The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-10-01
Notss by the Way.

last Thursday for visit in Western New
York, Pennsylvania and Canada Last Satur.
day visited Fort Niagara, at the village OF
Youngstown, at the mouth of Niagara river,
on the south side Of Lake Ontario. The gov.
eminent lighthouse at this place Is about 20
rods south of the lake and the same distance
east OF the river, outside the fort. 1t is 25 feet
square, so feet high, Of four stories, and is
built of blue limestone from Kingston, U. g.,
costing $4,000. The winding iron stairway
leading to the top is the most substantial kind.
The globe was made In Paris, and cost 81 300
The light can be seen IN Toronto, some 40
miles distant The keeper, Mr.. Barker, is a
man 70 years old, and has resided there over
40 years, and says he has not tasted drop Of
liquor since 1880.
The fort Is surrounded by wall 4 feet thick
and fifteen feet high Iii the form OF napezoid,
the sides facing the river and lake being made
of Lockport limestone, and the other sides
from brick manufactured upon the Govern,
ment commons near by. Immense earthworks
are arranged both inside and outside the fort
in fine manner for defensive operations. The
fort commands Lake Ontario and the entrance
to Niagara river.
Opposite this place the remains of old Fort
George are plainly to be seen on the Canada
side in the village of Niagara (on the site of
the old town Of Newark, which was burnt by
Gen. Mcclure, Dec. 10, 1879, and the training
ground on the south side OF the village, near
TT. Misslssaga, Is quite conspicuous
From the lighthouse l saw, by the aid of
my glass, Brooks monument at Quecnston
Heights, some eight miles up the river.
From this place. Lewiston, the steamer Chi.
cora plies her daily trip to Toronto; and as
the fare is but Sl00 for the round trip, ex-
pect to take 1t i'm
Yesterday visited Niagara Falls. That
might better understand 1.-THE power of the
enemy" took in the Niagara Falls Brewery,
one OF the largest in the world. 1t is built of
the best Niagara limestone, taken from the
place where erected by blasting out the cellar,
which is 100 by 100 feet, aud IS feet IN the
solid rock. The building is four stories above
ground, about 100 feet from the river brink.
Here is daily manufactured about one thous.
and gallons OF lager beer, which finds ready
sale everywhere in the Middle States and Up.
per Canada. The "drycr" is an immense hop.
per.shaped iron institution holding 100 wagon
loads at a clip. Everything is arranged IN the
grandest and most attractive style. The ice
house connected with this brewery is covered
and completely sheathed with corrugated iron,
and 10 about IS feet high to the caves, 70 wide
and 200 long.
One of the curiositlcs is the wood paper
mills, as they are called Poplar trees are cut
into two or three foot lengths and then pound
ed and worked and ground into pulp" mixed
up, made INTO very good paper and shipped 10
all parts of the world One of the new mills
has three four foot turbine water wheels, with
a fall OF 80 Feet through the best boiler iron.
also saw the new 'silver'platlng establish !
ment, gotten up by members of the Oneida
Com munlty. 1t rs not fully established, and
from the quality of work turned out, should
Judge that the Aurora, ILL.,, Silyerplate Co. will
greatly discount them.
The soldiers monument erected in 1876 tol
the memory of those who fell for their coun-
trys cause in the conflict of 1861, does not be.
gin to equal the one erected by Mr.. McInhill
at Ottawa for La Sale county soldiers. 1t IS
made of kind of grey Niagara sandstone
found IN the vicinity, and is about 10 feet
high, including five foot statue on top repre-
,entlng uniformed soldier presenting arms.
The elegant iron fountains" 50 much blown
about, at the intersection and in the center OF
two streets OF Niagara Falls, are built on the
plan of that at Egin, Ill. The park by cleo
ric light is quite attractive; but the public
square in Ottawa with little expense could be
made far more desirable and prettier in many
ways,
The Museum, near Horseshoe Falls, on the
Canada side, is really worth attending. Egypt
an kings, mummies, reptiles, insects, birds,
ish, animals of various kinds, including a,
skeleton of the whale that Noah swallowed
ire scattered around IN abundance. Various
living wild ANIMALS are Gagged just outside the
Museum. The botanical garden, greenhouse,
,tc., are tastefully arranged.
The park on the American side should be
'wned by the state and thrown open for pub
ic inspection. The best views of the falls can
DC had from the Canada side-free; while from
our side" 1t costs about $3.50 to take in the
how. A hot cup of coffee is but 25 cents
and here let me remark That when brother
Marshall, editor of the Kendall County Rec
'rd and yourself call the passenger feeder at
he Aurora c. b. & Q. passenger depot hog
or charging ten cents for a sandwich or cup
If good coffee, you are certainly long way
off your bases"