Mower County transcript., 1891-12-23


have much the same impression on the.
eye that the word has upon the mIud-as
1t is q grand structure The Grand
Pacific Hotel. also the Sherman House on
Clark street. the Auditorium building on
Congress street, are worth trip to
Chicago to see. The Studebaker Building
and Art Institute are among the best.
The Masonic Temple bids fair to beat the
world. It is on the corner of State and
Randolph streets. The corner stone was
laid in November, 1890, and it is to be
completed in May. 1892 The cost of this
together with the ground will be S3, 5O0.-
OOO. LIS height is twenty stories, with
q carrying capacity of 10000 daily.
There is also temple being erected at
the corner of LaSa!ie and Monroe streets,
which is under the auspices Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
It will be thirteen stories high and Will
cost $1.1O). COO (besides the yro,nd) 1t
was commenced at the same time and Is
to be completed the same year as the
Masonic Temple Besides these, there
49, the Tacoma building and thousand
others that arc of interest, but fear
am making this letter too long, so will
close with regards to Austin friends with
a promise to write of the wonders of
Niagara
NIAGARA FALLS.
The name "Niagara" I am informed is
a corruption Of the lnlian word .'Onya-
kara supposed to be of the IroQuu;s
language, the meaning OF which IS
mighty, wonderful. laundering water
AS We stand and look upon this mighty
waterfall as it flows on in It's robe of
terror and beauty. we can feel that God
Is speaking in Il voice of power and
Misunderstanding the life of man to
keep silence, while He shall look in awe
struck praise upon the works thai He
has made. The fail 0: the river from
the head of the rapids (tllrec-fnurths ui
a mile above) to the edge of the precipire
is sixty feet. The increased velocity is
from seven miles. ut the head to thirty
miles an hour when it takes it's lin:4l leap
The rushing madness Of these waters as
they go hurrylng and foaming in breakers
down the decent into the laundering
abyss below Is far beyond any description
we can give. Whirlpool rapids is acout
one and half miles from the falls, down
the river, which flows on at depth Of 200
feet. and between banks from $50 to 200
feet high. At the rapids the whole force
of these mighty waters concentrate and
it seems us though it would reud asundcr
the steep and. rock bound hills which
hold it in its powerful grasp. So wild
and startling is Its terrific power that
one stands spell bound a tic whivlings
and anyry bi'Iows throw spray twenty or
as he stands at the waters edy.. 1T this
point, which is about 800 feet across, The
cn:lre waters Of Lakes Michigan, St
Clair. Hurnr, Superior aud Eric, rush
and thunder along a, the rate Of twenty
seven Or twenty yhl, miles al hour. 1t
is estimated that fully fifteen hundred
million cubic feet of water passes through
this gorge every minute. The depth at
this point is estimated to &c three hun
dred feet There is wheel placed some
800 feet below the top Of The bank which
runs an elevator for the convenience of
Visitors This was at cost $4,000. As
to Whirlpool Basin. must acknowledge
that was disappointed in it's appearance.
l did not find it as supposed, (n the
shape OF cup, depressed IN the center)
but on the contrary, the center is much
higher than at the sides. The pool is
formed bv the action of the water as it
is forced around and about the basin to
find au outlet. 1 am Informed that the
grounds around the whirlpool belong TO
the Dcvaux College "a school for orphan
boys); the admission fees 90 for its sup
port. But enough for now. with good
wishes to all I will try to say some
thing of the suspension bridge and the
Canada side later on.
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