The New York herald., 1866-07-22
PLEASURE PLACES.
Qua NIAGARA FALLS CORRESPONDENCE.
NIAGARA FALLS, July 10, 1855.


NIAGARA FALLS, July 10. 1885,
SCARCITY VISITORS.
whether II is owing TO the scarcity OF money. Fenan
lam or the baokwardness Of the season, quite
tain that the fashionable tourists have not In any great
or even in the accustomed number visited this coolest
and most delightful OF all the watering places. What
however lost In numbers is made up in the quality OF
the guests Taking 1t altogether have never expert
enced more enjoyable than the present at the
Falls You are not annoyed during afternoons drive
or walk by being met full in the face at every angle and
turn by well dressed but badly educated who have
dyed mustaches immense breastpns great deal OF bad
English an immoderate number Of strange oaths and
who talk Aght horse or politics ad maaseam. Those
great nuisances Of Saratoga and Newport you escape
Prizehghters gamblers and horse jockeys thrive not
here
yaox TORONTO TO TIE FALLS.
This Is pleasant Journey especially SO during these
sutry days Of July You can leave Toronto any morning.
Sunday excepted 1t O'Clock, and in two hours and
q half you reach lewiston smah village on the Ameri-
side Of the river Niagara about seven miles from the
town Of Niagara
Al Lewiston you connect with the morning train for
Bulo, that in fow hours after leaving Toronto the
traveller finds himself snugy ensconced in his hotel and
right In full view Of the never.to forgotten Falls It
might be well to mention that those tourists who intend
from whatever direction, at the Suspension Bridge.
SPLENDID ROUTE OF TRAVEL
TO the uniformed traveller who has desire to see
the most magnificent scenery Of the northern half Of
the continent should recommend that instead Of pur
suing the usual through the Canadas by rail- after
he has enjoyed stay at the Falls he 60 to Lewiston,
and thonce BY boat Lake Ontario to Toronto.
The trip shorter cooler and the scenery much more
magnificent than by the old beaten track. In Toronto
there many things worth seeing. II Is the literary
centre Of the provinces In the way OF buildings there
arc two universities and three four colleges Osgood
Hail. the OF the law courts for Upper Canada is Of
fine architectural design and contains many relics and
cMlosities worth noting. The Queens Park contains
many beautiful drives wooded walks and shaded
From Toronto there steamers daily TO carry o to
the lower province down the rapid waters OF the ST.
Lawrence through the lovely scenery Of the thousand
es and thence to the dark and mysterious recesses OF
the famed Saguenay.
the SCENERY on THE NIAGARA
below Lewiston is most superb. The river is narrow,
decp and rapid. The banks. high in places,
hundred and fifty feet and beautifully wooded In
the distance and high above all surrounding objects
Queenstown Heights, Is the Brock monument.
LEWISTON
small place. and does not present many attractions
1t depends almost entirely upon travel and railroad
trarc Its chief articles OF commerce are gin and sum
mer drinks
susrEysroS BkioGx
is the name OF the village the American side Of the
which 1t derives its name II Is mostly composed OF
railroad sheds ticket Offices and reaaurans and sthe
the unwary and Hecco tho grcenhorn On the canadian
side Is the village OF Clifton, which, with the addition Of
church or So presents about the features its
rival over the way.
These institutions still in full blast at the Falls
isweli In what other way could the unsoph sticated
tou.sst be relieved Of his surplus changer Arc they
not luxjes far SURPRISING Broadway saloons with all
their pretty yaiter grss What interesting relics Of
are n r S en
beautiful the attendant damse and ceaseless and
unremtting arc their mportantes to the young gal
lants to purchase memeutoes The Indian stores,
counted by hundreds, are fourishing.
THE FALLS
nature seems as usual The same number OF gallons,
combining tho waters of Michigan Superior Huron and
Erie with their mighty whrl and roar come tumbLng
the precpce and dash against the rocks beowone
hundred and thirty fee-n exactly the same manner
has been their wont for thousands Of years
Travellers from all parts Of the world arrvc every day
stand upon the brink, marvel at the wondrous sight,
proceed 10 an Indian STORE buy relic and about their
business. Still rush the angry waters seeming TO say
| for
"Mcn may come. and men may go
But 20 on for ever"
Each tourist as usual visits the chief points OF inter-
est such "a Bath and Islands, Terapn Tower Bed
dies Staircase, Luna Island Cave OF the Winds Pros
EVENING AxUsExESTs
for the most part consist OF hops On the American
SIDE there every evenng-at the International
evcning-at the Cataract the next The MUSIC Is all
that be desired The dances take place the large
reception rooms They are quiet not oyercrowded and
side there is hop every evening the parlor On
evenings OF che week there grand ball the splen-
did hall detached from tho premises
General Grant has engaged rooms at the
for HIMSELF family, and portion OF his suite. He will
arrive during the latter end Of the month
John G. Breckinridge who Is residing with his family
of Eingara frequently drives the Falls
with his family II is said that he hss recently received
large sum OF money from his friends in the South