The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-27
Watering Places fa Canada.
OUR BATAVIA CORRESPONDENCE.

BATAVIA, July Is, 1856.
Watering Places and Summer Retreats of Canada
RS Lakes, Rirtrs and Fisi--Hofsis Of Toronto
--Beaities Of LakeStmc0e Bass-F Fishing at
OriLia-Lake C0och-a eking-1he Ssreyn--Spar-
yotc Lake, &c.
II this season Of the year. when the nhabTtants OF
your city are sweltering under the effects Of verti-
cal, broiling sun, and many OF them, doubt, arc
casting about for pleasant retreat from it's scorch
ing influence, / trust you win permit one who has
had some little experience in matters Of this kind
to suggest, through the medium of your valuable
paper, one which is at the time the most wild,
civilized, savage picturesque and beautiful that Il
has been my good fortune TO meet with.
Leaving your city in the early train IN the
morning, either by the Hudson River or the New
York and Erie Railroad, the seeker after CON-
fort, pleasure, and beautiful scenery will find
himself in abundance Of time for good nights
rest, at the great Falls Of Niagara. He will
then have the forenoon Of the next day 10 him-
self, which he may devote to sightseeing around the
great cataract or in any other way he may choose.
Then, crossing over the suspension bridge. he viii
consign himself to the cars Of the Great Western
Railway, and after run Of fortythree miles, arrive
at the city of Hamilton-where his luggage, on
leaving the Falls should be consigned At this point
if the inner should need bracing up, very good
dinner can be had after which, leaving the Great
Western Railway proper, he will take the cars for To-
ronto, where he will arrive about o'clock p N. To
avoid imposition, purchase on board the an 0mn-
usticket which win take you to any hotel part Of
the city you may desire to go. Now, win confess
to you frankly have no particular lsudatoas TO
bestow on the hotels of Toronto still viii just whs
per in your ear, "Go to the Clarendon" This house
is kept by live American, Chilas, formerly Of tho
International at the Falls, and clever good feeling
fellow, who with his assistant, Davis, viii do all in
his power to make you happy and comfortable.
good nights rest at Toronto, and You are ready
the next morning at o'clock to jump aboard the
Ontario, Simcoe and Huron cars for Belle Ewar, hAy-
ing first purchased your tickets for OniliA The run
for most part Of the way is through rich, though
somewhat new but fertile section Of country which
is rapidly assuming all the ndicia Of the march OF
civilization and growing wealth. Fifty-four miles
bring you to Belle Ewart, at which point you ex-
change the rail for steamboat locomotion. And
such change! If you had been the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of the renowned lamp Of Aladdin you could
scarcely have coBjured up more beautiful aud
lovely spectacle. Emerging from woods without
a moments warning OF the transition, you find Lake
Eimcoe spread before you in all its enchanting spen
dor, loneliness and magnifcence; and lying at the
wharf ready to receive you, Ia the steamboat J. G.
Morrison, one Of The most perfect gems In its way
that 1t has ever been my good fortune to see, and
comparing favorably in its arrangement, furniture
and decorations with the boats on our noble Hnd-
son.
If time would permit before leaving the wharf, il
would well repay to take stroll to the sawmill
Of Grant Sage, two energetic and enterprising
citizens OF Ithica who have established themselves
in the numbering business at this place. They
struck, am told the first blow at this point, and
have now magnificent mill, manufacturing some
l2,000,000 feet Of pine lumber per year, with al
most inexhaustbe source from whence TO draw their
supplies The intelligence, business habits and per-
severance Of these gentlemen are sure TO meet re-
ward.
But this is no time for sightseeing. The shriI
whistle Of the boat warns us that no time Is to be
lost, and you saluted with the cry aboard
| and you launch forth on one Of the most lovely
| sheets Of water imaginable, dotted here and there
with islands that render IL more O picture Of the
Imagination than reality, rs it really is. plea
o'clock in the afternoon, to the quiet little village OF
Orillia. You will soon find yourself comfortably
domciled at the house Of mine host Portas, who
at enters into the objects Of your expedition,
and does all In his power to put you on the right
track, and points out the most desirable way Of ac-
complishing the purpose you have In view. Permit
me 70 say that the first thing to be done ia to send
to the Indian village for as many canoes You
have numbers Of your party DESTROYS Of entering the
piscatory lists, with two Indians for each canoe.
You will fad them on hand In the morning. ready to
more Intelligent. quiet orderly and temperate set Of
men ] never met with before among Indiana and
rarely among those Of much greater pretensions In
the walks Of more civilized society.
Having provided yourself before leaving home
with all the necessary "fxngs" for such expedi-
ton, such as ''troutiDg lines" Spoons, &c. &c,
you now find yourself. on the morning succeeding
the day OF your arrival at 0ria ready to take your
canoe and float away like a feather in pursuit Of
your favorite sport.
A light bark canoe, with an Indian in the bow and
stern, and yourself seated the bottom, In the mid
de, facing aft, with hundred and fifty TO two hun
dred feet OF line out and your spoon playing like
top, you are oil anxiety and expectation, until
you feel the well known indication that some
denzen Of the deep In disposed TO cultivate
o closer acquaintance with you; and now COM
mences the operation Of hauling in, hand over hand,
the cut trolling line. AZ a reward for all this you
bave the satisfaction Of depositing in the bottom Of
your canoe q fine black has. repetition Of this
occurs In quick succession but as II Is not my pur
pose TO describe the fishing, but TO point out The To-
caty where II may be found, propose 10 drop this
and pas TO the foot Of Lake Cooch aching,
where the canoe is taken over short portage and
again launched In the waters OF the river Severn
and now all evidence 81 civilization Is left behind
you, and naught presents Itself to view save
The solitude Of vast extent untouched
by hand Of art, where nature sowed herself
And tcaped her crops whose garments the clouds
Whose Ministries, brooks; whose lamps the moon and
stars:
Whose organ choir, the voice Of many waters
Whose bouquets, morning dews Whose heroes storms;
Whose warriors, mighty winds whose lovers, lowers
Whose orators the thunderbolts of God.
Whose palaces tue everlasting hills:
Whose ceiling Heavens unfaihon ible blue,
And from whose rocky turrcts battei high,
Prospect immense spread out on al sides round.
Lost now between the welkin and the main.
Now walled with hills that slept above the storm.
After peaceful, quiet run Of about seven miles
through solitude like this and passing one morn
short portage, you are all at once launched forth
upon the waters OF Sparrow Lake, where solitude
and desoaton have reigned since the foundation OF
the earth, save when disturbed by the votsry OF
pleasure, or the red man in pursuit of game. The
fishing IL magnificent. or course you have made
preparations for camping ont and at early dawn
are upon the waters again and after making the
circuit Of the lake return TO camp for breakfast,
iEh'ed with goodiy number OF rnuskaIonge and
black bass weighing from four 10 twelve pounds
apiece And this ~ repeated as your fancy or In
chcation shall dictate.
And now think | have pointed out one Of the
most delightful trips for recreation and sport within
the rnnre Of M knnx and IL tho readera of