Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-07-14

OswEGo, July 3, 1854.
ride from Burlington, North, over tho Vermont
a Canada Road, by the carly train, is not an un-
pleasant experience. Everything goes smoothly
and without delay under the eyes of those excellent
servants Of the public, Conductors Appleton and
Bush. The too common detention at Essex June
ton is dispensed with The cast iron tambourines
beneath you keep up steady and rapid roll, and
conscious that there trains in the way, you
follow the long black nose Of the iron pony, with
feeling of comfort and safety, till the wild scenery
and stately payilons of Rousc's Point break the
eicw. so at any rate it with us and We
changed for the Ogdcnsbursh cars, with some mis-
givings that the change not for the better.
The Osdcnsburgh Road ha. bccn and may be
again, the safest s0ooiesi and best roads
in the country but in one respect change ha.
it. The engines are as brightly burnsh-
ed and in as tiptop order, the ears clean
nice, the Chateaugay woods ntcrminablc, aud the
whole ride as monotonous, ever but you no
longer, rccned upon your elbow, sleep read away
the time. You spend the hours in calculating the
Ella ticty and power Of endurance Of tho springs in
the cushions, and in oxccratug the British iron
factor who made the track and the short sighted
policy which placed his shaky rail, under you in
stead of good reliable American iron. The rails
are beaten at the ends into brooms, by the long and
heavy freight trains and they give you track al
together too much like the old "cordurov roads,
whose place it has taken. New iron is replacing the
old as fast possible
Though the alterations for comparatively
a region, under the operation of tho Road are not
very striking, the face of the country in general
must be changing. The quantities of lumber at
every station show that the primitive forests
falling, and the sunlight striking into large clear
ings somnphee. The forests along the Racquette
River especially, sending out immense quanti-
ties of timber, and regular lumber train is
daily from the Potsdam station alone.
The St. Lawrence Hotel in 0gdensburgh received
after long and joltiug ride. Under change
of administration, it is still managed on its former
free SOIL" know-nothing" principles with dash
of womens-rights in the dining room, whero some
comely girls have superseded tho Juvenile Ethiopian
and hostler boys, who were wont to haunt the long
ia abcs and make the numerous guests themselves a
set Of walters.
0gdensburgh has not this season the appearance
of excessive activity which it had while the tall
brick blocks which now cover its burnt districts,
in process of construction Still it grows rap
idly. In the rise Of real estate at least, they are
anxious to rival the growth Of more western cities.
| found building lots 50 by l50 feet, over half
mile southwest from the business center. held at
$1,000 and $1,000.
A marine railway, the largest of its kind upon
these waters, and capable Of running up high and
dry the largest craft which float upon them has
Gently been completed and does active business.
Why would not similar concern, which should re-
fit for service the hulks used only as barricades
for opposition steamers, pay at Burlington
Some amusing instances of tho indifference Of the
French Canadian to the perpetuty of his family
name, eSempliGed in ogdeDsburgh. Thus
Madame Granville, who lives upon the point, goes
universally by the of sold Mother Grard,"
and the younger Gravels rebel not at the running of
their rightful cogncnen into the ground. Another
family have lost entirely their original not inele-
CANT French srname of three sylabes, and are con-
tent with the homely name Of Buppum, acquired in
a curious way. The sire of the family planted an
orchard in the last generation, and found its fine
fruit in demand His farm became known as
the place for bon pommes, and in process of time,
taking, like Scotch Laird, his name from his land,
Old LID became known "Od Bonpomnes,'
which, Yankcefed into Buppum, has, with this gem
Grafton, utterly supplanted the original name 1t
remind. of the oft told story of Peter Flint who
moving into France, became translated into Pierre
Pierre -fusil and in time the Picrres becoming
| eliminn ted became Pierre Fusil then moving back
to England he was re-translated, and he who went
away Peter Flint returned Peter Gun, and trans
mtted his metamorphoscd name to long line Of
Of Gun.
The change from the hotel to the clean and we'll
ordered steamer "Catdract," of the American Line
of Lake Ontario steamboats,, most grateful. 1t
is thing to find the recommendations of a
steamboat railroad agent less favorable than tho
might be, but must say that we found the state
ment of Mr. II. o. GREENE, the gentlemanly agent
of this Line in Burlington, more than borne out by
the excellent arrangements and comfort of our boat
There used to be, they say, in the days of Capt.
Dick Sherman, four classes grades Of boats, Ia
pering of in excellence you went West. The
Lake Champain steamers led the world for neat
ness, safety and luxury. The Ontario steamers
stood x and the Erie and Mississippi boats filed
out the descending scale. Now, since the increase
of travel has rendered impossible the exquisite
cleanness and order of the old Burlington in her
prime, the Ontario boats nearly quito up to
the Champlain steamers. They are never overload
ed, always quiet, clean and safe, and on hne day
the ride through the noble waters of Ontario Ii
thing to be enjoyed and remembered.
This city, O.wego, is evidently to become large
place It's burnt district, swept by the flames just
year ago. is already built up. II is now the largest
port of entry on the whole Canadian Frontier. Th,
amount of grain from Canada and the West. tran
shipped or made into -four here, is enormous. The
banks of the oswego, or "Rapid once hunt
ed and fought over by the Red man and the White
in tho times of the old French and Indian wars
now lined with tall Touring mills and factories.
to the tenth story of one of the mills yester
day. and witnessed tho process Of transferring cargo
/ of corn, by an elevator" 4" from the hold of YES
sci to the ninth story, where it weighed and dis
charged through a spout into a canal boat the who'll
being done by one operation at the rate of fhre
thousand bush,ls an h,pr This mill stores $50, ,oOl
bushels Of grain, and turns out SIX hundred barrel
of -four per day
fort and on. hun tred and tp,nty dram shops, o.
o'Seymour saloons" but must defer notice of then
to another letter, if | write Of them at all.
Yours, e,
IooRREsPoSpENcE Of THE FREE rREss.l
EAST BETuEL, July j, 1854.
Mn. EDITOR Leaving burlington on Monda!
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