Journey to Niagara Falls and Visit with the Tuscaroras near Lake Ontario, June 28 - June 30, 1834
Departure from Buffalo – Tonawanda with Tonawanda Creek – Grand Island in the Niagara River – Cayuga Creek – Niagara village – Skirmish near Chippawa – Swiss character of the area – Hooker, tourist guide – Viewing the falls – The rapid – Right, or American, Falls – Goat Island – Left, or British (also called Horseshoe) Falls – Extent of the view – The ferry – Museum – Table Rock on the Canadian bank – Sketch of the falls – Journey to the Tuscarora Indians – Retrospective view of the falls – Defeat of the British at Devil’s Hole – View of Lake Ontario and the extended forests opposite – Church service of the Indians – Their clergyman – A few words about these Indians – Sciurus niger – Stop on Goat Island; plants and animals of this island – The islands near the falls.