New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-30
CANADA.
Bay Of Quinte-Jts Scenery and Tewns-The
Lake Of the Mountain - Farming, Lam
berips, Sc.
Csrtsspopdsps~ of The n. r. rrhuts

Lake Of the Mountain - Farming, Lnm-
berips, &c.
Carsspondspes u The n. Y. rrhuts
BRILEyILLr, C w Fridsy Aug %, 1852
You may be somewhat surprised to re-
ceve letter from this portion of Queen Vlc,orlss do
mlniCns In the Province Of Canada West but even here
many copies Of your W,tkiy Tribune regularly roach
the Inhabitants who read and profit thereby This beau.
nl town Is situated At the mouth of the river M,rs
which mlnqe, It's waters with those of the Bay OF
Qu'ne. Ths bay "a ef,en called the "Gardeu OF Can
ada, and very Justly too-for the land surrounding this
large and beautiful sheet Of water 10 very fertile ADD
we'll cultivated. BeleyilIe may be reached by stage
coach conveyance over level road, which Is haead
AIMED hall tie way, by travelling 30 miles from King
stop but tho steamboat route 10 Leary double that DIE
taoct, VASTLY interesting ate smboat leaves
Kingston every sferno and touches at various towas
eher tide Of the Bay. 1t TO Whist called the
Carrying Psce which at the hesd Of tie bay THIS
place u about miles from Pcesque Isle-he best har
Dor the Canada shore of Lake Ontsrio. canal
scross THE poln, IL 10 contemplation and will shortly be
hDilt When hnbhed, stsaIDbos. pass up the Bay
Of Quite and through the caus to the lax. thereby
av d!6g at certain of ihe year much dangerous
Daiss,icp. Tee distance to Presque Isle would bs
about the isme whether passing the lake the
bay. This caaal Will be rsat improvement and open
The to"n he shores of the upper part of the bay
and the region OF country back easy and short pas
soge TO Lake Ontario-a coBsummstvn much desired.
Several rivers empty TITO this bsy, and among them
Trent, Molrs, and Napsnee Vast quantities of lumber
down these rivers and large portion OF 1t hndsa
market en- the New York eide of Lake Oatario IL lss
fact worthy Of notice ib.s the extensive umbshpg bus
mess carried on In ,nis region does not prevent the
people from culvsting the s0H ADD raising their
| proviaions Much wheat four aud o,her products Of
The land go dow0 The bay and To an American market
The soil here very fertile and produces hne crops Of
whest and ether grains. The scenery this bay 10
truly beautiful and picturesque than grand or
Wild There many hlandsin the bay and its shores
| are ornsuened with we'll cultivated fields and comfort,
able dwellings / took the steamboat Gilderslieve
under the command Of Capt Chrysl.r, at Kingston.
She Is old boat but very convenient and oy NJ means
slow. She makes the trip 10 good time, leaving King.
son In the after noon and returspg the next day In the
afternoon giving her passengers al Opportunity To see
The hay oundDg country By daylight. The trip
All exceedingly pleasant one ana gives the traveller
preny COED iJea OF this portion Of Canada West,
country " hch 10 not yet much known or properly ap-
precised BY the Americans, except by those have
'een purchase 10 products. The Bay Of Quinte Is
about IS miles ops and from one TO lac six milss wide
Ii Winds through fertile country and It's shores
full Of cuoves, indenta,ions, ite bays and beautiful
points After leaving Kingston you soon pass the Taree
Bo,bors, OF which cootans about hvs acres aud
Inhabited by solitary old man, VINO has lived thore for
many year, His hut Is ce'e on the shore, and his boat
anchored underneath It. His early history s not known
tor UPON that be is ssnt Hs hermit life Ia saguIar
one, end cnsted 10 excite th-curlUsity OF the
eer. Two miles above Kingston, on tbs bank OF tina
river the PtIitepliery, splendid stone structure is
situated The walls high aud lhick and Of such
sOnIy CaDsds 10 celebrated for. This vail iucloses
nine seIes, snd there are four towers upon each
corner. Thee 400 cow cs bard at work within
these precincts, many Of ~hom the Americans epp ~
b. hey get ceI tain iuds of mechanical work
done enc per tnau they In The Sates. Bat must
psff CD, es make tois letter too long Nov you pass
by tie shores of Amherst Island, mics long aud
average width Of ab ut three mee, owned By sn lish
nobiemsn ]" popu!a icn Ia about 900 Baths
pretty town, Is miles from Kingston. Yoi pass several
olLVt before eacbiDs Btvie, or the head o. the bay.
Ore Ca - olea epT )sllss On the shores of this bay
isthe Lake o! the Mountaid. About half way up the
Toy thtre Ia mighty deep AXE, three miles 10 circnm-
ftTerce, and situated upon tbe top oil hign blur OF
lHnd $40 feet above the level Of the bay. The land
rite, abruptly from tbs waters CT the bay at saea
81 IS degiees, sill sleeper aud loo Lake o. the
NOM tsiI ss IL called is the Top In circular )r u,
src but ieg rods from the jumping 0a place Il con-
tail or abundance Of fue black bs.s, and is waters
GARY thee mills down on The bay shgre f4P ieet De.
low But The most repsk abe thrg is the fact that
tt. little lake has nc init sad .et Il furnishes water
enough &c raIry bree mills, and Il might al go niauy
more by usipc he water over, wnich nigh. be doue
vii ouch trem-pd ous fail. If ibis lake was IN the
sist.s, hnc owned by Yankee, ho would ,ks Iis
everlasting iOruI out of H. The view from IL IL most
delightful, ard extends over large racs OF country.
t'e cOnsdered one OF the tcest land and water pros
pects IN Canada and should think It's 40. But must
II. iorsft Eeleyie, the beautiful town. l. contains
some eight or ten thousand ph sotanis many of whom
sse mechanics, and good indu,rrtous cnes too Toe
ever pat Of tie town was once cedar sws np, but
'
fbe lArcs well covered With buildings Farther back
hsheT ground the churches and the best houses
There sixteen licensed taverns IN the town. snd
ntsily AL sell ubi.ky and other liquid posons and
yet There are many temperance meu here who ara
tive IN tho ceute. petition u the Parliament In
seafon ST Quebec Is IN circulation ali the cOuatry
for the Of the Maine Law sod fifty thousand
Respectable names will soon be sent In. noticed
law suck up on tie buildings abou. the wharves for
bdc!pg ire loading or unloading vessels on the Sab
bath, under psnay Of thirty shliDg foI each oene.
some iwo or three miles back from the town. on the
River Mffa, are several saw and gTst mills. mmense
quantities Of lumber come down this well the
Trent and Other rivera The rstsmen roug and.
tumble rsce and full 81 energy and daring wall Of
whisky raw one farmer WHO lses In ; dney, Town
adjoining BeleV1e Who was on his way 10 Wstertovn,
n. Y, 10 p1cisse steam engine 70 carry both saw
end grN mill On his farm de rails. sons u 10 or
sUObusht sol wheat every year. and has thirty
OF osts growing, besides large helds OF coro, &c He
10 a farmer iudeod and this takes Tie frijane
0se asa great many OF his lfighbors
On the whole, the Bay OF ifnts Il elorlOus couu
Try, ard well may be cslb d the Gsrden uf Canada.
those who are ethe' 10 search OF beautiful scenery
or gocd farming lands lumber, taks rip up the
Pas CT <1uilie, and my word for II they wi be veil
paid for tncr Trouble. more beautiful steanb ,at ride
cannot be found anywhere. Inc people ore generally
intelligent in BeIeville there are three ve.y Args
brick SchCo bOl,es where free scho, are kept the
year round. The indians own sbou, 40 900 acres OF
lnn6 on the shore OF tfis osy, and g no of them
sre excellent f,rners. We passed one Iodisn farm
tie owEeI OF which drives span OF eieganI nOrses
asyOu will find in Broad way snd what !. stll better
he raises yesry 500 or 600 bushels Of wheat Hes
OF EN-, 81 cahs be chesSed Belleslo and the e,on
Hynt about are Celebrated for good hor-es; saw
msby fine ones, both In harness aud cut Wa passed
FIRE rperdid stone church near the ssOre, which be-
longs 10 the Indians; It is q 40 looking building Toe
services are English, and regularly sneaded. They
al LAYING the Foundation stones tor an other ceurr
about two miles from this one. Sc tie io,sns have
he Gotpe preached tc them: p.