The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-12
EpITVK'S CORRESPONDENCE.
TS~y ~ III. River Rssfxo.ass.

Gloucester County. IN. } Jaiy. 1853.
B tbx att actions and agreeable associations OF Atho
Hon. are not sci half told Located, as upon the
a.krs of civilization rs doors are not often opened By
hands O: travellers bur when such do happen along
49, are invariably welcomed m The mosi hospitAhis
.a..r Fortunately for myself and party the letters OF
;.tros.es,oo which we tfoag BIT Iron Mt Edmund
"a and other valued friends and The great kndne"'
~ ~, h he have consequently been treated BY slT
r,xu.op and the lady members Of his hoasehola Can
- ~ fosxotten; not only have we been ieasisa 10
rr,oc<ly upznaer, bat everything las pseh a''
he acos 10 have every Object % ine 1 -
40 r. .l~cs As time and chance deleim'Hr0' -
rliaed 10 and iEo. in hsauliu i hAiDo' I, 49,
~ ,hr Ressixouche--Dos Visiting me lhuAh' q $50
~ - - ,he wrecks ard other objects o. historic
-. rxrb,ra slosg The graseiy azores o. tns A'ei'
".,h-riox pebbles and sheli' and curious p'@p's
- l horses and threaded mountain i~ihs 20 ehios ne
-, charming scenery-snd attended woouiAhu an
70 which neig hbors ard friends were i'eu -
"a uonx whom were OF tae mos' agreeable i"aies
80 I.nao We have ever known. But with regard
!. =. os,yiJual movements, however, hey have had
a., mir object the picking up oil local inoImaoh ana
,orrss have spent the greater part OF my Time win
Mr. Ferguson. a.. p,;xaah
- ,oa me that they were not only the most numerous,
nc -. mos, induslriou, frugal, and religious por
~, "a ,hr comm unity, and that the love Of country
hb b.d once bound their hearts 10 their island home
d hem 10 some degree transferred 70 their adopted noun
tain land Indeed, very large proportion OF me present
inhalation have only Evolutionary idea OF iaheflanu ou
,hoash rem able Tor bghtonsd notably iAry are no'
quite rs scrupuons was the hfsi pan WHO sei'su
.,a III whom the following circumstance IS Tehieu
Thy CREASED the ocean as lovers and when The lime
Tor their nsrriase arrived they looked about
tor clergy man OF their PERSUASION 70 perform me
ceremony but no such indispensable individual could be
tound irsuce oil the peace and a Roman Ia'boiie
s.ionavy were haud but nrilhsr OF ihsse would an
The only alternative thai suggested sisef was 10
-., ,,;,asrppss 10 the mouth ii the Mersmachi,
hs ri~h, kind OF clergyman was known 10 be To-
.,sa TIE distance was hundred miles, and II was
MA skater Their minds made NJ, however and
thex could brook no delay. WhereaPon. mey secured
the services OF friend who was 10 accompany men,
.aa On snow shoes performed the necessary journey II
toe them fourteen days, and TIER only 1000 as ta
wl;oh they carried with them. and their only sleeping
ul.re. hollows made in the deep saow Aud The de-
sad,n,s of that courag pair number one hun
srsd souls But stumbng-biocks to matrimonial iie
are moi peculisr 10 the tines Of old am informed lhsi
msny mon,hs have not elapsed sioce another Arran
connie Who wished 10 become united IN Inc hapEy
hands bot could mol decide which OF The two prov
oces they ought 10 be uarred, New krunswick or Gar
ID, entered a CANOE accompanied by minister, and
sailing n The centre OF the Resigonche which they con-
s,drred = neutral ground, were there made husband
AMI vile. according to law, and their ideas OF pro-
pie,y.
But have been particularly interested IN some ihci-
den,s mentioned BY Mi Ferguson, touching the nalu-
raj history OF this locality, and which believe are
uew The 6sb. for example, which ascend the Res
rouchr during their proper seasons are very numerous
ana TO illustrate fact the Oldest inhabitants viii tell
YOU tina, small black whales have been stranded IN iu
new Of Aiho House and that during The more severe
ru,ers even the cod fish will sometimes leave the deep
waters Of be Bay OF ChseuI and ascend The ResgooeGe
- "a, =. spnlta n Indiana
hem through The ice which. BY the way until covered
with spos is Usually so clear that the hsh mas be seen
swimming about near the bottom. Now, when we re
member The natural aniIpaihy oil The ABOVE
hsh 10 fresh water why and wherefore oil thtr Jour
ne,ins MP the Rcsgouche quef'iorr ior The natural
ist No s~iIle II we could imagine them lovers oil noe
scenery and pleasant people, should DOT then be sur
preed =, their waywzrd wan l-rings. 10 the way OF
b,ds execiay the larger kinds which undoubtedly
drawn hiiher b The -a there are 10 be Hound
here 4 very great variety. Among them - maj mosl
mys,efious posicAl creature. Inc ofeat Nofihelh
DIVER hoee moanful and ~olhsh wainr = 20 closely
,denn6ed viii dark and Tranquil waters, and grand old
bis with silence and soIuee whose supposed spirit
feared and yensra LED by red aoe whose matted
fe,thers accomplish 20 nuch good keeping warm The
hunters OF the North The eagle, too, and the bsh-
hawk are also ABUNDANT but more numerous ihAn all
are the csove which build Their nests on almost every
rocky vasrhower on the river Bat Mr.. Ferguson tells
\
ing place. which is The ice. about mile from Aihol
House What brings them together has never been dIs
covered but tba, they NEE, Al stated times and BY ap
poinmeni. seems perfectly apparent Thousands upon
Thousands will assemble in the course Of one hour,
and when seen standing along 10 rove, or walking
s,out. and keeping tbeir mouts closed, they posi-
lively appear TO be usnsscting business OF the high
Ell impxssscs Who xmong question the
possibility Of their beng the transformed spirits OF
The poor French people who p~rshed here by Ere and
sword il the oiden time, and uho preTar-
ing revenge their wrongs by hOcsing 10 the siani
ard OF The msder~ Bsmbsa and mastering the world
Wild goose eha.. indeed they might have Of il. but iba
would not pxevs1, from mentioning singular fact or
t~o respecting the wild geese Of The Reseouche For
three or four weeks during the spring and they
visit this LOCALITY In mmense numbers, and instead OF
conducting themselves like ally birds, they habitualy
display great deal Of ssgacy. For example they can
discover long beio. any human eye, the approach Of
storm. wh,ch they always herald BY peculiar mode Of
fyins accompanied BY a scream. While their jour
pbs,.nx Tire larger sa6 powerful birds invariably
taking the head. whine the duiy OF thus clearing the air
is divided among The nob, fellows, add The ceremony
Of chaagisx places said 10 be exceedingly beautiful
and graceful and Then II 10 "ihsf the leader ambitious
Of ms temporary rsicn the cheering and reie
rated cry his loud but simple csrion answered by the
yieidng tanks. dis,~ss The gloom OF solitude through
vh,eh they labofiou.y wander 10 uncertain and per-
hsp~ hostile lands~ Bot, alas as among men, the
shIssng marks often the Fret to suffer for in
shooting shsn The Indians always Ere, hH their
or guns uron the leader. To this cannot perhaps