Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-10

never to be forgotten. The bridge
stairs, and everything under foot. i
covered with frozen spray to the thick
Ness OF about foot and the glarr,
surface makes travelling tedious an,
hazardous. One misstep will let yo,
tumble over the frost-cleftsd cliff t.
the yawning abyss, l60 feet below. :
From Luna sland, situated at the yer,
brink, can be had an excellent view ot
the American falls and rapids: of the
masses of rock at the foot of the wall
covered with ice and frost formations
and OF the gorge below.
DOWN TIIE SHAFT.
The next point of interest was tie
Biddle stairs, where opens the first
view of the Great or Horseshoe Fall.
These stairs descend to the pathway
below the bank. and that leads to the
foot of either fall. The icy covering
renders the passage extremely difficult
and dangerous, so that we did not at.
tempt to visit the Cave of the Winds,
which is such "a ronantir spot in the
summer season. Overhanging were
immense pieces of rock almost ready
To fall, cracked from the main body by
frost Here and there water had oozed
from tke crevices, and long, giant lei
cles had formed.
TERRAPIN BRIDGE.
Further to the right along the bank
are stair: leading to Terrapin bridge
and rocks, where the old tower stood.
From here can be obtained the best
general view of Niagara to be had any
where. Looking down, the white foar n,
reaches far out into the rapids, strik-
ing the immense ice-covered rocks aid
sending the spray high into til. air.
OTHER s:GIrS.
From the south side of the island is
obtain Il the best visws of the Canadi-
an rapids. The Three Sister Islands.
situated in the m:dst OF tho rapids. Of
fer ne W and unsurpassed views The
cascades under the bridges are those
above, formed over TIL. lodges of rock
are among the most charming sights Z
Niagara.
AT the head of the island, one sees
how the long bar extending up stream
divides the water into two channels.
The weather had not been Of sum
cient severity previous to orr visit to
give Niagara its most handsome winter
dress. yet from the formations already
there We cou'd readily imagine the
wonderful frost anl ice work that is
almost annually sren at this ttractiv-
resort.
GIVEN GRATIS.
We learned about Niagara:
That Niagara is tri! nj name.
That the falls have receded rs feet
in 175 yesrs.
That Niagara merchant. ha Learn
Ell to talk fast
That the first bridge was built to tia,
Island in 1917.
That Goat Island was once a favor
ite Indian burying ground.
That 100, 0oo. 900 odd tons of waite
pass over the falls every hour
That Father Hennepin was the frs,
vigitor to the falls in 1919.
That the height of the American fal
is l65 feet; of the Canadian fall 16
feet,
That the average depth of the rive
below the falls is 100 feet; above tn
falls 90 feet.
That 25 cents will go as far a. $3
you hang on TO it long enough.
That no newly married couple wa
ever known to survive the attacks c
Niagara hackinen.
That the first suspension bridge wa
built in 1855; new suspen.ion bridge j
1868; entire length LOO feet.
That Tsrrapin tower. destroyed i
1873, was built in 1888, was 45 fee
high and 12 feet ia diameter at t.l
base.
= That the Biddle stairs shaft in so 70,
= long and person must have two pai
: of lungs to crawl around it withor
i pulling.
: That in 1779 John Steadman, havin
cleared portion OF the upper end {
Goat Island, placed there several goat
: The following winter was very sever
navigation was impossible, aud they a
died From that time people ha,
? called it Goat Island. The name
z, Iris Island has been applied to it, IN
u has failed to popularize itself.
Y All of which is respectfully submi
II ted. -" Timothy" in B G. Tribun
:. The most successful journalist
venture in the West for many years
= the Detroit Evening Journal II
:. now only four months old aud has
circulation of nearly 1900, with q
increase of from 100 TO 500 every wee