The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-24

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make bis voice heard by his compan-
ions. It really seems as tho the senses
were overwhelmed. 1t is always with
feeling of relief and thankfulness
that one turns from the roar of the
falling waters to seek other scenes, but
the magnetic sight is too strong to be
denied and one finds ones self resist
lessly drawn back, only to be soon
driven away again by the all-envelop-
ing thunder of the cataract
Niagara River, half mile above the
falls is, should imagine, about half a
mile wide. Here the bed of the river
begins to slope downward steeply, and
here the placid waters begin their wild
rush thru the rapids. The rapid cur
rent becomes seething, foaming tor
rent, rushing madly over rocks and
all other distractions to the brink of
the precipice where it drops in solid
sheet sixteen feet thick, on the Cana
dian side, sheer down a hundred and
fifty feet where it lies literally smoth-
cred by its own weight, veritable
seething, writhing cauldron, with
miniature waterspouts and jets of
spray springing from its surface.
Just at the brink OF the falls is
wooded island, called Goat Island,
w h oh coDo ro toc tho Copodiop or uorco
shoe Falls from the American Falls.
Goat and Luna Islands are reached
from the American side by an artistic
stone bridge which spans the rapids at
their swiftest point.
Since the Table Rock has fallen into
the chasm the best point from which
to view the falls is found on ledge of
rock on Goat Island, called Prospect
Point. Here can be seen the rapids,
both the Horseshoe and American
Falls, as we'll as the rocky abyss below.
It 10 said that~seme forty years ago q
wealthy man, accompanied by his wife,
little daughter, and a young man
friend, stood on this rock viewing the
scene when in spirit of fun the
young man caught up the little girl
and playfully tossed her in the air.
She, in her fright, turned and plunged
over the railing into the cauldron be-
low With a horrible cry the young
man also jumped, neither was ever
seen again. A small steamer, called the
Maid of the Mist, leaves the Canadian
side hourly and steams almost to the
foot of the falls. Passengers are
equipped with oil skins, and while all
come in for good wetting, yet the
trip we'll repays one. Here one can, in
some measure, appreciate the awful
power and grandeur of the cataract
altho must confess that until 1 am
away from it, can really begin to ap.
preciate the scene. On the American
side means are provided for visiting
the Cave of the Winds under the falls
and while it takes some nerve, yet one
is always glad he visited this spot
after he is safely out. Here the ubiq
uitous photographer gets in his work
and for dollar one may be seated or
I a rock and have his picture taken.
From the falls to Lewiston the river
: flows in a deep, rocky channel, called
: the Gorge, and trolly line skirts it or
f both sides, giving one twelve mile
4 trip up and down one of the most won
: derful rivers on the globe, excellen
: views of the whirlpool and the foam
Q crested breakers of the angry, leapinl
8 waters Of the lower rapids.
j, Taking the car on the American sid
t you at once cross the river to tn
! Canadian shore. Here the car back
: up to Victoria Park where beautiful
d and inspiring view of both falls can b
9 had. Leaving the Park the car skirt
q the gorge until stop is made a
l. Queenstown Heights, where an oppol
f tunity is given to visit the monumen
# erected to the memory of Genera
h Brock, the British commander VIII
4, fell in battle at that point. Crossin
8, the river, which is now placid stream
lc we again enter the United States an
l. skirt the gorge back to Niagara. pass
G. ing many points made famous b
r..a,o0 ,acord ond povolntionarv hi,