. 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 . lU o Q a: CQ zo I- z UJUJ o z o \- 15 LEWISTON, N. Great Gorge Route Car—Whirlpool Rapids Lewiston wasdestroyed by theBritish in the warof 1812 and re-built when peacewas the sum-mer months thesteamers of theCanada SteamshipLines ply betweenToronto, Queen-ston, Ontario andLewiston, N. Great Gorg-eRoute, Interna-tional Railwayand the New Y
. 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 . lU o Q a: CQ zo I- z UJUJ o z o \- 15 LEWISTON, N. Great Gorge Route Car—Whirlpool Rapids Lewiston wasdestroyed by theBritish in the warof 1812 and re-built when peacewas the sum-mer months thesteamers of theCanada SteamshipLines ply betweenToronto, Queen-ston, Ontario andLewiston, N. Great Gorg-eRoute, Interna-tional Railwayand the New YorkCentral R. direct con-nections withthese steamers. WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS. Some idea of the tremendous rush and power of the river atthis point may be gained from the fact that the entire volume ofwater from the upper lakes discharges itself through the nar-rowest channel of the river which, at this point, is less than 300feet wide. Current about 27 miles, approximate depth from 150-200 feet deep. One always experiences a vivid emotion from the sight ofthe Rapids, writes William Dean Howells, no matter how oftenone sees them. ... I had schooled myself for g-reat impres-sions, but I had not counted upon the Rapids taking me by thethroat, as it were, and making my heart stop
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