Preservation of the Falls 



on being politely requested by his cicerone to come again at 1890 

 some future time, asked to be thrown in rather than return to roupa 

 see them. One gets accustomed, however, to everything. I 

 walked and paid almost mechanically until I went about with my 

 pockets inside out. Although I refused the aid of several guides 

 who followed at my heels, as is the custom of that fraternity, 

 I paid in less than two days more than eight dollars in admission 

 fees, including those at every bridge. 



Let us imagine a paler- familias going to see the Falls accom- 

 panied by his better half, and say half a dozen of children. 

 Arrived there, he would read: Entrance to the Falls, twenty- 

 five cents each person ; further on : Entrance to the Cave of the 

 Winds, fifty cents, etc., etc. Seeing that he would have to pay 

 such a heavy ransom, he would most naturally explain to his 

 wife and offspring how much grander the Falls look when seen 

 from a distance. All this, however, is changed now, as all the 

 land adjoining the Falls on the American side has been bought 

 by the State in which they are situated. 



After this comparison of the unpleasant conditions at the Falls on his 

 earlier visit with the improved conditions at the present time the author goes 

 on to give the impression of active and irresistible power conveyed by the 

 Falls at all times, and to give a slight sketch of their beauty in winter. 



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Green, Andrew H. ; Bogart, John; Kibbe, August S. Letters i 8 9i 

 concerning surveys and appropriations. (Ann. rep'ts of the com'rs of the Green 

 state reserv. at Niagara. Albany: 1891. 7:81-88.) 



Assembly document 45, January 29, 1891. 



New York (State) Legislature. An act to incorporate the 1391 

 Niagara county irrigation and water supply company. (Laws of 1891, New York 



1 14th sess.. chap. 259, p. 483.) Legislature 



Grants the corporation the right to take water from the Niagara river 

 to supply the towns of Niagara, Lewiston, or Porter in the county of 

 Niagara. 



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