Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-20
COMMUNICATED.
CHESTER, VT, July l6, 1883.

With only five minutes at the "City o1
Straits" could not look about much
Soon the train moves slowly toward
the water and then runs easily upon
ferryboat and with swish of waters
and grinding sound we moved out
into the Detroit river.
From the upper deck Of the boat one
can see much of the immense traffic OF
that beautiful city. Soon we reach the
opposite shore and finally with charac-
teristic English slowness we pull out
into the country on the Grand Trunk
II. II.
For a long distance we traverse the
shore Of Detroit river and Lake st.
Clair.
Soon we leave the water with much
regret and, passing through beautiful
farms, hamets and large cities, finally,
ut seven o'clock p. IN. reach Suspension
bridge over the Niagara river.
We run slowly across this bridge and
looking to the left we see the rapids and
whirlpool where Webb lost his life
at our right, far away, one sees what
appears to be white cloud hanging
over the river. 1t is the spray sent up
by the mighty Niagara Falls.
Changing cars on the American side
we glide along, seemingly in dangerous
proximity to the edge of precipice, at
the foot of which runs the agitated
waters of the Niagara river
Suddenly we arrive at point where
the Falls come into view in all their
beauty and grandeur. Here the waters
of the mighty st. Lawrence fall in Il
vast sheet over the cliff one hundred
and sixty feet high, throwing up a cloud
of mist and spray which always hangs
over the place and which at times gives
forth beautiful rainbow.
Well, we cannot llnger half long
enough and we speed away into the
gathering darkness toward Buffalo
where all seek repose and where but
few find it.
The next morning at seven O'Clock
We arrive at Saratoga, that eyer-to-be-
famed resort whose situation and natu-
raj and artificial surroundings would
fit it for resting place for the Olym
plan Gods.
Having nearly hour to wait |
stroled through its freshly washed
streets, past its gigantic notes.-the
United States, the Grand Union and
the Congress-visted Congress and
Columbia Springs where one can obtain
he fresh and sparkling waters which
the Indians called Big medicine also
| wandered through the beautiful parks
where in the evening people congregate
80 listen To no better music than those
c.rnet or baritone solos one frequently
ears at Alma.
Leaving Saratoga and passing through
those historical places. Ft Edward,
Whitehall and Rutland. | arrived at
my home Saturday noon TO receive a
hearty welcome from relatives and
many friends. having had pleasant |
and speedy journey of one thousand |
miles.
Since coming here have taken long |
strolls and breathed in this pure noun
tain air. and become much invigorated |
thereby.
have taken long rides over noun
tains and through gorges where the
nearly perpendicular mountain sides
rise on either side to the height of fiji
teeE hundred feet and so closed at the
bases as to allow only "a narrow wagon
road beside the dashng brook.
/ have pulled the ''speckled beauties"
from their quiet brook retreats in a
manner that would bring the memory
of old days TO Smiths mind and keep
the rod in AIS hands more than one
hour at a time.
have visited streams whose waters
thousands of years ago formed a large
lake but now having worn their way
through solid granite hill have under.
mined It's foundations and precipitated
huge rocks into its bed hundred feet
below.
Here one sees many freaks of nature
rs potholes two feet in diameter and
six feet deep worn into the solid rock (
n high rock, on the top of which is
fashioned by the water good imitation
OF pulpit-a perfectly perpendicular
preclpice one hundred feet high called {
" Lovers Lear" named after poor fell
low who threw himself over and near |
which | dared not venture.
Farther along Is All underground
so cold at all times as to re-
ceive the name of I" Ice House."
In one place the waters rush through
a very narrow space between the rocks
with such force, and the waters in the
rear press so hard that according to the
Indian legend it is impossible to force