Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-06-25

Alfalfa Describes them Quite Vivid

3 ly,
8 1 gave you sometime ago an eccoun
of my visit TO tie Great Falls, and con
ssquent experience. / will now eu
deavor to tell how they look from th
deck of the "Maid of the Mist" and fron
: the Canada side.
To reach the landing there is an in
cline railway, running from the bank Il
the rivers edge, through tunnel at al
angle of forty five degrees. The charg'
is five cents each way. There is also I
stairway consisting Of 25l steps, which
is free. Being economically inclined
We walked down the steps. The fare
on the steamer is fifty cents each, wbict
Includes a etop-over privilege on the
Canada side. As we step on board the
beat an attendant beckonsus into tbs
after-cabin, where be proceeds to en-
velope esch of US in large rubber coat
ard storm cap. We then go on deck,
take our seats and the captain steps
into the wheel house, gives one long
blast OF the whistle, then two short,
sharp toots, the ropes ere cast of and
we glide out into the river.
Here We are right under the great
American fell. There she is, we'll of
weter one hundred ard sixty seven feet
high by one thousand snd sixty feet
broad, mighty, rushing, roaring cate-
rect Imagine, if you can, a gigantic
lace curtain OF the dimensions above
mentioned, hanging up in ths air, of
light green at the top, gradusily chang
ing into pure white at the bottom,
aud you have some idea OF it's appear
ance to US. Il is, indeed, grand and
beautiful sight, alone we'll worth the
cost OF the trip.
Here We fad The need Tor our water
proofs, the spray driven by the wind
decsnds upon US in showers that would
have vet us to the skin.
But We pass on and ere soon steaming
right into the vortex OF the greater
Canadian fall, or the ''Horseshoe Falls"
es they are commonly called. The sight
here is even more mpj sstic than the
osher For the Horseshoe Falle, though
nine feet less in height, are three thou
sand eod teu feet wide and carry fully
three times as much water.
O wing to the bend and the immense
amount Of spray that that is continually
rising. Is ia impossible to get es good
view here SIS st he American falls. But
the way the water boile ard ssethes as
IL comes up from it's big dive over the
the bluff, tells of the mighty power and
force of toe falling waters. A power as
yet practically lost to mankind. But
who knows how soou man with his in
ventive genius will harness the mighty
Nisgsrrs and force her to do bis bid
ding. Who knows?
After allowing US to fully take in the |
scene the little maid" drops back and
lands us on the Canadian shore Here |
we ascend the bank by foot path and |
are on foreign coil.
The view of the falls from the Canada
side is tie best of any, for there you can
take in the whole scene st a glance. |
There you see the mighty Niagara in
all her grandeur and glory; for it is in
deed a grand ard beautiful sight. But |
the American falls is by far the most
beautiful of the two, and could sit q
whole day and do nothing but watch
the pouring waters and look into the
gorge below, so deep that the "Maid of
the MIST looks like toy boat as she
steams along on the surface of the
stream.
But our tims ia short, it is suggested
that we have some ice cream in Canada,
TO which give willing consent. We
ask at q restaurant, have you ice cream?
No sir, but [ think you can get it at the
ctoria hotel? At the hotel We meet
ihe same reply. nothing dsunted we go
20 all the lunch stands, candy shops
and bakeries in the town, but no ice
cream. Ono curio dealer told US that if
We would step inside hs would give us
iome petrifsd ice cream, a suggestion
hat We seornfully rel ecsed. B fiji ID in
,ur search for ice cream, we decide to
larry swsy some memento of our visit,
Ind get our pictures taken, four tin
pes for 6fty cents, showing the falls
1t our back. (she falls were on canvass
Very poor PICTURES indeed, but very
rood souvenirs of the place
We return to toe landing, board the
title steamer apd are soon ferred
cross the river, one hundred sud eighty
eet deep, We are told, back to the
lome of the brave and the land of the
rec" where they know what ice cream
). ALFALFA.
TEXAN DEMOCRATS.