Niagara Falls 



1791 As soon as horses, with saddles and bridles, could be mustered, 

 the Royal party wended their way, by narrow river road, on the 

 high banks of the Niagara to the Falls. 



The only place of accommodation, was a log-hut for travellers 

 of that day to refresh themselves. There the Royal party 

 alighted, and partaking of such refreshments as the house 

 afforded, followed an Indian path through the woods to the Table 

 Rock overlooking the Falls. 



There was a rude Indian ladder to descend to the rocks below 

 — 1 60 feet — which our traveller availed himself of, and after 

 having satisfied his curiosity, the party again remounted their 

 steeds and pursued their course back to Niagara. 



1792 



1792 (Ingraham, Duncan.) Extract from a letter from a gentleman 

 Ingraham upon his return from Niagara. (Buff. hist. soc. 15:387-393; or 



O'Callaghan, E. B., Doc. hist, of the state of New York. Albany: 

 Weed, Parsons, and Co. 1 849. 2 : 1 1 08-1 1 1 0.) 



The account given in these two sources is the same although the title is 

 different. The one in the collection of the Buffalo Historical Society 

 describes the trip from Boston to Niagara, and the other begins the account 

 at Albany. The extract which follows is the same in both authorities. 

 The same letter is also cited in the collection of the Massachusetts Historical 

 Society for 1 792. 



After I had reached the Genesee river, curiosity led me on 

 to Niagara, ninety miles — not one house or white man the 

 whole way. The only direction I had was an Indian path, which 

 sometimes was doubtful. The first day I rode fifty miles, through 

 swarms of musquetoes, gnats, &c, beyond all description. At 

 eight o'clock in the evening I reached an Indian town, called 

 Tonnoraunto — it contains many hundreds of the savages, who 

 live in very tolerable houses, which they make of timber and cover 

 with bark. By signs I made them understand me, and for a little 

 money they cut me limbs and bushes sufficient to erect a booth, 

 under which I slept very quietly, on the grass. The next day I 

 pursued my journey, nine miles of which lay through a very deep 



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