﻿NIAGARA 
  FALLS 
  AND. 
  VICINITY 
  9 
  

  

  And, 
  while 
  one 
  gathers 
  these, 
  one's 
  knowledge 
  of 
  Niagara 
  becomes 
  

   broadened, 
  and 
  the 
  perception 
  grows 
  that 
  there 
  are 
  other 
  lessons 
  

   to 
  be 
  learned 
  in 
  this 
  region, 
  lessons 
  of 
  even 
  more 
  tremendous 
  im- 
  

   port 
  than 
  those 
  taught 
  by 
  the 
  cataracts. 
  

  

  The 
  pedestrian 
  has 
  by 
  far 
  the 
  best 
  opportunity 
  to 
  see 
  and 
  enjoy 
  

   nature 
  as 
  she 
  is 
  only 
  to 
  be 
  seen 
  and 
  enjoyed 
  at 
  Niagara. 
  The 
  

   stately 
  forest 
  beauty 
  of 
  Goat 
  island, 
  unequaled 
  in 
  the 
  estimation 
  of 
  

   those 
  competent 
  to 
  judge, 
  by 
  that 
  of 
  any 
  other 
  wooded 
  spot 
  of 
  

   similar 
  size; 
  the 
  constantly 
  changing 
  views 
  of 
  gorge 
  and 
  falls 
  and 
  

   rapids 
  which 
  are 
  obtained 
  from 
  nearly 
  every 
  path 
  on 
  the 
  islands 
  

   and 
  the 
  mainland 
  on 
  both 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  river; 
  the 
  magnificence 
  of 
  

   the 
  turbulent 
  waters 
  as 
  they 
  rush 
  toward 
  you, 
  wave 
  piling 
  on 
  wave, 
  

   till 
  it 
  seems 
  as 
  if 
  the 
  frail-looking 
  structure 
  on 
  which 
  you 
  stand 
  

   must 
  inevitably 
  be 
  carried 
  away 
  by 
  them 
  — 
  none 
  can 
  enjoy 
  these 
  to 
  

   their 
  full 
  extent 
  while 
  sitting 
  in 
  a 
  carriage, 
  though 
  it 
  move 
  never 
  so 
  

   slowly, 
  or 
  while 
  being 
  compelled 
  to 
  listen 
  to 
  the 
  descriptions 
  and 
  

   explanations 
  of 
  an 
  unsympathetic 
  and 
  unappreciativc 
  driver. 
  If 
  you 
  

   must 
  ride, 
  patronize 
  the 
  reservation 
  carriages, 
  which 
  leave 
  you 
  wher- 
  

   ever 
  you 
  wish 
  to 
  stop 
  and 
  take 
  you 
  on 
  again 
  at 
  your 
  own 
  pleasure.^ 
  

  

  Views 
  from 
  the 
  New 
  York 
  side 
  

  

  The 
  first 
  view 
  of 
  the 
  falls 
  which 
  the 
  visitor 
  on 
  the 
  New 
  York 
  

   side 
  enjoys 
  is 
  generally 
  from 
  Prospect 
  point, 
  or 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  more 
  

   elevated 
  view 
  points 
  along 
  the 
  brink 
  of 
  the 
  gorge 
  in 
  Prospect 
  park 
  

   {see 
  frontispiece, 
  pi. 
  i). 
  While 
  impressive, 
  this 
  view 
  by 
  no 
  means 
  

   reveals 
  to 
  its 
  full 
  extent 
  the 
  matchless 
  grandeur 
  of 
  the 
  cataracts, 
  and 
  

   in 
  this 
  respect 
  the 
  visitor 
  on 
  the 
  Canadian 
  side 
  has 
  the 
  advantage. 
  

   However, 
  the 
  views 
  from 
  Prospect 
  point 
  and 
  Father 
  Hennepin's 
  

   view 
  point 
  should 
  be 
  obtained 
  by 
  every 
  one, 
  and 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  that 
  some 
  

   will 
  find 
  greater 
  attraction 
  in 
  these 
  than 
  in 
  the 
  more 
  comprehensive 
  

   views 
  obtained 
  from 
  the 
  other 
  side. 
  While 
  in 
  Prospect 
  park, 
  it 
  is 
  

   well 
  to 
  descend 
  to 
  the 
  foot 
  of 
  the 
  incHned 
  railway, 
  and 
  get 
  the 
  views 
  

  

  ^These 
  carriages 
  are 
  run 
  at 
  intervals 
  of 
  15 
  minutes, 
  starting 
  from 
  Pros- 
  

   pect 
  park, 
  and 
  making 
  the 
  circuit 
  of 
  Goat 
  island. 
  The 
  fare 
  is 
  15c 
  for 
  the 
  

   round 
  trip, 
  and 
  stop-overs 
  at 
  all 
  places, 
  and 
  for 
  any 
  length 
  of 
  time 
  on 
  the 
  

   same 
  day, 
  are 
  allowed. 
  

  

  