Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23
WHAT I SAW OUT WEST.
BY DAsAD HILL.

The impression that one receives
when looking upon Niagara Falls, the
tfThunderer of Waters" for the first
time, is a novel one; and one that it
is ina 20 ssible, as every one must real
ize, for language to describe. 1t is
the magnitude that attracts, the aw-
full grandeur that thrills, the incom-
| prehensible vastness that overpowers
/ and r0bs US Of utterance. The tire
/ mendous depth Of the fall, the ire
sistible current, the roar, the mad
rush OF waters, the dancing spray
swirling and whirling ia wild fury, the
| eoLors, and combined with all this,
the two great walls of stone girting
| the sides of the huge ehasm, holds an
| attraction for us that is never firing,
and stamps an impression upon our
mind, that can never be erased.
Our first glance at that stupendous
master work Of nature was from the
| windows of the electric cars at a little
| before sunset; but not until the next
| morning did we look upon it in all it's
beauty and magnifcence. Hiring a
two horse carriage and colored coach
man, we were driven to Prospect
at which place we were afforded an
excellent view Of the Islands and
Rapids, and then walking short dis
lance to Hennepin's View were ena-
bled to look upon the American Fall
and the waters as they savagely rush
cd n oh, fhn hn-
low. Then driving to Goat Island we
were given another view of the Amer
lean Fall and the river and Suspen-
sion Bridge in the distance. Goat Is
land is fertile tract of land contain
ing some sixty-two acres and divides
the American Fall from the Horse
Shoe. At the northern extremity of
the Island we again looked upon the
American Fall, and after passing down
rustic stairway, on over a bridge,
across narrow stream above the
Bridal Veil, we reached the Luna Is
land, and were enabled by standing
upon the very edge of the ledge, to
look one hundred and sixty seven
feet down to the ssething waters be-
low. Luna Island is SO named on ac-
count of the lunar rainbows that are
often witnessed there from the lofty
banks; but not visiting the point by
moonlight we were not afforded a
view Of that pleasing spectacle.
From Luna Island we were driven
to the extreme end Of Goat Island,
and opposite the Three Sisters. The
Three Sisters, Or Moss Islands, as they
are sometimes called are three sep
arate Jagged patches of rocks and |
tree, si5uated in the midst of the Rap
time i'm n sm orial, have hurled def
ance at tae MD waters continually
dashing against their sides. The
mighty current between these rocks
Was stemn,d by bridges, which we
crossed, and soon found ourselves
far out in thu midst Of the angry riv
err. AT the first. glaneefWer were fas--
cinated at the, apparent casa and |
graceful flow OF the waters as they !
went sweeping past US, and were
ready to scoff at thu dangers watch
were said to Turk in their tire acherous
depths; but we had only ID insert
foot. or even a hand into tle head
long current, WI IN We b3cane con-
scious of force SO great, so mighty
and all powerful, that it almost start
led US. The suction, the massive
strength, the overwhelming force, a
thousand times greater than we had
ever imagined, was simply awful; and
we no longer wondered when boats
or other obstacles we're drawn into
that fearful and ilresistible current
that no power, however great, could
save them from tn terrible plunge
and the inevitable dstruction which
lay before them.
Leaving the Three STEERS, we were
returned across the dividing of the
Waters,'' though by mother route,
passing through lovely sarks and un-
derneath the arcning tres, back over
the two bridges whichspanned the
waters leading to the Alerican Fall,
thence across Suspe nsiolBridge over
the main river, and renally land
ed at ssClifton House," smmodious
looking building situateoaupon the
bank above Horseshoe all and on
the Canadian side. We we treated
to a shower bath when " arrived
there, on account of the winbeing in
the right direction to force lie spray
ND from below, and were rced to
seek shelter in the hotel. Aff look
ing over the souvenirs, wilt which
each Office and room at evanonint