The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-09-27
NIAGARA, CANADA, AND BEYOND OUR FLAG.
Granddaughter and Wilson Falls
Canucks q
The Following Interesting Letter Describes Their Trip

The city of Niagara, on the American side, is
reached by several routes the simplest s the troy
which leaves Buffalo every ten minutes and
carries you to Niagara and return--a distance Of
about fifty miles-for fifty cents.
Imagine yourself with us starting for Niagara
and the Dominion Of Canada. We pass out OF Buff
falo through the residence streets, with gimpses Of
the Niagara river at our left As reach the open
country, the fairy towers and roofs Of the exposi-
tion buildings rise at right, family shining, like
a mil age through the morning mists Elm trees
and orchards make the land pleasant on either side
and the track stretches straight ahead. We are
travelling along the old military road, built to trans
fer troops to Fort Niagara, in the days Of colonial
war.
Eleven miles from Buffalo is Tonawanda, man
u.acturing town. On it's northern limits the
crosses the great Erie canal the boundary between
Erie and Niagara counties. Farther to the north is
North Tonaw anda, and bridge carries US again
over the Erie canal, the great water thoroughfare
between the lakes and the ocean, which here marks
the limit OF commercial industry. From this point
our way lies through Arcadian land OF orchards
nd fair fields. Here again the Niagara
river at our left and presently We are passing
hroueh an aisle OF orchard trees Once we
travel over the old military road, called the River
road since the long gone days when royal banners
cleaned against its gree n and martial music echoed
down its leafy length.
We enter little village embowered in the or
chards along the river bank This is La Sale,
named for the explorer, who first visited this spot in
1879 Under the wilderness trees here he built the
Griffon, the first boat to sail on the Great Lakes ;
and from this shore the little vessel freghted with
hopes which were never to be re eazed was launch
on the Niagara river From this point Grand Is
land seems the western boundary Of the river, its
level green hiding the Canadian shore, eight miles
away. The island is the property Of the United
States, and has passing interest from the fact that
il was the site chosen in 1920 by Major Noah for
bis proposed city of Ararat, which was to be uni
versal refuge for the Jews
Il is ten miles from La Sale to Niaraga Falls,
and we ride through land Of plenty. At our right
arpe orchards, without fruit, clothe the swelling
hills at the left, the broadening river gleams
near now distant, through its willow fringe.
Forest and fruit trees make green arch above our
heads and at the end Of the vista is the town Of Nj
agara Falls Its great manufactures reach out al
ready in longspun cables along the river bank
Their outpost appears at the right in the works Of
the Union Carbide Company, and across the level
country before the great piles of the other
industries Along the river bank are the huge cables
which transmit the electric power generated by Nj
agara TO these mills and to Buffalo. At the left, Just
beyond the works Of the Carborundum Company
are the massive stone buildings Of the Niagara Falls
Power Company, which has done the work Of bend
ing the might Of Niagara to the inventions Of
man; beyond are the Niagara mills Of the Interna-
tional Paper Company. Crossing the Schoellkopf
Canal Of the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power Com
pany, we enter the town Of Niagara Falls. Here we
spend one dollar for ride on other cars about the
falls and along the river.
AS we descend the main street toward the Sol
diers' monument and the river, feel the nearness
OF Nisgara Falls; tie air is full Of the "thunder Of
waters whence comes its Iroquois name, and
through the trees of Prospect Park, the American
reservation which skirts the river on our left, rises
shimmering cloud OF mist. But that is not all. 1t
is rot until the has made The descent Of the hill
and is fairly the upper arch bridge that we see
the majesty o! Niagara, awful, measureess, resist
less. On the left is the American Fall, a sheer de-
scent Of one hundred and sixty feet its Greet
line Of silver, at its feet cloud Of mist, through
which rainbow CLEANS. AT the right is the grace
full curve Of the Horseshoe, or Canadian Falls Sep
arating them is Goat Island, the property Of the
United States Its rocky wall extends down the en-
tire face Of the Falls Many Of the trees now stand
ing on Goat Island saw the first visit Of the white
man to Niagara, and looked down in turn on the
aboriginal worship OF the great cataract and on the
armies of European kings Living along the west