1829 



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Niagara Falls 



over and secure the victory which Van Rensselaer and the brave 

 Col. Fenwick had won — refusing to cross even to save their 

 brethren, who had gallantly carried the heights. 



1830 

 1830 The fashionable tour: a guide to travellers visiting the middle and 



northern states and the provinces of Canada. 4th ed. enl. and imp. 

 Saratoga Springs: G. M. Davison and N. Y. : G. and C. and H. Carvill. 

 1830. Pp. 262, 268-275. 



Full information is given as to stage routes. There is a matter-of-fact 

 description of the Falls, on both the Canadian and American sides. We 

 also learn that at that period, " On Bath Island " mills had been erected, 

 " contiguous to what is termed the race-n>a\) which divides Bath from 

 Goat Island. The latter, Which is 330 yards broad, is principally a 

 wilderness." 



1830 FERRALL, S. A. A ramble of six thousand miles through the United 



Ferrall States of America. Lond.: Effingham Wilson. 1832. Pp. 28-35. 



Beside the description of the walk from Tonawanta to the Falls there 

 is an account of the Falls themselves, which is not very satisfactory. Con- 

 siderable space is given to the queer characters seen in the hotel. 



The distance from Tonawanta to the village of the Falls, 

 now called Manchester, is about eleven miles. The way lies 

 through a forest, in which there are but a few scattered habita- 

 tions. A great part of the road runs close to the river Niagara ; 

 and the occasional glimpses of this broad sheet of water, which 

 are obtained through the rich foliage of the forest, added to the 

 refreshing breeze that approached us through the openings, ren- 

 dered our pedestrian excursion extremely delightful. 



1830 FOWLER, JOHN. Journal of a tour in the state of New York in the 



Fowler year 1830 . . . Lond.: Whittaker, Treacher and Arnot. 1831. Pp. 



131-147. 



From Buffalo, the approach may be made either on the 

 American or Canadian side of the river. I preferred the latter, 

 and getting into a stage about eight o'clock, was conveyed three 

 miles to Black Rock, a small, but increasing village on the east 

 bank of the river, and upon the line of the canal; like Buffalo 



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