NIAGARA FALLS AND VICINITY 1 5 



bank on the New York side the succession of strata is finely shown^; 

 and from this point northward the New York bank exposes a nearly 

 continuous section as far as the mouth of the gorge at Lewiston. 



A short distance below the whirlpool we reach Foster's flats, or 

 Niagara glen, as it is more appropriately called. This is visited by 

 comparatively few tourists, though it is one of the most attractive 

 spots along the gorge.^ It marks the site of a former fall, and, 

 besides its interest on that account deserves to be visited for its 

 silvan beauty and its wild and picturesque scenery of frowning cliff, 

 huge moss-covered boulders and dark cool dells, where rare flowers 

 and ferns are among the attractions which delight the naturalist. 

 Many good views of the river and the opposite banks may here be 

 obtained, and the student of geology will find no end to instructive 

 features eloquent of the time when the falling waters were dashed 

 into spray on the boulders among which he now wanders. After 

 leaving Niagara glen the visitor should stop at Queenston bights 

 and obtain the view which is here afforded.^ If possible the more 

 comprehensive views from the summit of Brock's monument should 

 be obtained.* 



After descending and crossing to the New York side, one may 

 return directly by the gorge road, leaving the inspection of the 

 fossiliferous strata for another day, or one may, after a rest at the 

 hoteb or on the river bank, spend some hours in studying the sec- 

 tions exposed along the New York Central railroad cut.^ 



The return journey by the gorge road is one of great interest, as 

 it carries the visitor close to the rushing waters of the river. Walk- 

 ing along the roadbed is forbidden, and stops are made only at the 

 regular stations.^ The first of these is the Devil's hole, a cavern 

 in the rock, of the type described in chapter 3 and supposed to have 

 figured in Indian lore. The ravine of Bloody run, a small stream 

 generally dry during the summer season, was the scene of a fearful 

 massacre of the English soldiers by the Seneca Indians in 1763, the 



^For a description of these, see chapter 3. 



'See chapter 2. 



'^See chapter i. 



*An admission fee is charged here. 



^Waggoner's hotel near the Lewiston suspension bridge makes a con- 

 venient stopping place, specially if one desires to visit the fossiliferous sec- 

 tions. The Cornell, at the ferry landing, opposite the Lewiston railroad 

 station, is also recommended. 



Tn stopping off, be sure to obtain stop-over checks from the conductor. 



