The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-10
OUR SUMMER RESORTS.

| commune as usual.
OUR SUMMER RESORTS,
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NIAGARA FALLS.
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| Tall Season ut the FnIls-But Few Visitors
Why the Place is Losing POpnlarity-views
of the Rapids-Objects Of General Interest,"
SpraybOws.
NIAGARA FALLS, July s, 1850.
The hotels at Mia CARA Falls have been open for q
month, but have hardly had guests enough to pay
| their bills for the very dim gas they burn The
season, SO called, does not appear to have COM
menced vet, and had 1t not been for some parties
from Buffalo and other surrounding places who
went to spend Independence Day at the Falls, the
mammoth hotels would have looked very deserted.
Most of these parties went to the Cataract House,
which appears to be the favorite hotel Of Buffalo
people AS for the rest Of the guests at that hotel
at the International, the Spencer House, or the Cliff
ton House, on the British side, they were few and
transient, and those mostly who pay . fly
ing visit for day or 3d. Just to see
the wonders Of Niagara and then rush away There
seemed to be nobody there making Niagara a sum-
mer resort. Perhaps there are few who do this any
year compared with those who spend the summer at
Newport Saratoga or Long Branch and then even
in the busiest times at the hotels the guests are
anxious hotel propretors and their subordinates the
cause Of this paucity Of guests. They replied the
weather had been unusually cold; that, In fact there
had been no real summer weather to induce people
to stay at the Falls. This was true regards
the cold but only true In part with regard to the
want Of customers. The truth Ia Niagara Is not
such popular and favorite place OF resOr as some
other places and is declining comparatively In this
respect. There several causes operating to pro-
Journey from New York city and the other
great centres Of population on the Atlantic
slope People ind more convenient places with
special advantages nearer home; and as to the
Western people, when they leave home they prefer to
to New York. or TO the other great cities East and
North, where they can enjoy amusements and COM
bine business with pleasure
The same remark applies to the southerners.
scenery OF Niagara s the mass OF people are not suf
fcienty impressed with 1t to remain long, and ara
satisfied with glance &C 1t as curiosity. IL Ii
place for poets and lovers OF nature, but has not
lasting attractions for people In general Seaside
advantages for health IN the pure ocean ar and
bathing and for the rich In their pretty cottages,
which Niagara mas not w9iie saratoga anu otnes
| waters. Then the hotel keepers at the
| Fails are too stin and unaccommodating. They
treat their guests as II they were c0nierrng favors
| on them, rather than as customers 10 whom they
should feel thankful for their patronage. Indeed,
orally as well as to those OF Niagara Many people
Of the nigh hotel charges and other expenses. One
has to put his hand In his pocket continually to pay
one point to another while the nacEmen are most
exacting and act as II they ruled the place. But
other reason Why people are not going SO much To
try is that many more 60 to Europe than formerly.
With the facilities Of steam navigation the Atlantic
age to and short residence in Europe is scarcely
| more than the expenses at our watering places
But to return to Niagara. hardly ever saw tho
falls and rapids and surrounding scenery to greateR
advantage or with more pleasure. The water OF
feet higher than ever had seen it. was told It was
six feet higher than usual over the whole region
OF the upper lakes there must have been great deal
OF rain, besides q vast amount Of water from thQ
melting OF snow and Ice in the spring Niagara II
the outlet OF It, and might be regarded as the wate1
petuous torrents Of the rapids and the grander rus
OF water down the marvellous falls were unusually
beautiful and sublime. To cultivated, poetic Of
contemplauve mind l cannot conceive anytnine
more impressive or inspiring. the stupendous voi1
column down botn the Horseshoe ana Amsr ic
10 rising clouds Of foam and spray, isaclnates and
swells with for the Creator before this w0Dde
OF nature. The scene s very grand when standing
close the water as 1t rushes along and 30 also on
Goat Island against the same fall, or BY the tower
which 0verlOOks the Horseshoe TALL; but II h
grander stu on the Canada side. little above
where the Table Rock was blasted away. Here onol
on ns a very sas @ the
into the fearful abyss Immediately beneath him. ID
seems peroqs and makes one giddy yet the eye q
eddy, is the most sublime and Impressive view 81
Niagara, though there are Others, both under the
and beautiful. AT the time visited these diIeren0
localities l was much struck with the spendON
rather spraybows as they should Be- called At tS
different points, varying In dtstinctness and the dip
q 6e the sc arc acc0ranS 70 ths place where
out the prismatlc colors distinctly and beauti1
fully. One OF the most charming prismatlc bows
ever saw was towards the close OF the day over q
small cataract between the little Islands called thS
Three Sisters connected with Goat Island. And here
fail to 90 70 Goat Island and to look az the rapids
plunglng by and between these Three Sisters.
falls Besides, Goat Island, with It's densely shaded
groves Of forest trees and shrubs and romantic
The burning spring, on the Canada side, and about
mile ana hall above the Horseshoe fall, is q
remarkable natural curiosity. This spring tx
instantly with blush lame when isnited. The
water has rather pleasant sulphur taste. and In
impregnated with sulphur, Iron and magnesa,
Though the name appears derce, particularly when
conveyed through tube and the heat ~ felt bV
@9e near IT. the nap no. may be plunged INTO it
TINS spot there is fine view Of the Rapids als0I
the Whirlpool, over two miles below the falls, IL
another point OF interest which visitors to Niagara
should not fail to Here the vast volume Of
water which descends the falls ana Niagara river II
uNCu iouHue boIb vi StHdli CAICuieE U6y WIN III
tense force, seeking wider outlet than the river
affords, but not finding punges in the centre,
making great depression OF the surface A. n
there were some great hole and aubterranean past
sage Into which the water sunk There must be e
very deep and rapid undercurrent here for the rve4
some distance below swiftly. The deep and
nearly vertical walls OF this Whirlpool and OF thu
river, both above and below, and the dense print.
tive forest all round and TO the very edge OF these
walls, together with the profound silence Of nature,
broken only by the rushing and guarding waterss
leave an impression Of solitude aud solemn grandeur
hardly to realized anywhere ese In strange cons
trast with this scene there was and at the
trance where paid my Tee Of half dollar to the
Whirlpool miserable little grogshop where bad
whskey was sold At ten cents q drink BY handbook
ing and cunning Yankee. Though he carried on this
business In Canada he said he lived the other side,
In the United States and tnat he and other AmerfS
cans had to come over TO teach the slow Canadand
how TO make money.
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