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TheFallsofNiagaraandOther Famous
by George W. Holley
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Title: TheFallsofNiagaraandOtherFamous Cataracts
Author: George W. Holley
Release Date: March 24, 2011 [EBook #35669]
Language: English
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NIAGARA.
[Illustration: NIAGARAFALLS FROM THE CANADIAN SIDE - FRONTISPIECE.]
The FallsofNiagaraandOtherFamous by George W. Holley 1
THE FALLSOF NIAGARA
AND OTHERFAMOUS CATARACTS.
BY
GEORGE W. HOLLEY.
With Thirty Illustrations.
London: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 27, PATERNOSTER ROW.
MDCCCLXXXII.
Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Printers, London and Aylesbury.
CONTENTS.
PAGE PREFACE xiii
PART I HISTORY.
The FallsofNiagaraandOtherFamous by George W. Holley 2
CHAPTER I.
First French expedition Jacques Cartier He first hears ofthe great Cataract Champlain Route to China La
Salle Father Hennepin's first and second visits to theFalls 1
CHAPTER I. 3
CHAPTER II.
Baron La Hontan's description oftheFalls M. Charlevoix's letter to Madame Maintenon Number of the
Falls Geological indications Great projection ofthe rock in Father Hennepin's time Cave of the
Winds Rainbows 9
CHAPTER II. 4
CHAPTER III.
The name NiagaraThe musical dialect ofthe Hurons Niagara one ofthe oldest of Indian
names Description ofthe River, the Falls, andthe surrounding country 15
CHAPTER III. 5
CHAPTER IV.
Niagara a tribal name Other names given to the tribe The Niagaras a superior race The true pronunciation
of Indian words 19
CHAPTER IV. 6
CHAPTER V.
The lower Niagara Fort Niagara Fort Mississauga Niagara village Lewiston Portage around the
Falls The first railroad in the United States Fort Schlosser The ambuscade at Devil's Hole La Salle's
vessel, the Griffin TheNiagara frontier 25
PART II GEOLOGY.
CHAPTER V. 7
CHAPTER VI.
America the old world Geologically recent origin oftheFalls Evidence thereof Captain Williams's surveys
for a ship-canal Former extent of Lake Michigan Its outlet into the Illinois River The Niagara
Barrier How broken through The birth ofNiagara 32
CHAPTER VI. 8
CHAPTER VII.
Composition ofthe terrace cut through Why retrocession is possible Three sections from Lewiston to the
Falls Devil's Hole The Medina group Recession long checked The Whirlpool The narrowest part of the
river The mirror Depth ofthe water in the Chasm Former grand Fall 42
CHAPTER VII. 9
CHAPTER VIII.
Recession above the present position oftheFallsTheFalls will be higher as they recede Reason
Why Professor Tyndall's prediction Present and former accumulations of rock Terrific power of the
elements Ice and ice bridges Remarkable geognosy ofthe lake region 50
PART III.
LOCAL HISTORY AND INCIDENTS.
CHAPTER VIII. 10
[...]... Incidents Fall of Table Rock Remarkable phenomenon in the river Driving and lumbering on the Rapids Points ofthe compass at theFalls A first view oftheFalls commonly disappointing Lunar bow Golden spray Gull Island andthe gulls The highest water ever known at theFallsThe Hermit oftheFalls 108 CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XIV Avery's descent oftheFallsThe fatal practical joke Death of Miss Rugg Swans... characteristics; the majestic monotone, the bow, the cloud, which is its veil by night, its crowning glory and beauty by day The combinations of grandeur and beauty have reached their climax in the fall, the foam, the voice, the spray, the bow CHAPTER III 32 [Illustration: THE RAPIDS ABOVE THE FALLS] The chasm ofthe river from theFalls to Lewiston will be sufficiently described in treating ofthe geology of the. .. from north-east to south-west in the bed-rock It is owing to this dip that the surface ofthe water on the American side is ten feet higher than it is on the Canadian The continuous column of water, however, is longest in the center ofthe Horseshoe, because ofthe fallen rock and debris lying at the foot oftheother portions ofthe Fall At this time the upward slope ofthe bed-rock is such that if it... sufficiently hard the Falls, after receding four miles farther, will be two hundred and twenty feet high It is evident from the descriptions of Father Hennepin andof Baron La Hontan, that the upper stratum of rock over which the water falls must have projected beyond the face ofthe rock below much farther than it now does The large masses of fallen rock lying at the foot ofthe American and Horse-shoe Falls. .. The musical dialect ofthe Hurons Niagara one ofthe oldest of Indian names Description ofthe river, the Falls, andthe surrounding country There is in some words a mystic power which it is not easy to analyze or define; they fascinate the ear even of those who do not understand their meaning The very sound of them as they are enunciated by the human voice touches a chord to which the heart instinctively... especially true of the chapters of local history The writer is especially indebted to the Hon Orsamus H Marshall, of Buffalo, for a copy of his admirable "Historical Sketches," and for access to his library of American history The Documentary History and Colonial Documents of the State of New York, "The Relations of the Jesuits," the works ofother early French missionaries, travelers, and adventurers,... stronger, and better formed than any other savages, and who lived south of the Huron country, were visited by the Jesuits, who preached to them the Kingdom of God They were called the Neuter Nation, because they took no part in the wars which desolated the country But in the end they could not themselves escape entire destruction To avoid the fury of the Iroquois, they finally joined them against the Hurons,... from the all-conquering Iroquois After the lapse of nearly three-quarters of a century, when the hostility ofthe latter had subsided, and they had themselves been weakened and subdued by the whites, the wretched remnant ofthe Niagaras, with that strong love of home so characteristic ofthe Indian, returned to their native hunting-grounds, where they remained for a few years, and then joined their... CHAPTER V The lower Niagara Fort Niagara Fort Mississauga Niagara Village Lewiston Portage around theFallsThe first railroad in the United States Fort Schlosser The ambuscade at Devil's Hole La Salle's vessel, the Griffin TheNiagara frontier From the earliest visit ofthe French missionaries and voyageurs to the lake region, the banks ofthe lower Niagara were to them a favorite locality Very early they... VERNAL FALLS " " 168 NEVADA FALLS " " 171 LOWER FALLSOFTHE YELLOWSTONE " " 172 UPPER FALLSOFTHE YELLOWSTONE " " 174 THE STAUBBACH, SWITZERLAND " " 176 VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBESI " " 178 MAP OFTHENIAGARA REGION " " 1 PREFACE The writer, having resided in the village ofNiagaraFalls for more than a third of a century, has had opportunity to become thoroughly acquainted with the locality, and to study . The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous by George W. Holley The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts, by George W. Holley This eBook is for the use of anyone. FRONTISPIECE.] The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous by George W. Holley 1 THE FALLS OF NIAGARA AND OTHER FAMOUS CATARACTS. BY GEORGE W. HOLLEY. With Thirty Illustrations. London: HODDER AND STOUGHTON,. dialect of the Hurons Niagara one of the oldest of Indian names Description of the River, the Falls, and the surrounding country 15 CHAPTER III. 5 CHAPTER IV. Niagara a tribal name Other names