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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
On Annual Excursions
Quaint Quebec - - - .
Interesting Environs of Quebec
Fall i of Montmorenci — The Saguenay, etc.
Montreal
Shooting Lachine Rapids
To and from Ottawa
The White Mountains -
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The Northern Lakes
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West from Chicago
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Up, up ! my friend, and quit your books,
Or surely you'll grow double ;
Vp, up ! my friend, and clear your looks,
Why all this toil and trouble ?
— Wordsworth.
fADED and sick of the weary mill-round,
spent with the enervating heat of the
busy city or town, nervous and fretful with_
intermittent fits of the "blues," thousands
of overworked men every year querulously
ask, " What is the best cure for out-of sort-
ishness?" or, "Where is the best place to
get braced up? " To the first question some
chronic dyspeptic w\l\ probably recommend
his nostrum, which would be of about as
much use as a paper umbrella would be as
a proffection from rain. Not but it is indis-
putable that his ailment may be at the
"bottom of most every-day complaints, no
matter what the season. And no wonder
when the barometer and the thermometer
are dancing horn-pipes on the hallway
■all day long, and the weather changes
with every swing of the' pendulum ! But
there is a much surer and pleasanter remedy
than the nostrum — change of scene and air.
The latter is not difficult of attainment, but
it loses half its effect if not combined with
the former. Monotony breeds melancholy.
Familiarity with places destroys the charm of
freshness and variety, that is so essential to
the thorough anjoyment of a holiday. The
man who would extract the sani( amount oL
pleasure and '-"jnefit from an "annual out-
ing," as he used to, must seek fresh fields
and pastures new wherein to pass it. As
old Pindar says: —
Lo I novelty's a barber's strap or hone
That keenness to the razor-passions gives,
Use weareth out this barber's strap or stone.
Thus, 'tis by novelty enjoymtnt lives.
Those, then, who would enjoy a holiday
with the old vim, and would benefit from it
to an appreciable extent, must seek it out of
the beaten track. Now, what are the attrac-
tions offered by the Grand Trunk ? Com-
mencing at Quebec, standmg on the deck of
one of the many ocean or river boats, we see
to the left, stretching into the distance, the
richly wooded heights, the town of Point
Levis, the Grand Trunk terminus, nestling
at their feet. On the right is the Quaint old
town of Quebec, spread, ..as it were, over
the hill. Between rolls the river, busy with
strange-looking craft. And to the north lies
the right bank of the river, also in all the
smiling luxuriance of a fruitful soil.
Quaint (Sluebec.
It is not easy to realize in Quebec that
one is in a British stronghold. The town
looks French, one hears French spoken on
every side, and the Lower Town often
smells French. But it is for all that de-
lightful. It is a seventeenth century town
•—just that and nothing more— and is beau-
tiful in its antiquity. That too energetic
firm, "Goth, Ostrogoth, Vandal & Co.,"
have not "improved away" the curious
buildings erected on thoroughfares occupy-
ing the identical paths used by the Indians
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when they knew the place as Stadacona.
Quebec, quaint, picturesque and drowsy,
the theatre of numerous romantic and mo-
mentous historical dramas, with her crene-
lated fort, loop-holed for grim-looking old
guns, fat with pyramids of shot and shell,
what a world-wide notoriety is hers ! And
how uncommonly cheek-by-jowl are the use-
ful and the interesting features of Cartier's
city ; for below are the crowded marts of
commerce,
vast beaches,
and within a
ew feet a fleet
of "Great
Easterns "
might float in
safety.
Quebec,
really found-
ed in 1608 by
Champlain, is
to-day divid-
ed into the
U pper and
LowerTowns,
which form a
triangle, of
which the
Plains of Ab-
raham are the
base and the
riversSt. Law-
rence and St.
Charles the
sides. Fitly
called "the
key of the St.
Lawrence," it
is situated on
an irregular ' WOLFE'S
plateau. The old, or Lower Town, which
lies wholly without the walls, has narrow,
dirty, steep streets. The ascent from the
Lower to the Upper Town, which crosses
the line of the fortifications, is by a winding
street and flights of steps. The streets in
the latter, though narrow, are clean and
tolerably well kept. The Upper Town is
strongly fortified, and includes the citadel
of Cape Diamond, which, with the fortifica-
tions, cover over forty acres and are about
three miles round. In addition to these de-
fences, the approach to Quebec from the
Plains of Abraham is protected by four
Martello towers. Looking up to the brave
old flag floating proudly over all, what
memories of stubborn fights and the change-
able fortunes of war are recalled ! How one
is carried back to the stirring times of 1629,
1632, 1759, when the stronghold was changed
.ba£k and forth from power to power, until
•'.' : in 1763 the
white flag
finally gave
way to the
Union Jack —
to that au-
tumn night in
1759 when the
gallant Wolfe,
on the eve of
his romantic
death and
victory, and
impressed
with the so-
lemnity o
t h e moment
not less than
the possi-
bilities of
the morrow,
spoke of
Gray's beau-
tiful elegy.
"I would
prefer," said
he, "being
the author of
that poem to
the glory of
MONUMENT. beating the
French to-morrow ; " and while the cautious
dip of the oars into the rippling current alone
broke the stillness of the night, he repeated "!
The boast of heraldry, the pomp ot power,
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave.
Await alike the inevitable hour ;
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
A large part of the city within the walls is
taken up with the buildings and grounds of
the great religious corporations. Over the
remaining irregular surface not covered with
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fortifications are crowded the quaint mediae-
val streets and dwellings, built generally of
stone, two or three stories high, and roofed,
like the public buildings, with shining tin.
The five original gates in the city wall were
removed some years ago, but new ones of a
more ornamftital character have taken their
place. Kent Gatei named in honour of the
Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, is
situated in St. Patrick Street. St. Louis
Gate and St. John's Gate are both in St.
John's Street. The old market Square, in the
centre of the Upper Town, is surrounded by
more or less striking buildings. On the east
is the Basilica (formerly the Cathedral), a
stone building capable of seating four thou-
sand persons. The interior is richly deco-
rated, and contains several original paintings
of great value by Vandyke, Caracci, Halle
and others. Here are the remains of
Champlain, the founder and first governor
of the city. Adjoining the Basilica, on the
north, are the Laval Seminary and Uni-
versity, the latter being especially worthy of
attention. The museum of zoology contains
one thousand different birds and seven
thousand insects ; the library includes over
eighty thousand volumes; and the picture
gallery is the oldest in Canada. Lying to
the north of the market square is the Ursuline
Convent, founded in 1639, in the parlour of
which are some fine paintings by Vandyke,
Champagne and others. The remains of
Montcalm are buried here in an excavation
made by the bursting of a shell within the
precincts of the convent. The Hotel Dieu,
near the Ramparts, was founded in 1639
by the Duchess D'Aiguillon, and the half-
hundred sisters minister gratuitously to some
ten thousand patients annually. The Post-
office, the Parliament, and Departmental
Buildings, and the new Court House, will
command a passmg glance. A picturesque
stairway— Champlain Steps, or C6t6 de la
Montague— running off Mountain Hill Street,
leads to the venerable church of Notre Dame
des Victoires, erected in 1690 on the site of
Champlain's residence. In fact, the whole
city is brimful of quaint otd and bright new
buildings, ihc former rich with historical
associations, the latter bearing testimony to
the spirit of advancement which has of late
years partially taken possession of the muni-
cipality. The Custom House, occupying the
very apex of the point upon which Quebec
is built, and the ship-building yards on the
St. Charles river are also " show places " of
which the inhabitants are very proud.
INTERESTING ENVIRONS.
The loquacious Jehu who drives the trav-
eller to the Plains of Abraham will put his
"fare" down alongside a little monument
erected on the spot where Wolfe expired,
near to the well from which water was pro-
cured to moisten hi.s parched lips. The in-
scription on the monument is eloquent in
its brevity : '• Here died Wolfe victorious."
Driving on from this classic spot through
the leafy shade of Spencer Wood, on return-
ing to the city the historic heights where
General Murray won one and lost another
battle of the plains in 1760 may be seen, as
may the bronze statue presented by Prince
Napoleon Bonaparte in 1855 to commemo-
rate the fierce struggles. The antitjuated
one-storey house where Montmorency was
laid out, near the hotel, the Ursuline Con-
vent—founded in 1641, and containing some
splendid paintings— will repay a visit. In-
deed, the city which Richelieu fondly hoped
would one day become the capital of a
Northern Mexico, teems with interesting
associations, and to the imaginative is a
veritable poem in masonry. The strange
tortuous streets, the dark culs de sac, the
weird-looking older houses, seem to be
silently eloquent of a memorable past. If,
after feasting the historic soul, one sits in a
contemplative mood, in the cool of the even-
ing, on Dufferin Terrace, inhaling the re-
freshing breezes of the St. Lawrence there
again he sits on classic ground, for that
charming promenade stands on the but-
tresses and platform formerly occupied by
the Chateau of St. Louis, built by Cham-
plain in 1620— a building which did duty as.
fortress, prison and Governor's palace until
it was destroyed by fire in 1834. The ter-
race commands a scene of surpassing beauty.
Looking over the low-lying town, on one
side are the fortified biuifs of Point Levia,
and on the other the St. Charles river winds
away up its peaceful valley. The white
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houses of Beauporf treleh off to the vicinity
of Montm</r*nci I ,, wl^l- symti are the
farms of L'Ang* rdie, VtweU of ill
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the nve, >«-<4 \t^ ,,.^. of -lean, is ia mid-
stream beu,^ In the disia.K gft |he bold
peaks of ^(le Laurentian riinge. At fhe
upp«* ttnei of the terrace ther^ is a plain
•fflnfi strtictufe ailed the Old Chateau buiU
in i7«(, l,j)f *<.^ British Governors.
In th^ r^kivwnor's garden is an obelisk to
the united w'JKMir/V -.f Wolfe and Mont-
calm, an^ at the foo, a the citadel stands a
tower, over which floats jhe British flag on
the spot where Montgomery and his soldiers
fell, swept by the grape-shot of a single gun
manned by a Canadian artillerist. The
grave of Montcalm, in the Ursuline Con-
vent, is said to have been made by the
bursting of a shell during Wolfe's bom-
bardment.
FALLS OF MONTMORENCI.
If time and circumstances serve, the trav-
eller should, before going t Montreal, pay
a visit to the Falls of Montmorenci. They
are about eight miles from Quebec, by a
road which crosses the St. Charles River.
3T>e Falls are beautifully situated, and con-
li of a .solid and compact mass of water,
v:> feet high and 50 feet wide, which plunges.
" 'thout a break, over a precipice into clouds
01 mist, and then flows into the St. Law-
rence. Close by is the little room (in Haldi-
mand House) occupied by Her Majesty's
father in 1791.
THE SAGtJKNAV,
the largest tributary of the great St. Law-
rence, and unquestionably one of the most
remarkable rivers of the continent. It is
142 miles down the St! Lawrence, and is the
prmcipal outlet 0' Lake St. John, which is
Its head water. Within the last few years
this river has become a very popular resort
thousands of Canadians and Americans have
wended their way to the now famous river
Elegantly appointed steamers malje the run
at frequent iniervals. In the run down, the
Island of Orleans is passed, and seventy
miles below Quebec are the celebrated trails
of Ste. Anne. Five m;it helow this again is
Grosse Isle, beautiful , bt -hy-. 5,d memories
as the last resting place of some 6,oon Irish
emigrants. Ninety miles down stream is
Murray Bay. a favourite watering-place of
the f^wer St. Lawrence, picturescjuely situ-
*l«darfi»d frowning hills and wild scenery
Riviere du I^up passed, a couple of hours
conveys the expectant traveller to Tadousac,
at the mouth of the Saguenay. From this
point the joujnev is through scenery of mag-
nificent grandeur The original name of the
Saguerw'v was"Chicoutime" (deep water),
but its p' -»nt name is a corruption of " St.
Jean Nez. Even were it desirable to give
a description of this wild and romantic spot
it would be impossible. Words are not
equal to the task. The water of the river,
though crystal in -its clearness, appears, in
many places, black as midnight, from the
height of the awful cliffs which rise sheer to
r.ooo, and even 2,000 feet above the water.
Cape Eternity, at the entrance to Trinity
Bay, springs 2,000 feet upwards, and the
river at its feet is more than 600 fathomsdeep.
Here, as at Niagara, one feels the insignifi.
cance of man in gazing at the Almighty's
handiwork. "Ha-ha Bay," the "Great
Spirit Rapide." the Tableau (a column 600
feet by 300 feet, with sides as smooth as if
they were carved). Trinity Rock and Cape
Eternity, are only some of the many wonders
of this wonderful river, in which it would
almost apne.'- that the great Architect had
sought to show his power by surrounding a
river at one moment lashed into fury by
mad rapids, the next silent as the grave,
passing between rock-bound banks of ter-
rific grandeur, by scenes of placid sylvan
beauty and rich magnificence.
iliontccal.
Just before entering Montreal the train
dashes through the Victoria bridge of the
Grand Trunk Railway, a tubular structure
of magnificent proportions which sp.- « (he
St. Lawrence, and gives uninterrupted cci.r
munication 10 the western traffic w^ li ;;)r.i
of the United States. Including tL„ a......
ments, the bridge is 9.084 feet in length.
The tubes rest en twenty-four piers, the
main tubes beinir sivtv f<u>« aKn..« ^i
mer level of the river.
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metropolis of Canada, and one of the hand-
somest cities in America, is situ&ted upon the
south shore of an island formed at the point
where the river Ottawa debouches into the
St. Lawrence. The latter river is about a
mile and a-half wide opposite the city, and
the whole frontage is lined with massive
conducted by Chief Don nac&na to the moun-
tain top, and impressed with the sylvan
beauty of the scene, he named the spot
"Mont Royal." Visions of Champlain's
attempt to find the Indian village, mean-
while swept away by a hostile tribe, and the
various mutations up to the date of Montreal
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walls, quays and terraces of gray lime-stone.
Looking around at magnificent public build-
ings, at the noble thoroughfares, at the pala-
tial residences nestling at the foot of the
mountain and in other picturesque environs,
one's memory instinctively reverts to 1535,
when f acques Cartier firsf uJcUo^ ti,„ I
site of Montreal, then the Indian village of
Hochelaga, upon which occasion it was that.
becoming permanently British, crowd upon
us and add to the interest of the scene.
Having selected an hotel— an easy matter.
Montreal being well supplied in this respect
—the visitor would do well to drive over the
city and through Mont Royal Park, which
is, m the language of Lord Dufferin, "the
finest park Jn the world." The mountain is
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sures, and affords fine views in all directions.
From the summit, what a panorama meets
our view ! There stretches away the dreamy
length of the St. Lawrence, islanded as far
as the eye can reach. The Catskills are in
the distance, aijd the tips of the Green
Mountains, Nearer are the humps of Mon-
tarville and Beloeil, while to the north may
be seen rising the blue hills of the Lauren-
tides. The city lies at the foot, humming
with busy industry. Near by, hewn out of
• the etornal rock are the immense reservoirs
from which Montreal draws her daily 40-
cx)o,ooo gallons of water.
It will be at once seen that Montreal, like
Quebec, is in portions intensely French.
Some few of the older streets -narrow and
crooked— are still lined by primitive build-
ings that strongly remind one of the quaint
old towns of Rouen, Caen and others in
Normandy. About three-fourths of the
population of the city are Catholics, of
French extraction, who retain both the lan-
guage and customs of their Mother Country.
The numerous places of worship attended
by these and other cTenommations, have
earned for Montreal the name "City of
Churches." Many of these places of wor-
ship will well repay a visit. The new church
of the Jesuits, Notre Dame, Christ Church
Cathedral (said to be the best representative
of English Gothic architecture in America),
the Church of the Gezu, a veritable art gal-
lery, and the Cathedral of St. Peter (in course
of erection) are prominent amongst these.
Notre Dame, particularly, is claimed to be
the largest in North America, and is capa-
ble of holding over ten thousand people.
The interior has just undergone a gorgeous
process of painting in the Byzantine style.
Every inch of the edifice has been hand-
painted in countless designs at immense cost.
In one of the two towers by which this
handsome fane is flanked, is a monster bell,
which goes by the name of "Gros Bour^
don," and weighs nearly 30,000 pounds.
From the battlement a most wonderful pros-,
pectjsobtained-the broad rolling waters of
thf^ P.t, Lawreiitc, lying aimosi at the foot ot
the spectator, covered with shipping ; to the
right, Victoria Bridge, Nun's fsland, La-
prairie, the boiling rapids of Lachine, the
blue hills of Vermont in the far-off distance ;
to the left the'beautiful Island of St. Helen s,
towns of St. Lambert %rid Longueuil, and
the river studded with islands until its
silver course is lost at the village of Ver-
cheres.
From St. Helen's Island, the " Coney
Island " of Montreal, reached by ferry-boat,
the view of the city is not to be surpassed.
With Mount Royal for a background,
covered with tasteful villas, the city spread-
ing far as the eye can reach, interspersed
at frequent intervals with tall spires, the
effect is majestic. Returning, St. James
and Notre Dame streets will be found the
best business thoroughfares, and on them,
palatial houses which considerably aston-
ished the Americans who visited the Ice
Carnival. Victoria Square is one of the
"lungs" of the city. It is a handsome
open space, centred with fountains, which in
turn are surrounded by tastefully-arranged
gardens. In it is a statue of Queen Victoria,
Sboottng Xacbfne 1Rapi&8.
The sensation which tingles through every
nerve as one stands on a steamer pitching
down an inclined plane of water at the rate
of twpnty miles an hour, is such a one as
would have given a " distinct pulsation " to
Charles Matthews' 'Wai/ hero in "Used
Up." This is how the experience has been
described :
"Suddenly a scene of wild confusion
bursts upon the eye ; waves are lashed into
spray and into breakers of a thousand forms
by the submerged rocks which they are
dashed against in the headlong impetuosity
of the river. Whirlpools, a storm-lashed
sea, mingle their sublimity in a single rapid.
Now passing with lightning speed within a
few yardF of rocks which, did the vessel
but touch them, would reduce her to an
utter wreck before the crash could sound
upon the ear. Did she jeven diverge in the
least from her course— if her head were not
kept straight with the course of the rapid-
she would instantly be submerged"^ and
rolled over and over. Ere we can take a
glance at the scene, the boat descends the
wall of waves and foam like a bird, and a
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second afterwards you are floating on the
calm unruffled bosom of the river below."
But though this trip is full of pleasant
excitement, it is practically attended with no
danger. An experienced Indian pilot who
knows each rock and almost every wave,
has guided the steamers which make the
"shoot " for years, and no accident of any
consequence has ever happened, nor has a
smgle life been lost in this beautiful but
dangerous spot.
And we have passed the terrible Lachine
Have felt a fearless tremor through the soul
As the huge waves upreared their crests of green
Holdmg our feathery bark in their control
As a strong eagle holds an oriole.
The village of Lachine is nine miles from
Montreal, and may be reached by taking
a tram at about seven a.m.. which connects
with the steamer returning through the
rapids. La Chine derived its name from
the first settlers, who, when they reached
this point, thought they had discovered the
passage which would lead them to China.
Uo anb from ©ttawa.
It will probably be found the better plan
to make a detour to Ottawa from Montreal
returning to the latter city before going west
The capital of the Dominion of Canada-
it was originally called Bytown-though
charmingly situated, and a point of interest
not to be overlooked by the tourist, is not
by any means one of the leading commer-
cial cities, nor is it the most convenient seat
of government. But it was found so unde-
sirable to conduct the affairs of the colony in
Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, in rotation,
and so much jealousy was stirred up by the
proposal to permanently locate the parlia-
ment in either of these cities, that Ottawa
was selected as a compromise, much as
VVashington was selected as the capital of
the United States. The beautiful govern-
ment buildings consequently erected at Ot-
tawa do credit both to the architect who
designed them and to the public spirit which
rendered them possible. Their position is
unique ; they occupy three sides of a square
on a bluff of ground called Barrack Hill,'
"verlooking ihc river. The two legislative
halls— the Senate and the House of Com-
mons_areof the same size as the English
Lords and Commons Houses, and are con-
structed on the .same models Parliament
buildings, which are built in the Italian
Gothic style, at a cost of »3.ooo,ooo, are sur-
rounded by very handsome grounds. Visi-
tors to Ottawa are shown the scene of Hon
D'Arcy McGees assassination near the
legislative buildings. Also in close proxim-
ity IS the Rideau Canal -connecting the
Ottawa River with the St. Lawrence- ex-
cavated at the base of a ravine 150 feet
below the roadway.
Rideau Hall, the residence of the Governor-
General, is not b>- any means imposing, nor
does It seem commensurate with the dignity
of Her Majesty's representative. During
the sitting of Parliament, however, it if the
scene of much gaiety.
The Chaudiere Falls, a nice drive from
Ottawa, are considered by many to rank
next in importance, beauty and grandeur to
Niagara. Certainly no person ought to leave
the city before paying them a visit. The
width of the greater fall is two huqdred feet
Its depth forty-the boiling, seething, foam-
ing character of the water giving name to
the place. On the northern side is Little
Chaudiere, and here the waters, after their
leap, seems to go into some subterranean
passage, by which they are carried off until
they appear again at a place called "The
Kettles," half a mile lower down.
Ubc mbitc ObommtiB,
This range of hills is one of the great
summer resorts of A.nericans, and is year
by year becoming a greater attraction to
Canadian travellers. Situated in New
Hampshire, twenty years ago they were
accessible only by long and tedious stage
journeys ; now the Grand Trunk Railway
penetrates their very centre, and brings
them within a few hours of Montreal. The
consequence is that many beautiful and
attractive places, formerly known only to
the hunter and the fisherman or the hardy
explorer, are now within reach of the trav-
eller, who can visit them in comfort and
at small cost. The scenprv fm^i o„.j mn—
the two hundred peaks which form this
celebrated group will compare favourably
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with that of the Swiss Alps. The climate
of Mount Washington, the highest point
corresponds with] that of Greenland ; the
summit isthusshown to be in the arctic zone
and the animal and vegetable life correspond
with that of Labrador. Isaac Hill says that
Mount Washington had been thousands of
years in existence! before the internal fires
upheaved the Alps. JThanks
to the triumph of engineer-
ing skill, the Mount Wash-
ington Railway, ascent is a
matter of ease. Once at the
top, and what a magnificent
spectacle is unfolded to the
enraptured view ! "A hori-
zon nearly 600 miles bounds
the prospect, and the moun-
tain peaks stand on every
side as sei .inels." The
evening prospect is partic-
ularly striking. The great
pyramidal shadow of the
Summit travels along the
eastern landscape, gradual-
ly darkening green fields,
pleasant lakes, winding riv-
ers, and the snug hamlets
that line their shores till,
reaching the horizon, the
apex actually seems to lift
itself into the haze. The
western mountains are
glowing with a goltjen glory,
and as ths shadows deepen,
the mists begin to collect on
the surface of every lake,
and pond, and brook, till it
seems as though each little
sheet of water was blanketed
and tucked in beneath its
own coverlet of cloud, toispend the night in
undisturbed repose. On a bright, clear day
the tourist can see Mount Carmel, between
New Hampshire and Maine, the Quebec
Mountains, and the Atlantic Ocean.
That only hear the torrent, and the wind
And the eagWs .shriek. • » * The scene
Is lovely round ; a beautiful river there
Wander.s amid the fresh and fertile piead.s,
rho Paradise lie made unto Himself,
Mining the soil for ages. On each side
The fields swell upward to the hills ; beyond
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Upon the green 41UI rolling forest tops,
And down the secrets of the glens,
ArKi-,trc-:.m.sthat,-.vitiaheirl,ordvnngthickets.strive
r., hide their windings. Thou shalt gaze, at once.
Here on white villages, at,J tilth, and herds
And swarmine roads ; and there on solitude's
This remarkable archipelago really in-
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most romantic manner, the River St. Law-
rence, beginning near Kingston, the outlet
of Lake Ontario, and extending some forty
miles down the river to Brock ville. They
present to the view of the passing traveller
everything conceiveable in the* way of an
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an island covering many acres, some heavily
wooded, some covered only with grass, some
cultivated as farms, some containing only a
beautiful summer residence with its sur-
rounding pleasure grounds, and others fitted
up with rustic seats and tables for pleasure
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In order to enjoy this unique excursion it
will be necessary to break the westward
journey from Montreal at Kingston, a
strongly fortified city, a military dep6t, and
originally settled by Governor de Courcelles
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here, which stronghold was long a bone of
contention between the French and the
Indians, until its destruction by Colonel
Bradstreet, in 1758. King's Town fell into
the hands of the British in 1762.
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— when
_ Night's tapers are burnt out, .ind jocund day
Stands tiptoe on tile misty mountain's top.
—so as to make the ever-to-be-remembered
run through the •■ Thousand Islands," and
down to Montreal, for those going so far, by
daylight. At times the vessel passes' so
close to the islands that a pebble might be
cast on their shores. Again, looking ahead,
it sometimes appears as though further pro-
gress IS effectually barred, but the boat
winds about tortuous passages until a " clear
road " IS once more seen. Suddenly the
river seems to come to an abrupt termina-
tion; but, approaching the threateningshores,
a channel suddenly appears, and you are
whirled into a magnificent amphitheatre of
lake. This is, to all appearance, bounded
by an immense green bank. At your
approach the mass is moved as if in a
J<aleidoscope, and a hundred little isles
appear in its place. Such is the charming
scenery presented on this beautiful route.
These islands, too, have been the scene of
most exciting romance. From their great
number, and the labyrinth-like channels
amongst them, they afforded an admirable
retreat for the insurgents in the Canadian
insurrection of 1837 and for the American
sympathizers with them, who under the
questionable name of "patriots," sought
to overthrow the British Government in
Canada. Among these was one man who
from his daring and ability, became an
object of anxious pursuit to the Canadian
authorities.. Here he found a safe asylum,
through the devotedness and courage of his
daughter, whose skilful management of her
canoe was such that with hosts of pursuers
she still baffled their efforts at capture, while
she supplied him with provisions in the.se
solitary retreats, rowing him from one place
of concealment to another under the shadow
of night.
Brockville, which is the terminus of the
trip, is at the end of the " Lake of a Thou-
sand Islands." and is named after General
Brock, who fell at Queenston in 1 J12. It is
built on an elevation which rises from the
shore in a succession of graceful ridges, and
is considered one of the prettiest to\<^ns in
Canada. Once more boarding the cars of
the Grand Trunk Railway, and turning his
face westward, the tourist, after a compara-
tively short run through a lovely country—
for now he is well into " The Garden of
Canada," as Ontario is called— will find
himself in what is practically, and must
eventually become in reality and name, the
Capital of Canada, as it is of Ontario-
Toronto.
'*TLbc diueen Cits." ,
Toronto— Indian, " the harbour "—is situ-
ated on Lake Ontario, from which it is
separated by a sandy bar or natural break-
water, known as '■ Hanlan's Island," forming
a magnificent and well-sheltered bay. Says
a local scribe ; " Unlike Montreal and Que-
bec, the capital of English Canada owes
little, except the security of its harbour, and
the excellent sanitary results, from its graded
terrace of site, to nature. The glory of the
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:h is the charming
s beautiful route,
'e been the scene of
From their great
inth-like channels
rded an admirable
s in the Canadian
for the American
, who under the
' patriots," sought
h Government in
vas one man who
lility, became an
: to the Canadian
id a safe asylum,
nd courage of his
anagement of her
hosts of pursuers
s at capture, while
ovisions in these
m from one place
under the shadow
I terminus of the
Lake of a Thou-
led after General
an in 1J12. It is
h rises from the
ceful ridges, and
rettiest to\*ns in
ding the cars of
, and turning his
after a compara-
lovely country —
The Garden of
ailed— will find
ally, and must
' and name, the
is of Ontario—
rbour" — issitu-
im which it is
natural break-
sland," forming
red bay. Says
Ureal and Que-
Canada owes
s harbour, and
from its graded
he glory of the
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stately streets and countless spires belongs
to itself, and is not enhanced by anything in
its surroundings of lake, island, and hill."
Though Toronto does not pos.sess the mag-
nificent scenic beauty of Mount Royal and
■Quebec, it has a more southern latitude, and
has many local advantages which render it
a more desirable place of residence than
■either of the capitals of New France, or
than any other city in Canada. Its climate
IS remarkably pleasant and salubrious, owing
no doubt in a great measure to the equaliz-
ing influence of the great lake which bounds
it on the south.
In all probability the tourist will make a
more or less prolonged stay in Toronto. It
will be advisable to do so, this city being a
good centre from which to make a series of
■excursions, besides which it is possessed of
many internal attractions— not to say that
it offers every accommodation that could be
desired by the traveller. Keeping in mind
the fact that Toronto is really only fifty
years old, the visitor will be struck with
amazement at its extent and solidity. Noble
thoroughfares are everywhere lined with
magnificent public buildings, palatial whole-
sale houses, banks, chambers, hotels, exten-
sive stores, and all the evidences of wealth
and enterprise. In every direction the
streets are traversed by tramcars. whilst
overhead is a vast net work of telephone and
telegraph wires, and busy men push hither
and thither in a style peculiar to large
-commercial centres. Half-a-dozen railway
companies pour trading humanity and the
world's produce into the heart of the city,
the Grand Trunk ranking at their head. To
the numerous wharves come ships up to 2,000
tons burden, from other Canadian ports,
from America, and up the St. Lawrence from
the Old World. The hundred and seventy-
five thousand souls who form the population
keep themselves informed of the world's
<ioings by supportiiig over forty journals,
some of the more prominent of which are
worth to rank with those of most cities
double the size of Toronto. Whilst the ex-
ternal appearance of the city has all the sub-
stantiality of an English centre, its proxinfity !
to America has imbued the inhabitants with
a great deal of the push and enterprise of I
Brother Jonathan, and, as might be expected
in the seat of learning and thought in Canada
Its society is second to none in the Dominion'
Innumerable spires testify to the manner in
which the spiritual wants of Torontonians
are cared for, and the streets of the city are
as quiet and orderly on Sundays as those of
Londonitself-thesale of intoxicating drinks
being prohibited between the hours of 7 p.^i
on Saturday to 6 a,m. on Monday, though
of course, hotel guests can have anything
required.
Before inspecting any of the "sights,"
and after getting a general idea of the " lay "
of the city, it would be advisable, i i order
to thoroughly understand the extent and
beauty of Toronto and the prosperity of its
leading business men, to drive round the
environs and through th& parks. There will
be seen in an infinite variety of architecture,
substantial residences worthy of the mer-
chant princes of any country. Rosedale is
perhaps, the most charming locality of this
description. It is of quite recent formation,
on the far side of a picturesque ravine on the
north-eastern side of the city. Its principal
street is arranged in the form of a square,
on the south side of which is the ravine.
The shelving sides ofthis ravine slope gently
to the clear waters of the creek ; they are
clad with cedar, pine, oak, maple, and aspen,
the relics of the original forest, which have
fortunately been preserved at this pictu-
resque spot. *
Sight-seeing of all kinds is tedious work,
and though Toronto has quite her share of
noteworthy places and buildings, it will be
sufficient to mention only the more promi-
nent. Amongst the more modern public
buildings worthy of notice are the new Par-
liament Building now in course of erection.
Government House, the Post Office, the
Custom House, Osgoode Hall, the Free
Library, University, Trinity College, Asso-
ciation Hall, McMaster Hall, Canada Life
Building, the Exhibition Buildings, the
Mercer Reformatory, the Prisons; etc. The
old Parliament Buildings are entirely out of
proportion with their fsir-ctions and the city,
" In that mouldering old pile, whose decayed
timbers make it the merest fire-trap, are
stored not only the valuable library of the
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Ontario Legislature which contains a col-
lection of scarce tracts and old newspapers,
the loss of which would be an irreparable
calamity to future students of our country's
history, but all the title deeds of land Jield
from the Government in the Province of
Ontario." In the City Hall, another old
building, were stationed, in December. 1837,
the two field pieces which, with one artillery-
man, were the sole force retained by sir
Francis Bond Head, for the defence of To-
ronto. Osgoode Hall is one of the hand-
sonest of the public buildings of Canada,
and is the " Westminster Hall" and "Four
Courts '■ of Ontario. Toronto has two thea-
tres, theGrand Opera Houseand the Toronto
Opera House-both capacious and handsome
structures. In the artistic Horticultural
Gardens is located the Pavilion, a splendid
building, of greater capacity than either of
the theatres, and also used for entertain-
ments. The General Hospital is a magnifi-
cent range of buildings, situated in well-kept
ornamental grounds. The Provincial Uni-
v^ersity is a Norman building, forming three
Sides of a quadrangle, and with the exception
of Memorial Hall, in Harvard University
IS acknowledged to be the finest university
building in America. It is situated in some
extremely pretty grounds adjoining Queen's
Park. A magnificent panorama of city and
lake may be enjoyed by the visitors from the
tower. The President, Sir. D. Wilson, is
known in Europe as the author of " Prehis-
toric Man." University. Trinity, and Knox
Colleges, McMasterHall, UpperCanadaCol-
lege, the Normal School, the Model School
the School of Arts, the Collegiate Institute'
are all excellent institutions, and fulfilling
their high vocations with gratifying results
There are also the Canadian Institute, and
several Public Libraries.
The visitor must not leave Toronto with-
out seeing the pretty game of Lacrosse
played on the elegant grounds at Rosedale
All the youth and beauty of the city turn
out to see the more important contests.
Torontonians are enthusiastic lacrosse and
baseball players, canoeists, and yachtsmen 1
Few sheets of water are better adapted fnr I
he latter sports and for fishing than ■• The I
Bay," the natural breakwater to which
" the Island Park, " Hanlans Islan.l Of
lZtTt"'"'t°" "°"^ "^ "^"'^"'^ hotel.
bu.lt by the champion rower on the island
^oph,es. The island is dotted with the
most bewitching little residences all along
an loTr ''"'"• ^" ^"y P-t of it one
un^n?H «"' "P*'" ^^' °"'"'° ^"d then
seTr.. 'u "'"^ °"'^ " ^^" y^'ds of sand
I ands are dotted with brown-faced. bare-
footed urchins engaged in the everlasting
fnTth'T^K ''^"''■'''^S'"^' In 'he even
mg the t.red business man comes over and
Bits under his own-r somebody else's-
ng-tree,
The day now worn and woo'd to curtained rest
By ovening-s «oftly.„„,™,„ed lullaby 7
and through the curling smoke of his cigar
or pipe dreamily watches the myriads of
white-winged craft that flit hither and
thither, whilst anon he catches the strain
of some familiar air that perchance carries
h.s heart back to other lands and earlier
days, and sends him to bed " calm asachild
in dreamless slumber bound. '
^be /»fc>ian& Xaftes.
The Midland Division of the Grand Trunk
Railway takes the tourist through some of
the-most picturesque and varied .scenerv-
Iht^'T.r^ ever-changin: anorama.
while, at the same time, it is a perfect
sportsman's paradise.
The Midland has four terminal stations,
Toronto Whitby-Port Hope and Belle-
ville, and from all these the chief boints of
interest are easily and speedily reached.
Toronto has already been amply described.
Whitby once a Seneca village, and early
settled by the French, is thirty miles east
bordering on Lake Ontario. Port Hope
formerly the Ganeraski of the Indians is
one of the pleasantest of the lake side
towns. It boasts of a capital harbour, and
during the season of navigation, the steamer
Norseman" plies regularly between thia
place and Rochester, many sportsmen choos-
ing this route to reach the famous hunting
grounds of Midland Ontario. Belleville is
an incorporated city, b^utifully situated on
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the Day of guinte. The River Moira passes
through the city, and furnishes water-power
for the numerous manufacturing industries
of the place. In the summer time steamers
leave daily for different ports along the bay
and River St. Lawrence. Massassauga
point on this bay is quite a resort, and
excellent fishing is to be had h«re.
One of the first places to be visited in
this district is the charming Trent River,
which may be reached from either Trenton
or Campbellford. It is navigable for canoes,
with one or two short portages. Some
picturesque falls
are met with, and
its waters teem
with maskinonge
and black bass.
In the summer of
1883 the Ameri-
can Canoe Asso-
ciation met here,
and so charmed
were they with
the delightful
scenery and
places they visit-
ed, that in the
following year
their visit wa? re-
newed. As nu-
merous tourists
now seek a sum-
mer's outing in a
canoe, it may not
be uninteresting
to follow the
members of the Association in their trip,
who, with their friends and families, num.
bered some four hundred. Passing up
the Trent River, Rice Lake was reached,
one of the prettiest of the inland waters,
which is specially reserved by Government
for fishing purposes, a permit being granted
to applicants at a nominal cost. This lake
was most ."ppropriately named, for as the
early pilgrims approached this water they
found it deeply fringed with wild rice, over
which hovered clouds of wild fowl— beauti-
ful wood-duck, with summer glistening in
their plumage; also fall and winter duck
just returned from the north. Through
this lake are scattered conica wooded
with maples, whose bright leaves at times
fall on the water like Hakes of fire. A town-
ship on the lower edge of Rice I^ke has
been aptly named Asphodel— no unfit desig-
nation for well-watered meadows, where the
shades of Indian heroes may still linger.
My footsteps pn-ss whcru centuries ngo
The Red man foiiKht anil cnn(|tiere(l ; lost ami
won.
Whole trilies iinil races, f,one lUe last year'.i Know,
Have found the Eternal lliintln(f j^round and run
The tiery (fauntlet of tliuir active days,
I'ntil few are left to tell the numrnfiil talc- ;
KISHIXG OX LAKE MUSKOKA.
And these inspire us with such wild amaze'
They seem like spectres passing down a vale
Meeped ..1 uncertain moonliKht, on their way
To\yards some bourn where darkness blends the dav
And night is wrapped in mystery profound,
We cannot lift the mantle of the past •
We seem to wander over hallowed ground •
We scan the trail of thoujjht, but all is overca.st.
On Rice Lake the chief Indian settlement
IS Hiawatha-named after the hero of
Oj.bbeway Mythology, whom Longfellow
has immortalized in his melodious trochaics.
Here yon may sti!! find, in the ordinary
language of the Ojibbeway, fragments of
fine imagery and picture-talk, often in the
very words which the American poet has so
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happily woven together, while the scenery
of this Trent Valley reproduces that of the
Vale of Tawasentha. Here are " the wild
rice of the river," and " the Indian Village,"
and '■ the groves of singing pine trees, ever
sighing, ever singing." At Fenton Falls we
have " Minnehaha,"— ■• Laughing Water,"
and not far below is Sturgeon Lake, the
realm of the "Kingly Fishes." Sturgeon of
portentous size are yet met with, though
falling somewhat short of the comprehen-
sive fish sung by Longfellow, which swal-
lowed Hiawatha, canoe and all. Still
revenons d. nos moutons, and pursuing the
course of our canoeg, the Otonabee—
" Mouthwater "—River was next entered,
and the journey continued to Lakelield, a
station of the Midland division of the Grand
Trunk system. The Otonabee here expands
into Lake Ketchewanook, the " Lake of the
Rapids; ' thence, between bold and rocky
banks, it races, rather than flows to Ptter-
boro ; the channel descend-
ing 150 feet in nine miles.
Clear Lake, where the over-
flow of the whole lake chain
is gathered into a crystal
funnel, is next entered, and
junction made with Stony
Lake, that owes its wild
beauty to the Laurentian
formation, which often ab-
■ ruptly closes the vista with
beetling crags of red and
gray gneiss, and of which
the islands are formed, that
year after year are whitened
by thetentsof the Canoe As-
sociation. And not the least
charming feature of the
varied landscape is the mul-
tiplicity of islands which
here give new variety and
something of wildness to the
.scene. Cairn Dhu, Cirassy
and Rocky Islands lie near
together, each a little para-
dise between the waves and
the sky. The old settlers or
the searchers into the curi-
osities of Indian traditions
could tell many a weird tale
of the strange scenes that
have been witnessed here,
and the stirring events with
which it is connected, in the
legends of a race who once
found pleasure and happi-
ness here.
Rocky Island is one of the most beautiful
of the group. A craggy hill rises from the
shore, towering sixty feet above the placid
waters below. At this point, known as the
lover's leap, the legend tells, Aynlah, a
daughter of Kareeka, a Seneca chief, was
captured by the Wyandotts, and placed on
Rocky Island, until the chief's son should
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return from a hunting expedition, when she
was to be compelled to be hts bride.
Meratoo, her lover, left his tribe and wan-
dered for weeks throufijh th«! enemy's coun-
try, trying to find the prison of Aynlah, the
beautiful. The night before the wedding
feast she glided from her tepee to this rocky
point to sing once a^ lin the songs Meratoo
loved so well.
Meratoo, travel ,vorn and weary, was
resting at Cairn 1 )hu when he heard and
knew the soni; of his lover. The waters of
the lake had risen to a mighty storm, but he
launched his canoe fearlessly on the angry
waves. He battled with the] fierce winds
until he nearly reached the rock, when an
arrow, f;red by his rival, pierced his heart.
The Indian maiden, seeing her lover's death
leaped from the rock into the surging tide
below.
Her spirit had gone to join her warrior
lover, and now at midnight
"Oft from the Inclhin hunter's cnnip
This4over and maid so true
Are seen, ut the hour of midni);ht damp,
To cross the liikc by n fire Hy lamp
And p.iddle their white canoe."
Birdie Falls, Love-Sick Lake, Fairy Lake,
are all a continuation of this water system,
and offer the canoeist an uninterrupted
course of some 500 miles, through a variety
of scenery, which the world can nowhere
excel for natural and picturesque beauty.
By the Trent Valley Canal the charming
and romantic village of Bobcaygeon is
reached. The steamer " Beaubocaye,"
which plies between Lindsay and Bobcay-
geon, would evidently associate the name
with the French explorers, and to their out-
spoken admiration of the " lovely wood-
lands " on these waters. Without doubt,
the fishing in this neighbourhood is the very
finest to be had in the country. The village
is surrounded by water on all sides, and the
ripples of the falls can be plainly heard.
There is excellent hunting to be had in these
parts ; deer abound, and guides are readily
procured, the season lasting from October
15th "to December 15th.
From this place a pleasant excursion by
means of the Trent Valley Navigation Com-
pany may be made to Sturgeon Point, where
is located one of the best summer hotels in
Canada, with capital fishing near by ; thence
through Sturgeon Lake and bcugog River
*n Lindsay,
Lindsay, cha -mingly situated on the Sou-
gog River, is one of the pleasantest of the
inland towns of Canada. It has a population
of upwards of 5,000 inhabitants ; is the
county seat of Victoria County, contains
the county buildings, and several fine
churches and schools, while its river facili-
ties offer many plea.sant excursions by water.
North of Lindsay are Fenelon Falls,
name I after the early French missioP'.'ry of
Canada. These falls enlist the admiration
of all who see them. They are picturesquely
situated where Lake (Cameron empties itself
into the Fenelon Kiver ; and the Government
have erected locks here to complete this
chain of inland communication. Progress-
ing in a northerly direction Haliburton is
reached, by a branch of the Grand Trunk,
formerly known as the Victoria Railway.
Here are to be found the great lumber
regions of the English Colonization Com-
pany, where are numerous lakes and
streams, where lovers of the gentle art can
meet with the best of sport, while there is
no section of the country where deer are
more plentiful. There are important stone
quarries here, while Mount Snowdon may
be regarded as a solid mountain of iron.
South of Lindsay is Port Perry, a prettily
situated town of some j.ooo inhabitants, on
the Scugog, possessing many attractions for
the tourist.
Thirty miles east of Port Hope, and ninety
rr les northeast of Toronto, is the thriving
town of Peterborough, which is now entering
the dignity of a city, having 10,000 inhabi-
tants, and joined to the village of Ashburn-
ham opposite by a handsome bridge. There
IS excellent fishing in the river, and no one
making a tour in Midland Ontario should
neglect to visit this place. Further east,
and a terminal point of the line, is Madoc,
which is also reached from Belleville, a dis-
tance of some thirty miles. To the minor
and metallurgist Madoc Township became
in the fall of 1866 an object of the keenest
interest, from the discovery of gold on the
upper course of the Moira.
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I
This region aL5 ""' ^ °^ '^"™°^^
'here is c"pit!?1 '°'"' ^P'^"'^'^ «-«"ery ;
while Lak^Mola ^'"' ^°°^ ''°'«'^-
governor, he Ei "o^M •'''" ^" ^^^'^
doubt onecf !), ^°""^' '^' without
A two hour? r/'^'i^'"'" *''«--''^'
tourist in the b 'f ?.°T ^°'°"'° '^"^^ '^e
c''ie«vpVurateXod1S?.f«"--
and which ahn„n^ Enghsh settlers,
P-uresLnrrV"T;"racr'""^^^'^"^
one mile from the v^.,/ J ^'°" ' P°'"''
°"der the auTp ceso h^ '' ''''" ''""''^^
and the resides "f sl'lon "" f J'"^^"'^
summer hotel, :„ ^""°"' °"«of 'he finest
fishing is rt had r '^"^ «P'tal
point steamers nlv ' '"^ ^'■°'" 'h'^
BigBaypS £--/akeSimcoeto
-cJtoLakeCoachSi° Jre's°°""'^
one of thp ,«-, » u ^" ake Simcoe s
'akes of Canada !,'"''"' ^"'^ ^-°ured
pleasant a?dchio'^/°''°"^^^-'"^ a
son's Point ,s'';? °" ''' chores Jack-
--charmU3rrr:rTk?^
coe is not wanfm , ■ i. ^ake Sim-
i- neighLuho 7wer e^act f r '' '°^ ^"
tragedies of the Hu> on r '^^ '^'^^^^^^
-ere there spaef could s'"°'' ""'"• "^'«-
of the loftiest heSr. """^'"'^ ^^eds
ish cruelty In h '"' °' '''^ "^ost fiend-
nation was saved frn '°'""'' °^ °"'^"o a
onlybythelmlr ""^'" ^^termination
ers."^ Had the S'r °' '''' "'"'^^ «'^ang"
later the Huron Z '"'^^'^ ^^'^ ^eafs
PearedasSerl^asS^hr" 'r '''^^■
Later on it becam. .1 '""""''"^"''ders.
battles, in whthTheM' "'"' °' '^^^ «-«'
beway tribe otetameT:?"' ^" ^^••'-
^-ethemoutof.h:ZmtrV"^^^"'
Lake.ThVh°ty b? ' V'^^ '° «^'-
Cobiconk.a teTmL.! '""'^ '"^'^''^^ ^om
^'Vision. T rkeh'°'"'°'*'^^''''-d
^or the touri th' '"'">' attractions
-ust please a 'whle Tr^''^ "^"^'^
-g this district' irnXstdr''""-
^ery pleasant steam bo. /-^ ^"y- ^
'nade from Cob eo?k^'h/Tn°" ""^^ ^^
--ay. .r;^-::-;- s^
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-aTs' thlTh? ^^T''T ^^^'- ^'^ -'•'•
Gra,d Trunk "'"' ^'"^•''" ^^ 'he
ChttnrLKl^ltT""^'"''^^^--'-
any of the frontier f '"'^ '' ^'^^^^'^ ^^om
this, a pCsa't " ™:'^:- i" ^"'=""'°" 'o
lakes, thenceto B T " °"^ ""^ ^'^"
and Lindsav '%"! ,^"'7"' ''"'«^°" ^ake
areno.Sp,etTng\?:';nI""^?'"P-^
Peterboro. to^ Bril^^^T :!^^Jr:
t-hemoner-^tA ,.,k.- . ... "eaa of
sityforsta^In;:""^'"'"°^-»'«al,neces.
the'^G^a"; rrnr^'r ' '""'^ ^--- of
•«ce, or wj",: ;";,*'""■"••"■«
muskets and h, ^ ^*^"' and old
Strange as if nt'""''^ ''' °^'«" dug up.
the map o Ca„ h""'":. '° '"^ ""^ ^'^^y-g
-HyroL:;^"itX^:f-;asthf
•vJedge of Lake On* ' ^ *° any
-gby'theC^ta^H^:^^^^^^^^^
Georgian Bav fr„ T ^ '^us to the
road fed to Lake S?,n"'"1 ^ ^^-^^-ent
Beaverton. and b/thT?' ^ 'c '^ ""°« '°
Toronto Fr„l L 5f "^^ ^""^^t road to
andNSssi^^Navtrc'"'''^^"^'^"^^
service is given 1!?!. ^°'"P^">'- a daily
weekly serSc: to B^^^^^il^-^^-nd a tr-
greatest attractions afforded^ t^"', °' "^'
facilities granted , '^ '^^'^ ^V th«s hne are
Annually fevera,,H '""P'"« expeditions,
ried to fhe varls "r".' '"""'^^ ^^« ^-
Georgian Bay and tT *""='' '^°' the
variety surpa^ th. TK '^ '" ""'"''«•■ and
here estab S. a si °"''"' '^'^"''^' and
steamers wh ch p ,1 ThT" '""'' "'"^ '^«
call at all inhabited sland^T "k'^ ' '^^"^
^^^shingne^sS:^5e^^:P^;se
cerymg mails and other requirements
from Chicago aL/.. "'^^'^^'^ ^ere
-arkets rt1,rEl'"'4. rT?'^ -• the
without exception 1 .'?l'^"^ ':^^''°"«- -
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system of rail,
ivision of the
the tourist is
reached from
a Peterboro",
succession to
ly and Clear
urgeon Lalte
nk Company
I of line from
t'is hea^ of
te all neces-
division of
I a thriving
Jy situated
fj possesses
. as having
of Sebas-
' here, the
n. and old
' dug up.
- studying
1 was the
ior to any
»th taken
lus to the
'ernment
canoe to
t road to
^uskoka
. a daily
>d a tn-
! of the
line are
ditions.
ire car-
Jot the
er and
Is, and
le the
I daily
irpose
or re-
ile an
here
)' the
ur is
pper
teen
eZlZ '°'"! "°"«-^'^« '^' wharves and
e.planade w.thout pilot or steam tugs. The
Trunk" p"r ^°'"*'^ "^^^ ''>' »he Grand
cinada Th"'' '"' '"^ Government of
ZZl . '' ■" ^''' °"« °f 'he largest
beilt s^ !i' ° " ^"^' """^^^ business,
bemg second only to that of Ottawa; there
being some thirty lumber mills, with aHn!
nual output of 150,000,000 feet In fac" .n
attractive of Canada's forest-streams, encir-
By the laughing tides that lave
Those Edens of the Northern wave.
^be 'Rortbern Xaftes.
By the recent acquirement of the North-
^;" :;^,N-"-Western Railways, the Grind
; th T "?'"' '" '"P^"^"' connection
to the..r already extended system. There is
.0 portion of Canada which offers so in"t!
-g a field to the summer tourist as ihe
Distnc and along the shores of the Georgian
Bay, all of which points are reached by' he
Grand Trunk. The Muskoka region, with
as many hundreds of lakes and sLLT is
undoubtedly the best place on the con'Tnl
for fishmg, shooting, or camping, TheS
.ng, consisting of brook and sLon trout,
black bass, maskinonge. and pickerel i^
plentiful As a health resort it cannot be
surpassed. The many lakes here to be found
are among the highest on the continent
being 750 feet above Lake Ontario. 415 fee
above Lake Huron, and 390 feet ab^veLate
superior.
At Lefroy is seen the first view of Lake
f^nT'l T '"J °' '''' ^^"-« «=hains of
-nland lake, which are now met with in
succession. A ferry steamer keeps up con-
stant connection with Roach's Point, a pretty
village which is much frequented by tourists
in summer on account of its excellent boat-
!,1Ll"J f '•""«■ Carrie, on this lake, is a
^.^!.g,.uu. summer resort, with an excellent
fleet of boats and yachts, and with good
fishing streams in the neighbourhood.
Ten miles from Barrie, on the shores of
Lake Simcoe and Kempenfeldt Bay. is Pen-
.nsular Park -Big Bay Point -with its
summer hotels. This is an excellent a"d
popular resort; steamers ply regularly be-
tween Barrie and this Point, making connec
tion with the trains from and to Hamilton
and Toronto. At the foot of Lake Couchi-
ching, which is joined to Lake Simcoe by a
channel known as the •• Narrows," is Orillia
a favourite centre of summer travel, and a
own which is fast rising in importance. The
Indian nomenclature of Couchiching is es-
pecially appropriate and descriptive; here
the varying breezes, welcome adjuncts of a
summer resort, that fan the surface of the
lal:e have given the Indian name for " Lake
of Many Winds." A pleasant place is Cou-
chiching Park, situated on the point of a
narrow promontory projecting a mile and a
hall northward into the Lake and sur-
rou,ided on three sides by water ; thus, come
from whatever quarter it may. every breeze
hasDiay, while the lake on the one side or
other, being protected by the point from
wind and wave, pleasure boating is safe, and
calm water can ai: any time be enjoyed
Strawberry Island, ten miles from Orillia
on Ls ke Simcoe. is well deserving a visit'
There is here a capital hotel, and fine sum-
mer cottages. The resort is owned by Capt
Chas. Mclnnis, who has a first-class steamer,
by meins of which connection is kept up
i.aily bstween the Island and Orillia.
At Rama, on this lake, is the " reserva-
tion "o! the last remnants of the Ojibbeways
splendid brook trout are caught in the
streams in tha neighbourhood, and the finest
black bass fishing in America is in these
surrounding lakes.
First a-nong the sporting districts of the
northern lakes is the Severn River, which
atter a shDrt run leads tc Sparrow Lake,
which has long been celebrated for the excel-
lence of its fishing, but particularly for the
deer. duck, and ruffled grouse shooting ob-
tainable in I heir proper season.
After passing the Severn nothing but
sranitR m«i«c n,„ . __ . .
deep red in colour, and with a micaceous
sheen shinin,? through it. Wending through
the ■■ Divide ' the granite rocks raise high
I
■ I
™y slip, ,b„„l .„''"';"»'■ ""1 ">• rail-
^^D JTRUNK RAIUVAV COM.ANV.
Muskoka DistnV* u.
■■Highlands of On a b ~t " ""
■° -r. pond,,",; xi,',7,S'r :"'•"''''■
N;p.wn/.aSa":rc::';=«:-r'r^!
of steamers make ronn "™P^">'' ^ fine line
esting chain ofakes^'r ^'^ ""'' '"'"■
"aKes. Boats leave Muskfika !
^^Jw^^T'''^ ^— ^^. Port
vice to BaLand R '' ' "''"^^^'^'^ ^«^-
wood, Cra.rri. r ^' „ " Sandfield, Red-
semi- vee^t^ r; r°" ''°'^''^""' -d
' '° J"dahaven, all of which
places are well worthy
of a visit from the tour-
'st, and where excellent
sport can always be ob-
tained.
At Gravenhurst and
Bracebridge railway
connections are made
wth trains of the Nor-
thern and North-West-
ern Division of the .
<-rand Trunk Railway
to Burk's Falls and
^ o'her points; thence per
■^ steamer ■■Wenonah"
on the Upper Magneta-
" •''^" waters, and from
Midland and Penetang-
uishene to Parry Sound;
Byng Inlet, and French
R'ver. To facilitate
travel, for business men
and others arrange-
ments have been made
for an interchange of
tickets between Brace-
I'ridgeand Gravenhurst
and parties purchasing
return tickets between
these points have the
choice of route, either
rail or water,
Lake Muskoka is one
of the largest of the
takes comprised under
; "i-kesof Muskoka '' T''' ''™ °^ "'^
miles long a, H n ■, ^'"« <wenty-two
studded with 'o"r ""? "''^^^ -hi'e it is
■splendid ;;shi„r^^° •^'-''^' -d afforps
• "cstern Division of thp n,„ j
Trunk, is agreeably situ»,.H .".IT.P:'"^,
tne liver Il4i,<:b„i ' " ~ "■■ '"^ ^""S of
ver Muskoka. and the neighbourhood
'X
•f.
1
e
A
t
F
a
M
Tl
Lei
8pe
lumaris, Port
Ui and inter-
ri -weekly ser-
^Hs; daily to
ndfield, Red-
ckburn, and
11 of which
well worthy
3m the tour-
■re excellent
ways be ob-
nhurst and
r a 1 1 w a y
are made
'f the Nor-
orth-West-
o n of the .
' Railway.
'alls and
thence per
Venonah''"
Magneta-
ind from
^enetang-
■y Sound;
i French
facilitate
less men
arrange-
in made-
mge of
Brace-
!nhurst^
chasing.
letween
ve the
either
is one
)f the
under
of the
y-two
it is
forps
Mus-
her
rand
IS of
lood
1
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34
H'^h FaiZZc'^- c^^' ""y^^^ the
summer resorts anH °"'''^'''"°ost of these
-<^ «-e,,e„t tte . is^t^t r'^ °'^ '"^«
Island. ■ '" ^""ated on Tondern
vi'ra;:s?;'stit:r""'^'°^^"'''e
point for alUteam.! "® ""^ conveying
*he three lat: '7^;"""'"^ '« and fro on
-o«» -nvenienty beT'^f P"'^^^"
*=«"*«•«• At this iint , . '"'^ ^'""^ 'h«
Muskokaand RosTeaJ. ' '°'"''^' L^''-^
"-ake Rosseau is fcn.,.
-"'••emest poin" l/dTs ™ ''' '°"« ^° >'«
»«-»-. aJdcCing:n:k''^ ""''"-
«'o»-. The scenery is L°h''.'" ""'^ ^«-
0"e point there is a L^"' ""'"'"''• «"d at
The southern portion o,h""f^"^ ^''°-
ge-mad with islets. andVs^^''^ '^ '^'^'^
selected for their beautv i""""" ""'^
s'fuation, more island n^ .^""^ admirable
accumulated i„ th s paftT'''"" ""'' '>^-
'i'he lower part of r T o^" '" ^^^ ^'^er.
'• V«=''«fa,"as t.satt, /°^^'"" '« ""«d
•" Venice itself Lei^ ^"'"S""'"'^' ^°^ ""^
needed. "* '"°'"« boats used or
The Shadow River, oneofth-
^^r,os.ties of the Muskok/ '' "^'"'■^'
''s water into the bavZ.u '"5'°"' ^""Pt'es
'''e ^'vo. winrls like a J, "' ^"'^ ''^^'^d
'" o" ->her side by fort?; "'''' '"^"""^'^
r^^'f in the distant curved Th ^'"' '°^'"«
f mo ionle^s as glass !!" ^^e surface is
^'"Plicated in ^JH^'' ^"f everything is
-- branch h^ZTiTZ ^'"' ^^^'' '««'
~i3tant!^:;::;;::t--rpart
^!^^:!!^^l^-WAV COMP.WV.
--eSltSr--adowR.er
-ain an o;i';,::°"'^„f7''«"ng, anxfous
halting tongue the w„rH "^ ^''^"' ^'«
*='°^«'ytohJheIt Th;,?"''='^^^«-
Eagle's Nest is a consnT '^ ''"^'^'^"'l of
-pot on this ,,;/°'""P"="o"«and interesting
=^riin---:^S:t;
°^ 'h's lake claim for It a'r'' ''^ '^''"'"^
'hat of all others I? .'f'"'y^"^P^««in8
abruptly and to h gherLr ."'"^ '"^ '"°-
'"gged cliffs line i fshn '\"°"' ^"^ ""o^e
'be other lakesnnwh?h'"'°'''°^^«'
^harming regions wll^agrr^rr ''"°
miums paid to thno^ .u '° 'be enco-
Rosseau'andjoerh i:'V'''^-'^"''*°''«
of the three {sThe„nr^'''°^^y"hich
•"ore enchanting sum ° ^"""'"'' '^"' »«
'bis continenrwhirmoV"" " °'^«^«'' °"
bome-like hote s a e . «=°'» Portable and
The extensiorofSsM ''"?''" '° "^ ^°""^-
Western DiviJon 'f ^^ "" ^"^ ^'''"'-
La'^e Nipiss.-;; has o^' f ^"'^ Trunk to
"■ostinvLgfi^eld toT?'^ "^ " "^^ ^"^
man. *^ "^ '° '^^ 'ourist and sports-
b-ruittrfsta^r'""^^"™^---
reached, where vW.h °" ""'^ '«"«■ i^
Lake, oneof heli'" ^^^ access, is Mary
^aceisstudddS'm^"''°'^'''--
berries of variousTnH "^ "'""'^^- ^^ere
season, and where^? "/ P'^"''^"' '" 'be
chosen for pic „ Js anJ'^ "' '^'' "^^^ ^'^
°^ 'be lake uZ a" T^'" ^' 'be foot
'-''ing.ts length is p'oTtl f ^^"^^ °--
supply of boat! ••. keo^T' ^^''"^J'" ^ good
sant trips may be mS ' ""^ '"°^' P'ea-
'i"'elakes Kog "t T" '''"« '"-"-"'ic
""ntsville. a ;S7 ""''■■ '°'''«"°''''.
centre, and anfm''^ ^'"^'"^ commercial
-cbed. CoTneX • ir^l^'"' '^
new chain of lake. , ^ "^"^^ ^"b a
fo'iowed. eithe wes't to thT" "''"^ "^^ ^«
-nd south. untilThey ;' ; '""''^f ' •"• «-«'
Maskoka River From ' ""'^ "^^ ">«
"^ductive trip mav r """'^^i"e. a most
t'her by steamror^::^ V '^'^'^
these upper waters and "„ ,.?''°"«''°"'
streams, there is except t'rVttht""^
^-hr„:;:s;x?dSi'^--^^^^^^
here connection mav b' I '"""''^^ " ^"^
netawan Riv:: c?a n^.'-^^tl^'heMaga-
tmues following thfe banks for '^ '°"-
..•«luringwh.Vh.:,--.-- • ^°' fo"r miles.
' and Burk's FallVirJ"" u'"""*'^ '""' 'i'nes.
' ^alls ,s reached. This Nation
1
he series of the
a long time a
'turous spirits,
2d the charms
J'y surpassing
ds rise more
on, and more
m do those of
visited these
'th the enco-
«— Muskoka.
to say which
Wul, but no
is offered on
fortable and
to be found,
and North -
i Trunk to
a new and
ind sports-
m Graven -
is line, is
«, is Mary
1 ; its sur-
ds, where
iful in the
s may be
t the foot
ion over-
A good
ost plea-
romantic
le north,
imercial
Wint. is
! with a
may be
or east
by the
a most
' lakes,
Jghout
butary
9-
It, and
■; and
Vlaga-
con.
niles,
imes,
ation
A CANADIAN TOUK.
33
1
again opens up another and entirely new
region in steamboat navigation to tourist
and sportsman, who can now reach, with
con^paratively little trouble, a district which
has hitherto been accessible only to those
with ample means and time.
This chain of lakeland the Maganetawan
River are just equal distance between the
Muskoka and Nipissing chain of waters, and
dram a surface of about 4,000 square miles.
A writer in Forest and Farm thus speaks
of the Maganetawan :_" Now a word about
the region. If a man can stand outdoor
life, and live on venison, trout, bass, part-
ridge, duck, pork, tea and crackers, there is
no better place to go to in America that is
as accessible. A man can go there in July.
August, September, or October with comfort
•f he will go in the right way, and shoot deer
and catch trout to his heart's content. June
to August for trout, after that, for deer.
Remember the Maganetawan is as large as
the Schuylkill at Philadelphia, or consider-
ably wider and deeper than the Harlem at
High Bridge, and that the trout has an
unlimited range, and are seldom disturbed,
so that they have a chance to grow. Deer
can be bagged in great numbers if you
choose to do so; with a couple of good
hounds magnificent sport could be had in
the fall. I have shot partridge with my
rifle from the canoe while travelling, as they
were strutting on the shore, and their
"drumming" was one of the pleasantest,
every-day sounds. Do not try to go with-
out some guide. There are men who know
the country, and they should be secured, for
if you get in there alone, /ou will have little
sport and much trouble. I have no possible
interest in noticing this region except that
I believe it to be unsurpassed in many
ways."
From Burk's Falls, a steamer of the Mus-
koka Navigation Company may be taken.
For fifteen miles the river is foHowe'l wind-
ing to and fro, as all Muskoka rivers seem
to do.
After passing through the locks the steamer
continues for three miles mora in the rivsr
and then enters the lovely lake. Ah-Mic,
this is another of the gems of Muskoka '
most quaint in form, its arms and elonga- 1
tion form a very maze of interlacings, %o
their constant vistas of projecting heights,
with glimpses of distant waters, and high
ridges with closely. wooded forests of hard-
wood trees, give soft rounded outlines to
the distant scenery.
In summer this combination of the rich
greens of the maple, oak and birch, is most
beautfful, but when in autumn the bright
red tints show forth their resplendent col-
ours, it is simply indescribable.
At Callander, ro8 miles from Graven-
hurst, the first glimpse is obtained of Lake
Nipissing; and here the steamers touch for
various parts of this interesting lake. This
lake is about 45 miles in length, and its
greatest breadth is 28 miles. Its waters
are mostly from the north by the Sturgeon
River, which connects it with a chain of
smaller lakes; the only outlet is French
River, by which the lake discharges into
Georgian Bay This lake is named after
an Indian tribe—known as the Nipissings—
who lived in this district, and who were
regarded by Cartier. and other French
adventurers, as a peculiarly superstitious
race.
In short the whole of the Muskoka district
may be deemed a very sportsman's paradise.
Penetanguishene, one of the termini of the
Northern and North.-Western Division of
the Grand Trunk, is pleasantly situated on
a land-locked bay at the foot of Georgian
Bay. It is one of the historic spots of
Canada. It was once the naval depot on
the upper lakes of the British Navy, and
under the waters of its harbour lie the re-
mains of four gunboats. In the year 1634
the Jesuit Fathers settled in Ontario at
Ihonatiria-now Penetang-in commemora-
tion of which the Jesuits have built a very
beautiful church, one of the grandest eccle-
siastical structures in America. The chan-
nels which dot the entrance to the harbour
are excellent for pickerel, maskinonge and
bass fishing. The steamer " Maxwell " runs
daily, on arrival of trains from Toronto and
Hamilton, between Penetang. Midland and
Parry Sound ; and from ihence weekly to
French River, and semi-weekly to Byng
Inlet. The scenery from Penetang to Parry
Sound is among the most varied and pic-
36
tul'esqueanywherefobefounH fh .
^^'"d.ng ,n and out of aV2 "^^'""^
islands of everv H '=°""""ous series of
b"'e„cha„:rh/to:S''''''"-^^''=''-n-t
tertTtLleS:?' ^^"■^' ""^^ ''-'--'
and North w^r' 01'"'°'''^^°^''^-"
Trunk, a line of s,. '"°" °^ "'*' ^^^^"^
'''^GreatCthrTrrj''^P-Pereyof
•■"ns in connection w Jhl^r^'","'' ^'''=''
'"al<e frequent tri u ^"^"'^ ^runk,
scenery of this coitent"'"''"^ ^^'^'^^
ORAND^,^K_HAI.WAV COMPANY.
ibo! for Cbicaga
This is one of the i„
- our little skec^7t;?''"'"^"*'"°"^'^
provided by the G^and T ^f "'"-""dation
nections, up to th^ .- '""^ ""'^ ''' *^°"-
^--'h, is 'so good .ha't'^d °' ''"'''°°'"
t«d,um are reduced to a "°'"'°'-' ^"^
road mar. s hav. . '"■"'"'"",. The
'^■•"■•ng and sleepL^ cl?!-! ''"^ P^'?^'^-
venienc- and .1 ^'"^ ^^^ry con.
An Ame'ri an b tf ?" °' "^'^^^ '--'•
ail this, writes -!-■ '" "^''^^"''^ «"J°yed
Singinsr throng,,, he forests,
f hooting- under arches
R".nhlinjf over bridges,
« uiroiiffh the mountain.^
Buzz,n,fo-er the vale '
Bless ",e,. his is pleasant
Kidiiig on the rail !
Another enthusiast spoke of
experience, as -a v.' . ^ ^""''ar
perpetual contrasts .nH "^ Panorama of
"'•ng express /raTn of'maS'T- "«"'■
. «-er novel facts and id"as - '''"' ""'^
^Str:2'^^;:;;^^he traveller
near where Lake H^ ^ °'"' ^^^^ard,
'and. afterwards e^Zd" "'""^ '"'^ '"«
Clair, and once m or ^"^ '"'° ^^"^^ St.
^-roititdis^ar^: ™:k"t""'^'^'
"'^ average tourisfwi Id tb/'' ^"'
°n to Chicago, through " '° ?"«''
Eden, in which Pan /"""'">' ^^•'- as
undisputed sway '"' ^'°'"°"^ hold
Somebody has said, speaking of Chi I
The seven wonders of th- Z-^'i^^^"' '
~ •^°"" have an
eighth one added anH ;.
^-wedinthengro/r'"'"^''''^^«--'
•"apid growth, one s n H ""/'"^'^^dentediy
'" this. For y " ea s " • '° ^'^'J^'^^"
Indian trading po'Ih ^l' " "^^ ^ ^"?all
-•'y is now b'u ' be „: a' " °" ''"'^'^'^
f re were but thir^ylVir- '"^'^^
the wails of Fort n«? k "'^^ °"'side
-ostly bu.lt onog?'?rr"^ ^''^^ were
\ 'ion had only reached 7 '^^'^'^ P°P"'^-
'hatthecityand 'h J' °'' " '« '-■laimed
800,000 inhabitants ^''^ "°" '^°"»^- "-r
Chicago is situated nn th
°^ ^ake Michigan.':' the To.l'TcV'''^^
R'ver, which .latter with ., """ °^ ^^'cago
divide the city into X r'^° ^'■^"'='^««'
'he North, .south anVwJtir^"'""^^
streets are wide anT ^'^'sions. The
cities can shTw finer nrT'f'"'-^'""'' ^'^^
since the fire of o ' k ' ^"'d^nces, and
hoast of a great/r n. . ' ''''' "° '''y can
in^sdevot/dl^rprpoiroff"'''^"''^-
IS one ol the lar^«» "'""'^s. It
-rid. Indeed" SnT" ""f^'^ °^ ''^-
prise of the peop le l" 'h " "' '"'^'■-
-uctionoftLirtrredtry"i:"tH';'^^°"-
ficence of the war^u ^' '"® magni-
'he enormous cmmerStr' i""^'^' ^"^
than in any sneciTl / P'^"' ""^'her
of attraction that ?i '"'*''''"^' object
Ch.cagocons'iJ's''"'^'-^^'^^- visit to
The tourist should by all m.
v'sit to the Chamber of Cn ' ^^^ ^
" a.m. and i p m rf ■ ^r""""" ^^'^^^'^
°^ «he gigantir;;^:^';,^^^^^^^^^^^
provisions in the Stat« ^'■^•" ^"d
a bnsk day is often th " ''"'"'^ °"' ^"d on
excitement' rtTillvT: °' '— dous
-' the Paris I We t a '' ^''''"''^
'ion in comparison Exh\""' ^ '=^"^''^^^--
•■ndustryare^edi„u.e£'""''"^"'
ing. The <;tn.b v . Exposition Build-
looked Thl;'''^''°"''' "-^ ^- over.
, accommod?trfrveTT:^^\- - ''-e .
horned cattle 22 000 .h '^ ^"^^^ "^'Ooo
The huge Po^ZX^esSiir''''-
an interesting, though If 7 '"^"'" ^'^
-'^ «i«ht. The o'gs a e kn??" '''''■
cured and packed by malin '"* "P"
vellous rapidity. Forl^K?'""'^ ^^'"^ ""ar-
its hotels. n«rhL p° '''^ ■'"agn.ficence of
city of the'wodd"andT/f ''?'^' P'"'"'«^
■ ^""^ ^^ for the variety ol
Jme is Chicago."-
i^nprecedentedly
ed to acquiesce
.'' was a snjall
"J on which the
k-aste. In 1833
houses outside
and they were
♦3 the popula-
•' 't is claimed
V contain over
western shore
th of Chicago
wo branches,
isions, called
'isions. The
built. Few
idences, and
no city can
endid build-
usiness. It
•kets of the
•llous enter.
' the recon.
the magni-
lotels, and
ice, rather
ual object
a visit to
ns pay a
2 between
t the bulk
rain and
n, and on
tnendous
xchange,
nsidera-
art and
1 Build,
^e over.
s, have ,
'. 25.000
horses
tits are
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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY,
Mest from QbicaQo.
The Handsomest Trains in the World
The New Santa Fe Route from
Chicago to Kansas Citv.
The line from Chicago to Kansas City
bu.lt by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe r'
K and called the Chicago. Santa Fe and
California Railway, is a very r.markable
piece of railway construction. The road is
the shortest by many miles between Chicago
and the Missouri River, and with its con-
nections in Kansas City Union Depot forms
a continuous line of steel rail from Chicago
to California, to Colorado, to Texas, to New
Mexico, Old Mexico and Arizona, all pass-
ing through the fertile State of Kansas, and
being under one controlling management
It IS the greatest railway corporation in
the world, operating nearly 8000 miles of
road. The new road is almost an air line
from Chicago .0 Kansas City, 89 per cent, of
Its entire line being tangent.
the most remarkable feature
about this new road is the passenger train
service betweenChicagoandkansas City
The Pullman Vestibule trains have earned
he name of being the handsomest trains in
he world^ For all classes of passengers
here are Pulman Vestibule Cars. In the
Reclining Chair Cars there is a select lib
rary for the entertainment of passengers
The books can be obtained free from the
coloured librarian in charge of the car. The
Din.ngCar service is in a marked degree
superior to anything of its kind in the
country, and in fact the whole train is a
revelation It is heated by steam and lighted
by electricity, and at all times is accompanied
by an expert electrician who looks after the
lights and signals.
The trains run from the Grand Trunk De
Chicago should not fail to use them.
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39
89 per cent, of
'EATURE
ssengcr train
ansas City.
5 have earned
lest trains in
f passengers
ars. In the
a select lib-
passengers.
ee from the
he car. The
rked degree
ind in the
i train is a
and lighted
:coinpanied
ks after the
Trunk De-
ng west of
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her amusements — she is, alas! none too
scrupulous m these— neither London, Paris,
nor New York can show much she does not
possess >• r Sunday being particularly
" contini n u."
Vdv.
r-
Beautiful Detroit.
Not only are visitors to Detroit almost
universaHy eloquent in praise of its beauty,
but even its citizens seem to delight in con-
tinuous paeans of the City of the Straits.
Its riversidelocation, its miles of well shaded
avenues, its perfectly paved streets, its level
but raised site, and its many modern im-
provements go to make up a melange of
natural and artificial wealth, of civilized
means of enjoyment, not to be surpassed by
any city on the
American Conti-
nent.
Detroit is with-
in easy reach of
Chicago, the rail-
way communica-
tion being first-
class. The De-
troit River is a
stretch of water
connecting Lake
Erie with Lake
St. Clair, and it
is upon this noble
stream that the
City of Detroit is
situated. It was
founded by the
French — was re-
inforced by the
Germans, and
largely settled by
English, Scandi-
navian, and other
European immi-
grants. Each
have carried out
their own ideas
as to building,
with the result
that there are
specimens of al
the best styles of
houses m the old
world as well as
the more modern
forms of archi-
ecture.
Yltagara.
The tourist should, once more avail him-
self of the Grand Trunk Railway, now turn
hisfacetoward.s the rising sun and " go east"
— east for Niagara !
Anthony Trollope's vivid description of
the Falls is well known ; but it may not be
A CANADIAN TOUR.
40
though of place to quote a few sen-
'".'u pibove the Falls, tor more than a mile
.,e?aters leap and bur.^^^^^^^^^^^^^
rr""~Tt'«:tbrln in their
. / .hP waters are deliciously green,
'^"""'^do:; to the end of that wooden
Xr;=^:orS:sito.o« T^re.
no grander spot about N.agara than th.s.
The waters are absolutely around you. . •
NIAGARA FALLS
You will see nothing but water , you will cer
Snl^ hear nothing else. And the sound^ I
Z you to remember, is not an ear-crackmg
agnizing clash and dang of no.ses but is
3odtus and soft withal, though loud as
Thundr . . That which at first was only
^J-^-Ti^r^u^--^
;:;^;;;ged';^them.-Thecooiu.u.dwm
run through your veins, and the vo.ce of the
cataract will be the express.on of your heart
Charles Dickens -"'"•"" 7" J'
till 1 came to Table Rock and looked-
gLtheavens.-onwhatafallof br^h
oreen water !-that it came upon me n Us
M\ might and majesty. Then, when I elt
how near to my Creator I was standing, the
first effect and the enduring one-mstan
andlasting-ofthetremendousspectaclewa^
Peace Peace of mind-Tranqu.ll.ty-calm
recollections of the dead-great thoughts o
Eternal Rest and Happiness-nothmg ol
Gloom or Terror; Niagara -^s at once
stamped on my heart as an Image of Beauty,
to remain there
changeless and in-
delible until its
pulses ceased to
beat forever."
The "Bridal
Veil," Lava Is-
land. Cave of the
Winds. Riddles
Stairs, Three Sis-
ters, Hevmit'sCas-
cade, Grand Is-
land, Navy Island,
Table Rock, will
be duly pointed
out by the persis-
tent guides Two
miles down the
river the Interna-
tional Suspension
Bridge crosses,
connecting the
Canadian Rail-
ways with those of
the States. This
structure, which is
.30 feet above the water, commands a f^ne
view of the river up to the falls.
fjomc.
Many other points of a"-tiori ^-'t
those touched upon -- "f ^"^J'^utiful
found in a country - ^J^^ f^, .^mit of
as Canada, but our space w"
their enumeration, nor will tne
! »ii^r care to embrace more in his tour
'!''''fi:ZlLa our tourists a pleasant
Anu ;'•'"■•■ r J ^^ ones at hoiue. wc
meeting with their love
quit them with a hearty adieu.
It was not
id looked—
11 of bright
jn me in its
when I felt
itanding, the
one— instant
spectacle was
uillity— calm
t thoughts of
—nothing of
was at once
geot Beauty,
jmain there
igeless and in-
)le until i t s
es ceased to
; forever."
he " Bridal
I," Lava Is-
i, Cave of the
nds, Riddles
irs, Three Sis-
i.Heimit'sCab
le, Grand Is-
d, Navy Island,
ble Rock, will
duly pointed
t by the persis-
it guides Two
lies down the
ver the Interna-
anal Suspension
ridge crosses,
onnecting the
lanadian Rail-
,ays with those of
he States. This
tructure. which is
commands a fine
Falls.
attraction besides
naturally to be
rge and beautiful
. will not admit of
will the average
J more in his tour,
tourists a pleasant
, ones at huuiC "-"^
*dieu.
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