The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-12

he msnner ia which wild geese take their departure or
the souh, .sI sojoum OF lev weeks. has alss been
dsseT5ed very interesting For several days De-
fore their departure they flying about ~ immense
circles calling 10 each oLer IN loud Zones wine me
anger birds ara not only the most active bul alec shou
louder than their fellows Ike generals msshAlng and
ns their forces Tor great bats and 40 indeed
they DO for the long way which they must sooa travel
will resoand al lines with the artillery q inc af' aa DC
found 10 be besei with many storm OF wha ana iAia
And nov. The departure Of the biIds brings sP the
thought thai | an myself only solouIneT al Athol
House and must be again upon the wing
Oas word more and that shall be about one OF my Ia.
,ore lovers OF the wilderness His is Peter Camp
bell aud has parents reside In The immediate neiehbor-
hood OF Atbo House He was born on Prince Edward
island and Is twenty-five years OF age lie brought
uP in counting house, bat becoming tired Of that
fang employment and haviag passion Tor lie arts oil
the chase he went alone upon hunting expedition TO
the island OF Aniiooss the Calf OF 81 Lawrence he
was successful in killing game and the ars be collected
were 10 Quebec, and brought him handsome sum
OF money! With .his be purchased schooner. hed u
with supplies IRON Quebec engaged The services OF Tour
Indians. and returned to his island hunting grounds lie
made money, and with il purchased the pleasant
home which his parents now occupy, aud which he an
Eaay visits 10 make them happy, and oEfy his energies
for The iauguing but most romantic liie OF haner,
which be silI continues lead. According TO his ae'
twenty WIDE skiried with rocks is covered with woods
contains not more than half dozen small log cabins,
and one lie hi house has cold but pleasant and heatA
full climate and abounas 10 The bear, the martin, The
sable the The otter the black cat the black fox
ibe wolf and the and, better far Than all IN The
peerless salmon.
The tide waters Of The Re youche terminate about two
miles above Athol House. which point the river mar
considerably, and is filled with about fifty beau
iful ands, covered luxursn growth OF maple and
elm, and inerspersed with poplar and other trees which
during the summer, Ill the air for miles around with
delightful fragrance These islands afford fine pas
tursge for the cattle of the nsghborog settlers, while
night novel and spirit Ike effect often produced among
their shady hooks by the torches OF the Indians who ha
btually spear salmon among them on every night tha
the air is calm and from the maple trees which pre-
dominate upon them. The Indians obtain their chief
supplies Of wholesome sugar That portion OF the Res
iigouche, extending from the above mentioned isixds
10 its foun,alnhead waters tract OF country eineniy
rich in timber, mineral wealth, and charming scenery
Narrow strips OF fiat land occasionally appear, along
which scattered few industrious settlers, chiefly
employed in The numbering business, whose doors
open the traveller and whose humble boards
ever spread with the best OF potatoes and game Foi
The most par however the valley uninhabited and is
natural solitude only 10 be enhanced BY the echo
al the during The winter, and during the summer
hy the occasional shouting OF the lumbermsn while
driving their timber and logs along the wndngs OF ID.
river, and down impeuous rapids. In picturesque
pon, of view however that portion OF the river lie the
a interesting where il forces its way through the
chain OF mountains which give birth alike to all the
streams OF New Brunswick and those of the United
STATES empying into the Atlantic. Heis, The eagle, IN
moested builds It's upon high ci-, The bear and
black cal themselves in and rocky kssuFes
and the salmon fearless and free reflects the sunshine
IN the deepest and dsrkes, of pools