Anonymous

“ Under the light of the full moon of summer time, when Nature has done her best to make the locality all about delightful, the mind is made receptive of the moonlight softness, and the beauty of the scene impresses all with its magnificence. ”

“ Standing in Victoria Park, one gets a full front view of the American Fall, while at the right of the scene is Center Fall, flowing between Luna and Goat Islands. The American Fall has a width of 1,000 feet, a height of 158 feet, while the Rapids above descend forty feet in a half mile. All visitors should go to the Canadian side for the Canadian Fall and Rapids, the most imposing features of the Falls, are there best seen with their wonderful rainbow and mist effects, while the beauties of Victoria Park itself well repay a visit. ”

“ The Horseshoe or Canadian Fall, as a single object, is regarded as the sublimest thing in Nature. The Canadian Rapids have a fall of 55 feet in three-quarters of a mile before reaching the Falls, while it is estimated that the volume of water is ten times greater than that passing over the American Fall. ”

“ The life work of Niagara River has been and continues to be the digging of the Niagara Gorge through which it flows. Those who have studied the subject thoroughly have reached the conclusion that the great trench was excavated by the running of the river itself. ”

“ The height of the Horseshoe Fall is 165 feet and the stupendous nature of the Fall is more impressive when the visitor stands at the water’s edge in the gorge and looks upward at the flood descending in such graceful lines. ”

“ The Devil’s Hole is a dark and gloomy chasm in the high bank, and has a depth of 150 feet. It is said to have been a store house for ammunition in early times. It is reached by the City trolley line and by the Gorge Road. ”