Appletons' illustrated hand-book of American travelA full and reliable guide ..to ..the United States and the British provincesWith careful maps of all parts of the country, and pictures of famous places and scenes, from original drawings by the author and other artists . uspension Bridge and the CliftonHouse. It is a recess six feet high andtwenty in length, made by a decompo-sition of the lime-stone. If the tourist prefer it, he may crossthe river by the ferry, the only route ofother days. From the ferry-house thecars descend to the waters edge on aninclined plane of 31 degrees. Theyare work
Appletons' illustrated hand-book of American travelA full and reliable guide ..to ..the United States and the British provincesWith careful maps of all parts of the country, and pictures of famous places and scenes, from original drawings by the author and other artists . uspension Bridge and the CliftonHouse. It is a recess six feet high andtwenty in length, made by a decompo-sition of the lime-stone. If the tourist prefer it, he may crossthe river by the ferry, the only route ofother days. From the ferry-house thecars descend to the waters edge on aninclined plane of 31 degrees. Theyare worked by water-power. The timerequired to make this descent and tocross to the Canada shore is about tenminutes. During the 40 years it is saidthat this ferry has been in operation,not one life has been lost, nor has anyserious accident occurred. We havedescribed the passage of the river inthe opening of our article. Upon land-ing, plenty of carriages will be alwaysfound in readiness, as at all otherstarting and stopping places about theFalls. It will be well to ascertain thefares before employing any of them. The Clifton House is an old andvery favorite resort here, for its homeluxuries and for its noble position, 1GG NEW YORK. Niagara—Canada Side—Clifton Niagara Falls, from the Clifton House, Canada. overlooking the river and Falls. Itwas the residence of Mdlle. Jenny Lindduring her visit to Niagara. TheClifton House, writes Mr. Willis, fromwhose descriptions of these scenes wehave already quoted, stands nearlyopposite the centre of the irregularcrescent formed by the Falls ; but it isso far back from the line of the arc,that the height and grandeur of the twocataracts, to an eye unacquainted withthe scene, are respectively once making the tour of thepoints of view, however, the distanceand elevation of the hotel are allowedfor by the eye, and the situation seemsmost advantageous. This is the onlyhouse at Niagara where a traveller, onhis second visit
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