Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-15

water increases from seven to thirty miles
per hour.
SsETOrO II e0mas marking,
And there Il likes dsFklRg;
Now smoking and hOthlng
Its tumult and wrath In,
TIL, In this rapid race
On which Il q bent,
ItFeaches the place
Il Ofita steep descent -
Dividing and gliding and sliding
Il And falling and brAWling and spTaWllngs
And driving and Fiying and striving
II Aud apFinkling and tWinkliug aud WTtnkltngS
I Aud humping and Pumping and dumping and
And dashlnE and ashig and SPIashing and eiaahlng
L Aud 90 never ending, but always doseondings
Sounds aud motions forever and ever are blending.
Having satisfied myself with the view
from this point, ! enVeloped myself in an
Outlandish oil cloth suit-kindly kept for
the accommodation of visitors aud furnish
ed for $I.OO-in which you know I would
present q delicate but impressive and at
| IractiYe appearance, especially as the pants
l were too tight, the roundabout too short,
| and the cap too little; and thus equipped
/ took my way from the dressing room,
through a crowd of admiring and fascinat-
| ed ladies and gentlemen. down pair Of
riekety spiral stairs to the foot Of the fails
/ aud thence under the same fog q short dis
tance. The rock over which the waters
rush, projects like the leaf Of q table-fTOm
1
/ of water falls from 80 70 so feet from the
base of the rock where you stand; but
the rush of the wind and the uuceRsing
volume of spray gushing in your face,
makes the visit more difficult and roma utic
than pleasant. Il is q curious feeling one
experiences under the falls-indeed, you
are very apt to calculate the chances Of
escape, which is followed by an effort in
that direction. A single missteP would
make yOu "tO be a brother of th' insenSi-
BILE rock" in the shortest kind Of mstTe;--
and but for your water proof dress, you
would in about half = second present the
appearance OF the object sometimes de-
nominated ga drowned rat" got safely
out of the falls, and quickly out Of the oil
CLOTH.
| returned to the United States by way
of the Lundy's Lane Battle Ground, where
spent half hour with interest and profit,
surveying the grounds from the top Of q
high tower erected for the purpose, and
hearing a msgnilOquent description of the
battle by the '.guide." This experiment.
cost about a dollar, though there was
nothing to pay going uP-the trouble was
to get down.
After reading the newspapers and tax
ing good dinner at the International, and
having disposed OF nay guide, who proved
dollars, / lit a cigar and set out on foot TO
see the American side, first examining the
American Falls from point near the ferry
which was grand indeed; crossed the iron
/ bridges to Goat Island for o quarter, aud
taking the right hand road, soon stood on
Luna islands, Here is a good view of the
entire falls, which is very impressive,
standing as you do right in their very midst,
enveloped in their clouds. Looking down
one hundred and fifty feet into the storm
of spray,
"a fair rainbow unrOIIed
Its sOft-tinted pniOns Of purple and gold"
This is believed to be the only spot
in the world where a rainbow can be seen
forming a full circle. Another strange
phenomenon appears at this spot. The
whole island-three fOurths of an acre in
size-trenbLeS /: stepping close TO the brink
of the precipioe you feel the rocking, tlemb-
ling sensation distinctly you will in all
probability step back few PAGES for fear
of accidents
Continuing my way around Goat Is
land, on the river side, stepped down
pair of stairs about ITS feet and took q
peep at the "CaVe of the winds" dismal
cavern beneath the centre falls, through
whose murky chambers passes q rude foot
way, coming out beyond at the edge Of
|
Luna Island, in a WhiFl of water terrific
to look upon. The fOOt-way looked so
fraiI, the water and rocks so aWfully
rough and dangerous, having NO desire TO
take further bath, nor wish to sound the
depth of the river; not desiring 70 swim 70
Lake Ontario, nor having so great
| fe " Of the draft as some persons. deeIin-
ed the honor of an introduction TO said
'cave;" but Wishing it well in every re-
spect, bid il very graceful adieu and
| returned to the top of the island, 0y the
way came. l then made my way TO Horse
Shoe Tower, which is built within rod OF
the preciPiee, about loo feet from the shore,
and Il approached by . foot bridge over
the rapids. The tower is 45 feet high, from
the TOD of which you have thrilling view
of the falls in every direction. In fact you
are right in the midst Of its thundeFs,
where the spray almost eneircles
you, aud you are apt TO feel like the struc.
| ture, with its foundation, was running over
the fall ; but this is hsply not the fset-it
| is only a peculiar dizziness which is reiieV-
ed by turning your vision for moment %
the trees on the island, or on the river
above. This dizziness is not remarkable
| If YOU reflect that the distance from
where you stand holding 70 the iron
railing on the top of the tower 70 the foot
Of the falls below, is WO.hundFed and three
feet. To this is to be added the peculiar
effect produced by the rapid flight Of such
q volume Of water over such . fall the
stunning, deafenniBg roar which comes up
ont OF the awful abyss beneath, and the
binding effect Of the, sunshine reflected
from the water, upon which Il is almost
impossible 70 gaze steadily. It iis not q
very pleasant place for old or nerEOuspeo-
pie. Il came down and climbed over the
railing Of the foot bridge and lying down
/ for q rod OF two, peeped over 10 see shat
was beneath. The water pours over 10 fury
all around you-pluDges down, down,
Idown-and breaks into foam aud spray %
theihuge rocks atthe bottom, in the wild