Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-09
NIAGARA TO BE FREE.
cs surroundings on Both Sides soon
IN BE Public Ground.
From the Neao York Times.

10 lSG tuDLiC oTONhu'
Eyo,a the Neao York Times.
NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. 4.-There is no
oubt that Niagara Falls as a pleasure
.osort is undergoing an important trans
nrr,atiou. The example of the State Of
yew York in establishing public reser-
| ,ot;on that includes the chief points of
,.+orest about the great cataract on the
| ,,oorican side is to be followed by the
provtnce OF Ontario, and probably within
vaar the surroundings of the Falls on
| both sides will be public ground. The
vocessary authority has been given by
the Provincial Legislature, commission
| has surveyed and outlined the lands to be
| taken. and the final awards to the present
nwners have just been announced. LII
onIy remains to have the work OF the COM
mission approved and confirmed ana the
necessary appropriation made. The pres
ont government is strongly in favor OF
carving the matter out, and there is no
doubt of the proper legislative action at
the next session. The amount OF land TO
he taken 10 about the same as that secured
m the other side, while the cost Will De
considerably less, the awards amounting
in the aggregate to 1895, 900. Some of the
owners are not altogether satiened Win
the amounts awarded to them, Mr.. Busn,
Of New York, who owns fine property
inst ABOVE the Clifton House, being es-
necisllv aggrieved at being allowed only
S34, 900 for lands which he Grains TO be
worth 100000, but there is to be no APP
peal from the recent award, and be Will
have to be content with the increased
value of other property he owns In the
vicinity which will doubtless follow the
establishment of the reservation.
The public ground on the Canadian side
] will begin just across the road from the
XCufton House, on the south, and extend
about two miles In that direction, taxing
4 jp the fine slope up past the Horseshoe
( Fall and the Grand Rapids above. and IN
zcludlng the Cedar Islands, to which an
n admission fee of SOC. is now charged.
SThs will be about the only charge to De
abolished, but the great Improvement
Twill consist in the removal OF a line OF I'M
asigbtly shops and cheap houses OF enter
8tainment, including the museum, 80
zcalled, and the restoration OF the natural
#attractions of scenery which should form
& an appropriate Enclosure for the Falls.
4The limits of the public ground on the
1.-TWO sides of the river will correspond
closely with each other. and will set back
Dat proper distance all incongruous OBJ
kects. The Clifton House will retain its
unparalleled situation, with its outlook
zdirectly upon the American Fall across
the stream and the great Horseshoe above
Goat Island.
n The work of improvement on the New
! y ork side is far from complete. several
Buildings still rem aiming which are to be
Dem0ye0 and the sites of others being left
Ragged and unkempt. Still, the effect is
zalready plainly visible. The relief in the
way of the cost Of seeing one of natures
greatest wonders consists chiefly in doing
away with the fee of 25e. for entering
prospect Park at one side OF the Ameri-
can fall and of SOC. for getting upon Goat
ISLAND, which separates IL from the Horse
shoe Fall and leads the way to the Three
Sister Islands, where such fine view is
obtained of the rapids above that huge
cataract. The public carriages, however.
(which have been set agolug by Superin-
PENDENT WEIGH afforded another relief of a
very substantial character. They make
u easy TO reach all points of interest on
4be American side at the small charge OF
&c. for riding, and completes the subju-
cation of the hackmen.
4 But l am inclined TO believe, from what
near, that the Niagara Falls hRckmau has
never been quite as black as be has been
painted, and that at present be is toler-
u bly, civilized being. Within Mr.. Welch's
romlnton, at all events, he has been sub
#Cued to mild behavior and reasonable
zcharges, and ON the Canadian side he can
pc easily avoided or brought to terms OF
(which there is no reason to complain.
doubtless the completion of the reserva-
#tlon on this side will bring final solution
tic the question of carriage hire, which
latter all is not such an important one.
Xhaye seen no reason to believe that the
hackman here is Exceptionally Emporium
IA ate or eXtortionate. and vt all events he If
mot necessity for the full enjoyment o.
the place to those who are equal to a wall
OF two or three miles and back. In fact
Smoothing but the Whirlpool Rapids calls
for walk OF anything like that extent
The falls can be comfortably seen and en-
~ joyed without using carriage at all.