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V.: TIMES AND REI'OIIMEK I'RINTINCI AND I'l'IIMSHINU UOUSE. \'^CS9-?r/ s « £ a i 9 3) C c 5 c TW •^m^^m THE THOUSAND ISLES. BY HON. CAT.EBLYON. MriE Thousand Isles, The Thousand Isles, -p Dimpled the wave around thorn smiles. J>ssed by u thousand red-lipped flowers, Geinmed by a thousand ememld bowers. A thousand birds their praises wake Jly rocky ghule and plumy brake A thousand cedars' fragant shade ■ ' Falls where the Indians' children played. And fancy « dream n.y heart beguiles While singing thee. The Thousand Isles. ' The flag of Prance first o'er the.n hung. J he mass was sai.l, the vespers sung. Ihe friars of Jesus hailed the strands As Blessed Virgin Mary's lands, T^he red men mutely heard, surprised, Iheir heathen names all christianized Next floated a banner with cross and ^rown, lu as freedom's eagle plucked it down, detaining its pure and crimson dyes ^ ith stars of their own their native skies. There St. Lawrence gentlest flows. There the south wind softest blows There the lilies whitest bloom. There the birch has leafiest gloom. There the red deer feed in Sprint ' There doth glitter wood-duck's wing, ihere leap the muskallonge at morn. There the loon's night song is borne. - There is the fisherman's paradise With troUing-skifl' at red sunrise! The Thousand Isles. The Thousand Isles, Iheir charm from every care beguiles. -I itian alone hath grace to paint The triumph of their patron saint. Whose waves return on Memory's tide- LaSalle and Piquet, side by side Proud Frontenac and bold Champlain. There act their wanderings o'er again ; And while their golden sunlight smiles Pilgrims shall greet thee. Thousand Isles ^ 9? ft? i^ii ?3 A SUMMER PARADISE. THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. Nature nowhere presents more alluring charms than in that labyrinth of land and water, rock and tree, known as The Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River, and nowhere else, during our sultry summers can pleasure and health seek- ers find the objects sought in larger measure. msTonioAL. RKSORT OK THE RKU MAN. This region has a history which is full of romantic mterest. When it was first discovered by Europeans, they found it a favorite resort of the red men, who called it Manatoana, or Garden of the Great Spirit, beciuse ot the abundant fish and game. Their tents were seen dotting the islands and shores, and their canoes darting to and fro along the river. EARLY EXPLORERS AND ACCOUNTS. The river was discovered August lo, 1535, by Jacques Cartier, who named it St. Lawrence in honor of the saint whose feast is celebrated on that day. The first European who visited Lake Ontario was Samuel Champlain, in 1615; and in his meagre descriptions he mentions some beautiful and very large islands at the beginning of the St. Lawrence. It is supposed that some French explorers, who went up the river about 1650, gave the region its present name, "J/t7/« Isles" or Thousand Islands. In the paper.* relating to De Comceile's and De Tracy's expeditions against the Mohawk Indians in 1666, the islands are complained of as ob- structing navigation and mystifying the most expe- rienced Iroquois pilots. In the year 1620 a Capt. Ponchot described the re- gion somewhat minutely in his journal, which was af- terwards published in S witz* TJIK THOUSAND I8LANDS. erland, and there have been fre(|uent allusions to, and descriptions of it, written and pub- lished from that time to the present. The picturesciue scenery of this spot also seems to hav-e made a lasting impression upon French artists, as one of the finest paintings that greet the eye of an American on entering the Picture Gallery at Versailles, presents a view of these attractive wilds. IN ROMANCE AND SONC;. We find them occasionally in the poetry and fiction of this latter period. The "Cana- dian Boat Song," by the great Irish poet, Thomas Moore, commencing : "Faintly an tollH the ovening cblmo our voices keep tune and our oars ki-ep^tlme," was written in 1804, it is said, on Hart's Island, opposite The Crossmon. During their pass- age down the river James Fennimore Cooper and Washington Irving visited the Thousand Islands, and were fascina' ':d by them. Cooper makes them the scene of some fof the most interesting incidents ot "The Pathfinder," from which we copy the following : "By sunset again the cutter was up with the first of the islands that lie in the outlet of the lake, and ere it was dark she was running through the nar- row channels on her way to the long- sought station. At 9 o'clock, how- ever, Cap. insisted that they should anchor, as the maze of islands became so complicated and obscure, that he feared, at every opening, the party- would find themselves under t^e guns of a French fort. * • • The islands might not have been literally a thous- and in number, but they were so nu- IN CANADIAN WATERS. merous and small as to baffle calcu- lation, though occasionally one of a larger size than common was passed. Jasper had quitted what might have been termed the main channel, and was wending his way, with a good stifif breeze and a favorable current, through passes that were sometimes so narrow that there appeared to be bar«ly room sufficient for the Scud's spars to clear the trees ; at other moments he shot across little bays, and buried the cutter again amid rocks, forest and bushes. The water was so transparent that there was no occasion for the lead, and being of very equal depth, little risk was actually run." Farther on he describes the island where " The Pathfinder" and his party secreted ihemselves, which is so good of many others that we insert it here : t^ Ci ?» 8 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. " Lying in the midst of twenty others, it was not an easy matter to find it, since bobts might pass quite near, and, by the gHmpses caught through the openings, this particular island would be taken for a part of some other. Indeed, the channels between the islands that lay around the one we have been de';cribing, were so narrow that it was even difficult to say which portions ot the land v/ere connected, or which separated, even as one stood in their center, with the express desire of ascertaining the truth. The little bay, in particular, that Jasper used as a harbor, was so embowered with bushes and shut m with islands, that the sails of the cutter being lowered, her own people, on one occasion, had searched for hours before they could find the Scud, on their return from a short excursion among the adjacent channels in quest of fish." m THE PRESENT. "Now, however, the inex- orably rotating kaleidoscope of time has shaken away the savage scenes of old, never to be repeated, and new ones appear to the eye of the pres- ent. No longer in Alexan- dria Bay — fortunately still beautiful — does Nature reign in silent majesty, for the con stant flutter and bustle of the life and gayety ot a summer resort have superseded her. But although Alexandria Bay is in the continual tumult of life, for some fortunate and almost unaccountable reason, the Thousand Islands are not in the least tinctured with the d/asd air of an ordinary watering-place, nor are they likely to become so. There are hun- dreds, thousands of places, rugged and solitary, among which a boat can giide, while its oc- cupant lies gloriously indolent, doing nothing but reveling m the realization of life; little bays, almost land-locked, where the resinous odors of hemlock and pine fill th>. nostrils, and the whispers of Nature's unseen life seem but to make the solitude more perceptible. Some- times the vociferous cawing ot crows sounds through the hollow woods, or a solitary eagle lifts Irom his perch on the top of a stark and dead pine, and sails majestically across the blue arch of the sky. Such scenes occur on a beautiful sheet of water called Lake of the Isle, lying placidly and balmily in the lap of the piney hills of Wells Island, reflecting their rugged crests in its glassy surface, dotted here and there by tiny islands. In the stillest bays A SUMMER PARADISE. 9 are spots that seem to lie in a Rip Van Winkle sleep, where one would scarcely be surprised to see an Indian canoe shoot from beneath the hemlocks of the shore into the open, freighted with a Natty Bumpo or a Chingachgook, breaking the placid surface of the water into slow- ly widening rippies. In such a spot, one evening after a day spent in sketching, when pad- dling our boat about in an indolent, aimless way, looking down through the crystal clearness of the water to the jangle of weeds below, now fright- ening a pickerel fiom his haunt or starting a brood of wood duck from among the rushes and arrow-heads, we found ourselves belated. As the sun set in a blaze of crimson and gold, two boatmen moving home- -ward passed darkly along tne glassy : surface that caught the blazing light of the sky, and across the water came, in measured rythm with the dip of their oars, the tune of a (juaint old half-melancholy Methodist hymn that they sang. We listened as the song trailed after them, until they turned into an inlet behind the dusky woods and were lost to view. From such romantic and secluded recesses, one -can watch the bustle and hurry of life as serenely as though one were the inhabitant of another planet." IN RECENT LITERATURE. During the past few years wherein the Thousand Islands have suddenly ■become one of the leading resorts for summer recreation, they have been prominent in the current literature and pictorial illustrations of the country. Newspapers and magazines have made them the subject of many long and in- safe point. teresting articles ; reporters, essayists, romancers, poets and humorists have seemed to vie with each other in calling ttie attention of the public to this place of enchantment ; and the consequence is that a vast and annuallv swelling tide of humanity flows that way, and many linger there from early June until late October. ill DESCENDING THE RAPIDS, A SUMMER PARADISE. n Fair St. Lawrence ! What poet has sung of its grace As it sleeps in the sun, with its smile-dimpled face Beaming up to the sky that it mirrors ? What brush Has e'er pictured the charm of the marvelous hush Of its silence, or caught the warm glow of its tints As the afternoon wanes, and the even-star glints In its beautiful depths ? And what pen shall betray The sweet secrets that hide from man's vision away In its solitudes wild ? 'Tis the river of dreams ; You may float in your boat on the bloom-bordered streams, Where its islands like emeralds matchless are set, And forget that you live, and as quickly forget That they die in that world you have left ; for the calm Of content is within you, the blessjng of balm Is upon you forever. — Anon. FIDDLER S ELBOW. ITEMS OF INTEREST. We have stated that the St. Lawrence was discovered and named in 1535, and that I^ake Ontario was discovered in 161 5. A few other references to the past may be interest- ing. The first military post on Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence was Fort Frontenac, which was established by the French under the direction of Count 'de Frontenac, in 1673, on the spot where Kingston now stands. During the French war in 1758. this post was captured by an English army of 3,340 men, commanded by Colonel John Bradsfreet, who crossed over from Oswego. It then remained in British possession until surrendered again to the French, in whose possession it remained until a short time before the Revolution. 12 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. •. || il Fort Carleton, the luins of which are seen upon the upper end of Carleton Island, just below Cape Vincent, was built under the direction of Gen. Carletpn, as a British post, in 1777. During the Revolutionary war, and for some time afterwards, it was the principal military station on the lake. It was finally abandoned as a place of military defense in 1808. It remained in nominal possession of the British until the beginning of the war of l8l2. The boundary line between Canada and the United States was definitely settled in 1822. The first steamboat appeared on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence in 181 7, causing great excitement and demonstration among the people along the shores. Its name was .the Oneida. In 1823 all the islands in the state between Og- densburg, on the St. Lawrence, and Grindstone Isl- and, in Lake Ontario, were granted to Elisha Camp of Sackets Harbor, and all titles within these limits must be traced to this proprietor. The Patriot War, which led to exciting military scenes and adventures on the St. Lawrence, occurred in 1837-39. The British steamer " Sir Robert Peel" was fired and burnt on the south side of Wells Island, on the night of May 29-30, 1838, and the "Battle of the Windmill" occurred at Prescott in November of the same year, a memorable battle to the elder Crossmon, who was taken prisoner during the engagement, tried and sen- THE WINDMILL. , , . . /^ • ^ l- .. ^u tenced to be shot. Owing to his extreme youth a respite was obtained, and he was afterwards ransomed, thus barely escaping with his life. GEOLOGICAL. The geological formation of the Thousand Islands is rmostly gniess rock of the Laurentian period. The rock is composed largely of a reddish feldspar, with mixtures of -quartz and hornblende, and a little magnetic iron ore. There are also occasionally thin veins of trap and green- stone, and in places a variety of crystalline mineral forms. Potsdam sandstone occurs among the islands in thick masses, rising sometimes into high cliffs. Before reaching Brockville from above, and for a long distance below, a calciferous sandstone and the older limestones constitute the only rock, and in these are found the organic remains of lower forms of animal and vegetable life. DKIED OKA8SK8 FROU THE ISLANDS. A SUMMER PARADISE. 1$ CHARACTEBI8TIC8. THE ISLANDS AND CHANNELS. There are nearly two thousand of these St. Lawrence islands, and perhaps one thousand within six miles o£ Alexandria Bay, this being the central part of by far the most beautiful and wonderful section of the river. They are nearly all small, usually varying in size from a few square yards of surface to several acres. Many of them are separated only by narrow channels, which are gen- erally deep, but sometimes shallow. Quiet and invit- ing little bays are found here and there. All the isl- ands are thickly studded with trees of rich foliage, but generally of moderate or stunted growth, many of which stand close to the water's edge, and afford cool- ing shade to passing boatmen. In the bays and by the sides of the islands is excellent fishing, bass and pickerel being the principal fish, but the famous muskallonge is sufficiently numerous to warrant the fisherman in expecting an electric bite from him at any moment, which will put his strength and skill to their utmost test. WELLS ISLAND. Special mention should here be made of the largest of the islands, the lower end of which is just below the village of Alexandria Bay. It is eight miles long, and from a few feet to four miles wide. Por- tions of it have been cultivated as farms for the last half a century. Other parts are charmingly wooded, and some of its rock features are exceedingly picturesque. The lower portion is separated into two parts by the " Lake of the Island," which is connected with the river 14 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. on the American and Canadian sides by two narrow channels. This^quiet lake, three or, four miles long, is fringed with rich foliage and occasional bold rocks, and is a favorite Ashing and hunting resort. I AS A SUMMER RESOHT. OLD TIMES. Not until 1872 was the attention of the general public turned to the Thousand Islands as a "watering-place," or resort for pleasure seekers and invalids, although some discerning ones h,ad been in the habit of spending a few summer days or weeks there for more than a quarter of a century previous. There Governor Seward shook hands across the party chasm with Silas Wright, and caught bass and muskallonge with him from the same boat, exchanging practical quotations and cheerful jokes instead of po- litical opinions and argu- ments. There Rev. Dr. Geo. Bethune dropped theology, and Gen. Dick Taylor for- got military tactics, and floated sociably together down among the islands. The wily Martin Van Buren, his witty son John, Frank Blair, and other politicians of the old school, found respite from the affairs ]of State and partisan squabbles, and were soothed and softened by the influences of nature. And when these intellectual giants returned from their fishing expeditions they found rare good cheer and comfort in the unpretentious old Crossmon House at the Bay, where the elder Cross- mon was then known as the prince of country landlords, and in such goodly company learned thoroughly the fine^art of managing and entertaining guests. INLET TO THE RIFF. A SUMMICK PA HA DISK. 15 THE NEW DEPARTURE. In the summer of 1872 two or three things occurred opportunely to draw immediate attention to the river attractions. George W. I'ullman, the palace-car king, had become enamored with the place, purchased a beautiful island nearly opposite the Bay, and erected thereon suitable buildings for a luxurious summer residence. By his invitation, in 1872, Gen. Grant and family and a party of friends went to Pullman's Island, as his guests, and remained eight days. The same season a large party of New York and Southern editors made an excursion to the islands, and dined al fresco on the same island, the viands being furnished from the cuisine of the Crossmon House. These two events brought the isl- ands to the notice of the people in all parts of the country. So wnenthebig new hotels were opened in the summer of 1873, the people at once began to hasten to them, and since then they have continued to come every year in large numbers. About the same time there began to be a great demand for isl- ands on which to build summer cot- tages. A large number were sold in 1872 and '73. and the demand and sale have continued each year since. Of course the best of the islands have now been appropriated, but there are many desirable ones left, and beautiful points also on the main shore and on CATCHING iviusKAi.KONUE. WcUs Island. iil : 16 THE TJI0U8AND ISLANDS. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. The Crossmon has been particularly honored of late by being the chosen stopping- place of President Arthur, Gen. Sheridan, Cardinal McCloskey and Herbert Spencer. FISHING PICNICS. Several of these enjoyable affairs come off every pleasant day. A party of from ten to twenty-five ladies and gentlemen set off in a steam yacht for some distant fishing-ground,, taking liberal supplies from the hotel, and about half as many oarsmen as excursionists. Each oarsman takes his own skiff and fishing tackle. The boats being towed in single file behind the yacht, present the appear- ance of some strange ma- rine animal with a very long tail. An island is se- lected as the base uf oper- ations, and here the yacht is moored to the shore and the party separates, each skiff with its two or three occupants taking a different direction, with the understanding to meet again at that island for dinner. At the appointed hour the boats return, and the oarsmen nearly all of whom are good cooks, set at work preparing dinner. A fireplace is quickly impro- vised out of rocks, and the savory odors of a hot din- ner soon mingle with the piney odors of the woods. The yacht carries boards for tables and the island supplies rocks to support them. The afternoon is spent in rambles on the adjacent islands* or in story-telling under some big tree, while two or three drowsy gentlemen go off to sleep under the influence of the fresh air and a hearty dinner. Frequenters of the islands often bring hammocks with them for these occasions. PICNIC DINNER ON AN ISLAND. 18 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. ) W-i PARTIGVLAR ISLANDS. Island Royal, owned by Mr. Royal E. Deane, of New York, is situated opposite Point Vivian, two miles from Alexandria Bay, and quite near Wells Island. The veranda of the cottage is twenty feet above the water, and from this elevation a view unsurpassed upon the channel may be enjoyea. Many of the river captains pass within hailing distance of this beautiful spot. Mr. Deane and family for many years have been sum- mer residents upon the river. Just above the village in the American channel, is Warner Island, owned by H. H. Warner, of Rochester, who is famous for the magnitude, boldness and success of his business operations. The line steamers pass within a few feet of his cottage. The river-bound half-acre on which it stands commands one of the most extensi\'e views among the islands. Mr. Warner and family are in the habit of remaining here two or three months of the year, and their gracious hospitalities have won them hosts of friends among the frequenters of the Thousand Islands. We have akeady referred to Pullman's island. WARNER ISLAND, AS SEEN FROM WELLS' ISLAND. ^ 'IHK TIIOnSAND ISLANDS. Near by is Nobby, which, owing to its position and natural formation is one of the roost desirable among the islands. The owner H. R. Heath, of New York has devoted mtich time and capital iif improve- ments both on Nobby and the famous Oven which is also in his posession. Rye Island has recently been purchased by Nathaniel W. Hunt, of Brooklyn, and re-christened St. KImo. The island is a prominent one, and as the cottage to be built upon it is the design of the archi- tect who has built most of the NOBBY iHLAND. finest cottagcs on the river it is fair to presume that St. Elmo will not be behind her sisters in architectural beauty. A few rods from The Crossmon, between it and Well's Island, is Hart's Island, a little paradise, with one of the largest of the island cottages. Mrs. H. G. LeConte, of Philadelphia, Pa., has recently purchased Isle Imperial, just above Hart's Island, much enlarged it by piering and filling in, and erected a cottage costing about $20,000. Plantagent Island was purchased by Judge Charles Donohue, of New York, and re- cbristened "St. John." He has built a handsome cottaG;e upon it and is constantly making improvements. The details might be indefinitely extended. U//'.:'/////, A short distance down the river from the Bay is a triplet of charming little islands. They are ; Little Lehigh, owned by Chas. H. Cummings, of New York; Sport, owned by Mrs. H. E. Packer of Mauch Chunk, Pa., and E. P. Wilbur, Bethlehem, Pa., and Idlewild^ owned by Mrs. R. A. Packer, ot Sayre, Pa. The first two are connected by a handsome wrought iron bridge. Sport Island is nicely terraced, and a private gas house furnishes the means of illumin- ating it at nighc with two hundred lights. GLIMPStS OF N0BI3Y ISLAND. THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. m ■ 5 ■ THE CAPES. Many small capes whi':h scallop the main shores of the river, afford beautiful building sites, and some of tliem are adorned by handsonje cottages, The demand for these capes has increased of late, and it is probable that before many years the shores for a long dis- tance each way from the Bay, as well as the islands, will be thickly scudded with cottages, owned by health and pleasure seekers from abroad. Perhaps the most desirable point on the river was purchased by Dr. J. G. Holland, the celebrated author, and late editor of The Century. It is at the mouth of the lovely little bay overlooked by The Crossmon, and only a few rods across the water from it. Dr. Holland has expended inany thousands of dollars in erecting here " luxurious cottage and im- DR. J. O. HOLLAND'S LATR RB8IUINCB, "BONNIB CASTLB." proving the grounds. The point is named "Bonnie Castle," from one of Dr. Holland's novels. The family are in the habit of spending three to four months of the year on this island, and here Dr. Holland did much of his literary work SOV'E NAMES EXPLAINED. The historically famous Devil's Ovcii is an island so named from a water cave into which a boat can be rowed from the rivor. This cave was the hiding place for many li.onths of the famous "Bill Johnson" during 'he Patriot War of 1837-39. Aided and sus- tained by his daughter Kate, he finally escaped. Goose Bay is a well known fishing and hunting ground three miles from the village. Eel Bay is another at the head of Wells Island. Halsteads Bay is another on the Canadian side. Fiddler's Elbow is a thick and favorite cluster of islands in thp Canadian waters. I building lese capes long dis- cotfages, Holland, he lovely I it. Dr. ge and im- iolland's ir on this ave into "or many and sus- ige. Eel lian side, s. 4 w 24 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. ■ I ' fli !, 'lili- The Riff is the long narrow inlet to the Lake of the Islands over a mile long, and is so narrow that a child can throw a stone across it at any point, and yet is navigably for small yachts. I THE COTTAGES. The river cottages are numerous and every year important additions are made to them. It is notice- able tliat as time passes the new ones constructed are made more and more ele- gant and improved. PARKS. The Thousand Island Park of the Methodists is on the OVEN ISLAND. Upper end of Wells Island, seven miles from Alexandria Bay. It was started in 1873, and to its natural beau- ties have been added delightful drives and walks; a village of cottages, bath houses, and buildings for religious purposes and the accommodation ot visitors. Here are held Sunday school, temperance and educational conventions every season. Round Island Park, two miles above Thousand Island Park, belongs to a Baptist As- sociation which was organized in the summer of 1879. It occupies the whole of a large island. Prospect Park is yet farther up the river, on a high wooded point on the main shore, and is laid out in streets and lots, many of which are occupied. Westminster Park is at the foot of Wells Island about a mile and a half from the Bay. It was purchased in 1874 by a Presbyterian stock company, and has been rapidly improved, having now several miles of drives, and some fine buildings. In the midst of the ground is a high hill, to the top of which is a winding roadway. This hill is called M t. Beulah, and is surmounted by a pentagonal chapel, :vhich will accommodate one thousand persons, and has a tower 136 feet high, presenting one of the best views of the river and islands. These parks are connected with each other and the Bay many times daily by steamers, which afford delightful little trips. Although the Thousand Islands are now dotted with cottages and thronged here and there with people, their original wild beauty and enticements remain, the trees and rocks '> the majestic flow of crystal pure waters ; the yet purer air, with its splendid tonic and heal- i I A SUMMER PARADISE. 25 "V- ing proper- \ ties; the ever vary- ing views ; the oppor- tunities for boating, fi s hin g , hunting, bathing, etc.; all are here, and man has ad- ded to them yet more. RIVER SPORTS. Boating, fishing, hunting, cruising among the islands in row boats or steam yachts, visiting many points of historical or traditionary interest, pic-nicing in large or small parties, open-air feasting, and lounging under the trees by the water's edge, are terms which sum up the principal sports of the river. There are many snoall boats at the Bay, and many good oarsmen stand ready to serve at a moderate price, those who want their services. These oarsmen are a convenience, but not a necessity, to the enjoyments among the islands. They know all the good fishing grounds, can g<ve all needed instruction in the art of catching, will furnish the requisite fishing tackle, and cook the fish in dainty and appetizing style when caught. Black bass and pickerel, large and gamy, abound in these waters — many muskallonge are also caught every season, and the lady or gentleman who hooks and secures one or more of these largest and best of all fresh water fish, becomes the heroine or hero of the day on returning to the Bay. Ladies are often the lucky ones, and sometimes pull in a muskallonge of enormous size, courageously refusing the while all masculine assistance. Occasionally a muskallonge weighs as high as forty pounds, a pickerel as high as twenty pounds, and a bass as high as six or seven pounds. The muskallonge are mostly taken be- tween the middle of May and the last of July; the bass bite best between the middle of June and September, while the pickerel are caught early and late in the season, and all the season. Trolling is the usual and most exciting method of fishing among the islands, though much pleasant still fishing is also done. 9S'-'- WILD FL0W1B8 OF THE I8LANI)8.' = THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. Late fall and early spring, as all hunters know, are the times for shooting duck, when they flock to the bays and coves of this section of the river, by thous- ands. It is not unusual for a fishing party to return to the Bay at night with a hundred or more fine fish, nor for the hunter to come in with fifteen or twenty broad- billed trophies of his marksmanship. STEAMERS AND YACHTS. The large line steamers are seen pljing up and down the river at frequent intervals. All of them touch at the Bay, and many others nearly as large are devoted to excursions. A new company has been formed to meet the demands and necessities of the increasing travel along the River and Lake Ontario, by putting on a line of floating palaces, similar to those on the Hudson, and costing from $80,000 to $100,000 each. An important feature of life at the Bay, and among the Thousand Islands, is the great and in- creasing number of steam yachts, large and small, which glide to and fro over the blue waters, and in and out among the island channels, during the pleas~ ure season Some of these are models of architec- tural beauty, such as can be seen almost nowhere else. In going considerable distances on the river, up and down and across from shore to shore, and island to island, and point to point, when fishing is not desired, these yachts have nearly superceded the row boats, although the latter are always ready, with good oarsmen, when required. These yachts afford a swift and delightful conveyance for small parties, as the larger steamers do for larger parties, and for dis- tant places and pic-nics, or extensive views of the river scenery. THE WANDERER. The best way of gaining a comprehensive idea of the magnitude and wildness of this archipelago is by taking a trip on the Island Wanderer. This fast steamer makes two trips daily of forty miles each, taking^in on its way some of the most intricate chan- nels among the islands. 1 A SUMMER PARADISE. 37 A SCENE or ENCHANTMENT. The summer night scenes at the Bay are wierdly enchanting, and European travelers say they remind them of the night scenes at Venice, and are quite as beautiful. The illumi- nations extend far up and down the river, on gliding yachts, and steamers, on the islands, along the grounds, and in the windows and towers of the great hotels, and added to these are the lights of the village, and almost nightly displays of Chinese lanterns, Roman candles, rockets and other fireworks. This superb kaleidoscope of river fires must be wit- nessed to be appreciated. IMPORTANT EFFECTS. An ardent admirer of the Thous- and Islands has said that they were conducive to four important effects : health, happiness, enthusi- asm and love. Concerning this last it should be said that cupid is all powerful here. The momen- tous question which is the key of matrimony has been asked and answered many scores of times among these charming islands. ALEXANDRIA BAY. This village is the central point of interest from its nearness to the most picturesque part of the is- lands. It has a population of about seven hundred, and is pret- tily situated on a point of land be- tween two river bays making it THE RIFF. almost water bound. The fishing in this vicinity is better than elsewhere owing to the greater number of islands which cause quiet shallows where fish delight to congregate. Here to is the CHURCH OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDS, built in 1851 through the instrumentality of Rev. Dr. George W. Bethune, of the Reformed Dutch Church, who was a regular visitor at the Bay for many successive years, commencing as early as 1845. The church building, which is a chaste stone structure, with truncated tower, stands on a knoll in the edge of the village. METHODIST CHURCH. There is also a pretty little church recently completed* by the Methodists at a cost of about 86,000, finished inside in black walnut and ash, and nicely carpeted. It has a capa- city for seating about 300 persons. 1^ i^^^f i H ij ^K* ( /yftjiiu^ ms IhIL ^ ^t:' 1 w \ 1 jpi^^ 21 ''-ol 1 m * I Ni • * n i ^' m 98 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. PROSPECTIVE EPISCOPAI- CHURCH. Bishop Huntington and others are making an effort to secure the erection of an^Episco- pal Chapel at the Biy, and a part of the necessary fjnds have been pledged and collected. LIBRARY. A fine library has been established at the Bay for the use of visitors, under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. It has about one thousand volumes, a large portion of which were generously donated by its founder, Dr. Holland. These will be increased from year to year. 1 I ,t - ' '>v il ill ill'' ft^mmimmmm A SUMMKIl PAKADISE. 29 f an^Episco- id collected. the auspices which were ear to year. .■A THE CROSSMON. THE Ol.l) AND NEW. We now come to that which provides sweet and invigorating rest after the varied river sports, country drives and sociabilities, we mean The Crgssmon. The;;[old hotel under the same manage- ment as the new, has been referred to. It had been the stopping place for visi- tors to the islands for more than a quarter of a century and acquired during that time a reputation of which any hotel with similar facili- ties might be proud. The new, many-towered, Cross mon consists of a five story building, covering exactly the site ol the old hotel of pleasant memories. It is a picturesque structure, sur- rounded by wide verandas and traversed by spacious halls. THB SITUATION AND OUTLOOK. It is most charmingly situ- THE CROSSMON IN 184B. ated, close to the river on the north, and the little gem of a bay from which the village takes its name on the east, thus having ^wo joater sides. Its windows, verandas and towers afford extensive views of the river and islands in three directions. Most of the prominent islands and cottages may be seen from it, together with miles and miles of the sweeping, J^ bounding, gleaming river. The hotel has in reality two fronts (with their entrances,) the one being toward the river, where boat-passengers enter, and the other on the main village street, where carriages are the mode of conveyance. PRINXIPAL ADVANTAdKS OK THK CROSSMON. The office, wine room, billiard room and barber shop being on the street front of the hotel, are entirely removed from the water front, where the verandas are, and where the 30 THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. guests like to assemble for games and promenading. An elevator runs from the basement to the top of the building, and the broad stairways in both main buildmg and wing^ afford quick means of egress in case of fire. The hotel is lighted throughout with gas, and supplied with pure river water, which is forced by a steam engine into an enormous copper tank on the root, and conveyed from there to the various floors by means of galvanized iron pipes, thus doing away with all danger of lead poisoning, and other impurities. On every floor are water-closets and bath, rooms, with hot and cold water. Electrical bells and speaking tubes connect Jhe oflice with every part of the building. It will accommodate three hundred guests and is adapted to satisfy those who are accustomed to luxurious homes. THE CROSSMON IN 1863. The table is supplied with all the delicacies of the season, prepared by accomplished cooks ; and the best brand of foreign wines,'1)eers and liquors await the orders of all who desire them. Morning concerts are given by a fine orchestra, and the amusements of the day are varied in the evening by music, dancing and games in the parlors, and thus the round of enjoyment may be continued from early morning until late bedtime. There are over five hundred feet of verandas, and guests may promenade the entire distance, and through the long halls, without obstruction. Appetizing lunches are neatly put up free of charge at the hotel, for picnic and fishing parties, and, after a ride on the river, are often enjoyed in the open air, under the trees. «v fis wmnm A SUMMER PARADISE. 81 «ven better than the most sumptuous dinners in the dining rooms. Boats, oarsmen and fishing tackle can be engaged for parties wishing them by applying at the hotel office. The grounds of the hotel, over an acre in extent, have been nicely grassed and graded and are beautified in places by beds of flowers. On the east, towards the bay, is an extensive lawn, reaching to the water's edge. On this sid'" '- he principal landing place for yachts and.|smaller boats. On the north is a mtmeimwmii^^s THE CROSSMON IN 1873. Tocky incline, spotted with grass and flowers. The grounds, as well as the buildings, are brilliantly illuminated at night, colored lights shining in all the towers, which have a peculiarly beautiful effect as seen from the river. Notwithstanding the extensive accommodations, the Crossmon is crowded much of the time during the warm season, and it is therefore a good plan for parties wishing rooms, to engage them in advance by letter, or through the agency of friends. Address, CROSSMON & SON, THE CROSSMON, ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y I * IPiil! 8B i-t >-, I— t J?; o o « pa -m NAMES OF It^LANlK^ AND POINTS. ^ The follnwiiiK arc llio immen of llie iiilmliilcd island and pointH Itoginning in (irder at Claytou u>.i extending below Alexandria liay. Governor's— three acres, nw'U'd by Hon. T. O. Alvord, Syracuse, N. \' Caiaimkt— three acres, owned liy Chas. G. Kniory, New York LoNo Hock— one acre, owned by W. F. Wilson, Walertown, N. V Hkmlock— twenty m^res, owned liy Hon W. P. I'orter, W. F. Wilson, Watertown, N. Y iiiid lion. Henry Spicer, I'erch Uiver. Stewart, o;x JKipiiiis—ten acres, owned liy H. l\ tliirdiner, Syracuse, N. Y. ; John Rogers and MissUasKclJ, Carthage, N.Y. ; L. .1. Hurdelte, Otsego Camp Club; Caleb Clark, Cooi)erslown, N. Y. ; Miss K. M. tiriswold, Adams, N. Y. ; Wesley M. Itich, Joseph Saylcs, Home, N. Y. ; Reuben Fuller, Chas. Ellis, Clayton, N. Y. ; Chas. CiiickerinK, Copeniiagen, N. Y. ; C!. O. Pratt, Syracuse, N. Y. Two in Eel Bay —two acres, owned by Dr. K. L, Sargent, Watertown, N. Y jll'!-: ■^fc*;f4.:..$llS*-'«l|»^^ .1 Twin — one acre, owned by J. L. Huntington, Theresa, N. Y Watch — one acre, owne 1 by S. F. Skinner, New York Occident and Oriknt— three acres, owned by E, W. Washburne, New York Isle of Pines— tW() acres, owned by Mrs. R. N. Robinson, New York Peederick's — two acres, owned by C. L. Frederick, Canhage, N. Y Bay Side— one acre, owned by H. F. Mosber, Watertown, N. Y River Side — {Main Land) one acre, owned by James C. Lee, Gouverneur, N. Y Killein's Point — {Main Land) one acre, owned by Killien, Lockport, N. Y HoLLOWAv's Point — {Main Land) one acre, owned by Nathan IloUoway, Omar, N. Y Fisher's Landing— (J7«i« Land) two acres, owned by Mrs. R. Gurnee, Miss Newton, Omar, N. Y Island Home — one acre, owned by Mrs. S. D. Hungerford, Adams, N. Y Harmony — one-fourth acre, owned by Mrs, Celia Berger, Syracuse, N. Y 34 NAMK8 OF INLANDS AND POINTS. WiviNfi Bkanciiks— owned by D. C. Graham, Stoiio Mills, N. Y.; A. Snoll, riafnrgovillo, N. )'.; (Wtllit Jdand.) J. Petrio, Watertown, N. Y. ; Jerome B. Ijoiiks, TiiifarKcvlllo, N. Y. ; Isaac Mitchell, L. Iliighrs, Stone Milln, N. Y.; h. Ainsworth, F.Smith, U.S. TtillcM, Ira Traver, Watertown, N. Y. Bonny Kyrik— ( Welh hUmd) owned by Mni. Peck, BoonviUe, N. Y TiiRoop DoiK—(WelU Inland) owned by. .Dr. C. E. Latimer, Watortown, N. Y., and Dr. 8. J. Latimer, N«'W York City. Jolly OxK%—(\Velh Inland) two acres, owned by Prof. A. If. Brown, Dr. N. I). Ferguson, John Norton, O. T. Qreen,Carthage, N. Y. ; Hon. W. W. Butttrtipld, lledwowl, N. Y —owned by M. Kenyon nnd Miss Parker, Watertown, N. Y Calumkt — one-half tMiv, owned by Rev. H. R. Waite, Now Rochelle, N. Y Point Vivian— ten ncres, owned by Ileeot Tozer, J. J. Kinney, E. (). llungorford, Geo. Ivers, (Ufain Land.) Evans Mill, N. Y. ; hikI others. LiNDNKn'a— (iri« acre, owned by lohn Lindner, Jersey City, N. J Island JIoyai,— one acre, owned by Royal E. Deane, New York Ckdab— one acre, owned by J. M. Curtis, Cleveland, Ohio Wl Wild Rosk— one acre, owned by Hon. W. G. Rose, Cleveland, Ohio Alleoheny Point — {Main Land) two acres, owned by J. S. Laney, Foxburg, Pa Photo — two acres, owned by A. C. Mclntyre, Brockville, Ont Seven Isles — five acres, owned by , lion. Bradley Winslow, Watertown, N. Y IjOuisiana Point — [Wells Island) three acres, owned by Hon. D. C. LaBatt, New Orleans, La Bella Vista Lodge — {Main Land) five acres, owned by F. J. Bosworth, Milwaukee, Wis Nemah-bin — two acres, owned by James H. Oliphant, Brooklyn, N. Y Comfort— two acres, owned by A. E. Clark, Chicago, 111 Warner Island— one acre, owned by H. H. Warner, Rochester, N. Y TV Ci W 1)1 M. Su '•M M M Sa w 1' 'M N( ^^ Li % W NAMKS OK ISLANDS AND POINTS. 8fi Waii Winbt— one-lmlf aero, owneil by C. E. Hill, ChitaRo, 111 CuDA— one iicrc, owned by ; Dr. W. K. Story, DufTiilu, N. Y Dkvci ' OvKN— one acre, owned by U. R. Heath, Brooklyn, N. Y SuNNV-SiUK— <6'Ae;T^ hland) live acres, ownud by Hov. Geo. II. Rockwell, Now York Mkmiosk liODOK— (CVterry hlanit) ninu ocrvs, owned by. .A. I). I'ullnmn and G. D. Matsh, Chicago) III Safe Poiict— ( Welln Mand) four acres, owned by II, H. Warner, Rochester, N. Y Piri.i.M AN— three iicres, owned by Geo. M. Pullman, Chicago, 111 Noiuiv— three ucros*, owned by , H. R. Heath, Brooklyn, N. Y LriTi.K Anoki,— one-eighth acre, owned by W. A. Angell, Chicago, 111 Wki-comk— three acres, oArned by Hon. S. G. Pope, Ogdensburg, N. Y FaiKNDr.Y— three acres, owned by A. B. Parker and Abner Mellen, Jr., New York LiNMTHoow— one-fourth acre, owned iiy Hon. II. A. Livingston, New York Pi.oKKN<'K— two acres, owned by H. S. Chandler, New York SrNNl'SrDK. the sunimer home of Rev. George Rockwell, now of New York City, but best known in this region as for more than twenty years the pastor of the Reformed Church, the first organized at Alexandria Bay. I— L "^^ *"'"'"»""^""*^!I1"niitnn»iii;lli)ll>rr!rtll MUMniiiriM^HJj^'' — "^'"tii'Eiiiii"i!iT"'r'l'[ ■Xailll|||l!iii|liliiiiiitia<fiar- St. Elmo — throe acres, owned by Nathaniel W. Hunt, Brooklyn, N. Y FEr.8ENECK— owned by Prof. A. G. Hopkins, Clinton, N. Y Point Lookout — one acre, owned by Miss L. J. Bullock, Adams, N. Y Cleveland Point — (Main Land) thirty acres, owned by Hon. W. G. Rose and J. M. Curtis Cleveland, Edoewood — (Point Main Land) one acre, owned by G. C. Martin, Watertown, N. Y West View— " " " one acre, owp^d by Hon. S. G. Pope, Ogdensburg, N. Y 36 NAMES OP ISLANDS AND POINTS. . YiLVhX— {Point Main Land) half acre, owned by II. Sisson, Watertown, N. Y ISLB Imperial — one acre, owned by '. Mrs. II. G. Ijc Conte, Philadelphia, Pa Fern — one actf, own d by N. and .1. Winslow, Watertown, N. Y Hart's— five acres, owned by Ilnn. E. K. Hart, Albion, N. Y Deshlbr — fifteen acres, owned by W. G. Deshler, Columbus, Ohio Nbtts— one acre, owned by Win. B. Hayden, Columbus, Ohio Bonnie Castle — (Point Main Land) fifteen acres, owned by Mrs. J. G. Holland, New York Crescent Cottages — (Main Land) ten acres, owned by Blcecker Van Wagenen, New York Point Marguerite — " " thirty acre*;, owned by E. Anthony, New York Long Branch — (Point Main Land) ten acres, owned by Mrs. C. E. Clark, Watertown, N. Y Manhattan — five acres, owned by J. L. Ilasbrouck and Hon. J. C. Spencer, New York St. John's — six acres, owned by Hon. Chas. Donohue, New York Maple — °ix acres, owned by J. L. Haebroiick, New York Fairy Land — 20 acres, owned by Peter C. Hayden, Chas. H. llavtien and Wm. B. Hayden, Columbus, Little Fraud— one-half acre, owned by R. Pease, Geneva, N. Y Huguenot — two acres, owned by Levi Ilasbrouck, Ogdensburg, N. Y Resort — three acres, owned by Cornwall Bros., Alexandria Bay, N. Y Deer — forty acres, owned by Hon. S. Miller, New Haven, Conn Island Mary— two f^res, owned by Win. L. Palmer, Carthage, Dak Walton — seven acres, owned by J. X. llobbins and G. H. Robi ""on. New York Idlewild — four acres, owned by Mrs. R. A. Packer, Sayre, Pa Little Lehigh — one acre, owned by Chas. H. Cuminiiigs, New York Sport — four acres, owned by Mrs. II. E. Packer, Mauch Chunk, Pa Sunny-Side — two acres, owned by W. Stevenson, Sayre, Pa Summer-Land — ten acres Summer-Land Association "Summer-Land" is owned by the "Suninu r-Laiid Association," composed of the following members: Itev. Asa Saxe, D. D., Francis M. McFarlin, .lames Sargeant, Emory B. Chase, Lean E. Brace, Isaiah F. Force, Henry C. Wisner, I^ewis P. Ross, Charles W. Gray* George A. Newell, Henry 0. Hall, Joseph A. Stud and Frank W. Ilawley, of Rochester, N. Y.; Rev. Alinon Gunnison, D. D., and Frank Sperry, of Brooklyn; Rev. Richmond Fisk, Alfred Underbill and Horace Bronson, of Syracuse, N. Y. Arcadia and Ina— five acres, -owned by S. A. Briggs, New York Spuyten Duyvel— one acre, owned by Alice P. Sargent, New York Douglas — five acres, owned by Douglas Miller, New Haven, Conn Kit Grafton— one-half acre, owned by Mrs. S. L. George, Watertown, N. Y Lookout — two acres, owned by Thomas H. Borden, New York Ella — one-fourth acre, owned by R. E. Ilungerford, Watertown, N. Y Little Charm — one-eighth acre, owned by Mrs. F. W. Barker, Alexandria Bay, N. Y Frost — two acres, owned by . , Mrs. S. L. Frost, Watertown, N. Y Excelsior Group— five acres, owned by C. S. Goodwin, New York C T.vAN AND Moss — three acrps, owned by S. T. Woolworth, Watertown N. Y Elephant Rock — one-eighth acre, owned by T. C. (Jhittenden, Watertown, N. Y Sunbeam Group— one acre, owned by C. E. Ailing, Rochester, N Y Alice — two acres, owned by Col. A. J. Casse, New York Schooner — six aci«8, owned by J. Norman Whitehouse, New York Birch— seven acres, owned by W. J. Lewi?, Pitt>burgh, Pa Ours— three acres, owned by ;. Mrs. M. Carter, Poughkeepsie, N. Y Berkshire— twenty acres, owned by Hon. S. G. Pope, Ogdensburg, N. Y ■■ Dedicated U> the Quests of The Crossmon. ON THE ST. LAWRENCE. By GEORGE C. BRAGDON. WAY ! away I the golden day ^^ Beams brightly on the river, And time beguils where happy isles KesI peacefully forever; And smilingly forever, Invitingly forever. Where isles of green o'erlook the sheen Of fair St. liawrence river, The silver sheen round isles of green, Upon St. Lawrence river. Ah ! fair the isles, adorned with smiles To greet the wooing river; We float between, 'neath branches green, And long to float forever, To dream and float forever, Forgetfully forever. With line and boat to dream and float On blue St. Lawrence river. To dream and float with line and boat Adown St. Lawrence river. IN rUE KEEDS NB4R WELLS ISLAND. Now dipping oar recedes the shore, And on the restless river We gaily ride, we bound and glide, While sunbeams flush and (piiver, Around us Ihish and tjuivcr From billows Hash and ijuiver. And all is bright and care is llglit On old St. Lawrence river. And care is light, and all is bright Upon St. Lawrence Hi' er. Shall we forget the friends we met And loved upon the river ? — Its songs and dreams and changing gleams ? No, never, and no never. We shall forget them never, We can forget them never. The thousand joys and .sweet allojs, Of dear St. Lawrence river. With sweet alloys the thousand joys Of Thousand Island River. ROUTES TO THE BAY. 11 Leave the N. Y. Central at Rome, and enter the palace cars of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdons- burg Railroad. A few hours ride on these will bring you to Cape Vincent, thirty miles from Alex- andria Bay, where steamers run to and fro twice a day, connecting closely with the trains. Take the West Shore route via Utica in connection with Utica and Black River Railroad, or via. Syracuse in connection with the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad. Or if you please take the other branch at Watertown, and ride through a picturesque country to Ogdensburg, (six hours from Rome,) and there take steamer up the river to the Bay, 36 miles. Or leave the Central at Syracuse (which shortens the distance for parties from the west.) and take the Syracuse Northern to Richland, from which place the route is again on the R. W. & 0. R. R. Or starting from Oswego (to which city is a railroad from Syracuse and lines/ of steamers from all the principal points of the great lakes, some of which go to the Bay,) a branch of the R. W. & 0. connects with the main road to Richland. Or if from the east, you take the Delaware & Hudson at Troy, or Albany, go- ing through Saratoga and along the west shore of Lake Champlam, to Rouses Pt., there taking the Ogdensburg & Lake Champiain R. R. to Ogdensburg, having a^ delightful sail from Ogdensburg by steamer to Alexandria Bay. Or leaving Albany or Troy via. D. & H. C. Co., taking steamers through Lakes] George and Champiain, (the most delightful of all,) to Plattsburgh, D. & H. to Rouses Point, 0. & L. C, and steamf^r to Alexandria Bay, making one of the best trips in this country. Or you can leave the Central at Utica and take the cars on Utica & Black River R' R., which will carry you without change of cars to Clayton, in four and^ a half hours, 12 miles from Alexandria Bay, where a steamer will be found which ^ will complete the journey in one hour. Or from Chicago and the west you can take the first limited Express via. Chicago & Grand Trunk R. R. at 3:20 p. H. daily, with through Pullman Sleepers'^ for Boston, arriving at Alexandria Bay the next evening in time for supper, via. steamer from Kingston, 25 miles distance. The "boss" route. Or from Portland, Old Orchanl Beach, Montreal and Quebec and Maine resorts, take the Grand Trunk R. R. to Brockville, Gananoque or Kingston, and steamers from those points to Alexandria Bay, making one of the most delightful trips in this country. Or starting from New York, take the New York, Ontario and Western R. R. from West 42d St., Cortlandtor Desbrosses Sts. ferries, and enter the through Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars for Cape Vincent ; (this is the only route from New York running Pullman Sleepers to the islands.) At Cape Vincent the new Steamer St. Lawrence makes close connection with the trains, running thirty miles down the river, through the islands to the Bay. Connections with the Pennsylvania R. R. by this route are made at Jersey City 1 in Union Station, and all transfer across New York City avoided. Frctva Portland. Old Orchard Beach, and Maine resorts, take the Portland & Ogdensburg R. &., f as- sing through the White Mountains and Vermont via. Rouses Point to Ogdensburg, and steamer to Alexandria Bay. This is the shortest line from the White Mountains and ftlaino. The U. & B. R. R. R. has been completed to Ogdensburg, from which point steamers also run to the Bay. A four-horse coach will run from Redwood station to the Bay, seven miles, connecting with the trains. Visitors from the east whose route is by the Northern Railroad, which connects with the \'ermont Central, will take a steamer at Ogdensburg for the rest of the journey, which leaves upon the smval of irain, reaching the Bay in time for supper. The Royal Mail line of steamers run from Niagara Falls to Montreal, passing down the St. Law- rence by daylight, and stopping at the Bay. Since the completion of the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad, facilities for reaching Alexandria Bay from the west have improved. Parties may now leave Niagara Falls in Palace cars in the morning and ride in them to Cape Vincent, and there tiking a steamer, arrive at the Bay in time for supper. ■MiaiiMi HOTELS EN ROUTE. The following hotels, among others, are recommended to persons en route to the Thousand Islands, on account of their accommodations and management : — Bagu's Hotel, Utica, N. Y T. R. Proctor, Proprietor Globk Hotel, Syracuse, N. Y Dickenson & Austin, Proprietors Powers Hotel, Rochester, N. Y Buck & Sanger, Proprietors OsBURNE House, Auburn, N. Y J. E. Allen, Proprietor Seymour House, Ogdensburg, N, Y P. J. Tallman, Proprietor Daniels Hotel, Presoott, Ont L. H. Daniels, Proprietor Russell House, Ottawa, Ont James Guin, Proprietor St. Lawrence Hall, Montreal, Que H. Hogan, Proprietor FoyuET's Hotel, Pluttsburgh, N. Y A. J. Sweet, Proprietor Peeouson House, Maloue, N. Y S. E. Flanagan, Proprietor Windsor Hotel, Montreal Geo. W. Swett, Proprietor Spring House, Richfield Springs T. R. Proctor, Proprietor DISTANCE CARD. Niagara to Toronto 40 Toronto to Alexandria Bay 167 Oswego to Alexandria Hay 100 Clayton to Alexandria Bay 12 Alexandria Bay to Montreal 169 '• " Watertown 38 " " Utica 133 " " Brockville 24 •• " Portland,viaO.&L.C. iOO '« Boston, via 0. &!j.C.. 443 '* " Ogdensburg 36 Montreal to Portland 378 Miles Montreal tt» New York 406 Miles "Albany 251 " •« -'Troy 251 *' •♦ "Saratoga 212 " " White Mountains 201 " Ogdensburg to Ottawa 53 " Montreal to Quebec 180 " Ogdensburg to Malone 61 " " " Chttteaug.Hy 78 " " " Chateaugay Chasm 74^ " Ralph's 88 "* " Saratoga 255 il 1886. SEASON. 1886. ROME, WATERTOWN & 0GDEHSBDR6 RAILROAD. THE DIRECT ROUTE FROM ALL POINTS So-ULtli, "West aiac^ East, -TO- CAFE ^IKCENTa CIiAYTI^Na Ala^^AMMMlX BAY -AND- -^THE THOCSANB ISUNDSs^ THROUGH Expreaa-Traina, with THROUGH COACHES, Sleepinn ami Drainiig-Room Cars attached, will run Daily (Sundays excepted,) between Rome, Syracuse and Niagara Falls, and Capo Vincent, where direct connections are made with the New and Fast Steel-plate Side-wlieet Simmer "■ST. 7 A WRENCK" making two trips daily (Sundays excepted,) between Cape Vincent and Alexandria Hay. stopping at Clayton, Round Island, Thousand Island and Central Parks, and connecting at Alexandria Bay with Ferry for Westminster Park. This NEW and FAST Steamer, with capacity for carrying one thousand people, was built the past year expressly for this route, and is specially adapted for sight-seeing and the ACCOMMODATION AND COMFORT OF PLEASllIE TRAVEL Has an Elegant Cabin, State Rooms, and a large covered Promenade Deck. Also fiicilitics for serving meals, which will be First Class and at moderate prices. The finishing and fuiiiishing is complete in every particular, thus affording advantages and comforts that can not be enjoyed BY ANY OTHER ROUTE. ST. LAWRENCE STEAMBOAT EXPRESS, With THROUGH SLEEPING-CAR attached, will leave Niagara Falls daily (Saturdays excepted,^ about 7 P. u., and run through, via Philadelphia and U. & B. R. RR., to Clayton, making direct and close connections with the AMERICAN LINE OF PALACE DAY STEAMERS For MONTREAL, passing the Thou .and Islands and descending all the Rapids by daylight. EXCURSION OR TOURISTS' TICKETS May be obtained of this Company's Agents and at all principal offices of connecting lines EAST, WEST ana SOUTH. Rates as low and time as (juick as via any oiher route. This Company have lately added STEEL RAII.8 ! NEW COACHES ! WESTINOHOVSE AUTOMATIC AIR BRAKES ! ]ttlI.I,ER'S PATENT PLATFORMS AND COUPLERS ! And all the modern appliances for the safety and comfort of passengers, making this the moat deairable Boute for tourists and pleasure seekers. BE SUBE AND SECVBE TICKETS BEADING VIA THE k'>OPULAR LINE. H. M. BRITTON, E. M. MOORE, OenercU Manager. General Paaamger Agent, THE MOST DIRECT,. AND BY FAR THE MOST ATTRACTIVE ROUTE BETWEEN THE EASTERN COAST, THE WHITE MOUNTAIN MESORTS, AND ILEXtHDRIIl BUY M THE THOUStllD ISUIIDS, 18 VIA THE PORTLAND & OGDENSBURG RAILROAD AND ITS CONNECTIONS. Daily Train Service, during the Plewure Season, between PORTLAND. MAINE, and OGDBNSBURG, N. Y., In well appointed cars, over good traclc, and through the finest scenery on the Continent. The Route is through the famous NOTCH OF THE V/HITE MOUNTAINS, Across Vermont, sicirting the (.eautif ul Qreen Mountain Range, bridging li^ke Chainplain at Rouse's Point, and thence over the 0. & L. C. RR. to Ogdensburg, where connection is made with all points in the Thousand Islands district. At Portland, connection is made with all lines from Boston, the principal Beach Resorts, OLD ORCHARD, MT. DESERT, AND THE PROVINCES, And at Norwood and Ogdensburg with through lines to and from Syracuse, Niagara Falls, E^AND ALL POINTS WEST. Jgl Tourists Eastbound, via the St. liawrenee River and Montreal, should take trains leaving Montreal via South Eastern Railway op Central Vermont Railroad, Connecting with P. &. 0. RR., by which routes only can they conveniently and at least expense reach the principal WHITE MOUNTAIN Resorts, as well as the Waterinc-Plflces of the Coast. Through tickets to Portland and Eist may be obtained at principal offices of R , W. & C, U. & B. R., N. Y. C. &. H. R., and their Western connections, and at ticket offices of P. & 0. RR. Return tickets may be had for Montreal, Ogdensburg, Niagara Falls, AND ALL POINTS WEST. Letters of inquiry addressed to General Ticket Office will be promptly answered. J. HAMILTON, Supt. Offices ax Portland, Mb. OHAS. H, FBTB, O. T. A. 1 1 NEW YORK. WEST SHORE & BUFFALO RAILWAY. '"WEST SHORE ROUTE," SuperMy Built anil Magnlflcently Equipped STEEL RAIL TRUNK LINE -BKTWBBN- New York, Albany, Bufalo and Niagara Falls, Forming in connection with the Hoosac Tunnel Line and the popular Great West- ern Railway, m-THE SHORTEST ROUTE-^ Between Boston, Buffalo^ Niagara Falls, Detroit and Chicago. THE FINEST PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPING-CARS Ever placed In service on any line are run regularly between BOSTON and CHICAGO. -AND NEW YORK and CHICAGO, NEW YORK and BUFFALO and NIAGARA FALLS. MAGNIFICENT PULLMAN BUFFET PARLOR-CAKS WltU elegant Interior decorations of the latest designs, are run regularly between BOSTON and SYRACUSE, NEW YORK and SHARON SPRINGS, NEW YORK and BUFPALI), NEW YORK, PHCENICA and SITltlMIT, CATSKILI. MOUNTAINS NEW YORK and ALBANY, LONG BRANCH and SARATOGA. NEW YORK and SARATOGA, WASHINGTON and SARATOGA, NEW YORK and CALDWELL (Lake George.) Trains to and from New York run via the Plccurestiue West Shore of Hudson River and through the Mohawk Valley. Tickets on sale at ofllce of West Shore Koute, No. 800 Washington street. Hoston; office of Fltchburg Katlroad, No. 280 »Va8hlngton street, Boston; Depot Ticket Offices of Fltchburg and Boston, Hoosati Tunnt;l and Western Railroads, and at principal offices throughout New England; No. 3B3 Broadway, No. 946 Broadway, New York City. For rates, sleeping-car accommodations and Information, call on nearest agent, or address— HENRT MONETT, (General Pansenger Agent, 24 STATE STREET, NEW YORK THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. The MlRMOuri Paclflo KiillwHy, 8t. IahiIh, Iron MoiiiitHin & Bonthern Railway, Central Branch U. P. R. R. XexaH & Paoino Railway, MiiMouri, KanHaM Hi Texaa Railway, International anil Great Northern Railroad, UalveNtoii, lIoiiHton Si llenderHon Railroad. TOTAL MILEAGE 6029 MILES. THE DIRECT ROUTE FROM ST. LOUIS, HANNIBAL, CAIRO, MEMPHIS, GALVESTON AND NEW ORLEANS, -TO Ala, POINTS IN- MISSUUIII, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, (JOIiOllAlM), WYOMING, UTAH, ARKANSAS, INDIAN TERRITORY, TEXAS, ARIZONA, NKW & OLD MEXICO, CALIFORNIA. PULLMAN PALACE, HOTEL BUFFET AND SLEEPING CARS. PALACE RECLINING CHAIR CARS. GEO. OLDS, Ueiieral Traffic Manager, ST. LOUIS, MO. H. C. T0WN8END, Oen'l Paso. & Ticket Ag't, ST. LOUIS, MO. H.C. CHAPMAN. J. P. McCANN, E. M. NEWBEGIN, A. H. TORBICELLI, Conlradiiuj Aifl , Trav. rasa. Aif't., Trav. Pass. AgH., New England Agt., 243 BROADWAY, N, Y. 814 WASHINGTON St., BOSTON, Mass. W. F. TOWNE, General Eastern Agent, Wm. E HO¥T, Eastern Passenger Agent, 243 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. TRENTON FALLS AND MOORE'S HOTEL. I TRENTON FALLS, situated on the line of tlio U. & B. K. HU., is miles from Utlca and 102 milea from Alexandria Bay. Is one of the Most OeliBhtfiil of Siiiiiiiier ReitortM. The romantic beauty of the pliico, with Its roek-boimd and tree-emb5wer»'d stream, Its rushing and picturesque falls, Its retired and sh idy walks, la unsurpassed. Besides, the air and water there are the purest. It la reached by a few minutes' ride from I'tlca on the cars, and It has a Hotel of Nutional REPUTATION. MOORE'S HOTEL Is a very spacious three story building, wltli long and wide piazzas, attractive rooms, and a most genial and ac- complished host. 'I'lie Hotel hiw a front of I3tl fes-t, piazza 1'2 feet wide, a dining-room «o by 80 feet, large and well ventllattid suites of rooms, a table supplied with all the dainties of the season, served In the best style— In tact, all the liuxurieH of a FIRST CLASS WATERING-PLACE HOTEL. Mb. Moorb has been to great trouble and expense In building stairways, laying out the beautiful grounds, and making arrangements for perfect security In visiting thr wild falls and chasms of the stream. Ills Uotel la also AN ART GALLERY OF GREAT INTEREST. TOURISTS AND \imm SEEKERS SIIOl'Ll) NOT OVERLOOK THIS fll.lllMINd SIMMER RESORT. Passengers en route to or from Alexandria Bay, via I'tlca &, Black River UK., have the privilege of stopping Off at Trenton Falls, and resuming the trip at their pleasure. mq A. en an ut go: o VI (til Po St. ret TU th( Br lal the STEAMER ISLAND WANDERER. DESCRIPTIVE TIME TABLE. The Steamer Island Wanderer on her Forty Mile Trip Among the Islands. id aC' :l. s, and SORT. applDg I^iivln^' Alexandria Bay at 8;00 a. m. and 2:15 v. u., passing Friendly Island, Nobby Island, Cherry Island, Pull- man Island, Wauwlntitt Island, Warner Island, Devil's oven, Louisiana I'olnt, reaching Thousand Island Park atS:40 A. M. and V:fifi p. m., Kouud Island Park 9:U0 a. h. TUun passing many miles among 7]a.e GrvGGXX ^eols-ed. Xoiles crossing the boundary line between the Inlted Slates and (\inadi. passing Lake Island, (Quarry Island. Hay Island, and hundreds of others of less historic note. We reach iJanuno((Ue, Ont.. at 10 a. m. and 4:00 p. m., stopping S5 min- utes In the afternoon for a stroll in Canada. Tlunee we p:i.ss going among large groups of the most beautiful Islands in the grand old St. Lawrence, which has heretofore never eenexploredby a large steamer, nor has eye ever gazed uponjfrom a steamer's deck. Also raundlng the noted Fiddler s Elbow and passing through (the most Intorestln? feature of the trip.) we enter the main channel of the Canadian waters, passing close to Echo Point, reaching Westminster Park at ii a. m. aud 5 p. m. From here we pass close to Sport Island, Ilayden's Island, St. .lolm's Island, Long Brancli, Manhattan oroup, Anthony Point, Bonnie Castle, Hart's Island, Imperial Island, reaching Alexandria May In time for dinner and tea, Vi noon, and 6 r. m. We also leave Alexandria Bay at 12 noon, tor Tbousand Island Park and Kouad Island Park and return, and again at 6:00 p.m. for Thousand Island Park and return. THE STEAUBR I.SLA.NU WANDKRBR Is the only boat that makes this trip regulartwlce dally through the season (Sundays e.foepced.) Leaving Ale.xandrla Bay Sundays at 3:00 p. m., returmng at 0:0o p. m. Maps of the Rivnr and Route, also descriptive books, may be found with our Ticket Agents at Cornwall Bros, and Thousand Island House News stand, Alexandria Bay, K. A. Irving, Thousand Island Park, Hotel Kound Island Park, Charles Brlttan, i}anano(iue. Hotel Westminster Park, and on board the Steamer at News Stand. FARK, ROUND TRIP FROM ANY POINT SO CENTS. El. T7V- ■VISOE3FI., Oa,iDt£vlix. CORNWALL BROTHERS, GENERAL TICKET AGENTS, Alexandria Bay, Jefferson County, N. Y. Tickets for Quebec, Iln-IIa Bay, Gulf Ports, llivlifnx, Portlaml. Boston, While Mountains, Lake Champlain, liake George, Saratoga, New York, an<t all points East and West koM at LOWEST EXCURSION RATES. Secure yoiir tickets before taking the Steamers and save the diiTercnce betwe«m liocal and Fxcursion Ilates. Baggage (checked to all [loints. Also dealers in DOMESTIC AND FANCY DRY GOODS. NOTIONS, CARPETS, HATS, CAPS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, Groceries, Pishing Tackle, Hardware, Crockery, Paints, Oils, Etc. They pay CASH for all their purchases, thereby getting the Benefit of all Discounts, which enables them to sell goods cheap. They hnve also a -^CUSTOM TAIJOEING DEPAETMENT,se^ In charge of one of the hest and most experienced cutters in the country. CAMP AND ISLAND SUPPLIES, AND C3- fl. O O Ei XI. X ES S They make a Specialty. They employ experienced and courteous salesmen, who do not consider it trouble to show goods. All are cordially invited to call and see them. ALEXANDRIA BAY, JUNE, 188B. NEW YORK, OMTARIO AND WESTERN RAILWAY CO. season: r, :rQ p 1 Ti3:i=^ oxj a- n PULLMAN PALACE BUFF£1T SLEEPING CARS BETWEEN NEW YORK AND THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. ALL RAIL. DIRECT ROUTE. TlilH tH the only ALL HAIL, IIOUTK runntn)? throtwh PULLMAN KLKBPINO OARS without chanuo from Ni'W York to tlio Islnmls. CdiiUL-ciliiif iit capt' Vincent with the new Palaco Steamer St. Lawrence, runulng down tUrouffh the Islands to Alexandria Bay. Always on Time. No Change of Cars. Tho Pullman Buffet Hleopcrs run on this line are of the latest model, and are the most magnincent cars put In the public service. All passenkfera via this route make connection In Union neoot at Jersey city with the trains of the Pennsylvania Kallroad for Newark, Trenton, IMilladelphla, Washington and the West, avoldliiif transfer across New York City. BREAKFAST AT RICHLAND. Thousand Island Express leaves New York, 4'2ad st. depot 5:4D p m„ Cortland and Desbrosses st. 8:80 p. m.. ar- rlTlng: at Capo Vincent 10:85 a. m., and at Alexandria Bay, via step st. Lawrence at l'i:80 v. m.— running twenty- live miles down the river through the eutlre length of the The . . Islands. New York Express leaves Alexandria Bay via Steamer sc i • • .t at l:lo p. ii., leave Capo Vincent at 4:t)0 p. m.i arrives at New York at I0:0() k. m. Tlirouf h PiillniAii Sleepkr.^ clar.4 butwcuu Ciipe Vincent ami New York. All trains via the "Ontario Route" run alon? the plctur^stitie West Shore of the Hudson, through the Highlands, over the toot hills of the Catsktlls and tUrouifU the mountain regions oi < leatral New York, as well as through the beautiful valleys of the Delaware, Susquehanna and Chenango Itl vers, making the landscape route across the Em- pire State. TOURISTS' TICKETS ON SALE AT ALL OFFICES, embracing trips to Nla,Mra Tills. Lake Regions of Canada, Thousand Islands, Montreal, Quebec, ' -.y*! C ami'laln, White Mountains, etc., etc. Time lables, T'/'.6ts nod luformatiua Furnished at any of tlic Coiu|iiiny's OiTices Below. In Weeh iKf,n-N. Y '^. * Western station. In nobok;u-No9. us ««* Washington street. In Jersey City - Pennsylvania rtallrr, . station. In Brooklyn— Mo 4 court street. No. r DeKalD Avenue. No. 838 Fulton street, No. 86U Kultou at : e<- urooklyn Annex omcc, foot of Fulton street. lOT Broadway, WllllamHburgh, 210 Manhattan Ave., Greenp t. in New York city— No. 363 Broadway, corner Frankllln street, No. 397 Broadway, No. 94« Broadway, near liadlaon Square, No. T3T sixth Avenue, corner of 4'iA street, No. 1323 Broadway, near 33d street, No. 491 Broad- way, corner Canal, No. 168 East I95th street, Harlem. Astor House Ticket Oftlce, No. 207 Broadway, World Travel Company, No. Ml Broadway. Thos. Cook A son, Tourist Office, No. 5 Union square, Leve &, Alden, Tourist OfBce, Pennsylvania Railroad Station, foot of Desbrosses street. Pennsylvania Railroad Station, foot of Corllandt street, N. v.. O. & W. R'y, foot of West 4ad street. In Philadelphia— Corner Broad and chestnut sts., Leve & Alden, Tourist Offlce. Atrents of the New York Transfer Company, New York, will furnish tickets, and check baggage from residence to destination. send for a copy of "Summer Homes" along the New York, Ontario & Western Railway, with full list of Sonuner Hotels. Boarding Houses, terms, etc. This book is replete with valuable information, and Is furnished free on ap- plication. J. E. CHILDS, (ilen'l Sopt. J. C. ANDERSON, Uen'l Passenger Ag't. MILLS BUILDING, 15 BRG.«n ST., NI21V YORK. f GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, INCLUDING Great Western Division, Chicago i Grand Trunk Railway, Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway, and Chicago, Detroit & Niagara Falls Short Line. THE SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST. NO CHANGE OF CARS TO DETROIT OR CHICAGO. PULLMAN PALAOK DRAWING-UOOM AND SLERPING-CARS attached to ail Ex|)re»»-Traiu8. BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH TO DESTINATION. The Great Pleasure Tloute, in connection with tlie Magniflcent Palace Steamers of the RICHELIEU & ONTARIO NAVIGATION KOR Clayton, Alexandria Bay, the 1,000 Islands, Rapids of the St. Lawrence. Montreal, Qiiohec, Portland, White Moiititains, thH Beaches, Santtofi^a Springs. Tjake George, the far famed Saguenay River, and all popular Hummer Resorts. Jl^Passengers from CHICAGO and the West can t*ke the CHICAGO & GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY FAST UlTED EXPRESS at 3:30 p. m., with Through Pullman Sleeping-Car, for Boston, and anive at ALEXiNDRIA BAT, N. T., ♦ , the next riight in time for supper, via Steamer from KINGSTON, making this the most desirable route with the fewest changes for the tourist and pleasure seeker. „ ' SEE THAT YOUR TICKETS READ VIA THIS POPULAR ROUTE Which can be purchased at 103 South Clark St., or 97 Randolph St., Chicago, III. I. .T. SEAROEANT, Traffic Manager, O. T. R'y. W. EDOAB, O. P. A., O. T. Wj^ Montreal, P. Q. CENTENNIAL HALL. ALKXANl>B,A BAY. N. r. ''no of the most nUm f P-ne„a„eof .,;: : "" """^« "--■^-« 77x«l fJ^' CIT''''''' "^ " "^^ -ranU,. •i"-. rro„. each of .,.L /''r^'''"^' '« «' tho Hcho«t .,eser,ptio„ U« «n ''"«t is all this /o ? j" f ' " r'"^"^° •""•nen, of the UnitI si '^'"J' '^^'^- ^"'^«'«'^« «>"- ^-twhatwoareco.„i„,.. Here wi . llpt "^"^'•^°^- W«". you a«k. ''''"^ '^''^'^-"•'•^ or THE SE.80X. flere you will find the ,„o.st .lelicious of io CHOICBBT timATUKE OF THE DM' DO NOT FAIL TO VISIT IT. ^^'■ 11 We grow hundreds of kinds of FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS, and import from the most renowned growers in the world. We design to keep the best seeds in the world, and the most complete assortment of everything worthy of culture. We also publish the following workj : fV^ A l)eautiful Horticultural Magazine, published monthly. I<]ac'h numlier contains a handsome Colored plate, 3? -es of reading matter, and many fine Wood Cuts. It has several depart- ments. EDITORIAL, containing articles on leading Horticultural subjects, with fine illustrations, CORRESPOXDENCE: Each number has in- teresting communicationij from every section of the country, while from time to time we are favored witli valuable contributions f"om over the ocean. FOREIGN NOTES is an interesting de- partment, as it contains the latest garden notes from foreign journals. PLEASANT GOSSIP: In this section prac- tical answers are given to questions that daily arise in plant and garden culture, and much information is imparted in a plain and pleas- ant way. OUR TOUNG PEOPLE is entertaining, instructive, and fully illustrated. Price |1.25 a year ; five copies $5.00. TICK'S FXiOIl-A.nL O-XJIIDE A BEAUTIFUL WORK OP . Over One Hnndred Pages, One Colored Flower-Plate, and 1000 Illustrations with descriptions of the best blowers and Veg- etables, with prices of seeds, and how to grow them. All for 10 cents. In English or German. FLOWER m VEGETABLE GtRDEH, Revised and BDiarged, CONTAINING Two Hnndred and Ten Pages, SIX COLORED PLATES, and many hundred Engravings. In elegant cloth 11.25. 5^ Addx^ess JAMES VICK. Rochester, N. Y, w^^^^^mmm •■■•»—..._«, C-O i GO H o Q W B -^ H X ; 1848. THE OLD ESTABLISHED ROUTE. 1885. I S3 Q ^^^^' k r' OGDENSBDRG & LAKE CHAMPLAIN RAILROAD. THE LEADING FIRST CLASS LINE, -AND- FAVOUITE ROUTE FOR FASHIONABLE PLEASURE TRAVEL. UTICA & BLACK SITEM M. R. THE ONLY ALL-RAIL ROUTE TO THOUSAND ISL\ND8. 20 MILES SHORTEST, 2 HOURS QUICKEST Route from NEW YORK, NEW ENGLAND and the EAST and SOUTH, To Clayton and Alexandria Bay. The Only Route Running Wagner's Palace Sleeping and Drawing-Room Cars. ST. LAWRENCE MAIL, with Wagner's Palace Sleeptne-Car attacbed— New York to Clajrton wltbout obange. Leaves New York every nlgbt, except Saturday, at 9 p. m.. AlbaDy 1:60 a. m., connecting wltb tbe 6 p. m. train from Boston and New England, UUca e:iu a. m., arrives at ( layton 9:86 a. m., connecting wltb steamer J. F. Maynard, arriving at Alexandru Bay 10:80 a. m. Breakfast at LowvUle 7:30 a. m., making two bours quicker time, and saving no miles In distance. AHENTION IS RESPECTFULLY DIRECTED TO THE THOUSAND ISLAND FAST LINR A new fast train wltb WAOSER SUPERB DRAW lya-ROOM CARS, ALBAXr TO CLAYTOS WITHOUT CUASOE. Leaves New York 11 p. m., or by People's Line steamers 6 p. m., Albany 9:10 a. m., connects at Schenec- tady wltb train leaving Saratoga 8:60 a. m., leaves Blohfleld Springs 9:40 a. m., leaves Utlca 18 4S m. every noon ex- cept Sunday, on arrival of through Express Train from the East, West and south, and lands passengers at the reg- ular hours, and ready for the evening's entertainment. This Is In every respect a ilrst class train; It Is run expressly for the tourist travel, and makes only a VERY FEW STOPS. Everybody takes this Route to the Thousand Islands, Because it Is the only All-Rail Koute I Only Direct Route ! Only Route running Wagner's Palace Sleeplng-can through without change 1 WOny route Running Wagner's Drawlng-Koom cars !. j{3 Only route making an all- rall connection with tbe Royal Mall line of steamers. Shortest and quickest route to Tiayton and Alexandria Bay. All trains via ibis route arrive at the Thousand Islands bv daylight, and all passengers are landed at Hotels In am- ple time to get their meals at regular hours. It excels all other routes In beauttful scenery, smooth track, elegant coaches, courteous and attentive employes. Connections made In Union Depots, thus avoiding all transfers of pas- sengers or baggage. 1 lirough Cars 1 No delays at Junctions t Information regarding excursion rates, time table, arrangements, Ac., cheerfully furnished. Combination Excursion or Tourists' Tickets to Montreal and Quebec, via thH line and Klvor St Lawrence, and return via White Mountains or via Lake Champlaln. Saratoga, &c., are Issued by and placed on sale at the principal ticket offices of the New York Central & Hudi>on River, Pennsylvania, Erie, Central Vermont and other principal railways, bee that your tickets read vlu this route. Passengers can stop at 1'renton Falls. Through tickets to Watertown. Clayton and Alexandria Bay, Brockvllle and Ottawa, also excursion tickets to Clayton and Alexandria Bay and return, at reduced rates, can be obtained nt all the principal ticket offices of the New York Central & Hudson River R. R , and connecting lines, and at the olUces of People's Line steamers. BE SURE ¥OUU TICKETS BEAD VIA UTICA & BLACK BITER R. B. When you cannot get through tlcketo, buy to Utlca only. Batrgage checked to and from all principal points. Ready June ist, the Illustrated book. Routes and Rates for Summer Tours, profusely Illustrated, mailed to any ad- dress upon receipt of three postage stamps. Send for a copy before deciding upon your summer trip. ^ i THICO. BIITT£RFI£U>, Gen. Fhm Agt., Utica, N. Y. K. A. VAN HORNE, Gen. Supt. s a.. r- i{^ it^ !■;■ i«'a» •f mmm mm aV ^; S^J. ' ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ [0. o. .0. ^[E.^[a^m[a^^iz^n Q. Q. m I inMMlMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIItlllMIHIItlHIMIMHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1lllltlHHtlliMHIMIIHIIIIIIIIIII»lll»l»MIIIMHIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIIItHIIIIIIIIIHHHH The Crossmon, Alexandria Bay, N. Y. ^ii^i^il