. New guide and key to Niagara Falls : published for the convenience and guidance of tourists and visitors, the information conveyed in this guide is authentic and taken from official sources and is therefore accurate and reliable . American, Luna and Horseshoe Falls. PROSPECT POINT PromProspectPoint anunexcelledview of theFalls andG o r g- e canbe per-spectivefrom thispoint issaid to bethe best atNiagara. Inpanoramicview onebeholds the AmericanFall, theLuna Fall,the Cana-dian Horse-shoe Fall, tho Islands that divide the cataract, the frowning- cliffs of theCanadian escarpment, th
. New guide and key to Niagara Falls : published for the convenience and guidance of tourists and visitors, the information conveyed in this guide is authentic and taken from official sources and is therefore accurate and reliable . American, Luna and Horseshoe Falls. PROSPECT POINT PromProspectPoint anunexcelledview of theFalls andG o r g- e canbe per-spectivefrom thispoint issaid to bethe best atNiagara. Inpanoramicview onebeholds the AmericanFall, theLuna Fall,the Cana-dian Horse-shoe Fall, tho Islands that divide the cataract, the frowning- cliffs of theCanadian escarpment, the Gorge, the International Bridges span-ning the boundary stream, and in the far distance, the first lineof breakers indicating the beginning of that terrible stretch oftroubled waters—the Whirlpool View from Prospect Point THE ELEVATOR TO FOOT OF FALLS A modern elevator operated by the Xew York State Gov-ernment replaced the old Inclined Railway which carried visi-tors down into the Gorge and to the foot of the American elevator descends in a few minutes to the foot of the Fallsjust below Prospect Point. The fare is five cents each descent may also be made by a free flight of stairs orby a path up Talus Slope. The grandeur and sublimityof the cataract is better appreciated from the foot of the Fallthan from any other point. The elevator also reaches the Ameri-can dock of the Maid of the Mist, where you may take thesteamer j\Iaid of tlie Mist trip which seems like an adven-ture into the unreal, those powerful little boats that plow theirway through the powerful current almost to the very foot ofthe majestic Falls. Starting from the landing at the foot ofProspect Point, these staunch little craft ride the wiaves in se-curity, affording passengers an unexcelled vi
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