The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1889-06-29
uc EDITOR Fits HIS PONDER.
n,rs CORPOROSITY FROM SCENE
OsCENE AND MISSES
NOTHING.

NOTHING.
x,er,ences Delightful Sights Wonder
full Personal Interesting.
n.,roit Niagra, New York and Brook
Iyn-Hands All Round.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, June, l2, 'S9.
DEAR SENTINEL:
This morning I bade farewell for
|time to the grand, beautiful and "hus-
Hing" city of Chicago, leaving on
The Michigan Central fast express
tIain and arrived in Detroit this
evening, where l spent several
bours taxing a peep a. the business
and residence portion OF the city, wnich
found to contain many magninclent
structures both for business and residence
Detroit hast a population OF about 2oo,ooo,
'some of whom l met and found them
|Eenial, accommodating and entertaining.
II is one of the cleanest looking cities l
have ever seen, and most every one
rould be we'll pleased with its general
nnearance. It is situated on the De-
|roit river, which divides Michigan and
canada. :,
4 The distance from Chicago to Detroit
oS5 miles. l saw many splendid farms
nd a fine lot of land, as well as some
boor land, but the country generally
ooked like it was in tlourishing condl-
ion There are dozen or more large
md handsome towns OF between 1000
Ind 10000 inhabitants, between this
lace and Chicago. among some of which
he Michigan City, Grand Rapids, Mar
hail, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Jackson
Z Ind Ann Harbor. Nearly every town
hat was passed contained manufactur-
no institutions of various kinds. | call
q n at the Detroit Free Press to see my
fierd IN. Quad" the celebrated hu-
4 horist and writer, but to my regret he was
4 fbsent. Notwithstanding this, | was
Feated in a very kind and hospitable
hammer. I was delighted with what
saw in Detroit, and only regretted
hat could not make my stay longer.
NIAGARA FALL".
Here am in one of the most noted
blaces in the world, after q pleasant
4 8bights sleep and journey from Detroit,
4 rayclling as l did most of the night on
canadian shore. On my arrival here
arly this morning, together with my
hiend and companion, Mr.. Harry Nc
Enerv, Of the business department OF the
lew Orleans Picayune, we hired car
iage and devoted eight hours land trav-
i led over twenty miles in various dlrec-
ons) in viewing the wonderful sights
/ ana near Niagara Falls. have read
bat nature had many water falls and
+ aaracts, but one and all agree there is
but one Niagara. The Falls are Justly
lassed among the wonders of the world,
Ind they are certainly the pride OF
america. Their grandeur, magnitude
md magnificence are we'll known where
Ever civilization is taught. Never have
IL seen such grand and beautiful sights
before, and never do l expect to again
tnless return here. Thou ands OF peo-
bic come here annually just to see the
Niagara Falls and they are well repaid
for their long journey. To use the Ian
euage of Tugby, it LOOKS like the power
# the Almighty is l.re more grandly
i Exhibited than in any other scene on
\ karth. AT every place l visited was fill
Il ID with awe and astonishment. l coulc
carcely believe there were such sights
bn earth. "The Falls cannot be describ
d,-there is too much sublimity, ma
esty and overwhelming grandeur, iol
Eny mortal to comprehend or explain
They say that the great features OF nj
gar are ever the same, but their lndl
8 bidual expression are continually
changing" do not believe that ther'
"a a place in this or any other countr.
zEhat offers such sights and scenes as cal
be seen here. tits the handi-work o
4 1od, who excels in all things. The Fall
Y can never be fully known, except t.
hose who see them, from the utter i'm
possibilty of describing such a beauty
rhe more one tarries the more Deautliu
bnd impressive it becomes.
The cataract is formed by the precipi
4 tous descent of the Niagara river dow
A ledge of rocks more than one hundre
Iand fifty feet OF perpendicular height
into an abyss or kind OF basin below
The waters of this river flow from LAX
Superior, Michigan and other lake'
ahence into the Gulf st. Laurence. NJ
friend and self visited every place OF II
4 terest and the more We saw the grande
&1eyerything became. One of the creates
sights is the Rapids above the fall
(which arouses wonGer IN any mln'
The noble river can be seen hurrying 0
\ towards it's final leap, and as we stan
|npon the bridge gazing down upon tt
flood of water, that seems as IT it woul
sweep us away from our frail standin
ground, and hurl us down the broa
( preciplce, we begin feebly to reali.
the immensity OF this farfamed catarat
: The fall of the river from the head
rapids (about of a mile above) to II
edge of the precipice is nearly W 1t: ar
increases in velocity from six to thlr
miles an hour. The tumultuous madne
OF the waters, rushing and foaming
wavward pillows and breakers down Il
descent as If fretting with impatience,
fine contrast to the uniform magn1l
cent sweep with which at lergth tn
rush into the laundering flood below.
Goat Island Bridge, Bath Island, Lu
Island, Biddle stairs, Three sister
lands, Head OF Goat Island, Prosp!e
Inclined Railway and Whirlpool Rapi
were among some OF the places we vi
tied, and viewed the rapids both ire
this and the Canadian shores. The thir
saw will ever linger in my memol
4 with great delight.
Leave tonight for New York al
Brooklyn, where will remain ten
more days.