CHAPTER XII.

A fisherman and a bear in a canoe--Frightful experience with floating ice--Early farming on the Niagara--Fruit-growing--The original forest--Testimony of the trees--The first hotel--General Whitney-- Cataract House--Distinguished visitors--Carriage road down the Canadian bank--Ontario House--Clifton House--The Museum--Table and Termination Rocks--Burning Spring--Lundy's Lane--Battle Anecdotes 96