New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-07

deal of ps,ins for. So the assemblaae wa, eoo,mc~
Every bride.s bank, lumber pile, and housetop "a,
loaded with curious observers. ~ F.
Afer little delA,, which led to an unjust suspdou
fpossble disappointment, the Prince appeared ridps
on horseback along the river side surrounded by a
score of the nearest Of hs soite He dismoun,ed and
followed by his party, rapidly the logs to the
raft crib" as il is here called which, In a few
minutes, cast loose, and began slo WY drifting
down the canal As it came more directly within the
influence of the current 1t moved with more aud more
velocity, until it dartsd through the narrow passage
\ with unreasonable speed. The crowds chsered
tumuously from the shores and from the bridges
the crib few by but the Prince and his companions
wers by this time too intent preserving their own
tae 'itions and avoiding the great torrents Of water
whi,h swept in just beneath their feet, 10 give much
heed to popular adulatons.
The pas age Of timber shoot isuot to be forgotten
in day. however unimpressive familiarity and rsps.
tton may have made it to the lumbermen, who affect
TO treat it's haza rds lightly 1t is by no means without
its dangers A timid man would think many times be-
fore trusting bimsl to it's precarious chsnces and
the boldes could hardly feel for the first time the
desperate plunge with which she crib" starts upon
its rrestibe course without little brea!hless moment
of anxiety to the result The structure upon which
the passenger stands is b. means calculated to add
TO bis confidence. 1t s rough raft composed Of or
IL unhewn legs fastened together By treenai,s and
further strengthened by two three transverse tim
bers, over which, again, th-ee heavy logs laid
Upon of these last he is insecurity perched aneng
the more accustomed royageursj who wonder at his
inexperness Or perhaps If he be not strong of pur-
pose at his hslfcoI cealed trepda,ion. At TIE outset,
where the canal nsarly 50 feet in width the progress
is not rapid, but as it narrows, to 20 feet
at most, at the beginning Of the first descent the
crib is swept along with violence which nothing
check. For about thirty yardst rushes down smooth
trough. spout through which the water sldes unin
terrupted; but at the foot, where the is level
for short distance, it pluDges deeply, pushing huge
waves upon the banks, and spashiDg the spray high
above the heads of those who cling to it. Here the
" crib" ia almost entirely submerged, and would be
wholly co. but for ingepiOusly arranged fiat of
heavy logs which breaks the force of the descent As
it IT, the nadyerten likely to be drenched to their
waists, and the most cautious are not secure from
thorough wetti5g While the water yet pours over
the logs they tip for another descent and after rise
al fall like that of popoise the swift noiseess glide
is repeated with the mad crash the end. T6is
and again FOR nearly three quarters of
mile until at Last cIeaking and swapping from its
contest with the boiling stream, the crib is shot
out with swOop, and floats once more TRANQUILITY in
the open hsrbor.
Until lGst Saturday not more than five persons had
ever gone through the "shoot' on single raft. The
Prince was accompanied by than twenty bat the
superior strength and the security Of his "cnb would
have made it possible for others to take passage
at the came time. On emerging at the foot of the fun
mel he was surrounded by hundreds of canoes each of
L.. a.. r.
liule island close at hand whence he was again to be
transported to barge commanding view Of some
races bch to take place. 1t happened that the
cance which be chose one belonging to and
manned by United States lumbermen who seemed
quite delighted at the selection and quite as fervent
in their enthusiasm, shy British subjects could be-
From the island to the barge he proceeded in boat
rowed by q crew Of the most superb looking men
ever saw in 60 email a space together. Not one OF
them would have shrunk from the abors Of Hercules
The bow oarsman was six feet seven inches Ia hight
and tue others were not to be looked upon
by him. The promise of their appearance was fulfilled
by the strength with which they urged the boat
the river. The barge reached, and after an
extravagant round of cheering and whooping from the
turbulsnt contestants who all around stood unsteady
in their fragile craft the commenced. The fret
was for canoes with eight mer. in which, through
some mistake, crew Of six algonquin Indians from
the Gatineau River Joined OF course they were easily
dis,anced; but lot 8thstandDg their fatigues when
the six-padile trial came they entered bravely and
won the race greatly oistaueing all opponents Moth
il could have been more spirited than this The
abrupt cliffs rising oftily OF one side, tufted it
seemed, with swaying crowds, and on the other the
broad recedng fields; the river tumblIng over the
sharp rocks behind and in front CLEAN ing with the
bight-colored that skipped b and fro over its
surfaces the little fleet of heavily freghted steamboats,
lowering near the Princes barge aid the barge ITSELF
| covered with uniforms and densely surrounded by
hCst of peasueboais and canoes, the occupants add
ing animation by their gestures Of encouragement Of
satisfaction TO tie racers afforded picture Of he most
vivid and sparkling character. All the visitors APP
peared to vastly enjoy the sport, which reached is
climax as the boats struggled in the crews, though
half exhausted still dashng their paddles with sur
prsng swiftDess, and leaving long wake Of foam be-
hind them while their ezpectant friends wildly shouted
and swung their arms about Ito put life into them,
as anrg and gasping they rushed to the goal. There
such equality Of strength and skill that it wac
often hard to dee mine wLo were the vicors; and
this helped tire general pleasant feeling which, on the
return Of school Of Canoes always manifested itsef
in unearihly screams Of greeting aud playful ssps
with paddles upon heads and backs aud Other kindred
signs Of peace and good will. These cheerful passages
continued until the approach Of evening hid the actors
from view, when the river was abandoned aud al
| parties sought their homes.
This day was the fu lest Of novel incident, AMI the
thoroughly enjoyed by all who shared the festiY'
ities Of any since the PrJcee arriva in America. IL
the evening there WAS an illumination and TORCH
light procession in which individuals Of sportve fancy