New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-22
The Ottawa Country-Byt"wn- n 1
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ANGLING, &c.
ofThs MI. Tribune.
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Angling, &c.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
STEAMBOAT BEAVER RIDEAu CANAL, G. t.,
Aug. -, 1882
| am not on the sea, the open sea, but on
the raging csnswl" which commences at Bytown, on
the Oaws and crosses the country to Kingston, on tne
ST Lawrence, running distance Of 1909 miles, ana
connecting the waters of those two mighty rivers Oh
which the Canadians may well be proud. Bytown Is .
very thriving place and contains about I'oOo "
hsbitant, II Il, unfortunately, divided ino an upp
and lower town. and consequently there Is sono 'os.
Of tho .urit of rivalry between the two psrts'
,plr however, will soon be suppressed w Shioh
are rspidly going up the space oe'"'e
,,iu ore long consolidate them into o"e'
.nd thrifty town stands on elevated erounc' "u'o
anu ln'n'y " lsrse extent of foresb, rivers
manu- IT, rl.ce 1, exceedingly healthy, and the
"o .i.s .n,erprising A good deal OF whisky and
- Intoxicating liquors are brought up ine Oaa"a
nIa and incurred down the threats OF the inhsoitants
h,, there are IN any temperance men ana women mere
bo are stronpy enlisted for the Maine Law the enact
mani and enforcement of which would pour OUT the we
uopor 10 swell the Tide Of the noble Ottaws and per-
hans kill the fsh instead of burning and poisoning the
,tomachs Of the people who do bu'ine'' on 'ns mighty
.tream Petitions In active circulation IN tne enact
ent Of the Maine Law which Will soon oe presented
10 the Parliament now In session at Quebec They VIII
contain NC re than were ever appenaod 70 any
other uetitions Of the Csnadlans
m Indian name of the place Is hansjo which means
Ls,,Ie or boiling pot as the French word chsudler
does The Chandler or kanalo fals neIs presen'
not useuihceni spectacle, AID the SusPehsOn bi1ge
ktch .rsns lhe Ottawa at their feet, or neal tneir
wids,t dashings Is 6ue specimen OF stone masonry
Ills one of the most beautiful ana substantial bridges
have ever crossed Every stone Is nicely squared anu
N Al
Tyusn uillars over which toe CORDS OF wiBs pass are
rost admirably constructed. IL Is a nooe suucsu'e
and able 70 Withstand the rushing waters Oh Tao Os"s
c. ssss This noble river Ia but little kn0wn 20 MS, Dut
Inc ,n IA mot far distant when its beautiu akes iu
noble falls It's dashing rapids, and ia Wild ana plc!ar'
e.oue ceneTy Will be- visited by thousands their plea
sure excursion ms shout the country: IheIeh ariver
cal,d m. Gatineau empying into the Oasa near BY
towp which has scarcely tjund place upos tne maps
and Vein is twice large as the hudson seven miles
from BytoWn there mills on the Gaineau, which
do business and they lighted BY gssia tho
ptehl "A brilliantly broadway Ia tor be II Known tney
are worked night and day There are four ttesmooas
running regularly on The Ottawa one oat~s'n esca oil
the four great rapids they run up about %OOnlos io
Lachne The hrsl rapid or fail L. the Carlton, whch
you pass 10 stsgecoscbes II miles tue iecond, th9
Chandler az BJ'ogn passed Ia omniousses over mac
adanized road miles the third Les Chsu, passed ON
araiToso miles the drawn by Two spirited French
horses which nearly equal the locomon's In speed
and then s,eaub at takes you to Portage tu Fort or
the rahde Coiume;te which Is the end Of the steam
boat route The aud grows better the istthef toe river
Ia ascended end ocosely say there Is more water
IN the river the higher you 20 up 30 thS as Il may,
e..e 80 OF an place below. forgot TO menon the S.
Louis Falls at :, Anne, where Moore made bis cele
brated ostman's song How, brothers, row. not far
above acbue but the seambOst passes there through
locks which let the boat 0to the Lake Of he Two Noun
tains the mouth Of the Ottawa where II toms a con.
auerce with the 81. Lawrence | saw many fields Of
luxuIaDt Black Sea wheat growing on the banks OF the
Onhwa besides other grains. Lnmberog region as the
Ottswa uDtry 10, sill the people raise their
provl,ions ana send down large quantities Of oats 10
market That fact speaks well TOR a lumber country
liz said by those who have the best OF nforma.
t0n that the Ottawa River drains 90 600 square miles of
trrriiory, than onehalf OF which is yet unex.
pored The truth is the Caosdss are great country
and worth possessing, and whenever they cnoose 10
come under the Stars and Stripes and seek the protec
ton Of the American Gag instead Of the British Lion
and Queen Victoria Is willing let them come and add
one more stsr 10 bright constellation. Inc Aneh
can Eagle has wings broad enough 10 cover them
But | bsgsn ~ write about tho Rdeau Canal that
great military work Of the British Crown and noble
Ottawa has drawn thus away. Before passed over
this canal supposed It was q canal and nothing else
but there are not twenty miles OF CUT In the whole dis
lance IL IL succession OF rivers and lakes which
flow in their natural channels True, the water has
been raised by locks and dams. IDe Rdeau Lake 10 %
miles long This lake and the Rid River With few
sho, culs and many locks carry you from Bytown TO
the high, II land between the Ottawa and the ST. Law.
renee Then the steamboat begins 20 edroppsd
down the locks I'LL the latter river reached
In the whole dlstsoce there are AZ locks and many
dams all constructed Ia the most beautiful and subs.n
tal Every Is exactly squared and hand.
sonely heTn as 10 ht its place nicely In any
| BUILDING Oh Broadway
The grounds about the locks and dams are az fine az
gepilemsn's garden. There grsvsed walks, greea
turf and beautiful slopes aud terraces ali kepy Ia the
pcest order by the Lockmssters, who all old sol.
ders desedin uniform with blue cloth caps and short
jackets made of the same material. The caps and
Jackets amented with gold lace and the British
stands coDspicuousy upon their arms, aud
times their caps They are exceedingly We'll formed
men, and courteous In their manners They have sub
stantial square stone houses live In, which have
places for uskes 10 be poked through Ia case of war
In fact they small forts and Gil surrounded by
tiful greveled walks, handsome greens and gardens
There are % Lockmasers and each has oae Of these
houses These Locks and dams are truly splendid works
and well worth seeing The scenery about many o.
them is really wild and romantc. Tnere lons
reaches between the locks OF u miles, aud other
OF 90 There 10 some good LAID on the route excosn
farms, and few thriving towns villages. The steam
boas afford good accommodations fornayeess and the
ip Ia very interesting one. Alter passing over tht
deau Lake, you pass into another lake. called the Up
per Rldesu sso Into Mad, Clear, Indian, Pennicong
Sand and Cranberry Lakes, and then into the River
stcks-notthe fased styx of ancient days, bot
cal ed rom quantities OF d. if wood that are floating soou
In IT, There are nearly 20 900 of land overflow
on this route by the dams and LOCKS, for which III
Crown paid nigh price. sThe dead trees are nos
standing thiek over large tracts and In the River
sucks mere are nundfed' OF bald headed and gre
eagles who breed their young here Their nests ma
be seen from the ste pass They otte
bult on the tops OF dry stubs some 40 feet from III
wafer, not on limbs but upon the places where trse
are broken Of IL is desoluse looking waste COUNTIES
scores Of tbese bsldheaded ess we passed 81 ii
In all their majesty upon the dead which stand
the water. They are very tame, and the boat otte
passes within rife shot withou, Tightening them froo
their perches good rifemsn might Kill m.ny of Their
from the deck OF the steamboat Ia a sir Gle psssas
through the River OF Sncka Bot Il 10 bad sisn 10 Hi
an eagle, and therefore spotsnes will take varnjp
and govern themselves accor dinghy There IL an abur
dance OF deer and ducks the route beside. excelen
angling In the rivers and lskss Rdeau AXE furn.hs
splendid trout and he smaller lakes ard rivers teen
with pike, pickerel and black bass-the later bsln
really game fab No fish, when hooked, struggle
harder for hs life, leaps frequently the
OF oes better game 10 the black bass. six pounde
gVer tue angler work and excitement enough 20 ssts
me most enthusiastic disciple OF old Isask Walton. Bu