The Jasper weekly courier., 1876-10-13

lAiu- ol our llp 10 lhc Nla4arN 0iiN TIE
Centennial. will iirst say. that Mag
ara, in il, Wild aud singular beauty. Is
stamped upon my heart. ever 90 remain
there chamEclc,s and indeiblc, until the
sands ct life ebb out in death.
| must confess that NV expectations
had been raised quite HIGH OF Til. scene
OF sublimiiN, grandeur and maguificence.
but had not pictured il ont in NV i'm
agination one half 80 grand "a, il proved
20 be. have been wondering Il there
was an Instance ou record where the
visitor failed to enjoy aud appreciate
the oycrW helming grandeur aud sub
limity oi Niagara. only wish could
place before your readers that broad.
biliowy stream ~ bOttle-grcen water.
which Is thrown ont in craggv point, ia
numerous places. aud then passes down
in among white draprr,. Nisgara.
without doubt. is the graudcsi natural
curiosity in The world. only think Of
thrt broad expansive rainbow. which
Cod hn> srt upon ii> forehead. and of
the beautiful cloud that j. manting at
it, 'crt.
Ia Prospect Park. won can look over
thr piIapct and -ce the deep ma.ee. OF
lrccIpirr of one hundred and sixty feet.
pa nrtcr ending Succession upon the
ragged rocks below. There. with n
i"a ."ninS ro1r uf crdlV.s melody. FL
plunge into the sen CO.. foam. clu. NJ o
ciuud oi mist to rise high iu fle air.
There va feeling OF solsnuitv DER
mc. while -nled ulon the water 200 ihc
rai ld~. iurrtiu- ou to take its fearful
plunge. end o. liu4cr iu ihe shadow oi
thr -uic.uu rocks There We were. two
hundred Sud -iNiV feet brlow tha cl,n.
.vI.'t the beauty anal terror OF the
~ airr> Lclt mo perfectly .V,,l-buuud
20 td ~ iIrrc th" loi~tDrou- hillows rose
to 70 hGht OF lhirtN feet. aud then rolled
down irc rock Ike tirusc white
-ntuNr. lf there i, % 'hcs ,u ,e.Ith
Wh,tc tlc -tIiIr ard trouble of our ,ia.l,
Itr Auula rccrl,. zoo aIl. aud o. lc-.rrrtl
iu she u,-ttu,c. 20 Wuu.d bc pu thi- ru-
rUsut,i ltuuud. W nrNf visited tie
Muitli,uDi. ~ nich j. about mile down
the tl,rl, aud ! would .ay. that II +.
rather a picturesque scene Tie hnsiu
.tprsgyd tu Ice almost circular. and ihe
~ Alters m their >ccuiugly beN iiicir1
course 60 iud au outlet. were forced
loum nud round The basin. We then
rr,ururt to uur carriage uud preceded
to t1puia los WHN ot iir Lower ~us-
pension bridge. Here. we hr1rd Nj
u-an -lrytritin. from thc American go
tar Canadian ,ite bee mI"uiticcut beauty.
I.i,.e We were iu The midst OF hCav,
-riiy. aud boo CLOSE proximity to Tie
uc.lruirg roar uf Tire C1npdiau PALS.
+ large -uu- of money have been ex-
ID. D.. D.. d.
uakc. Nia.Ha or ilr most attract
f,r summer ur~uri> ga tic American
continent Fnsiu. thrt have wsaric,l
tut viii, NY description Of tie Fali,. I
N.u uutfy describe " ln; saw 81 rhe
t,ut,mitt. Ou arriving go the Cen
truu.ai gruuud.. 10 WH- decided ihai vc
.Ni-t tu, main exhibition huililu. fist
.ul aiL Time aui space will NOT sdmii
e. uN -ayIug very murh about this "nc
hui!,,mg. for 70 - nay Intention NOW 30
-uvak ,umciliu.r oi 'he various drpFrj-
t.rut, oI ,,iit, { visited.
/ Nrwrrr ip several departments cx-
amiuiu- minerals, ores. stones. Gc.
wien our attention was attracted los thf
NWHuI,~. uI itru. There Wc saw
|tuiu,tuu- tviir- al au extinct people
-hut up iu 2it,~ ca>v~ some ct which
uo.ic,d had lhus-t under their outside
~ ruppngs ~puol- aud reels of thread a-
used iu weaving for it Uas their sup
position that they would need Go pursue
iu another world. the cuIploy meat they
Iu,rc accustomed to iu TIL, ouc. several
les perfectly preserved mummics were
upar. aud on the 10. ut those cases Wcr,
a -uuuing row ct the Aztec skulls 4
iyrr. odd aud ingenious object in leeu
Twas bust of lresiden Grant. mad,
lot tic finest wire. and 80 close Wa.
'thc work. that it appeared TO hc vclveI
.at first sight. 1 his Ingenious piece o
Iwors was that uf AN "old lady who i
IA. said wa- engaged two years on thii
bust. aud the American flag aud eagle
4 will leave this aud pass ON 20 Ma
'chinery Hall. where the visitor can sCC
the machinery OF all nations IN aCtua
Operation. Then we visited Art Gal
|lcry or Memorial Hal. which is "a beauti
.mi building OF granite. glass and iron
land designed to remain as a memOria
lot the nation, first Centennial Auniver
'ssry. The pressure for space wa
greater In this building than amy other
hor an seemed % admire and well thc'
should. tAc grand display ct ~tatJary au,
paintings. iWiil now -ponk something
or the Kansas and Colorado building
aud of the New England Farmer
Home. and bid YOU adicu; finding j
Iuselc.s to attempt To describe the vari
lous departments I visited. Ou euicriu,
1.-The hausas aud Colorado building. M
attention was attracted by the Rock,