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One Day Guide to the Niagara Falls.
HE person who has only one day in which to see the sights about Niagara is extremely un¬
forcunate. The entire locality teems with views that will gladden the hearts of visitors,
but they cannot all be seen in one brief day, To make the best of his or her time, however,
the visitor must engage a carriage and leave the hotel in the early morning and drive ‘at once to
Prospect Park. As you enter the park you are on the lands of the State Reservation, and as
there is no admittance fee, you can admire the merits of free Niagara. ‘The act of the Legisla¬
ture that created the State Reservation was passed on April 30th, 1853, and the grounds were
thrown "open and free of access to all mankind, without fee, charge or expense to any person
for entering upon or passing to or over any part thereof”? on July I tsth, 1585. The Reservation
includes Goat Island, Bath Island, the Three Sister Islands, Luna Island, Chapin Island and the
small islands adjacent to said islands in the Niagara River, and also certain portions of the river
bed, together with a string of land beginning with Port Day, and running along the shore to
and including Prospect Park and the cliff and slope. ‘The area comprises 107 acres and the
cost to the State was $1,433,429,50.
PROSPECE PARK.
Prospect Park, your first stopping place, contains about 12 acres. It has a frontage on
the gorge and also. on the river previous to its plunge over the American Fall. The park is the
“picnic ground " of the reservation. It1is open until 11 P. M. during the summer. Alighting
from your carriage in front of the Inclined Railway building, walk along the stone parapet wall
to Prospect Point and there enjoy a full view of the American and Horseshoe Falls.
TITHE AMERICAN FALL.
Standing on Prospect Point the water dashes past you, and you watch it fall on the rocks
below. The American Fall is all that part of the cataract between Goat Island and Prospect
Point. It is 1,000 feet across, and the rapids above it have a descent of 40 feet 1n a half a mile.
The height of the fall is 159 feet. This will be found an interesting point to linger at, but you
must not tarry too long, as time is precious. Walk back to Hennepin View, where a good
general view is to be had. Then enter the Inclined Railway Building, and take the cars to the
toot of the slope. The charge is 10 cents. The stairs are free. When you get out of the car,