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Speotia oan or tnUitfgtvan fbr laiye excunrion p«rtie9 at any hour. ExfjUTitoQ Ftftlas. 8und»}' School Superintendent'i, and otheHi Interested In obtaining aooQumiodatlon for large parties, will And •veiy fMdUtjr at Markham (see page 6>; or Uxbriiilge (tee page 6]f; and purtiee desirouf of ipending their hoUdays where pleamtra and imuaement oan be oomblned with economy (see ^booonk, page % will ftnd the following deaorlptire acoount of tli* Niplseing Battwajr liitenating. _;, .^'■J ^lu fttptesing flaUtna!). if all th« in«*iui of sfren from the crowded Mid boqr dtjr of Toronto which hare been recently eetabltehed, npne aftofde the oltiiens eo pleaiant a Jo imejr and charming adenery M the route leading to the country north-eaat of Toronto, itp greater proof can be afforded of the enteriMriae and dUlnter- e«tedhe« of the leading merchant! of Toronto than the pro- ject launched before the public about (Ire yean alnoe, to oonrtrnet a raHway from the city to take NIplMlng, wending ite way a* It neceaaarily muit through a large tract of country wbare the lum- bermans axe had soaroely penetrated, and where the eMok of the rifle of the moit ad?enturoue aporUman waa rarely heaid. Altho' the dty at the faioeption of the echeme oontrHmted wh*t waa then ognaidered a liberal bonus to the conatruetion^^hf^raifway, yet thli ftld sink* Into extreme ^ntlgnifloanoe when M^u^ '^**» **» enormous tooreaae tothe trade of the dty which haa been one of the reaulta of Itii oonetmctlon. The large quantitiea of lumber, gtain and firm produce, conctantly arriving, we M an Increaae, »a before the opening of thla Railway, lumber and grain ftrwn the aec- tion of the country through which the Nipbaing paiaea, were taken to Pott Perry, Whitby, or Port Hope, and farm produce to the neareet railway elation eaat, and thence to Montreal, but now the Niplssing brlngn the larger portion of all thia traffic Itoto Toronto, and merchants who formerly dealt exduelYely at Montreal, through the meana of traTellere or ordera, are enabled owing to cheap travel, to make direct personal purduwes In Toronto. Moreovttr It is not ohty the commercial Interest of the dty whldi has reaped the adi'i^itage, but there la a benefit conferred Upon eadi dtlMli pcn»iwlly. No portion of U)« oountiy around Toronto It #9 fkTourod by nature micI pommtm tuoh vulad attniotlons to the kiolklay keeper or pleMure eeeker m the mute trarersod by the NtpiMing Railway. It la adapted to the mean* and requlremente of every olam of lo^etpr, and afTorda equal pleasure and amueement 'to the eoUtary mlmnthrope, or the genial and aodal phllanthropliit. It poeeeeeee attraoUone for the decoroua ^mily pic-nic, or for the ▼Ivadoue and motley ezouraloniiM. It abounds In safe, quiet, plftfluiiand oool grotee tor the annual Sunday School treatii^ and U offen vinequalied opportunltlee for the ever welcome annual merry matUng of the large dty faotoriea and eooietlen. Along the northern portMo' ^be route the hermit angler, or keen niarka- jumn can find ample iport to enliven hla holiday and Mtlate hia tMtO. -l' Amofeoienta are made hy which parUea, dube, or sodetlee cap apend aday bi the country at a moderate onet, and to thoee w^o hvm never been throui^ this aeotlon of the oountiy, a day upeiit upon the Nlptmhig la a pleanire which can only be appreciated In the actual reallmtlon of the treat* a ■: Leaving Toronto, from tbo Berkeley Street ataUon, by the moraiag triMn at the convenient hour of 7 or 8 o'clock, you are «n«r to;i!rcn.-d«l w^th well dr««d ^^•^ hLu^ U now » n« to th. rtty. »d th. t«lu. 'U. « »nTm^ »S ttlt <4ty Udl« «» go out .fUr br«W«t «d return to Urn. S^^ttTTto, «y l«.gth«- period durt^,^^ ZiSi to .p«d th. burin«- nou» 1 th. dv in th. <^J^ Srta3l Mid h«ritliy during th. hottMt portion «l th. J»t. tt. •jJ**;i:j^Z<2^th erery bdUty «d ««.wnlen!» n«.««y S!^^rto««.<»ol«.dAWyoooli.forr«.t C»««loth. w«S.r. Th.«rdlni.rytt.ln..ofthoo6mpwyn.n»tcon»«M.nt hodor ,*•«««. P.rtl«i, butnH«>l»l««»g«n«'t.c.n-w»y.b. ■Ifi^l •nd the purine butterfly. ^ AiDW the fllear blue light i. w«dertog by, rae stream li heard with murniuring rill. The robin etoge-and all beride faitm _ hy My »«L d«drZ: T^i ^ ""^ **• J^ S^l^^"^ Of «Uoytog ^,„tet r^ |^«JS . Sttll oontiAuliv the journey thrmigh a 8ueai»don J « */ fenoed, well dnifaied m^^* ^^ ■«wo««on of neathr «»• -poo te»« •Srr»jr^ Jt.!^ "■*•*« ••*»". "• «naH>enefe Ae RiJi™,; u.. ","""** »iiffl«i(!imy attat t&e •>«««««» of ^wTbTL^^ "^ T" '^ •*«* * » »«Jr - , •"«-« wi omv, out ere we can get a full fflltntMA «/ ^.n; ^t . liivcly town of *^ "^ '^^ "^ »« n»pidly grown and I ■*^"'«n»«»y>f«cent additions to thcpwsperity 'ttf th» >^'«. JjlAa^t SM the mechanieoir wxn-kwhops of the Railway which hftveheen if(}urcd to fht town by an fxtensive grant of land from that estean«d BarlUunentary veteran Joseph Oouid, Esq., supplemented l^ A libeial bonus from the place. Here the majority of the passengers leave the tndn; some to do busineu with the merchants^ othtrs on their way to Port Perry which is only la miles distant, and not A few to enjoy the beauties of the place and a quiet dUiy in the eountry'^or the train arrives here generally at about ^pft. m., and does not leave until a or 3 p. m., so that there is ample timt to ad- nmethe thioldy settled and highly cultivated country in the iddnity of the town, and get the benefit of the invigorating breeiMii whidl iweep over the hills. Uxbridge takes ito nanie from the antique and quiet towii of'lhat aame 1% miles from4he great metropolis of th* old country, andf with its rows of white detached cotUges, its quiet, slugipbh stream* olean roomy hotels, and stvrroninling hills, lacks only the ruftic rtiies, brown windmiUi Mid ivy qovered church wall«» to makeit Obore than Uxbridge in name. ,,^ we wander through the town we quickly espy a •parous pai-k^ which has been devoted by the enterprising citinns to^ die ttiDVUUWiAent of pieasura parties from the Provincial metropolis. tHi' iecting our steps to tibe gat^ we find ourselves in extennv(»gioi»iidS) '^U shaded 1^ k^y trees, with ample spaces for croquietifbase bnll, cmkiet, uid (^er field iports. Swings of ttarvdllpus hoght, for duldren's deUghti . Boats roomy wdd low, in which ladies can row; For those who cannot play, a stream wherein to^fidi all diy* Vxhiidtgfit but for iti maMuUhe sounii^g nanfei a^jfhtbe afrtly described as the Queen of oountry towns. Search the Phmnce of OntariOxjkhiiougl^ no more^de^ble spot could be found for an «lu^on or f^^nic. Cheap return tickets are given to parties of Il5^afi4 upwrected mills can be observed from the Railway Station, and the lively appearance of these places during the day exhibit the fact that traffic which was formerly carried by team to Lindsay, or some other place having railway facilities, now finds an outlet by the Nipissittg. Prominent among the many recent additions and improve- VRents to CAKNINGfON, die eye detects a large, commodictus and hand- sdme hotel called the Laidlaw House, named after the indomitable mnd pcir^vering O. Laidlaw, Esq.^ thraugh whose zealous ttnd unceasing exertions the road was built. At «dl the Stsitions between Uxbridge and Woodville large grain warelu>uses havitt been vrectedby thf Company for the convenience pi l^oroAto. buyers, who «re thus enabitd to purchase and bring to the city the grea^ par- of the gnia raised in this important wheat-growing section pf U^e Piovinwu ■ ;^ WOODVILLE JUNCTION.^Thepemt of intersection witi the Midland lUilway alArds passengers to and frok Lindtoy, which is «bp|it za miles south: Reaverton, 9 miles north; i»nd Oril- lia, 93 mfles north of Beaverton; direct and cheap ctnunuoicauon IThe 'Sip^amxm iUilwjay extends at . the present time 34 miles north, pf Woodville Junction through ARGlTLfe, ELppN, PpRTAGE ROAD. KIRKFIELD and yiCrpRlA RpAJD, klldmving villages gn^ suppUi^ of the ifin«^ lumber. About 5 miles north of VIctPiisi Road, w^ N 5«s of Wck, he Midkuid jportarit'^vir* iroofs of the ray commu* ind recently »n, and the dit the fact ay, or some itlet by the nd haprove- « and hand'!' indomitable oe zealoui it Stationi s haiHtt been ; )uyers, who {reader par* :t>on pf Uttt Action wii^ II Lindsay, i; and Oril- munication vt 34 miles '1 .; r 'f IEL£> and id supplies Roa^^'we get a view of Raven tjkke, the" <^rtit of a series of !hfe«« '*nd ttv4» Which extend in unbroken staccewloh td Lake Uipissing, and a mile* ^ further on, we come to the North Bay Bridge, a very high rtructure over an arm of Balsam Lake. As the train is moved across th* bridge, we obtain a view of one of. the; most lovely landscapes o original Canadian scenery. Gradually mifolded before us is a panorama of the country bordering on Balsam Lake and which, whether seen in the glarinjf light of a midday sun, or in the sof^ reflected ra^sof a doudleis sunset; whether viewed in the deep, rich, Ternal col«r. of the eariy summer, or ip the varied and gorgeous tints of the ineompa^ble Canadian autumn, is a picture of marvel- lous natural beauty, to which even the inspired hand of an Angelo, o« the magic, brush of, a Raphael, would fail to render justice upon •■'•■' , . ■ ■' ■ ■, ,. ■(< COBOCONK* which a f^w years ago existed only in iiame, and reprc^twl by the remains of a diUpidated sawmill, is iu)w a ril to of some pretensions, situated on the Gull River. Having the ad- vantage of excellent watet-itower, and.beiHg on the chmii of ^ers apdLakes CJrt«snding to Lake Njpissing on the North, and to StHt* gebn take tJ^ence to the St. Lawrence by T»«nton on the South, %% must eventually become a pl|iccot considerable importance. Alf«i4y a lai«e and weU furnished hotel, Auned the i'Shedden House," has beenerertfcafor the cOTveiilijhce disporting a^ i»leirtti^ pAiffies, Inhere hoard can be obtaiA^ vrith excieMcht dean ritotiiii'at a veiT^ cKeap iitte, aiid whei«^lcasure ahd fishhig boAt< Arc 1^ .o^boardqrs.^ ^ . -. ^ yrriM.j,,y,^,i,Myii \ ' 'Tiie rivers ai^^« abound in excdltnt fish-^ttiaci^^ M*e* bass and troi^t being as numerousas minnows in a rivulet. Tho woods are wetf stoeAta*i sporting With «i* finny 4**^ ••■*:■<•' "'^^iSa"»K,/SJ.i»:!«,^. ,i., hablunttof the dear w*t.r.. *• route north of Cobocook combine, .^!1?I.^ V '""^* *" ?^"'rysufli:ientry*^iater«^i4gto the «Akost ropMntic nature. ^, T^ . . »1\. _.;;■; ■. ,^ -:,, * :*^?*^ ^^^^^*^ P^^' ***• route »uth oi 0m of Cobooonlithua u « " _ ■ At the RftUwfty OompMiy offer to. funiliee, exounion uid holiday parties, favourahle terms, it is to be hoped that this route wUl be extensively patronixed, sjnd as the refreshed traveller returns to the olty, ready to resume his ordinary avocation, he will feel l^t V There is a pleasure In the pathless weeds, ^ ** There is a rapture on the lonely brook, " lliere is a soolety where non#lntrudes, "^ » "By the calm hUies which wte by men forsook ; . *' I love not man the less, but nature more, '* From tiiese our interviews in whlofi I stei^, *' From all I may be, or l»ve been before, *' To mingle with the universe, and fMl . 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