Index
Reading edition
A
Abbott, Francis, the "Hermit of Niagara,"
40
Abercrombie, Sir Ralph, Brock under,
232
Allen, Ethan, mentioned,
222
Allen, Sadie, shoots the Rapids,
139
"American Blondin," the, see Calverly
American Canals, Great
, see Hulbert
American Civic Association mentioned,
119
Amherst, Sir Jeffrey, campaign of 1759,
209
Anderson, M. B., on first Niagara Commission,
80
"Angevine place," building-site of
Griffon
,
181
B
Bakewell's estimate of Niagara's age,
65
Balleni, tight-rope artist,
130
Barton, J. L., reminiscences of early Buffalo,
7
Bath Island,
76
Biddle Stairs,
32
Bird Island,
30
,
76
Black Rock, origin of name,
8
Blondin, career of,
123
-
129
;
W. D. Howells's description of, 127-128
Blossom, I. A., agent of Holland Land Co.,
7
Bourinot, Dr., quoted,
159
-
160
,
288
-
291
Braddock, plans to capture Ft. Niagara,
206
-
207
Brock, Gen. Isaac, sketch of life,
231
-
238
;
replies to Hull's Proclamation, 244-246;
captures Hull, 246-253;
relations with the Indians, 252-253;
death, 256 ;
eulogies, 257-262;
monuments to, 48 , 259-262
Brodie, "Steve," goes over the Falls,
137
Browne, G. W., on St. Lawrence,
4
,
161
;
on De Nonville at Niagara, 187-189
Brulé on Niagara frontier,
165
Buckley, A. B.,
Fairyland of Science
, cited,
168
Buffalo, N. Y., growth of,
4
-
8
Buffalo Historical Society mentioned,
6
Burnt Ship Bay,
10
,
212
Burton Act for preservation of Niagara,
116
-
120
C
Calverly, C. M., the "American Blondin,"
132
Campbell, W. G., Niagara crank,
149
Canada
(
Story of the Nations
), see Bourinot
Canadian Niagara Falls Power Co.,
104
,
112
,
117
Canals, Great American
, see Hulbert
Cantilever bridge,
46
Caroline
, the, incident,
291
Cassier's Magazine
quoted,
121
Cataract House, the,
75
"Cave of the Winds," the,
28
,
31
-
33
Cayuga Creek mentioned,
10
Céloron at Niagara,
203
Century Magazine
quoted,
29
,
42
-
44
Champlain on Niagara frontier,
158
-
163
Chippewa Creek,
46
; battle of,
279
seq.
Chrystie, Col., in War of 1812,
264
Church's "Niagara" mentioned,
14
Clark, George Rogers, compared with Brock,
249
Clark, Dr. John M., on "destruction of Niagara,"
117
Colcourt, Henry, Blondin's assistant,
125
Colour of Niagara water explained by Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
42
-
44
Commissioners of N. Y. State Reservation, first report of,
82
seq.
Crystal Palace, Blondin at,
128
Cutter, O. W., Niagara committeeman,
89
D
Dallion, Father, at Niagara,
166
"Darting Lines of Spray" explained,
45
Day, D. A., report,
17
Dearborn, Gen., in War of 1812,
274
seq.
De Leon, "Prof.," Niagara crank,
131
De Nonville, Gov., on Niagara frontier,
186
-
194
"Destruction of Niagara" discussed,
110
-
120
De Troyes at Fort Niagara,
190
-
194
"Devil's Hole,"
49
;
massacre, 214-215
Dittrick, W., Niagara crank,
148
Dixon, S. J., tight-rope artist,
132
Dogs go over Falls,
151
-
152
Dorsheimer, William, on first Niagara Commission,
80
;
presents the park to New York State, 92
Dufferin Islands,
46
E
Electrical Development Co.,
117
Ellicott, Andrew, estimates Niagara's age,
63
Erie Canal, importance to Niagara frontier,
6
Evershed, Thomas, devises wheel-pits,
101
F
Farini, Signor, tight-rope artist,
129
Flack, R. W., killed in race in Niagara River,
148
Fool-Killer
, see Nissen
Forts: Chippewa,
46
;
Drummond, 48 ;
du Portage, 15 ;
Erie, 8 ;
battle of, 285 seq.;
Frontenac, 17 , 170 ;
George, 50 , 274-276;
Niagara, the first, 189-194;
building, 197-202;
during French War and Revolution, 204-229;
Sir William Johnson captures, 278 ;
Rouille, 293 ;
Schlosser, 15
Fuller, Margaret, describes Niagara by night,
12
;
on Goat Island flora, 18 ;
quoted, 28
G
Galinee on Niagara frontier,
166
Geology of Niagara,
52
seq.
Goat Island,
16
-
19
,
25
,
29
,
40
,
74
Golden Book of Niagara
, names in the,
79
Gorge of Niagara, its history,
63
seq.
Graham, C. D., performs at Niagara,
137
Gravelet, see Blondin
Gray, Dr. Asa, on Goat Island flora,
16
Great Lakes, drainage,
3
Green, A. H., on first Niagara Commission,
80
Green Island,
30
Griffon
, the, built at La Salle, N. Y.,
180
-
186
. See Remington
Gull Island,
40
H
Hall, Capt. Basil, experiment at Niagara,
34
Hall, Prof. James, survey of Falls,
65
Hardy, J. E., tight-rope artist,
132
Hazlett, George, Niagara crank,
139
"Heart of Niagara,"
38
,
45
Hennepin, Father, Narrative, quoted,
168
,
173
-
184
Hennepin's View,
21
Heriot, George, quoted,
300
"Hermit of Niagara," see Abbott
"Hermit's Cascade,"
40
Hill, Gov. D. B., signs Niagara Reservation Bill,
81
Historic Highways of America
, cited,
206
Historic Towns of the Middle West
, quoted,
5
Holland Land Co., mentioned,
7
Hooker, Sir J., on Goat Island,
16
Houghton, George, "The Upper Rapids," quoted,
13
How Niagara was Made Free
, see Welch
Howells, W. D., quoted,
28
,
29
,
72
-
73
,
74
,
127
-
128
Hulbert, A. B.,
The Ohio River
, cited,
3
,
4
;
Great American Canals, cited, 6 ;
Historic Highways, cited, 206
Hull, General, surrenders to Brock,
243
,
277
-
279
Hunt, William M., painting of Niagara,
14
Hunter, Colin, view of Niagara rapids,
11
I
Ice Age, Niagara in the,
58
-
59
Ice Bridge,
39
Inspiration Point,
44
International Railway Co.,
117
Iris Island, see Goat Island
Iroquois, dominate Niagara frontier,
153
seq.
;
Hennepin's embassy to, 177-180
J
Jay's treaty,
225
-
226
Jenkins, I. J., tight-rope artist,
131
Johnson, Sir William, captures Fort Niagara,
211
-
213
;
treaty at Fort Niagara, 215-216
Joncaire, Chabert, erects "Magazine Royale,"
197
-
200
K
Kendall, W. I., swims Niagara rapids,
136
King, Alphonse, performs at Niagara,
136
-
7
L
La Belle Famille
, see Youngstown, N. Y.
La Salle, on Niagara frontier,
170
-
186
La Salle N. Y., the
Griffon
built at,
183
Lewiston Heights,
50
,
264
-
265
Life and Correspondence of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, K. B.
, see Tupper
Life and Times of General Brock
, see Read
Luna Island,
31
Lundy's Lane,
46
;
battle of, 282
Lyell, Sir Charles, estimates Niagara's age,
65
M
Mackenzie, William Lyon, Bourinot describes,
288
"Magazine Royale," Joncaire builds,
197
-
200
Mahany, R. B., in
Historic Towns of the Middle States
,
5
Maid of the Mist
,
44
;
voyage through lower rapids, 144-146
Manchester, see Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Mars, Tesla's project to signal,
120
Marshall, O. H., mentioned,
157
,
187
,
194
-
195
,
219
Matheson, James, advocates reclamation of Niagara,
77
Michigan
, brig, sent over the Falls,
133
Milet, Father, at Fort Niagara,
193
Mohawk River in the Ice Age,
60
Montresor, Capt., blockhouse,
15
Morgan, William, mentioned,
202
N
Nation, The
, on the "desecration of Niagara,"
78
Neuter Nation first inhabit Niagara frontier,
156
seq.
Newark, see Niagara-on-the-Lake
"New Jerusalem," Major Noah's,
9
New York State Reservation, history of,
77
-
96
New York Times
, on opening of New York Reservation,
94
-
95
Niagara Book, The
, cited,
28
Niagara Falls, N. Y., described,
96
-
98
Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Co.,
102
,
104
,
110
,
111
-
112
,
118
-
119
Niagara Falls Power Co.,
101
,
104
,
111
-
112
,
118
-
119
Niagara, Lockport, and Ontario Power Co.,
114
-
115
Niagara-on-the-Lake,
50
,
227
-
230
Niagara Reservation Act,
79
-
82
,
84
Niagara River, historic importance,
2
;
drainage area, 2-4;
description of the upper, 8-22;
upper rapids of, 10-15;
islands of, 12-22;
historic sites of upper, 14-16;
Falls of, 20 seq.;
bridges over, 21 seq.;
music of, 24-27;
Howells on repose of, 28 ;
air pressure at Falls of, 34-37;
when dry, 38 ;
in winter, 39 ;
changes in, 41-42;
Mrs. Van Rensselaer on colour of, 42-44;
view of, from Queen Victoria Park, 44 ;
a tour around, 20-51;
the lower, described, 46-51;
the geology of, 52-71;
recession of Falls of, 63-71;
George Frederick Wright on age of, 66-70;
during era of private ownership, 72-77;
struggle for passage of "Reservation Act," 77-82;
Golden Book of, names in, 79 ;
as producer of power, 99-122;
volume of, 99 ;
tunnel beneath, 106 ;
manufacturing companies, use of, 111-113, 117 ;
use of water of, discussed, 111-122;
Burton Act concerning, Taft on, 117-120;
Blondin, career on, 123-129;
performances of cranks on, 129-152 (see Farini, Dixon, Webb, Graham, etc.),
Maid of the Mist sails lower, 144-146;
controlled by Iroquois, 153-156;
Neuter Nation inhabit banks of, 156-157;
French occupation of, 158-213;
Cartier hears of, 165 ;
described by Galinee, 166-167;
Hennepin describes, 167 seq.;
reached by La Salle, 173-186;
the Griffon built on, 181 seq.;
first fort built on, 189 ;
sufferings of first French troops on, 191-194;
name of, discussed by Marshall, 194-195;
Joncaire on, 197-198;
in Old French War, 200 seq.;
French lose, 209-212;
in Revolutionary War, 217-226;
fixed as international boundary line, 223-226;
Loyalists settle upon, 227 seq.;
in the War of 1812, 263 seq.
Nissen, Peter, exploits at Niagara,
149
-
151
Noah, Maj. N. N., "New Jerusalem,"
9
O
Official opening of New York Reservation,
85
-
95
Ohio River, The
, see Hulbert
"Old Indian Ladder,"
46
Old Stone Chimney mentioned,
15
Olmsted, F. A., on Goat Island flora,
16
-
18
;
mentioned, 77-78, 119
Ontario Power Co.,
104
,
108
,
112
,
117
Ottawa River, in Ice Age,
63
P
Papineau in Patriot War,
290
Parkman's works quoted,
171
,
seq.
Patch, Sam, jumps at Niagara,
133
Patriot War, Bourinot on the,
288
-
291
Peere, Stephen, tight-rope artist,
131
Percy, C. A., goes through rapids,
146
-
149
Perry, Lieut. O. H., captures Fort George,
274
-
276
Pike at the capture of York,
302
seq.
Pittsburg Reduction and Mining Co.,
118
Platt, John J., mentioned,
80
Portage, old Niagara,
15
,
18
Porter's Bluff,
33
Porter, Judge,
37
,
38
,
96
Porter, Hon. Peter A.,
Guide Book
,
11
;
Old Fort Niagara, 11 , 197 , 200 , 207-209, 213 ;
Goat Island, 11 , 19 ;
on proposed attack on Fort Niagara in 1755, 207-209;
on commercial importance of Fort Niagara, 213-214
Potts, William, Niagara crank,
139
Pouchot, Gen., surrenders Fort Niagara,
209
-
213
Poughkeepsie Eagle
quoted,
80
Power development at Niagara,
99
-
122
Prideaux, Gen. John, captures Fort Niagara,
209
seq.
Prospect Point,
20
,
21
Q
"Quebec Act," effect of,
217
-
218
Queen Victoria Park,
44
,
108
Queen's Royal Hotel,
51
Queenston,
50
Queenston Heights,
48
;
battle on, 263 seq.
R
Rapids of Niagara,
11
-
15
,
22
,
45
,
46
,
49
-
50
;
Hunter's painting of, 11 , 14
Read, D. B.,
The Life and Times of General Brock
, cited,
232
Red Jacket, anecdote of,
22
Reed, Andrew, suggests reclamation of Niagara,
77
Remington, C. K., on the building-site of the
Griffon
,
183
Road to Frontenac, The
, mentioned,
162
Robb, J. H., on first Niagara Commission,
80
Robinson, Joel, sails the
Maid of the Mist
through lower rapids,
144
-
146
Rogers, Sherman S., on first Niagara Commission,
80
S
St. Davids, Ont., in the history of geologic Niagara,
63
St. Lawrence drainage,
3
St. Lawrence River, George Waldo Browne on,
4
Schlosser, Capt.,
15
,
213
;
see Fort Schlosser
Scott, Gen. Winfield, in War of 1812,
267
seq.
Scribner's Monthly
quoted,
25
Senecas dominate Niagara frontier,
5
Severance, F. H.,
Old Trails of the Niagara Frontier
,
6
,
219
-
222
Sheaffe, Gen., mentioned,
268
seq.
Ship Island,
30
"Shipyard of the
Griffon
," the, see Remington
Shirley, Gov., plans Niagara attack,
207
"Shoreless Sea," the,
45
Silliman, Prof., Basil Hall writes,
34
-
35
Simcoe, Gov., John Graves, mentioned,
229
,
294
seq.
Smyth, Gen., in War of 1812,
271
seq.
Spelterini, Signorina, tight-rope artist,
130
Spencer, J. W., estimates Niagara's age,
66
Spouting Rock,
41
Steadman Bluff,
30
Steadman, John, first owner of Goat Island,
18
Steel arch bridge, built by Roebling,
46
Story of Canada, The
, by Bourinot, quoted,
288
-
291
Sullivan's campaign of 1779,
223
T
Table Rock,
38
,
45
Taft, Sec'y William H., on the "destruction of Niagara,"
117
-
120
Talbot, E. A., description of early Toronto,
308
Taylor, Mrs. A. E., barrel-fiend,
141
-
143
Tempest Point,
104
Terrapin Rocks,
33
,
37
-
38
Terrapin Tower,
33
,
37
Tesla, Nikola, on Niagara electrical power,
120
Thayer, Eugene, on the music of Niagara,
25
-
26
Thompson, Sir William, prophesies era of electricity,
77
Three Sister Island,
40
Tonawanda, N. Y., mentioned,
10
Toronto, Ont.,
51
;
history of, 292-313
Toronto and Niagara Power Co.,
104
,
105
,
112
,
121
Tupper, Ferdinand Brock,
The Life and Correspondence of Major-General
Sir Isaac Brock, K. B., cited, 232
Tyndall, Prof., on Terrapin Rocks,
33
U
United Empire Loyalists,
228
Upper Canada, and Lower, divided,
295
V
Van Rensselaer, Mrs. Schuyler, on Niagara, quoted,
24
,
27
,
42
-
44
Van Rensselaer, Col. Solomon,
264
-
266
Van Rensselaer, Gen. Stephen,
263
Victoria Falls compared with Niagara Falls,
13
W
Wagenfuhrer, Martha E., barrel-crank at Niagara,
140
War of 1812,
263
-
291
Webb, Capt. Matthew, drowned at Niagara,
134
-
135
Welch, Thomas V., labours to enfranchise Niagara,
79
;
How Niagara was Made Free, cited, 79-82;
mentioned, 81 , 89
Whirlpool, the,
47
,
50
Whitney, Gen. P.,
40
Willard, Maud, Niagara crank, killed,
140
Woodward, Prof., surveys Niagara Falls,
65
Wool, Capt., hero of Queenston Heights,
265
seq.
Wright, Dr. Geo. Frederick, makes new estimate of Niagara's age,
66
-
70
Y
York, Ont., Americans capture,
300
-
306
York Harbour, early description,
296
-
297
Youngstown, N. Y.,
50
;
skirmish at, 211
FOOTNOTES:
Transcriber's Notes:
original hyphenation, spelling and grammar have been preserved as in the original
various "Denonville" changed to "De Nonville" [Ed. for consistency]
Page xii, "Fort Missisagga" changed to "Fort Mississauga"
Page 2, "Lake Superior. 381 miles" changed to "Lake Superior, 381 miles"
Page 3, "length. the Niagara" changed to "length, the Niagara"
Page 50, "Fort Mississagua" changed to "Fort Mississauga"
Page 82, "Albany, N Y" changed to "Albany, N. Y."
Page 88, "with the nortnerly" changed to "with the northerly"
Page 95, "made to day." changed to "made to-day."
Pages 124,126,127 "tight rope" changed to "tight-rope" [Ed. for consistency]
Page 169, "Raddison" changed to "Radisson"
Page 179, "Belief to the fame." changed to "Belief to the same."
Page 187, "Writings, 123-186." changed to "Writings, pp. 123-186."
Page 210, "Mississaga" changed to "Mississauga"
Page 262, "this Monuument" changed to "this Monument"
Page 268, 269, "Scheaffe" changed to "Sheaffe"
Page 278 plate, "Fort Missisagua" changed to "Fort Mississauga"
Page 281, "Mississaga" changed to "Mississauga"
Page 317, "Magazine Royale" changed to "Magazine Royale,"
Page 317, "MagazineRoyale," changed to "Magazine Royale,"
Page 317, "see Niagara-on-the Lake" changed to "see Niagara-on-the-Lake"