46 Description of the Falls of Niagara. 



The motion of the water, below the cataract, is, as 

 may be supposed, extremely wild and irregular : and 

 it remains so down to the Landing. As far as the fog 

 extends, it is impossible to judge of the state of the 

 atmosphere with respect to heat and cold : in sum- 

 mer it cools it ; and in winter renders it milder. 

 The surrounding country, on the Canada side, is 

 very delightful, affording charming stations for plea- 

 sure-grounds, from whence the Falls might be view- 

 ed to advantage. On this account, as well as for the 

 sake of trade, the land here will probably, at some 

 future period, sell for a very high price. It is at 

 present (1798) valued at £10. an acre. 



The banks around the Falls are lined with white 

 pine (Pinus strobus), and cedar (Thuya occidentalis). 



Additional notice concerning the Falls. Communicated 

 to the Editor, in September, 1801. 



I am situated 24 miles east of Niagara-Falls. I 

 frequently hear them roar at this distance, and see 

 the volumes of clouds they pour into the heavens. I 

 lately spent an afternoon in contemplating them, in 

 one of Mr. Painter's fields, about half a mile below 

 the great pitch. This appears much the most eligible 

 situation to contemplate their magnificence. Here I 

 discovered, that viewing them with an inverted eye, 

 gives them all the delicacy, and the luxuriant tints 

 of the camera obscura. Lake Erie, all last spring and 



