Excerpt from Historical Facts and Thrilling Incidents of the Niagara Frontier The Falls of Niagara are among the most wonderful works of nature, and since their first discovery by Father Hennepin in 1678, rich and poor, high and low, kings and plebians, have done homage to this wonder of wonders. All nations of the world have furnished their quota of tourists to this center of attraction. Consequently many stirring events have taken place in this vicinity, which prove the old adage that Truth is stranger than fiction. The Niagara Frontier is rich in historical facts. Many battles having been fought near the boundary line in the early days. The writer, who has lived within the roar of the mighty Cataract for more than half a century, is well acquainted with some of the incidents herein narrated. And the facts contained in this book have been secured from the most authentic sources. The book will be found very valuable to all interested in our Frontier History, and will supply a want long felt by the traveling public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.