Every Man His Own Guide To The Falls Of Niagara Or The Whole Story In Few Words

Author : T. G. Hulett
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334220258
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Everyman His Own Guide to the Falls of Niagara, Or the Whole Story in Few Words written by T. G. Hulett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Everyman His Own Guide to the Falls of Niagara, or the Whole Story in Few Words: Enlarged and Embellished With Engravings, to Which Is Added a Chronological Table Containing the Principal Events of the Late War Between the United States and Great Britain The Falls, you could not be satisfied by once visiting Cataract Point. From this proceed to the water's edge at the American Fall, at board No. 3; this is called Table Point. S. L. Ware the Ferryman, has erectedy at his own expense, a projecting platform from Table Point, and has thereby conferred a great favor Upon visitors, as they are now enabled, with' perfect safety, to obtain a view of the Falls, that never was, or could be seen, until this plat form was constructed. This structure was not finished until late in the season of 1844, conses quently few of Niagara's visitors have stood Upon N iag'ara's spray, with its cataract of one hundred and sixty-four feet in height be neath his feet. Many ventured out Upon the unfinished structure while in progress of build. Ing, not willing to leave the Spot until all was seen; others prolonged their stay until it was completed, not willing to venture upon it in an unfinished condition. From this platform, height, and depth, stand in bold relief before you. Be low, may be seen the visitor, of Lilaputian statue, wending his way among the crags of rock near the dashing sheet, until his progress is arrested by an impassable barrier one hundred and sixty feet below you. Above, the pinnacle of the Pagoda in Point View Garden may be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.