The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-09-26
HighIghts Of An.
Auto Tour
BY THE EDITOR
SIXTEENTH INSTALLMENT.
Conclusion.

Conclusion.
The Indians gave it a name and in
naming it used word which, translated
into prosaic English, means "the
thunder of the water And the white
man, with his paucity of beautiful
words, adopted the word Of the noble
lroquois and used it to designate one
OF natures greatest marvels
Niagara| 1t was there left you at the
close of my last article and unless I
fall down on the task | have set for
myself, | must tell you something Of
our visit to this wonderful spot. But
how shall start to describe something
that in its grandeur is beyond descrip-
ton?
Describe Niagara! AS we'll might one
attempt to describe creation.
We stood on the brink of this great
gorge-stood in awe before the sight OF
mighty river raging OIL its way to the
ocean; unconquerable power. force,
beauty awe inspiring! It was all there.
] stood grasping my hat against The
strong wind blowing down the gorge;
spray from the dashing, foaming water
splashed my face, the roar Of thou
sand hurricanes was in my ears. rain
bows, not In the heavens where they
ought to be, but down in the gorge be-
low my feet shone in all their marvel
Gus beauty Clouds Of spray, white
and glistening In the sunshine. rolled
and beloved upward necessarily from
the pounding waters at the foot of The
mighty cataract; clouds Of spray that
completely hid from view the mad bat
tie that must be raging at the foot. of
the fall; clouds of spray that blanketed
the lower two-thirds Of the cataract
on the Canadian side and left one only
the privilege of guessing what an in
credible picture would be disclosed ifI
that curtain could only be lifted
Does that give you any conception Of
this mighty spectacle? Of course it
does not Words cannot picture such
thing The beauty of such spectacle
does not lie in words; it must be seen.
it must be felt; it must steal into your
emotions and hold you wide-eyed and
speechless.
The Indian, with. the beautiful image
~ of his language called it Niagara. |
a word with moving power and force
and yet with pleasing sound. Niagara
the thunder of the water. He
used one word, the white man needs I
i've to give expression to only part Of
the wondrous impression of this
manifestation of nature.
Two Distinct Falls.
You know, Of course, that Goat island
divides the river, making two separate
and distinct falls; one on the American
'ide, the other on the Canadian side.
We visited the American side first,
moving from point to point along the
brink. to get various views of the
marvellous cataract An iron fence IS
Jet firmly pto the rock at the brink of
ne gorge and one stands in safety and
news the beQNty of the scene. A foot
bridge leads the visitor onto Goat
STAND. a pretty little spot Of rough and
aged rocks, beautiful trees and wild
hrubbery. From this point one gets
IN excellent view directly across he
liver above the Canadian falls We
walked onto the island and enjoyed the
sight from there We drove
md strolled through a beautiful park
bordering the falls and the river above
he falls, on the American side. Here
vas pointed out to us Suicide Point
'iven that gruesome name because il
a favorite place for discouraged and
lckened souls to "end it air. by jump
ne into the river just above the
ataract. Their beaten and battered
'odies are later found in "the whirl-
'ool,' some distance below the falls.
OUR guide told us a score or more of
'odlesAhad been taken out of the whirl-
'ool in the past year. > forget the
xact number but it was altogether too
arge. Why is it SO many of us poor
humans make such sad mess of liv-
ng when life could be SO wonderful
nd beautiful?
Under the direction of our tour guide,
We then drove across bridge to the
canadian side. immigration and
ustom officials stopped us at the end
t the bridge, asked lis few pertinent
questions but when informed that we
we're only tourists, we passed without (
urther hindrance. But first we had to
'ay 10 cents per person, very nominal
UNI for the privilege Of the visit
Turning to ones left as one leaves !
ne bridge, we entered beautiful Pros