Tunis's topographical and pictorial guide to Niagara Falls and route book to Montreal, Quebec, Saratoga and the White Mountains : also description of the StLawrence, Ottawa, and Saguenay Rivers-- . antr descend through a cut in the bank to thewaters edge, a distance of 360 feet. The spiral stairsconstructed here in 1825, having become shaky withage, the present novel but commodious contrivancewas inaugurated in 1845. The flight of stairs leadingalong the railway consists of 290 steps. The car isdrawn up the inchned plane by water-power—an over-shot-wheel being turned by a stream d
Tunis's topographical and pictorial guide to Niagara Falls and route book to Montreal, Quebec, Saratoga and the White Mountains : also description of the StLawrence, Ottawa, and Saguenay Rivers-- . antr descend through a cut in the bank to thewaters edge, a distance of 360 feet. The spiral stairsconstructed here in 1825, having become shaky withage, the present novel but commodious contrivancewas inaugurated in 1845. The flight of stairs leadingalong the railway consists of 290 steps. The car isdrawn up the inchned plane by water-power—an over-shot-wheel being turned by a stream diverted from theriver for that purpose. Around a wheel eight feet indiameter, which turns in a horizontal position at thehead of the railway, runs a cable two and a half inchesin diameter and 300 feet in length, attached to a carat either end, and supported by pulleys placed at con-venient intervals down the grade. |3oint IJieU)Is a sudden elevation of the bank a few rods below theferry-house. A number of years ago, the adjacentgrounds were tastefully arranged into a pleasure-gar-den and bowling-green. Upon this spot stood a 86 TOPOGRAPHICAL AND PICTORIAL Tlie Chinese Pagoda — POINT VIKW. Chinese Pagoda^ surmounted by a camera-obscura. Afew rods to the east of this stood the cabin of FrancisAbbott. Apropos of the place, we subjoin Addressed to the sojourners at Niagara Fails, on com-mencing building the Pagoda, Aug. 11, 1843. Those who have rambled oer the wild 8till desire to view it once again,Enter the garden where an Abbott dwelt,And roam where he, enraptured, gazed and , even yet those plaintive strains I once he wakened—and the pensive tearSteals softly oer my cheek, while the full heartEssays to know what sorrow winged the dartWhich sent him forth, a wanderer from his these majestic scenes in silent grief to roam. GUIDE TO NIAGARA FAU^S. 87 Stanzas addressed to Sojourners — Catlins Cave. Say, wanderers ! would y
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