Index

, see Tupper

Life and Times of General Brock

, see Read

Luna Island,

Lundy's Lane,

;

battle of, 282

Lyell, Sir Charles, estimates Niagara's age,

M

Mackenzie, William Lyon, Bourinot describes,

"Magazine Royale," Joncaire builds,

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Mahany, R. B., in

Historic Towns of the Middle States

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Maid of the Mist

,

;

voyage through lower rapids, 144-146

Manchester, see Niagara Falls, N. Y.

Mars, Tesla's project to signal,

Marshall, O. H., mentioned,

,

,

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Matheson, James, advocates reclamation of Niagara,

Michigan

, brig, sent over the Falls,

Milet, Father, at Fort Niagara,

Mohawk River in the Ice Age,

Montresor, Capt., blockhouse,

Morgan, William, mentioned,

N

Nation, The

, on the "desecration of Niagara,"

Neuter Nation first inhabit Niagara frontier,

seq.

Newark, see Niagara-on-the-Lake

"New Jerusalem," Major Noah's,

New York State Reservation, history of,

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New York Times

, on opening of New York Reservation,

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Niagara Book, The

, cited,

Niagara Falls, N. Y., described,

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Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Co.,

,

,

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,

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Niagara Falls Power Co.,

,

,

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,

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Niagara, Lockport, and Ontario Power Co.,

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Niagara-on-the-Lake,

,

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Niagara Reservation Act,

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,

Niagara River, historic importance,

;

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,

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Noah, Maj. N. N., "New Jerusalem,"

O

Official opening of New York Reservation,

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Ohio River, The

, see Hulbert

"Old Indian Ladder,"

Old Stone Chimney mentioned,

Olmsted, F. A., on Goat Island flora,

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;

mentioned, 77-78, 119

Ontario Power Co.,

,

,

,

Ottawa River, in Ice Age,

P

Papineau in Patriot War,

Parkman's works quoted,

,

seq.

Patch, Sam, jumps at Niagara,

Patriot War, Bourinot on the,

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