ib4 Niagara Falls. 



from Northern New York and Canada, many business men 

 sending their families there during August, as from its 

 position they are able, by various means of transit, to run 

 backwards and forwards themselves as business or duty 

 compels. The mineral spring has been brought before the 

 public by the indefatigable exertions of Mr. Stephenson- 

 The waters, which are raised from an Artesian Well of 

 nearly 600 feet through limestone rock into the substratum 

 beneath, have borne the test of many years, and their value 

 is recognized far and wide. The water, for use at a distance, 

 is evaporated by artificial heat, in the usual manner ; that 

 part which is composed of common salt first settles, and is 

 removed ; the remainder is dipped into vats, until the earthy 

 or useless foreign matter subsides, and the clear liquor is 

 then bottled off for use. 



No place on the civilized earth offers such attractions and 

 inducements to visitors as Niagara and its surroundings. 

 The climate is in the highest degree healthful and invigorat- 

 ing. The atmosphere, constantly acted upon by the rushing 

 water and the spray, is kept pure, refreshing, and salutary. 

 There are no stagnant pools or marshes to send abroad their 

 fetid exhalations and noxious miasmas, poisoning the air and 

 producing disease. Wild flowers spring up spontaneously 

 on the sides and in the crevices of the giant rocks, and 

 luxuriant clusters of fir and alders cover the islands and 

 banks of Niagara. There are no mosquitoes to annoy, no 

 reptiles to alarm, and no wild animals to intimidate, yet 

 there is life and vivacity. Varieties of water-fowl sport 

 among the rapids, the sea-gull and the swallow play around 

 the precipice, literally hovering in the mist, and the eagle in 

 majestic flight makes its home among the inaccessible islands 

 and their giant trees. 



While curiosity remains and constitutes an attribute of 

 the human character, this resort will be frequented by 

 admiring and delighted visitors as one of the grandest 

 exhibitions in nature. 



