What to see in America . vCy Ditnnt Jhiito Falls of Genesee near Rochestek eighty in his logcabin four miles fromBuffalo. The citysharbor is protectedby a breakwater thatis several miles long,and at the watersideare the mighty formsof more than twoscore grain elevatorswith a capacity ofmany millions ofbushels. Electricpower is delivered in the city from Niagara Falls in practi-cally unlimited quan-tities. At Buffalowas launched in 1818the first steamboatto make an appear-ance on the lakes. Shewas a side-wheelercalled the Walk-iii-the-water, had un-boxed wheels, and sixlengths of stovepipeput t
What to see in America . vCy Ditnnt Jhiito Falls of Genesee near Rochestek eighty in his logcabin four miles fromBuffalo. The citysharbor is protectedby a breakwater thatis several miles long,and at the watersideare the mighty formsof more than twoscore grain elevatorswith a capacity ofmany millions ofbushels. Electricpower is delivered in the city from Niagara Falls in practi-cally unlimited quan-tities. At Buffalowas launched in 1818the first steamboatto make an appear-ance on the lakes. Shewas a side-wheelercalled the Walk-iii-the-water, had un-boxed wheels, and sixlengths of stovepipeput together servedfor a several years sheplied back and forthbetween Buffalo andDetroit. The tripoften took thirteendays, and the fare was eighteen dollars, the Entbance to the Cave of the Winds. New York State 101
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