Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-13
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A Trip to Niagara Falls.

1t has been most glorious day at
Niagara Falls, and should like 10 tell
you of some of the places of interest
one sees while spending day or two
there
The ride of twenty-five miles from
Buffalo to Niagara City is very
pleasant one. The country on one
side is covered with we'll planned and
cultivated fields, and on the other
Niagara River lays as cool and calm
as May morning. 1t takes one hour
to run from the public square in Buffalo
to Prospect Park in Niagara City. You
have about two minutes walk from the
car to point that overlooks the
American falls. l think one feels a
degree of disappointment when they
first view the falls. am sure did
when l was here two years ago, but
the more you see of it the more Won
deriul 1t becomes. We were then
driven to Goat and the Three Sister
islands. Goat Island is most char
acteristic piece of land, entirely sur
rounded by water that rolls and
tumbles as if it was eager to destroy
YOU. We went from these islands into
Canada. OF course the most magnif-
cent view of the falls is obtained from
there, as ore is directly opposite thom.
1t seems rather strange to see people
carrying umbrellas and the sun shin
ing brightly, but the sprays soon
saturate ones clothing and it makes
you very cold.
Half the people who visit here seem
to think the Gorge route far grander
than the falls. At any rate one is
whirled through a marvellous piece OF
natures art by this trip. The first
point of interest reached by this route
is Blacks monument This piece of
masonary marks the battle grounds in
which Gen. Black was killed. The
structure is 1870 feet high and can be
seen fourteen miles away. Below it is
the river with Queenston at ones feet
and Lewiston on the opposite side.
After leaving Blacks monument we
cross the river on the suspension bridge
Unto America again. The first stop on
this side is the DEVILS Hole. From
the station path ascends to the Glen.
The Devils Pulpit, the scene of the
British massacre in 1868, overhan.. !,
the gorge. A little further on we pass
Ongiara Park and arrive at the Whirl-
Ipool. Above this pool we come to the
rushing waters of the Whirlpool Rapids
trembling and roaring downward with
Irresistible force and grandeur. They
increase in fury as we proceed up
stream reaching a climax near the
Rapids Station. Leaving this place
the car passes the steel arch bridge
and climbs the bank to the top. At
the car sheds we pass the spot where
BIondin performed the famous feats on
a rope stretched across the gorge in
1859. From here we return to Pros
pect Park. At this time of year the
shrubs and trees are at their prettlest
above the slope from the river to the
top of the hill.
One should never come away from
Niagara until they have visited the
Burning Spring. To me this is the
most marvellous thing to be seen here.
1t consists of a get of natural gas
which bubbles up through the water
from q crevice in the limestone be-
meath. The air can be ignited from
four to six feet away from the spring
We drank little OF the water which
tastes very much the same as any
other, and our guide held the glasses
over the flame after the water was
thrown out and they became solid
mass of flames, showing the presence
of gas very forcibly. There are a
great many things to be seen, but this
takes in the most important.
Niagara Falls is very beautiful, but
after ALL one tires of it and longs for
the dear old hills of Missouri.