Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-01-03
NIAGARA FALLS.
Description of the Famous River by Sir
Edwin Arnold.

The Nightly Torrent laundering, Smoking,
Glittering as 1t Passed Before Him-A
Sight to Dwell and Linger in the Mind
Forever.
Before the balcony in which this is
written the great cataract OF America
is laundering, smoking, glittering
with green and white rollers and
rapids. hurting the waters of whole
continent in splendor and speed over
the sharp lodges of the long, brown
rock by which Erie 1.-THE Broad" steps
proudly down to Ontario 1.-The Beauti-
full" says Sir Edwin Arnold in the
London Telegraph. Close at hand on
our left-not indeed further than some
600 or 700 yards-the smaller. but
very imposing, Ameriman Falls speaks
with the louder voice OF the two, be-
cause its coiling spirals of twisted
and furious flood crash in full i'm
pulse OF descent upon the talus
of massive powders heaped up
ut its foot. The rebounding i'm
pact OF water on rock. the
clouds of water-smoke which rise high
in air, while the river below is churn-
Cd into a whipping cream Of eddy and
snrge and haclxwoter mite in ;, com.
nestle effect at once mngnifcent and
hewilderinr Rnt n vo,, listor ottan-
lively Won will alwavs hoan the MO-
found di.noson of Tho rreat FOIL H.
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