. The falls of Niagara . ds over the water, and the shore ends heavilyweighted down. The first stick being properly placed, levers wereapplied to the rollers and the stick was run out until thesmall end reached an eddy in the water. Then anothersimilar stick was run out in like manner, parallel to the first,and about six feet from it. A few light, strong plankswere placed across and made fast. Two men were pro-vided each with strong, iron-pointed pike-staffs, each staffhaving in its upper end a hole, through which was drawnsome ten feet of new rope. Thus provided, they walkedout on the timbers
. The falls of Niagara . ds over the water, and the shore ends heavilyweighted down. The first stick being properly placed, levers wereapplied to the rollers and the stick was run out until thesmall end reached an eddy in the water. Then anothersimilar stick was run out in like manner, parallel to the first,and about six feet from it. A few light, strong plankswere placed across and made fast. Two men were pro-vided each with strong, iron-pointed pike-staffs, each staffhaving in its upper end a hole, through which was drawnsome ten feet of new rope. Thus provided, they walkedout on the timbers, drove their iron pikes down amongthe stones, and tied them fast to the timbers. Thus thewhole problem was solved. Around these pike-staffs thefirst pier was built and filled with stone. Then othertimbers were run out, all were planked over, and the firstspan was completed. The other spans were laid in thesame way. The great Indian chief and orator, Red Jacket, occa-sionally visited Judge and General Porter—the latter. LOCAL HISTORY AND INCIDENTS. yj then living at Black Rock. Judge Porter told thisanecdote of the chief: He visited the Falls while themechanics were stretching the timbers across the rapidsfor the second bridge. He sat for a long time on a pileof plank, watching their operations. His mind seemedto be busy both with the past and the present, reflectingupon the vast territory his race once possessed, andintensely conscious of the fact that it was theirs nolonger. Apparently mortified, and vexed that its pale-face owners should so successfully develop and improveit, he rose from his seat, and, uttering the well-known Indian guttural Ugh, ugh! he exclaimed: D n Yankee! d n Yankee! Then, gathering his blanket-cloak around him, with his usual dignity and downcasteyes, he slowly walked away, and never returned to thespot. Before parting with the distinguished chief, we willrepeat after General Porter two other anecdotes charac-teristic of him. He lived not far from B
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