The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-17
ONTARIO is DRYING UP.
carriage Drive Along the Bed of the Lax
Where Steamboats, Once f1oated.

| carriage Drive Along the Bed of the Lake
Where Steamboats, Once floated-
Lake Ontario is now without doub.
at the lowest ebb ever known. 1t waz
very low in the spring, and has con-
tinued falling week by week ever since.
This is owing to three causes. the prin-
| eipal being the continued drought in
the basin of the great lakes and tribu-
taries since May, 1894. The second
cause is the denudation of forests, al
( lowing the water to run of quickly.
| Another cause is the lowering of the
| channel OF the n. Lawrence river in re-
cent years. The beach at many points
| presents a curious and somewhat beau
| tiful appearance. showing the action OF
the water in the past and giving the
shore peculiarly ragged appearance
Probably there il no better place than
1routburg for making comparisons
Out at West Point the water has re-
ceded nearly a quarter Of mile. Here
the beach is tbickly strewn with fine
building stone. awaiting some enter
prising quarryman. In front OF the
Pleasant View house there il little
rier at which anglers usually sit and
fish; now there Is not drop Of water
within many feet Of it. In front of the
Ontario house there IL pier. beside
which steamboat sank few years ago
during 4 storm. Now oaly few feet
OF the outer end of the pier is standing
in about two feet Of water. Fourteen
years ago the late ex-Sheriff Campbell.
of Rochester, purchased the Bush house
property and built pier far out into
the lake. Subsequent storms carried
IL all away, excepting big crib which
the ice showed OF below the surface. and
il is usually submerged; now il looms
up about FIVE feet above water. a halt
mile east, at the Devils nose. which l.
the highest headland on the southern
shore. there is chain Of rocks and
coDgiomerstes extending far out into
the lake Usually they are submerged.
but now pedestrians pass all over and
around them dry shoc. A few years
ago Landlord Stour. while fishing OF
this point, had his anchor caught
among these rocks. and had 20 abandon
IL A few days ego his little son Lyeil.
while wandering among the rocks. dis
covered IL IN fe~ inches Of water and
secured IL.
A few days ago Misses Nellie Austlr.
Emma Bates and Matte Elliott Of Nor |
ron. drove with hors. and carriage !
along the beach from the Spring Brook |
marsh west OF IroBiburg, n distance Of |
two miles. passing along the bass -
the Devils nose. right where small /
steamers and other small craft can |
usually 90. ~ one point while pass
ing this elf they were apparently /
baked By chain Of hug. bowlder.
which were too elosr together for their /
carriage 70 p&-s. but they piocssly On
hitched their horses. and. lifting tie
vehicle oser. rebstcheo and proceeded
Their trip II . feat Dessr Performed ae-
fore By feminine. and they zrs Justly
elase6- A few yesrs ago 10 s-> seoor7-
plisbed BIZ I'd Gavin The set>rzs black
smith al shay's Corners. AID sozss-
p<uson. Ia; tbeir terDers.y D~zriy cost
shern the lives of themselves and
horsex. al Of fheD escaping orIy b.
their ability "a s~inDerx--koeh~sse
fx. IL D<Escc-Sl