The New York herald., 1874-08-25
WESTERN NEW YORK.

Attractions Of Buffalo a. q Watering
Place-Beauties OF Lake Chautauqua-
The Illusion Of Angltng-A Miniature
Holy Land.
BUFFALO, August 10, 1874.
To the average New Yorker the compound word
"waterinR place" summons up visions OF Niagara,
Newport, Saratoga, Lake George, Long Branch.
Mahopac, Isles Of Shoals, and perhaps few other
favored spots. But he is utterly ignorant Of the
existence elsewhere OF vast multitude of delight
ful places Of resort quite out Of their orbit, but
which are stnl hberaly patronized by crowds of
intelligent beings who actually manage to live and
move and have their being quite outside of the
charmed circle OF metropolitan life. The great
States OF the West have their Saratogas as well as
the Empire State. do not alude to such noted
spots as the Hot Springs of Arkansas or the nu.
merous resorts among the mountains of Virginia,
or even the distant wonders OF Colorado; but to
charming and delightful places scattered hither
and thither, all accessible to New York by rail, all
possessing advantages OF their own, and
all, save with perhaps two or three
exceptions, Offering those advantages to the
pubic at rates which only serve to throw into
bolder relier tho wiful and objectionable extrava-
gance OF our more pretentious and, 1t must be
confessed, more splendid and dazzling resorts.
To some or these spots 1t s proposed In these let
ters TO introduce the readers Of this paper.
AN UNEXPECTED CLAIMANT.
IT may not be generally known that the city Of
Buffalo claims to be of these resorts Yet such
Ia the fact. The papers OF that nourshing town
have been this season vociferousy announcing to
the public that Buffalo Is, after all, far more at
tractive than Long Branch or Saratoga. Their
first point Is the climate, which certainly is de-
ligntfully salubrous The proximity Of Lake Erie
insures certain degree OF GOODNESS, and even the
hottest days are followed by endurable nights The
hotels are, however. only average city inns, and
In noisy and prominent streets. What Buffalo i'm.
perativcly needs before 1t can justly claim to be a
place OF summer resort Is large hotel, erected
somewhere on the shore Of the lake ana away
from the hustle Of the city. There are plenty Of
such SITES One OF them, at the mouth Of the Nj
sgara River, Is occupied by barracks and by the
rather picturesque ruins of a decaying fort.
THE PATRIOTISM OF BUFFALoNIANs
is something incredible. They honestly think that
their city is OF the most delightful and enjoy
able in the whole world. They expect the visitor
to do the same, and as they drive him through
Delaware street and Niagara street and the upper
END Of Main street they proudly point out the
beautiful dwellings, each IN Its own garden and
separate Enclosure, and ask where they can he
excelled9 The splendid. establishment OF Mr..
Bush, which few nights ago. on the occasion Of
"horse-feed" given to some 500 guests, was
scene from fairy land with its illuminations, It's
music, its champagne its banquets and its ex-
quslte beauty Of verdure and foliage, is one Of
their pet places. Grander oven than this IS the
costly mansion Of Mr.. Fargo, whose superb
dwelling built iu the Italian style could scarcely
have cost less than the Filth avenue home Of Mr..
stewart. 1t looks like one OF those fanciful Italian
palaces which scenic artists are 80 fond OF paint
Ing, and which usually exceed In dimensions and in
ela6orateness OF detail any OF which Italy can
really boast The minor dwellings, in these ..swe"
streets OF Buffalo are, however, all more or less
tasty and beautiful. Indeed the little one.story
residences, which elsewhere would seem but
shanties, are here lifted up with such taste and
elegance and are so skilfuly set amid flowers and
entrances and glittering plates that they
stately structures near them.
i4r GREAT CONTRAST
to these streets OF quiet, refined homes Isl the
lower part OF Main street. with ITS old business
| ing out upon the harbor. The lake steamers-btg,
| strong, clumsy craft as unlike as possible to tho
sson~have their landing places here. Just beyond
| IS vast region Oh ioundries and machine shops,
over Space is o not
valuable here as In New York. In this iron district
the streets are WIDE and gaping, ana there here
and there vast empty plazas, on which dirty chill
dren disport themselves, playing with odd scraps OF
| metal and making miniature Ioundries on the side.
there they stand in grim confusion, ike The dis.
tortions OF some hide0us nightmare, seeming to
those VINO 40 not contemplate Lnotr uses ana tner
uniailing indications OF business prosperity like
| al r..,o UNCOUTH, DRFORHED GIANTS,
! as they tower up and loom over brown gloomy, and
apparently In utter defiance or all rules OF ar9hi-
| lecture and laws Of gravity. What a contrast
they present to the exquisite grace OF Upjohn's
noble work, st. Paul's Cathedral about half q mile
distant building following the best types OF Gothic
symmetry and cothed with waving curtain Of
| bey or Melr0se. This church, by the way, pos
sesses-th0ugh Protestant place OF worship-a
pastoral staff by It's side; and here Bishop Coke
| can sit enthroned In state whenever he chooses
with as much dignity as any prince-bishop Of
4 medieval times or as the Pope OF Rome himself.
the patriotic Buffalonian will insist on your
praisinQ his park. To be sure ne will confess thai
Il Is not much OF park yet but then 1t Is only two
years old. And most promlsing park IL certainly
is, with q greater variety IN It's grounds tnar
Would be looked for In this nat country There are
some attractive groves an artificial lake OF excel
lent Intentions and superb drives In various dtrec
| finns In fan vears nom to-day the RuffalO Parl