga ara town or city on the Canad an side Lewis
, ton and Youngstown look dilapidated-very-
when compared with the thriving villages through
| which passed on the Central railroad the day
before yesterday. Canada bordering on the river
II
ance than the American side; which may be owing
to the ruggedness of the latter and the greater "a
| cilities for agricultural improvement the former
there presents.
, We have been for an hour on Lake Ontario
Sailing over 1t as at present reminds me of trI
on Chesa peake bay in calm weather. Land i.
in only one direction, ION the Engs h side
The lake seems to expand to great width from it.
very head. or rather from where the river enters
it. The tripsO far is deight and the COMPANY
on the fine boat most agreeable. This lake boa,
reminds me of the finest boats plying the Chesa
peakc. see no difference SO far in their arrange
Inen;s, except that this boat is more roomy in all
its conveniences for passengers than any Chesa.
peake bay boat. We are now heading for To-
ronto, where we are to touch ere ightfall, hear
| Six, .m.-We are off Toronto the only city on
| Lake Ontario, all other settlements being little
more than villages. In appearance IL is like a
| Northern New York town, except that IL is Der
haPs somewhat more substantially built, the Brit
ish Government having several public build inVs
here in view from the steamers deck are the
ruins Of the old fotifcation which was blown I'D
by the British just as the Americans had succeeded
In storrning il, during the last warD II will be
recollected that General Pike was killed on that
occasion He commanded the storming party. and
had just entered the fort when the explosion took
place Its harbor Improvements are very superior
| too, TO any have seen on the American side A
series OF barracks. with tents pitched before them
are in sight and the flag Of st. George floats In
| sight from very tall staff located on the Parlia-
| ment House, far back in the interior of the city
foronfos appearance from the water side made
me desire TO see more Of it, las shall try 70 take
/ occasion 10 do next summer.) 1t wears an air of
solid comfort, quite English that contrasts favor
ABLY with the appearance Of sudden improvement
| visible throughout own Northwest. The
population is now perhaps some o. 600 souls some
| nve thousand having already s;ampeded from IT,
owing to the recent action Of the Government In
removing the seat Of the Colonial Government TO
new place-Ottawa. The order to that effect /,
now oeing carried out. large multitude of
people were on and around the steamboat. wharf
as we touched there for an instant. They look q.
sentially foreign.
observed dozen beautiful yachts moored
around Toroh'os mole, from fifty ton. burden
down to one ton. This entire little feet VIA. 4,
/ the finest eiyahIe oyaar al "a