New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-03
TRAVELLING Correspondence.
, tks New Orleans oreseent.l

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4 | lh'. EslIor-We arrived at the Suspension Bridge
E shortly after 5 O'Clock, and here obtained par
tial view of the celebrated Fails Of Niagara bu
my attention being divided between them and the
; bridge, gave them but a casual glance. The
bridge alone is greatcuriosity, and well worth
, visit to see-hung as it is apparently in md-air
with arch or pillar TO support it, it is truly a
suspension bridge, enlI did not feel entirely al
ease until the long train Of cars, full Of passengers
snd baggage, crossed over it, The thought ariu
cross almost any mind: What if we should go
.down through! Wewere some three hundred feet
from the river, wsaich was madly dashing and
bounding beneath-as. But there was no danger.
The bridge looks as if it would last hundred
years more. Setting tired of waiting the slow
action of the baggage folks, took carriage for
the village of Niagara and the International Hotel
1 which is undoubtedly the best here-but of that
more hereafter. Feeling somewhat fatigued did
not rise very early the following morning: but
having determined to do the falls that day, | en-
gagged very nice barouche and started off alone
and here let remark, that this is the only draw
! back to perfect enjoyment in trayelng-ths
being alone particularly TO a man of my social
habits and feelings. | have seen but one person
1 from New Orleans since ] left and lie met by
accident, on the cars, about halfway between
] Chicago and Detroit. What would [ not give for
Il the companonship of but one friend out Of the
thousands [almos) that know and like at home.
There are but few Southern people here at present
however, that can't be helped, and so I must e'en
tgo it alone Well, we crossed the bridge, CATER
paying the toll of seventy five cents for carrage)
and proceeded up the river bank on the Canada
side, over good macadamized road.
| The day was very fine and the sun shone ont in
all his splendor; cool and pleasant breeze, how
ever, was prevailing, which somewhat mitigated
the effects of his fercest rays. The scenery along
the river banks is very fine; immense cliffs on
either side, with the mad river wildly rushing be-
tween, some very fine buildngs-churehes, cot
tages and hotels--mostly built of stone and with
fine gardens and orchards, adorn the scene; and
now, about mile or so from the bridge and little
above the village of Niagara on the American side.
J breaks upon our view the wonderful sight of the
Great Falls of NIAGARA, the most stupendous
, work of nature known to the civilized world.
Words cannot describe it; there is no language
that portray it in all its mighty and magnificent
grandeur; must be seen to be realized Poets
have sounded its praises; painters have endeavor-
cd to portray it philosophers and natualists have
leetured upon it-but ALL all is far, very far short
of the great reality yon are lost in admiration and
astonishment. Far as the eye can see and over an
immense breadth of surface you perceive the vast
body ofwater coming, boiling and bubbling like the
ocean in storm, wave after wave, tumbling over
layer after layer of rocks, each one apparently
lower than the other, and dashing and seethng
4 backwards and forwards until they reach the great
| FAILS which are some hundreds of feet perpend.
| icularly down from the river above. The appear.
ance Of the water it rolls over the cliffs is Of
| pure white, like milk, in most places in all be-
lieye except in the center of the Horse Shoe Falls
where it presents the appearance Of molten glass,
! being Of deep emerald color; while from the bot.
tom of the Falls arizes immense clouds of spray,
| like steam when let off from thousand steamers
While standing entraneed with the scene before
me and awe.strieken with the wisdom and power
of the Almighty, ] was brought to a sense of my
own individuality BY an enquiry from a denizen of
! the place, who wanted to know whether did not
/ wish to see behind the Falls.
| of course acceded, and was given in charge of
/ a lad 70 be shown to room where | supposed
4 could obtain much better view of some partcu-
4 lar point, (and here allow me to remark that the
best and only good full view that can be obtained
of all the Falls is on the Canada sde) but to my
surprise was very coolly told to myself in
an outlandish looking oil skin dress. "What for?r
/ | enquired. "Why, don't you want to go behind
the fas,i' said he. tBehind the falls, respond
| ed; chow do you get there ~ "Why,'' said he,
lyon put on one of these here dresses, and then
| you go down that shelf of rocks and walk along
round EN- and go right in behind underneath that
water what you secs tumbpg over down there
| @oh,f' said T. 'sthat's it, is it; my dear young
friend I'll see you in the morning, and turned to
| leave the room. "oh, mister you needn't be
afeard, lots of people goes down to see it, and
| nothing never happens to 'em.' ''I'm not afraid
my lad, but hav'nt yet quite made up my mind
| about it, In the meantime had reached the gar
den, and commenced playing with very fine large
| monkey, whose acquaintance | had previously
| made, and who was endeayoring to extract some
| cake nuts out Of my pocket. While thus en-.
1 gagged, the head man of the house came up, with
.you needn't be afraid sir, to go down; why lots
of ladies goes down. "Who the dickens told Won
air, that I'm afraid Do look frightened, sir Ell?
I'm not obliged to so down, am /, if don't
ehoose?s "Oh, not at all, sir, not at all; but
everybody does, sir.' "WelI,n said l. nlet Mr.
Everybody do as he peases and I'll exercise the
same privilege. When get ready to so down, as
you call it, I'll let you know.
Bat the real fact was-shallI I confess It? Yes |
| wi--that did have some sort of dubious misgiy
ihgs, and all sorts OF horrid things, possible and
| impossible, rushed across my mind; what, if /
should have fit and roll off into the boiling eaud
ron, or fmight venture little too far and lose nv
footing Terrible ideal it sent cold chill all over
me. However, determined to go first and look the
danger fully in the face (over the rang) before
Eentursd to crawl behind his back Twas an
awfni sight; ne bottom to be seen: nothing but
vast clouds of steam like vapor were visible: while
! Min the distance was the fairy little steamboat
The Maid of the Mists, dancing about like cork
upon the waves, and looking as if she might be five
miles Of. It was so far down to her. However,
determined to go it, provided a party could be
made up. feh that it would never do to retarn
home without having been down, but to go alone
woald not. After some litae while the same man
twho kept me in view the Whole time) rushed at
me with the information that a gentleman and
some ladies were going down; SO quietly re-
sgned myself to ,uy fate, and was led like lamb
10 the imaginary slaughtefhouse. found my
companion de voyage ID tail, fue looking Gsu- !