Niagara Falls 



1902 various times, but no one achieved the reputation attained by 

 B,,hop Blondin. 



On October 24, 1901 , Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor passed over 

 the Horseshoe Fall in a barrel and survived — a feat never before 

 accomplished by anyone. The barrel in which Mrs. Taylor 

 made the trip was strongly built of oak and weighted at the lower 

 end with an anvil weighing 1 00 pounds. An opening at the top 

 large enough to admit the body was closed by a valve. The 

 barrel containing Mrs. Taylor was towed by two men in a row- 

 boat over to the Canadian channel and released. It passed over 

 the Horseshoe Fall about 200 feet from Table Rock, and was 

 recovered in an eddy near the Maid of the Mist landing on the 

 Canadian side. Except for a cut upon the head and a few 

 bruises Mrs. Taylor was uninjured. 



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The principal fish caught with the hook in the Niagara River 

 are yellow perch, yellow pike (the pike perch) , blue pike, white, 

 rock and black bass, and muskallonge. The best perch fishing 

 begins about the middle of May and lasts until July. The fall 

 run begins early in August and may continue till the middle of 

 October, although the earlier part of the period is considered the 

 best. Blue pike bite voraciously for a few days early in May, 

 and are likely to be caught afterwards in fishing for perch. 

 Yellow pike are readily caught either with bait or by " chuggin," 

 from August 1 to September 15, although they may be taken in 

 small numbers after May 1, especially with minnows. Black 

 bass may be taken between June 1 6 and December 3 1 . White 

 bass may be taken in May on the American side of the river, 

 but are protected on the Canadian side until later. Muskallonge 

 are sparingly caught in Buffalo harbor and around Grand Island 

 about June 1 , and in the latter region in August and September. 

 Sturgeon are speared in the river below the Whirlpool in May. 

 Eels are caught in great numbers below the Falls, where they 

 sometimes crawl out among the wet stones in their endeavor to 

 pass up the river. 



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