Rand, McNally & Co.'s illustrated guide to Niagra Falls ; with maps and diagrams . was about to levy on her for debt, it was neces-sary to get her away. There was but one route. But who wouldpilot her? No one but Robinson, and he agreed to deliver her atLake Ontario, and he did. Two men went with him, and on thedate above they started. In the Whirlpool Rapids the boat wasterribly battered and her smoke-stack torn off, the men beingknocked down and powerless. When she reached the Whirlpool,Robinson seized the tiller, and before she was sucked into any ofthe eddies, guided her into the outlet, w
Rand, McNally & Co.'s illustrated guide to Niagra Falls ; with maps and diagrams . was about to levy on her for debt, it was neces-sary to get her away. There was but one route. But who wouldpilot her? No one but Robinson, and he agreed to deliver her atLake Ontario, and he did. Two men went with him, and on thedate above they started. In the Whirlpool Rapids the boat wasterribly battered and her smoke-stack torn off, the men beingknocked down and powerless. When she reached the Whirlpool,Robinson seized the tiller, and before she was sucked into any ofthe eddies, guided her into the outlet, whence through the rushing,dashing waters, she sped like a bird, and reached Lewiston andquiet waters in safety. Robinson is said to have received $500 forhis services during the 20 minutes intervening between leavingthe ferry stairs and the arrival at Lewiston. Robinson and histwo companions are the only men who ever passed through theWhirlpool alive. The village is a splendid manufacturing point. Its location iscentral; water-power is plentiful and reasonable. The village has. NIAGARA FALLS. 27 all modern improvements; taxes are light, and there is no debt ofany kind. Railway facilities of all kinds and over all roads areunsurpassed. Raw material can be received by water via theErie Canal from the East, and via the Niagara river from thegreat lakes. The Hydraulic Canal in this village was completed in canal can be cut 100 feet wide at any time, and willthen furnish unlimited water-power. The canal was bought byJ. F. Shoelkopf in 1S78. Since then its basin has been enlarged,and a huge penstock, or shaft, 50 feet square and 100 feet deep, hasbeen sunk down into the rock. A tunnel connects the bottomof this shaft with the Gorge, below the Falls, and thus 3,000 extrahorse-power has been attained, and this power, by belts and ropes,is transmitted long distances in all directions. Niagara, through her hackmen, bears a bad name the worldover. These men are not as bad as rep
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