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Two and Three Days at Niagara. — ——_————- @ ——— zám ák mez mer THE FIRST DAY. Those who have two or three days to spend at the falls will far more appreciate the grandeur than those busy persons who do Niagara in the light of one day. When you leave your hotel after breakfast on the first day, stroll to Prospect Park. You have no use for a carriage. Give up the entire morning to viewing the places about the park and on the islands. The paths leading from one delightful spot to another are in plain sight, but, if any special information is wanted, the courteous care-takers, who are sufficiently numerous, will most willingly advance it. Each one is a well posted guide, and they have figures and facts at their tongue’s ends. As you stroll from Prospect Park to and across Goat Island bridge to the islands, you will upon reaching the island, turn to the right and follow the path to the various points mentioned in the outline of the one trip. Following a delightful morning stroll about the New York State Reservation and the enjoyment of lunch, strike out on foot again and go to Prospect Park and pass down the inclined railway and board the steamer ‘‘ Maid of the Mist.’’ Take the trip up and across the river and leave the boat at the Canadian dock. . Walk up the hill, for you will find it pleasant to pause frequently and view the great cataract. Turn to your left at the top of the hill, enter Victoria Free Park and walk up to Table Rock. As you do this you will get many magnificent views. An electric railway passes through Victoria Park and you will find it pleasant to board one of the cars and enjoy the ride. The road is 12 miles long and extends along a beautiful route from famous Chippewa to historic Queenston. On Queenston Heights a bloody battle was fought and there General Isaac Brock fell in 1813. A handsome freestone monument has been built to perpetuate his memory. Returning from the ride on the Canadian electric railway and crossing to the American side by way of upper suspension bridge, take dinner. The remainder of the evening may be passed in resting from the fatigues of the day, or viewing the falls by night in Prospect Park, the gates of which remain open until 11 P. M. during the summer season. THE SECOND DAY. Before retiring for the night on your first day, leave word to be called in time for the first morning trip of the boat for Buffalo. The electric street cars carry you right to Schlosser Dock, where the boat will be found. On your way to the dock you pass the great power canal and
