A BOLD VENTURE
OTTAWA, September 20. ' Captain Klaus Larsen. in a motor boat, went from the foot of the Niagara cataract through the whirlpool and rapids, a distance of four and a-half miles, to Lewiston. Except the Maid of the Mist, which did likewise in 1864, Captain Larsen's craft alone has accomplished the feat. The authorities threatened to prohibit the venture on the ground of attempted suicide.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19100928.2.97
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 2950, 28 September 1910, Page 25
Word Count
67A BOLD VENTURE Otago Witness, Issue 2950, 28 September 1910, Page 25
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Witness. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in