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the tourist ought to stay here some days to visit the places 

 of interest in the vicinity, perhaps the latter would be pre- 

 ferable. Good lodgings can be had at Drummondville, only 

 one mile distant, and at a more reasonable rate than at the 

 Falls. 



Close by the Clifton House is a substantial dwelling of 

 stone, standing on the highest spot in a beautiful park of 20 

 acres, commanding a full view of all the neighbouring 

 scenery ; this was built and laid out by the late S. Zimmer- 

 man, Esq. The grounds are surrounded by a fine hedge of 

 privet, rendered impenetrable by the addition of a strong 

 wire fence. The lawn slopes beautifully towards the Falls, 

 neatly ornamented with forest ' trees and fountains, and is 

 surrounded by numerous gas-lights, which, when used, 

 present a lively appearance. This was the house at which 

 the Prince of Wales staid when on his visit here. 



Goat Island, which divides the American from the 

 Canadian Fall, is a bold craggy spot, 330 yards wide, and 

 covered with vegetation, which has been artificially improved 

 by the laying out of winding roads and cultivation. The 

 island has been rightly named, for its precipitous ledges 

 suggest the idea that goats only could originally find a com- 

 fortable footing. From it to a small rock called Iris Island 

 has been thrown another rude bridge, and on that island 

 itself a tower has been built, called the Terrapin Tower, 

 from the summit of which a most magnificent view is 

 obtained, looking directly into the gulf of the main Fall. 

 Here, also, is a book for visitors to enter their names in, 

 which affords some interesting records of illustrious names 

 and their accompanying remarks. If this tower is visited at 

 sunrise, when the whole cavity is enlightened by its rays, 

 and the gorgeous bow trembles in the spray, nowhere else 

 in the world can such an imcomparable scene be beheld. 

 Within a few minutes' walk, on the American side, are to 

 be found all the bustle and activity of life ; hotels and 



