The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-20
SIDE TRIPS FROM BUFFALO.

mediate surroundings, and when
the visitor to the Exposition shall
have satisfied himself with sight
seeing within the grounds, he
will find much to delight him in
and near the city, or within a few
hours ride in any direction. The
entire region about Buffalo is
rich in its variety of natural
scenery. aud some of the most
famous resorts in the world are
near at hand. Popular summer
places close by the city, to be
reached by steamers upon Lake
Erie and the Niagara River, are:
Woodlawn Beach on the Ameri
can shore south of the city; Crys-
tai Beach on the Canadian shore,
an hours ride from. Buffalo; and
Grand Island, with it's many
groves and summer hotels on
Niagara River, just below the city.
The far famed falls of Niagara
are only half an hours ride from
the Exposition grounds, and one
may spend a week in the midst Of
this magnificent scenery, and
find new pleasures each day. 1t
is quite impossible to describe
the grandeur of these majestic
cataracts, whose ceaseless roar
has been heard through count
less ages, and which have for
centuries excited the awe and
wonderment Of savage and civil
lied men. The Niagara River re-
ceives the waters of Lake Super
ior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie
and discharges them into Lake
Ontario. Millions of tons of wa
ter plunge increasingly over these
dizzy heights, and surge and
seethe in the gorge below. phe
gorge itself with the Whirlpool
Rapids, and the mighty Whirl-
pool below them, is scarcely less
fascinating and interesting. The
State of New York few years
ago bought the land Immediately
bordering on the Niagara River
at the Falls, together with Goat
Island consisting of rs acres ly-
ing between the two great cata-
racts and made the whole pub
lie park. On the Canadian side,
the Ontario Government, has al
so acquired several miles of land
bordering the river and gorge,
which is free to the public, and is
known as Queen Victoria Park.
From Prospect Park, the visi-
tor has the first view of the Won
derful scenery. Here he may
almost dip his hand into the
stream that instantly leaps far
out into the deep gorge.
1t is not easy in brief sketch
like this to make you see the Falls
as they are. Indeed, most places
that you have heard much about
are not, when you see them for the
first time, in accord with the
picture you have in your mind.
Take any creek or river with
which you are familiar. Imag-
inc that it is dry time and the
water all out; that at certain
point it bends short, making an
elbow; that at the elbow men
lower the bed of the channel 400
feet, leaving perpendicular walls
Of rock on either side, and that
they continue this excavation on
down the stream until they have
reached a point when the water
will be carried off at the depth OF
the bed of the original channel.
Now we will imagine that rains
come and the upper stream is
filled and the water proceeds as
before; but when it comes to this
elbow, it drops over to the bottom
of this great ditch we have had
dug-and you have some idea o.
Niagara Falls. Above the cata
ract you could walk into the wa
ter from the adjacent banks, al
easily as any creek in Fultor
county; below the Falls if yol
We're to make one step off oyel
the bank toward the river, yol
would fall two hundred feet be
fore stricking the river, and thel
you would find the water iron
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