The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-15
UNDER NlAGtaA FALLS IN A
sTEAMER.

water, thongh the fast passing cliffs
showed that she went down stream at
speed scarcely realiz d. No one could
think seriously of dsnger with so
steady, stanch a little craft under him.
Up stream she went, easily defying the
current. The green or rocky walks Of
Niagara. from the river. present mapy
views OF SUI uipassing beauty. From the
steamers deck the familiar falls, framed
in unfamiliar setting, took on new
beauty. Beauty. however, was a sec.
ond thought with the passengers. The
condition Of drowned rat is not con-
ducire to the raptnrous observation of
beauty. There was strong wind
down the river yesterday. and the ex.
baustiess mists Of Niagara went trailing
down stream ia endless clouds and
sheets OF spray. The passengers wrie
wrapped ia OIL cloth and rubb r. but as
the boat steamed up t, the foot OF the
American Falls mIsts by the measur,
less gallon fell on them. wrapped them
about and soaked into them. Even in
tins Turkish bath condition the pas. en-
gers found new beauty and grandeur IN
the view before them. From the d, ck
OF little steamer under the American
Falls the cataract seems to come from
the clouds The Maid ran straight up
into the Horseshoe Falls. up past Ter
rapin Rock, up into the foamng csul-
dron where form aud color die, aud
only the volume of great sound--lhe
tone Of the granlest org .n-pipe m crea
tlon-fails on the car, while the shit.
ing mists nov hide aud now reveal tie
booming crest oil the mighty fall, appall.
ing ia its volume. This is rs tar a.
the Old Maid of the Mist ever rsn,"
said Capt. La Blond. the spray drip
ping frosn his bear.i, as the boat met
the foam hundred yards or 81 above
rerrapln Rock. On the distant banks
many carriages were seen to have
stopped. There were people, too, ON
every point Of view The whistle ga, c
three t.,ots of exaltation The eng.
neer looked At the stesm-gauge. Il
registered eighty fivs pounds, The wheel
was pounding Ia the water ani the boat
was just holding her own against tn
currents which boiled around her. The
man at the wheel wiped the water froa,
his eyes aud fang thr bell ''tio ahead. "
The Maid went up into the cauidron.
crest of water, more the spent iurce
of a ''bUiirr" than "a wave, tel over lhs
bow aud there Mas retreat amldshIps.
The boat c,rpt on. The aistsst banks
were lost u sight. The buildings ou
the Canadian shor.--the great pr, c,pice
oi Terrapin kock-ia,ivd from ~ ht ~
the oblIviua OF mats. The Mater bu,l.
ing under the boat was the co ur Il
bulterm,lk--s tiver ot nilk, loan.
without taee currents. but telling ii
terrible toice tar below. AL aruuLd
Was the dense optquc at" "usphrre oi
mist; aud b.ioIe and sboy~, wnen the
variable wind parted the Veil, ioo,ned
Niagara, awful Ia ats Inmensity, While
almost straight above the d-ck vi the
little boat the crs st of the nignty asrd,
now iosmy white and now elneI ala
green, seemed to roll fion the very
heavens. I'VE are farther up than q
boat ever ran l,efo,e." sxid an old river
guide. The whistle gave three sAucy
toots; Niagara rcaI.d On un.iaunt-d.
The getting back was = n,"nentous
questions. NoLo,,y wanted to se. the
boat iuIn ia that cauidron: neither did
tue msu at tie IN, 81 Want to Try the
! he engine " "a. stoppcd a
few seconds, aud the modest Maid
stepped out ot tue saoctuaiy oi Niagara
Iuto whish SIZE hat been the Inst tu
pcnetTatr. la ciearer water the turu
MAS successfully Hiadr, and Ia less time
thau it takes IL tell long stury all
we're l.nds,i at the docks sale and AT.
There Is no ether W ter TIP IA the
void like this.-[tg)aio Lrpress.
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