Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-07-11

miles we arrived M DuUlhkbW Y CLOCK
7. r. M.,-disani 100 miles from who're We
started from At noon, and 23i from Boston --
BurlIugIon Is certainly a very FTr'iy place .--
Il is we'll laid cot on gentle slolc ioWarls
the Lake, and has number II beautiful
streets aud handsome buildings Il D. the
scat Of the Vermont University At tho
wharf In Burlington, a splendid steamer. the
" United Snies"-a larger and more richly
furnished boat than tho "Oecnl, was iu
waiting ior us, having arrived isw moments
before from Whitehall. Glad sore We 90
get on board away from the y, lni clltlcr
ani dust uf the cars, and breathe the free
sweet airs Of the Lake. The boat bod good
many passengers on board, who appeared po.
lite and cheerful. Amongst ugm We met
with Philadelphia gentleman, in acquliu,.
an,c Of our friend, Hon. J. n. Chandler, Of
that city, who has travelled mu- m Europe
aud Amcuc,. and could give Is mech ,alul-
bic practical information. Also on bulrl was
IL Il. Rogcu-suu OF the late Levi Rorcs
Of Aurusla.-who has recently graduated d,
the Medical school In Phlldclphia.
The passage on lhc lake was charming -
We could. mot make the fresh water or lake
appear liLr the bruy depths Of the OCEAN
after all 1t Vas pond lo o.. sull Il is pleas
anlcr, lfnol 80 magnificent, sailing ou smooth
water, lhn know no sea, than it is q, ba toss
ed up and down on the hclunr pillows Of lbc
Old Orln The Green Mounnrs of Yer
mont votc IN the distance east, oSpu,.ur
their ,ln,@th arI we'll formed tors ip thc
heavens, between that range aud the lake,
Iha country o., iolrnbly level, anI lhc land
c,iIcat, good On the other. the western
side, . Northern New Nurk, and -omr of the
mountain, ln doe distance appear higher than
Jo 400, lu Vermont one Nl- pointed ou, to
us that is ,ld io hr ihr hIghr,, I1rd lu ihr
O.. -. save the White Mountains of New
Hampshire. The scenery Was hrr.-a,ar
,auuus-and ,hc lake .l,.li vls studded Ni,h
,crIln, }, .luI., and moving ase boats, SMALL
,luuI, and srhoourB, anI siramrr OF all
tls. ! point ui land on the western shore
-some twenty miles from BnrIng'o0,-
make a bay within, on which rhu,burr is
-altrl, anI ln which ,hr celebrated naval
bluI. vas ongu, With surcr,, uu our side boo
ue at ulrnHh England.
Wrna'ucci as Ne advanced north, that lhc
laaI b.ram' more level, uIi bath shores of
iha lko finally bsam, a level, anaalrn
country, .s ilr a. doe eye could r... Thu.
Nr ,rnpcirl, 500 lnd .lmp'r OF th, appear.
aarr of tlr Great West. TIE aaI. lrr uui
exactly ra.u,, lor ,h.y c,idra,l, i1i b..a
wooded auI cleared ba, tu..r quality m.t
o.. good. q, iIr rich ,criurr of ile eiue ard
grain, luS ,br ,.lr uf rhr trr' pIa.nI, show.
rI. And SGT ihe, were poorly cultivated
WrrN isn pHuy ruiaeau- fru'rl houses.
,Iib ornamental yards auluut-mm's IT,.
" dp.ururpr..ni" policy D., tai which,
seem, 'o.rr,a.I Ia alI 'ar,a n.h ba''am
brIs
s., Rm,e'. Pom, nc halicI ur passengers
rnu o.. Railroads. To, b, lhs mmna'
ra,a, oa ,ar l.l,r, and I, ,ung-nam6G 6G-n
,rir.ay m.'.s ct ,ha lower ui vhu u
d,r.are., mm iar Rchlaa Nwr The
O.la..lart RrIu1d terminate. h.m, aad
ruc Vermont and Ml,.a,hns.us RadraI
rum., ap'omc.tD'uu .crr,rm eide. P,I-
arr driven auI 'urh- ate hll iur tr ears 60
m1 upon. 900 bl'h sides from lur ,huu io lIla
rh-rurI u ihr middle of iIrr laha, b.llhru
,Ir coausN.o1 mu.t stop t.lI ca4r.r can be-
obtained io aaihuizr o. brlc. 90 hg bul.i
acrus. ilr channel, which is uo' ud., tIan
,h Kclnrbsr ai Gardiner bal ihr m,,ga-
,or, Of Co., lasc are greatly orro.el Co such
ln lm..dmcu', and prophecy ra,ihr Legs.
.surrs of New York anl Vermont U,ll never
allow such o bridge to be- balIl By lhD,
mal ,he Boston people expect TO take lhc
trade of Doe srra, Wr,I
Shortly atcrlrl,nr Rouse Point wopas.cd
a large American Font iu uru.rr.s ot build.
iur. We then crossed ,hc lrr alo Canada,
aud passed the l,lc au NauN, where is %
British Garrison. J, aprcar ,n rnud up.r
W then entered the R.chlru u,rr through
which ihc waters OF Lake Caaml 'ln 1r disc
charged into ,hc s. Lawrence r,cr. Il ls
wide and placid the shores ar low, level
aud swampy Thus passing down ahol, iii-
teen miles, wc came to 81. Johns consider
able town on ,hc len bank of ihc river, :,
Anloinc's is ON the opposite side. There are
upI1, In lhe river here, which the huals cane
uo, pass 20 Ne stopped DO 81 John's, where
We arrived a little before nine o'clock, having
travelled ,wo hundred mile, Saturday ancr-
noon -. Johns has several long. level.
thIckly settled streets bul isa filthy place
lus, where Yankee could make money by
open rumsellinr We pnr up ai tulsnb0c
huusc-5ut no, a Temperance one. The cats
Ten az : O'Clock next morning Tor Montreal,
or rather for Lapniric--jlslanI - miles
which lies on the soalhsm side of ,le river
or bay opposite Montreal.
The whole country from 81 Johrs to Ia.
prairie is rcrltc, le,c!-lIkc thc low Pra'-
rc- Of Michigan. They are fenced into
farms bot The fences at little distance be-
rin to appear 10 thick togcihcr-beinr on a
lc,cl-thlt in ihc distance You see nothing
bat the rails rlislen.ng DO ths sun, ani wc
could make nothing ol the country as ilr as
wc could see, Ju, one vas, area Of f'i J'Ilo.
LrnLrn nuln bN mI.era.le Canadian Imnch