, 1880-06-14

They Dld Ifttn Dry orr the 8 1ht of March,
lSiS-Lctter from the tkt.-Itevs Dr.
Bnl1ers Lord talalb0p of Niagara.


III Ms Editor Of ms Ca1easo Tribune.
HAMILTON, Ont.s dune 9.-In tho 1nonth Of
hnTclt lust ! delivered tn the City OF ilnm!l-
to',, Ont, lecture entitled Upper Cain'la
~ IT. Was FIFTY ienrs ago, and Ontario Us
1t NOV ls": and, III tho course of my lect-
nfe. SPOKE of ttla great difficulty OF c0i-
strnetln9 t'o International l5rittge between
Btattalo aild the Ca'lada side opposlt to TINT
CITY on account or tho great current of
Wnter running Mt TIMES down the Nlngnra
laVef. Wlere tho waters are tlrlvon by atrong
westerly winds down Lake Erie, whereas
Inc qsiahtlty OF water running down the
river ~ very much diminished when Tho
Winds drive up Lake Erie. then remarked:
"Th's TACT caused MI event. tllfrty-two years
~ yo syn a",r ~ issr. w,lI r.1a. y thty . INV tuw
.,,,a., .hs ~, M - VI. '.... .. " u.' s'''o
WIZ" u,c ass ~ u. NihRafa were drt ior
W'l0Ie uayl That day WaA the alst Of March,
l ls i ta ts not nsxt wns sx II y' s but was
,aw, lho'nas =. stfeet, Esq., u. Z. uapper-
ing 70 W Out " ms place tne next day, lie
t1ta t'a ,na i,at nls miller !t0r ne ha Erlst on
1maroo,u door nho,,t ,,c]nck n tho ,ncrn.
ing ~ thai Iau 49,, e tn,d ~ Ill.,. o ~ MILL ~.
ivy u a.aA ouy, Wlo Io'o nun ~ Ret
miiLr"ce, and no water ~ in ' the rreat At r, v"r "p
outside Of tho race, lfe said tint he wns
start]ed nt tia ,ntnii,ennce anh h,,r,,cd NH
~ as. ~, ~ ~ '.1., ,~ ~ aa u! .S'. .. ~.
~ ssw sou tb Tver "y eo CO. the esa of wcS % '
Alter hurried breakfast @ In ami ,; his voung. @
MT Janehtar fthan ,,n.n,.rI..n ,',; ~" .,a,.,,,
about shscs.uusttors @ ot mile to "1a tie eisei.
pica Itself, over which there was 10 little
water running that, having provided himself
with strong uoe. thoy stattnI fran Tia
precipIce about one-tlird Of the way towards
Goat Island, On the American shore, ard,
having stuck thls pole In 4 crcyico OF tho
Eock, IND Miss street having tied hor packet
thass,cn,ei thav Tn'y 9 e, the @ M q me pvie
III v 'varda ta r,Snr H., .I Raiia
md saw tilo Saier ", s1,aIow tI,"t In m,p,e,,a,
Jagged r1sks ,Na; J., st9od up IN % s,,ei, frixlttal
~ hfs hnvInl f1e,,entiv mosS. av., v ,n'n ~
tho tnnas little AAid OF the Mist (as often had
tro "a then ;,ns rsrnsa toward home snd rSys
aHnve @ ~ TN ,' En,'s t1nr nae f.mnt sue rsn no
i,o XII u 1na this s ~, ratni,cd mS S h! g
mnen for not having sri,t nit far % me aho,;ft f
Hisht ,t %iies distant: ,s Dnt hs sn ta though
nanH ae Iaa sesefai taiis latehned 'niis 80, no
wts cn,,a'i rnach Tia tSnn,ieri,,i ~ aon,o ~"
wate1a sj,nmiH have ret,,rt,.I ~ seG ,nj, n 11
courses fn[ ~ s.. u cGmssg everybody was speak
t1Sn t1sGe hs next ay and eyS enI GeF
VIZ "l.nesGo ~ sSt' snSaN " ~ r,ce uls tie
ths {Hct It the t!9s ,fsd of lts @ ts 49,
,,,,,,' H. -! I tnnu!Y WY .a!si i.iAi u!o
,yho au ~ ,,s oGni,i th,rtw r,,i,t ahu .aaa,
,sl. mI Is oS rS,t auTu an ~ ,oga neeR, u
in, hEsr 1i, M tt,in ftni!s aar a saeny cagea a
LEY t, enis .l.1.i "n.nt . y.onipat.iVe!} sEsMk-
nni .at a. III. ,at., ~ t.' H.. VIZ az. iAhe
III, i,oi, n a <,,,.'. iIH ~, ~ ~. tna ns
4sh l,a wYi's, & gat jammsa IN the riyer ; between
iaan Eaia w1e,i ,i. Kcpt a pack ho watora OF Lake
hfe efs1s MG!9 ,lvnI{. asy nv lcctpra wroto to thu
Len L. F. Aten t,at ct oit nui wel'Eo%
gnntematn etnat Oh ol t'.nt Si.y Eivi9E ar. % stfesls
a,.uthtn, o1nt @ SG sMa liz, ~ ~ @ ;,av
H. rnYy hofora M M ~ .ite fhs s''u ,rj,,n ts y
~. mHcrFAio, Matcn II. 1S0.mKEV. ~ M AND
cnyn Hin ort rniatn1 sH " tn III ta w IT, i''yt Wa.nT
,Nauiinnci IL. III strt fs 1,uvIn5, n"r,rrt.H ~
Mh, hnn; Eals, ws,l reeGiIect nlt1,oagh
,HnIe ~ c,S, u1o II ,aa M. ~ H.. 10 10
to e be otesI IL pnso as NoS s
tha n,;1et ~ ri . Er" ~ ~ H. % st,s ~ .ec oat "
wotcr nv M''e tha SoI inkel makes X oV~e y"rv Inv
water we IN n tha river i' for "NI many ' ho"rs w
"1w a!t; ,I, r Street ~, efsoMIin Evry
Wtet ai,a so1a no nnyg @ e'safo O. cfsaeise s @ ~ ay
sG''enS ne HnonM MAKE ot i,is ,' ow,l KMoWl
|!ofss fsr ssysral hasiss Icy sts '1e bafs s
no doubt. Have ilvsa N Buiia!o nlty,thrce
sts,os;ons Su n ts isveIa ~ t;e ink MI rISss