New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-06
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MONTREAL, July l6 1860.
NJ. EdHor-I resume my account Of my doing5
here where left off at Niagara In the afternoon
visited the Whirlpool, the Devil's.hole and Goat
1sland--the former is caused by the great rush of
water striking against the cliffs in turn Of the
river, and being forced back, thereby forming the /
whirlpool. The Devilis,hole is a deep hollow or
dell on the rivers bank, at the foot Of the cliff
below the suspension bridge distance, and is
the place where a large party Of soldiers were |
driven over by the Indians some three hundred |
feet down among the rocks and all killed. On
Goat Island which you reach from the American
side by crossing two bridges thrown over the
rapids, you have splendid views of the great Falls,
and can 60 within foot of some of them. 1t is |
really dangerous in many places-a nisstep Or
sudden giddiness, and over you go. The drive
around the island on its banks is about mile, and
very pleasant t-good roads and shade trees all the
way. All kinds of Indian curiosties, shells fossils
and curious stones may be purchased in and near
this place, and large and profitable business is
carried on by Indians and others. The only un-
pleasant feature in visit to the Fails is the con-
slant annoyance you subject to from the guides,
drivers and the different runners for the
various lines of travel In the house, in the street,
you cannot move but they after you. like pack
| of hounds in full cry-they are worse than the
donkey boys in Egypt.
We left the Falls about mid day for the city Of
Montreal by way of the Saint Lawrence river, and
| the thousand islands. This is one of the most
charming trips imaginable. After crossing the aus-
pension bridge and having our baggage chaked by
the English Custom-house officer, we proceeded by
rail for about twenty miles to the steamboat North
erner, which was to convey US to 0gdensburg.
This boat was muchlike our Mobile mail boats, only
about twice the size and very eomfortable the
Captain is a trump (although lie did not hold many
in the evening at game of euchre we had in a
quiet little nook) but he's one of 'em sure. We
reached 0gdensburg (an American city} at about
10 O'Clock on Sunday morning, and there changed
boats, as the Northerner was too large to go over
the rapids. We passed, during the trip. great
many fine cities and towns-Toronto. Kingston,
Oswego, ETC., and hundreds of ancient looking vii
lages, converts, churches, and casteated dwellings
while the river itself, clear as crystal, and dot
ted all along with its innumerable and beautiful
little islands, set like emerads in plates of silver
. presented an appearance both charming and SUBJ
lime, and altogether lovely. But we are approach
ing the famous and far celebrated rapids-Long
, Saut, or Lost Channel are the first we come to-
these are about nine miles long and continuous for
this distance. The steam is Shut off and merely
float down, having five or six pilots at the helm to
keep the boat in the channel. 1t was very eXcit-
ing a very heavy sea, apparently, was breaking
over and dashing the boat about with perfect case,
but we went through the water at a mad rate. The
worst rapids on this river are near Montreal, and
called the LaChine. Here the steamboat takes a
I, a,,r,
ing current in fact it feels on board like success
sion Of jumps from one ledge of rocks TO another
all down these rapids. But we went through safely
and landed at Montreal early in the evening of Sun
: day, and drove up to the ST. Lawrence Hotel
where we found our friend the handsome Major
:, still sitting at the receipt of customs, and doing
: the amiabIe with the same grace and amenity Of
. manner for which lie is SO distinguished.
. Montreal has very solid look about it, and
being built of stone, of course it is The
:, streets, however, are mostly very narrow and
! contracted, and very hilly. There severa
very fine public buildings, churches, converts
ETC., and quite number in course of erection
= being built of the same substantial material. Tht
cathedral is very fine and large, and well worth
visit; it has some twelve altars besides the grant
altar, over which is window of richly coloreC
(and painted with fgures) stained glass, and cos
II some IS 900. At the back of the city IS hig]
!. mountain, and a ride around which well repay
r. for the time; fine residences line the way, Will
,+ the view of the city and the great river from it
N summit is very fine. | should Judge this to b
ii a we'll governed city; everything goes quietl
80 and without any fuss. The policemen are polit
l. and obiiging; having uniform-blue froc
- coat with white belt around the waist and ca
a for the head-you can always distinguish then
~ You don't see them leaning about grogshop'
4 smoking cigars and making themselves hail.fellov
st well-met with drunken oafers and rowdies bu
r you them where their services are most likel
nd to be wanted: in a crowd, by a bank, or near I'll
~, markets and depots for travel.
of Through the kindness of my friend Major Hogal
,e of the ST. Lawrence Hotel-and better one doc
pt not exist in the countrywide accompanied me
re the Office of the Ocean Steamship Company, [ W;
sl enabled to secure a first rate state room on tt
he steamer Palestine, which leaves Quebec for Live
cir pool on Saturday next at O'Clock A. NJ. lea,
les iof Qaepec thls afternoon at O'Clock; the q
We tance, about one hundred miles is made by ca
in five hours and half or by boat in ten hours.
M A few remarks about the greatest work of a
nd in the world-the Victoria bridge-and finish Il
res correspondence for the present. 1t is truly
md gantic work. and must be seen to be appreciate
ed. it stretches across the ST. Lawrence river for
of distance of about two miles, it is series of it
nd tubes. supported by some twenty-five heavy sto
,w- abutments 242 feet apart it cost over seven N
ars lions of dollars. 1t is truly one of the bridgt
an For further particulars, please read in the bocl
ers Yours PfGlWICK
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