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Written in colloquial form. Sketches are made in a tour round the 1841 

 Falls and vicinity, put into the form of four jaunts. Description, history, De Veaux 

 anecdotes, advice to travellers, fishing, etc.. Part III, " The Falls of 

 Niagara, description of this wonder of nature, of the whirlpool, islands, a 

 jaunt to Canada, Table Rock, Brock's monument, etc." 



Another edition in 1845. 



DwiGHT, THEODORE, Jr. The northern traveller; containing the 1841 

 routes to the springs, Niagara, Quebec, and the coal mines; . . . 6th ed. Uwi 8 ht 

 N. Y.: John P. Haven. 1841. Pp. 49-58. 



A clear, concise description of the points of interest. Figures given are 

 inaccurate. Brief account of the battles of the War of 1812; in the vicinity 

 of the Falls. 



In edition of 1830, see pages 80-104. 



1842 



1842 



Pictorial guide to the Falls of Niagara; a manual for visitors . . . 

 Buffalo: Salisbury and Clapp. 1842. 



Throughout the book, which is divided into three parts, are directions for 

 visitors to the Falls. The first part deals with the Niagara strait and the 

 shores, the second describes the Falls and the remarkable scenes in the 

 vicinity, and the third gives the history of the region and various anecdotes. 



1843 



HuLETT, T. G. Every man his own guide to the Falls of Niagara, *843 

 or, The whole story in a few words. By T. G. H., a resident at the Falls. u eU 

 3d ed. . . . Buffalo : Faxon and Co. 1843. 



Another edition in 1 844. 



On pages 1 1 to 1 24 is to be found Lyell on " The Recession of 

 Niagara Falls" from his Lectures on Geology, and on pages 125-126 

 are the Hennepin and La Hontan descriptions of the Falls. 



1844 



HoLLEY, ORVILLE LuTHER. The picturesque tourist; being a guide 1844 

 through the northern and eastern states and Canada; . . . N. Y. : J. y 



Disturnell. 1844. Pp. 174-176. 



The tourist is referred to Orr's Pictorial Guide to Niagara Falls, pub- 

 lished in 1842, for detailed description. A brief account of points of 



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