The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-08-11
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NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 4, 1876.
To the Hickman Courier:

: NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 4, 1876.
To the Hickman Courier:
You did not even hint that you de-
sired me to correspond for the COURIER;
but | imagine | see you out hunting
for items l will have presumption
enough to give you few jottiugs, of
nv own account, any way | left home
for a trip to my old Kentucky home
and perhaps an excursion to the Cen
tenniaI-on the 9th of July | spent
several weeks quite pleasantly with
my old friends, ncquaintances, and rel
atives in Shelby, Sweet Owen" aud
Boon counties, and on the 31st day of
July started en- route for Philadelphia
via Cleveland, Niagara, and New York
From Cincinnati, l passed over the
Cincinnati, Columbus aud Cleveland
railroad, and through as fine country
as crow ever flew over. The growing
crops look splendidly, and there is an
abundance of corn, hay, wheat and
tobacco great deal more of the lat
ter than | had any idea was grown in
Ohio Farming is carried on almost
to perfection. Every thing is clear Of
weeds--is nice and clean and in order.
/ left Cincinnati at o'clock, Z. NJ.
and arrived safely at Niagara Falls
next morning at 9 | was alOue and
wished to do" Niagara completely.
and of course with as little outlay as
could, was looking around for party
to join and by clubbing make it less
| expensive, for hack hire, etc. | fell in
with three pretty honest, but I thought
I rather verdant looking young gents,
/ that | found were out for an excursion
as well as myself. and so | proposed to
/ make one Of their party which would
make the requisite number for hack |
They readily agreed, and after we LETT /
the train, consulted with them and /
called hack-made trade with the
Jehu for SO the day-told my party
but they would not respond, and final
y agreed TO foot it all round That
did not suit me and so | struck off, /
found more liberal party We en-
gagged hack aud our sight seeing be
gar-of course, / viii not attempt to [
describe Niagara Fails If | did, /
would do like every body else has 1
doue-make complete failure /
will only try to tell you how it looked
to me, and give you Il a outline of my .
trip to different points Every body /
has heard of the grandeur and sublim /
ity Of Niagara; but | find out now
that l had no conception of it until .
saw it. We first went TO Prospect .
Park, situated on the rivers bank and
Immediately at the Falls, paid the
gate keeper half a dollar each, which
gave US admission to the Park aud
ierriage over the river, proceeded
through beautifully graveled walks to
point Overhanging the river, called
Prospect Point Here we had splen
did view of the American and Centre
Falls, and partial view Of the Horse
Shoe Falls The Falls juts right up
against Prospect Point aud you can
dip your feet into the water as it pours
over the precipiee. From this point,
10 the morning the scene surpasses
any thing that | ever imagined in sub
Unity, grandeur, and beauty. As it
passes over a height of 100 feet, it
looks like huge bank Of tieecv snow
not like water at all La the mist
and spray arising from the depths, are
visible the most beautiful rainbows,
the whole forming a most magnificent
sight; on the right, below, the new Sus
pension bridge connects the American ,
and Canadian shores, which is | 500 ;
feet long and 40 feet above the water;
the seething, boiling, foaming river
comes out from under the cataract COM
calm, so that about 300
yards below it can be crossed in skitFs, 6
wuh perfect safety The river a. this B
point j. greatly identified by looking e
through various c0!0red glasses which
have been arranged for the purpose.
Leaving here we went on down farther
into the Park to the ferry. The cliff
here is about 3Il feet high, and the
approach to the ferry is through tun
lel, inclined and in which q. has been
laid double railroad tracks aud the
AR arranged with seats one above an
other You take your seat, hear a d
rumbling noise aud gliding down you
meet the ascending car midway, and
YOU are in a few moments at the rivers
edge. There are also steps on each
side Of the railroad track, and you can
walk down if you feel fearful that
something might break " You now
have view from bottom to top of the
falls. while at Prospect Point, you have .
t from top to bottom. 1t gives you ;
here better idea Of the immense
iepth of this fearful cataract Eight
Of US crossed over the river in a skif.
liter going up under the cliffs to the
oot oil the falls and obtaining a splen
lid view of the American fall and a
pretty good wettiug from the spray
Phe river here is not more than three :
hundred yards wide and three hundred n
eet deep-elose up under Horse Shoe
alis, no bottom has ever been found e
We landed on the Canada shore and q
The scene which meets the eye there is q
perfectly bewilderine; but as | have h
ilready strung this out longer than
will reserve that portion and
description of the rapids and islands
Ibove the falls for another letter
Yours truly,
CARTER BLANTON
Offensive breath from disordered stom-