The Princeton union., 1894-07-12
NUMBER 80.

than walking. Suffice it to say, before
the park appeared we had engaged the
services of our driver for the day and,
all things considered, felt very well
repaid for the expenditure. Driving
direct to the American Falls, we OBJ
tanned our first glimpse of this stu
pendous work of nature from Luna
Island at point just above the Cave Of
the Winds. May say that the first
feeling was one of disappointment?
Perhaps SO, if to this confession is
added the statement that before the
day was over we found it all and more
than can be portrayed on any canvass.
In the mist far below us appeared the
ever-present rainbow quivering in the
sunlight. now fading as cloud fitted
across the face of the sun and again
bursting into full brightness with its
passing. Far down upon the rocks at
the entrance to the Cave were two
figures clad in rubber suits enjoying
the spray as it dashed about them,
while away up toward the Horseshoe
Fall the Maid. of the Mist steamed
along, apparently in dangerous prox-
unity to the majestic river in it terri
BILE downward plunge. IT'LL
From here we drove across Goat Is
land to the Three Sisters, sequestered
little spots connected by rustic bridges
and the scene, we imagine, of many
heart-thrilling romance. Thence to the
spring where a drink from the crys-
tai pool we'll, repaid us for walk down
and back over the long fight of winding
steps and a little farther on we de-
scended the steps and crossed the
bridge to Terrapin Rock at the brink
OF the Horseshoe Falls where a pretty
view of both the falls is obtained.
Again entering the carriage, we
were driven down the river to the
whirlpool-scene of Captain Webb's
disaster in. 1882. An elevator for the
accommodation (?) Of tourists descends to
the waters edge stopping midway at
photographers stand where the public
may be n(in) at any time. We ex-
I perienced the fate Of all and felt CON
tent knowing that a trip to Niagara
would be incomplete without an Tex
& perience. y
i From this point we drove to the
q bridge and crossing, were the first time
]. in our lives under 9 foreign flag. The
I Canadian shore is beautiful here and
Il commands q far more extended view Of
the falls than is afforded by the Ameri-
can side although to our minds the
very prettiest views are to be obtained
at Prospect Point which we visited
upon returning to our own shore.
| Driving through Queen Victoria
Park near scene of the battle Of Lundys'
Lane, we stopped at the Hydraulic
! Elevator, donned the conventional rub
ber garments looking like veritable
Eskimos, descended to a depth of one
hundred feet below the falls. Here we
passed through the Canadian Cave of
of the Winds and came out upon a
shelf which extended scarcely more
than a foot in width, for some distance
along the face Of the cliff, the rocky
wall extended up, up, up to a dizzy
height upon the one hand and the ter
rife downpour of a mighty river upon
the other. We were venturing the re-
mark that sssurely nobody ever at
tempted to go out there" when without
ceremony the guide grasped us and we
were drawn along the slippery path to
it's very verge with the roaring torrent
dashing it's spray into our gasping
throats and blinded eyes while the aw-
full cliff seemed pressing us from our un-
certain fOot-hold to certain death in
the terrible depths below. We
J screamed Of course, but it was thrill
ling experience and one we would not
willingly have missed after all.
Returning to the American side at
the Grove, we walked out to Prospect
Point at the verge of the American
Fall where we took our final leave of
this masterpiece of nature. The
; plunge at our feet from the rapids
above to the gorge below; the wooded
islands beyond, and the emerald waters
of the Horseshoe Fall losing themselves
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tie Maid rollicked and plunged; the
opposite shore dotted with pretty little
cottages, and the grove about us with
it's graceful trees and gushing foun-
tains,-all these formed memory
picture that can never be effaced.
Returning to Buffalo, we boarded the
evening train on the Lehigh Valley
road and early morning found us gaz-
s ing at the beauties of mountain seen
cry. Following the river for miles in
its coquettish wanderings among the
! sturdy, rock-ribbed mountains, We
), reached Philadelphia at 7:40 A. M,
!, just too late for the morning train to
: Washington. A stay Of three or more
+ hours in SO beautiful a depot. as the
Philadelphia and Reading is not the
most tedious Of waiting, however, es-
pecially as its location brings it within
/ easy distance of some very fine estab-
i lishments, Wanamakers being among.
. these.