Trenton Falls Author:Nathaniel Parker Willis Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: v TO THE SECOND EDITION' EN years ago, when the former edition of this work was published,.the attractions at Trenton were chiefly the formation of limesto... more »ne, the cascades, and the primeval forests, which, in tfceir., combinations, excelled in natural interest and picturesque beauty, any thing of the kind in America, and perhaps in the world. The naturalist, the artist, or those who sought salubrious air with domestic comfort and quiet, turned aside at Utica from the confused throng and din of the great thoroughfare; and taking a private conveyance, or the public stage-coach, neither of which were free from annoyances, found themselves, after two or three hours' ride, at Trenton Falls. The growing interests of this section of country have brought about greater facilities for the traveller. Instead of the old mode, the visitor to Trenton Falls takes at Utica the cars on the Utica and Black River Eailroad, and in forty minutes is within a mile of the hotel, to which comfortable coaches are ready to carry him. He returns to Utica by the same easy means. Among the comforts of this short transit, is the system of checking baggage; the owner, on arriving at the hotel, gives the check to the porter, with the number of his room, and he lias no further trouble. On leaving the hotel the baggage is checked, the check given to its owner, who retains it till it is rechecked at Utica for other destination. The hotel is opened for visitors from the 1st of June till the 15th of September. But in order to accommodate those who desire to see the Falls at other seasons, another hotel has been established, which is conducted by Mr. Joy, who has charge of the transportation of passengers to and from the railroad station, and who has also every convenience and facility to enable visitors to...« less