Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-08-21

lpuurS lntO Lake Ontario, through the
Niagara river a stream OF perhaps 81
miles in length, lis width varies, being
at some points three miles wide. 'cscn-
ty-three miles from Lake Erie cccuI
the famous falls-the grandeur, mag.
nllicence and magnitude OF which are
: known to ali the civilized world. The
American Falls are 200 feet wide and
l6i feet III height, the Canadian is
1900 feet wide and 164 feet nIgh, over
these the water rushes at the rdte OF
100 millions of tons every hour
WHEN YOU ARRIVE
the contorti0ns of the hackmen in
waiting at the depot are fearful - wit
ness. Prohibited by law from ,.,iillg
or sejzing your baggage, they Scckon
you onward with the most frantic gast-
ureS, aud should y0u pass out afoJt
their faces express 4 feeling uf untold
lagony. When you reach your hotel
their tongues are looseI and YOU are
besieged by score or more wishing to
convey "yOur party" to the places OF
interest at prices ranging from two to
seven dollars per hour. CThey are al
flowed by law to cG',a,t 40 dollars per
1 hOur.) We frs: Il ,,.i...e with thanks.
then assert thai il Ilailt-i oar feet sore
tc ride, makes us sea sick, &c. Patience
ceasing 10 be virtue we inform them
1 that If we wish hack we will call it,
lard If the police are nee,ied we can
call them. They then make hasty
adieu, with the parting commitment
that they VIII be ''hauling people for
nothing that evening and will call for
me-" too cheap we reply and they are
jOff. a fitting postscript to the prayer
lof sll tourists would be, from Niagara
hackmen and Fort Wayne ham sand
wiches ''Do Thou Deliver U.s."
THE NEW SUSPENSION BRIDGE
/ is but moments walk from our hotel
and we hasten thither. The towers
are 100 feet high, the length of span is
,26S feet making it the longest sus-
pension bridge in the world. lis height
above the water is $50 feet; here you
| have fine general view of the falls,
Goat Island, Bridal Veil, &c. If YOU
wish you can ascend to the top of the
tower by paying a small fee 90 cents.
The bridge toll is % cents, you then re-
turn and enter
-''t- PROSPECT PARK,
where we have view of the falls from
Prospect point; the fee for admission is
20 cents per day or 90 cents per season. |
In this park issituated the ferry house
and entrance to stairway to foot OF !
the falls; you are here required to |!
donate % cents before passing down:
at the foot of the stairs the boat awaits
you, and you are rowed through the
foam to the Canada shore, which YOU
reach as you should in the afternoon. /
The sun i5 then west and you see the
beautiful rainbow which spans the
falls. On this side is situate the Princes
Tower, Museum, Clifton and Prospect
House, and the view is magnificent.
Here we was accoSted by an ancient i
gentleman who manufactured rock
ornaments, whose mouth resembled
an accident that happened from ear to
ear, his nose looked as though it had B
been put on hot and spread, and when
he ran his eye out inquiringly he could
almost have hooked it over q limb. He
informed US that Mrs. JEFF. Davis was
stopping at the Victoria house (cross
% cents) that JEFF. was daily expe cted.
(cup 30c.,) that good board could be
had for 2,G0 per day, (the whole lot for I
so cents.) We decline to purchase and
the intelligence Office retires in disgust.
BARNETT's MUSEUM
is now before us and donating our 5OI
cents American money we pass in
and stand beneath banner upon
which is Inscribed ''God Save Our
Queen" We now realize that we
stand upon foreign soil. The Museum
is a magnificent building flied with Gu
ri0sities from ali parts of the globe.
Here the trembling of the earth is rem 7
lered visible to the eye, and the mo- :
lion of the walls and the noise caused
by the displacement of masonry and C
sash is almost terrifying to the timid. Q
At this house we select our guide and
obtain our suit preparatory to passing
lnder the falls. We were fortunate in I
securing the services Cf Mr.. George s
Lewis, Il faithful and experienced In d
liam guide who has conducted manyi
persons in safety beneath the foamingI
waters. Drawing on an oiled suit und G.
having our hat replaced by hood and il
APE, the door in the earth is opened :,
md we pass down, down, down, an al
nest interlninable flight of steps to the
Vater's edge; 1S5 feet above our heads \
tands the building We have just visit n
I'd, and before US the water boils and :
oamS in fearful manner. The guide
low carefully adjusts our clothing and t.
With few brief words of direction i
passes onward. Behind our narrow h
lippery path the precipice rises per- :
so feet, at our feet there "
5 an abrubt descent of 10 feet into the Il
'oiling cauidron below. We pass I'M il
Ter curtain Of water 20 feet in thick NJ
less and so close that we could almost
ouch it with cur hand, we listen to the :
lissiIg spray and are stunned by the
errific roar that issues from that NJ
loomy misty pit below. An indeScri- V;
able feeling OF awe steals over US and =,
ecuring some portions Of the rocky ="
1allS as remembrtHcers of our visit, we pa
astlly retrace our steps. We now re- Ith
ross to the American side, and proceed te
D view /,
THE RAPIDS, Ia
there the turmoil of the waters cause a.,
most unpleasant sensation Of the ear ~
nd brain. The shop girls along the I'll
,apids have cotton in the earto deaden er
ne sound, and to perhaps shut out any CT,
Jy word Of ilattery that might drop tb
ON the lips of lively lads who pur- -
lase of their wares. They are how III
yer quick to discern any question rela- ed
We to their business. At this point we
ere shown the path of the boat that
)nveyed the unfortunate trio over the II,
lis. III
GOAT ISLAND GROUP
reached by an iron bridge erected by -, W,
le Messrs. Porter, the proprietOrs OF W
he island. 1t is $50 feet long having 4 W;
'ches Of 50 feet span. each. The tolls oh
e so cents or 81 60 for the season. p,
oat Island is half mile long 10y Il -,
iar.er broad, and contains about 10 WI
res Of land which is covered by M
savy growth of timber On Bath
land is one of the largest paper mills e.,
the U"ited States, aud here any iai
uount of Indian curiosjlieS are offered br'
r sale, To oar right is mr.,