New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-29


Soutberners, ~ apt to chew tobacco, aid he pre-
f,rs Bourbon TO verrenay lie does not obj ct 70
community Of towel and hair brush III botels-lD
fact, be is ea,iy s.'is6ed, AMI generally Of very
cheerful and jovisl temperament.
have only given feS general indications, and
wish It to be distinctly understood that they are
he ant for classes, and not individuals. The man
ners of TIE travelling public have greatly improved
since made my 1r.t Summer trip, thirteen years
ago. and IN this particular there is not much differ
ence between the different sections Of the country:
the proviu cialisms of speech aud hablts however,
are not so ssly oblitersted.
We stopped at Toronto in order to take the
afternoon boat across the lake TO Lewiston. Our
baggage having been sert to the landing place hall
an hour before the departure of the steamer, we
were called upon t. pay Wharfage fee OF twenty
cents "If you bad come in c'rri'ge," SAID the
agent (or whoever he was) "there would nave
been no CHARGE This is refinement OF extor-
t;on worthy of q better field of action.
A mirage lifted the southern shore of the Ontario
to view so clearly that we could Distinguish single
trees. A gentleman informed me that the spray
cloud of Niagara is sometimes visible at Toronto.
We had lovely but windy afternoon for the
transit. and the berry cOlOred waters OF the lake
were so rough that pale ADD woetched lookiog
crowd appeared on the deck as we raa into the
mouth OF n aga-a River. was glad, for the s'Be
of nv friend, that we had chosen this avenue of
approach to the Fslls. The picturesque shores of
the river the splendid green Of the water, and the
lofty Ire of the upper plateau in front, crowned
with Brooks Monument, and divided by the dark,
yawDing gorge of Niagara, form 6tdog vestlbale
to the grand sdytum beyond. The railroad climb
irg rapidly from the station behind Lewiston,
piercing the rocky bluff and boldly skrtDg the
Tremendous abyss, commands complete view OF
the river-with the exception Of the bend at the
Whirlpool--from the lake to the Fails. The chasm
grows wilder, deeper, ard more pecipitOus with
every mile, until, having seen the SUSPENSION
Bridge apparently floating in air, on your tight,
YOU look ahead, aud two miles of, catch glimpse
of the emerald crest of Nj CARA, standog fast and
fixed above it's shifting chaos of snowy spray
bave seen the Falls in all weatheTs, and in all
seasons, but to my mind the Winter view is most
beautiful. / saw hem first during The hard Win
ter Of 1854, when a hundred cataracts OF Ice huOg
from the cliffs on either si1e, when the masses of
ice brought down from Lake Ere were wedged
together at the foot, uniting the shoes with
rusg. bridge and when every tRiy of every tree
and bush on Goat leland was Overlaid, an inch
deep, with coatitg of solid crj stall. The air was
still, and the gun sbOue in a clOu Hess sky. The
green Of the fall, set in landscape of sparkling
silver, WIS infinitely more brilliant thanin Sumner,
when it is balanced by the trees, and the rainbows
were almost too glorious for the eye to bear. l
was not impressed by the sublimity Of the scene,
Lor even by its terror, but solely By The fascna-
ton of its wonderful beaUty-a fascination which
continually tempted me to plunge into that sea of
fused emerald and sse myself in the dance of the
Iainbows. With each succeeding visit, Niagara
has grown in hight in power, in majesty in
solembity: but have seen its climax of beauty
To my frerds, it is all they had been promised,
and more; and have enjoyed anew ia their en-.
ioyment, the views fir IN the rocks, the delicious
walks on Goat Island, the beWildering pictures of
the rapids and the stunning roar and ceaseless
rain at the bottom. j watched by the hour, the
plug up and sliding away of the huge masses of
water, the downward blOssOmipg into vast um.
beliferous flowers Of spray the cloudy whirl aud
confusion below, and the endless, endless motion
through the same uDcAanging forms, with de-
light, which, it seems to me, could not be
weaIied out in lifetime. OF course, we have
"a ken trip in the " Maid of the Mist" gone be-
hind the sheet and done every thing else that ia
usually done, and let me say, all of them are
worth doing. Niagara is diamond with a
hundred fac 5, every one Of which reflects a DIFF
ferent us er.
One is rather bored here by the Indian curiosi-
ties and the sOcitOus hack-drivers. The articles
10 Huor fpar, however, are beautiful, and the pho
togJspbic illustrations are cOmmendabe. The
gratitude of every visitor is due TO Mr.. Porter
ard the other proprietOrs Of Cost Island for
the piCus care with which it's glorious sylvan
beauty is preserved. Fancy Goat Island given up
to spectators, and crammed with hotels and fac
tories / have now and then seen an ill-Uatured
rem ark. on account of tbs moderate toll charged
for crossing the bridge; bat the entire amount re-
ceived in this manner cannot much more than
suffice to pay for the necessary repairs of the
roads, bridges staircsses and tower have never
paid fee mere cheerfally, aud every sensible
visitor would rather double it, than see one of the
loyeliest bits of Gods Creation spoiled.
1t is little singular that all the poetry written
about Niagara, from Brsir ards pOus efusion to
soxe's profane lyric, should be SO common place.
commences awkwardly:
"The Thoughts srang &c that crowd into my brain