New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-14
SUMNER RETREATS.
IL pIds of the st LnwTence-l1 ontreal-Lakes
Champiain and Ceorse-kntraEco into the
Wilderness.
C. RI
COuesT Ordetce OF The Tribune.
ApIRONDAc. Thurtday, Augugt ], l8


ADIRoNDAc, Thursday, August !, 1870
Leaving the isspos took passage in the
Cstsrsct, tie odsst steamer in the merican line
on the River which susssins fully the reputation
Of the st. Lawrence bosts for spacious, airy aud
plesfsnt saloons, tnd civil, obi ging officers. IN,
passengers were principally parties Of peasare
among whom was a very agreeable niece Of our
President. The day was perfect, and We moved
gsily down the sweeping current The many sles
scattered along the channel, clothed in prmeyal
iolage, contrasting finely with the cultured banks
Of the mainland dotted with vilsges. gives va
rieiy Of scenery seldom found on the waters Of
either continent Added to this, the passage Of the
rapids occurring at intervals. awaken an excite.
ment similar to that felt at sea when the waves
run higb or the bow of the " Maid Of the Midst"
n the msntling spray Of Niagara. The entire
safety Of the descent leaves the heart free to
enjoy the mad rush of pillows crested ia the
Dam, over which the vessel bounds like gallant
steed in the tide Of battle. Travellers are FREE
queIty disappointed, from an extrGvagant i'm
nginsry view, just rs they so to Table Rock,
Tor the fragment Of it, expecting 70 see the flood
falling from the he svens iatO a gulf deep as Aver.
uus OF the sncients-fancies calmer contemplation
dissipstes for al impression of grandeur that gath
ers strength with every subsequent survey. 1t
was sublime spectacle when with the engine
still, the ste amer marched among the surges, the
play thing Of their wrath, excepting the invisible
guidance OF he helm. ! was Interested In Gen
C, from the West, in early life pilot for years
through the rapids, and who had retained TO pass
sgsn over the path Of his adventures. He walked
the deck as the vessel struck the waves, making
hunted remark upon bis former peris, while his
eye flashed with the aw Rkened associations, and
he seemed tgain dGrtpg along between the 81
gantic rocks which lie like slumbering lsvathans
beneath the transparent surface. Cedar Rapids
are quite IS impressive as any, exceptthe Lachine
10 avoid which q railroad nine miles in length runs
TO Montreal. They are ia the form Of an elbow,
and never, tin within three years, nsvigable. An
Indian discovered the channel by following a float
ire log, and single boat now goss down when
early enough on it's Return to enter them by day
light. A bad rock rises in the curve, aud for q
while the barge rushes toward il with fearful
speed, then Suddenly turning sweeps of into
more Tranquil waters.
A ong the whole route from Kingston one is
struck with the contrast between Canadian asd
Yankee aud-the former the property Of the few,
whose French tenants live in small though not
tasteful dwellings, resembling the butts Of Euro.
pean peaaantry. At Montreal the difference in
the population OF the Provinces ard the Siatesis
also perceptible and ackno xledged aud the value
Of the market we furnish ia bond Of union deeply
felt. The principal hotel ia kept by MIR. Felers,
a native American, and is very excellent house.
A ride around the mountain, whose slope is
the Governors Mansion and other esutiful resi-.
dences, is delightful, afordng a complete view of
the City and its environs nearly equal to that from
the tower Of the Cathedral; whose hight is 2i9
feet. Entering this edilice, the magnificent scene
is imposing. Its numberless aisles, double gal.
leries, stained windows and stat1ary, all indicate
the wealth Of the ancient hierarchy Of Rome
while the kneeliDg worshippers the day long illus
trate the domination OF their prestly claims. The
structure will seat 10000 persons, and its bell is
the largest in America
The travel from Montreal TO Burlington, on Lake
Chsmplain is quite void OF interest, relieved only
by the Adirondac SUBMITS on one hand and the
Green Mountains on the other penciled in bold
outline upon the sky At this village we received
on board the remains OF Samuel II. Valley ESQ
Of Boston, whose death is much lamented in that
city. At Ticonderoga l stopped to take the route
through Lake George. The hotel here, on the
Lake shore, might be made exceedingly attractive,
were Ii not that the owner, who lives in New.YOrk,
Will not permit Improvements the tenant ID willing
to make as nothing would be added to the rent.
The scenery Of Lake George or more properly
Horizon ie Silver water, is well known. Ii re.
sembles that Of the Thousand Islands, though less
varied and ample. The Lake House is thronged
with visitors, and the crystal tide sprinklsd with
their tiny saiboats and brightly painted skiifs.
On the 30th ultimo selected a companion and
packed for the backwoods. You would have
laughed to see our horse and "pony," with bag
gage ard men aboard, for Rouqaette Lake from
which my next letter will be dated. H.