, 1860-07-23

had been rather rough and had deprived some ,:','
Of rs Of our suppefs, SO TINT we needed a Hills
stroll on terrs trina to set us right aaaln.
In tho last part Of the afternoon OF the same
da5, " drew in to Mackinar, which name ~as
Interpreted US to mean the Island Of the d!ee'
Fairies. There are mapy interesting ina,a. ~.
region, and to this day, it il said, The Indian
Looks upon them with d sort or religious awe
a. places where the Great Spirit shows iofth
bis pfescpce Ia wonderful manner. Macklnao
In a1briving little place Of live Of six hundred
inhsbltante, situated at the foot Of high o'uu
on wtl'ch IL miniature fort, occupied by about
sixty soldiers. The place reminds one ot Que-
bee, with it4 fortihcal1ons, its upper and lower
town. At the request Of the passengers the
captain ssopp:d here long, enough for Us TO 60
up to the tort aud take view Of the town be-
low and the hills yond.
lhisp{nee werp&sBed on the fnilowlnE
dny many very beautiful islande, the "Cove,".
the ''Echo.". .he ;"Flpwer Pot d.. Of which
the last attracted particular attention on &C;
count of its having tro masses of rock. shaped
ike flower vases, standing few feet from the
Shore These islands are Interesting in geo.
logical point OF view. The general contour
seemed to be abrupt, prscipitous and much
higher at the northern part and then descend
ing aud widening towards the south, reminding
one OF the theory that ages ago, vast currents
We arrived Mt CollinRWood just before dark 1,
vhere we remained over night It j. a little
village Of perhaps seventy-ave to q hundred
houses, having been built up within ire or s'1
.Jeara. Its churches and fina pubic school
building indicate t1at it possesses the elements
Of healthy growth. Wetook the Cats curly next
morning for Toronto, where We arrived aoouf
ten o'clock, y. The 6rst half Of the distance
WAS through rough, woody country, aud then
Ne caue; thzoughia ~ beautiful. fa1mt. e .reG'on'
whoee fields Of grain and bay cannot but cheer
The hearts OF lhe lusbaudmen Of Tint part OF
Canada
At Toronto, we took time to visit the more
prominent points of interest, such as tne uat'
versi,y Of Toronto, the Asylum; tne eatno1c
Cathedral, the Normal oehoo, as.s,ns M ns 'nI ~
same time through the buslness streets, ana H.
40 bv some splendid re idencer. have time
on,v far a word more a. this point, and that re-
spectlng the University. It is large, MASSIVE
structure, built partly Of brown stone from
Ohio; and partly Of Canadian stone. The carved
ornamental work Of wood and stone e3ceeos y ~
beauty anything We hare seen before OF toe
kind. The apartments for the Nuseum Of Nat
ura1 History. M1pe1alogy and GeoIogy, and OF the
Library are ptain, neas and admirably adapted to
their various purposes. The style ofatcbltectare
is quite antique, and il said to resemble that of
! the upivettily OF Oxford. The whole struct-
ure in extent OF plan and beauty Of design Is,
| peshape, second to none Of its Kind IN this
county. by the politeness Of The. President,
Rev. Dr. McCaul, We were shown through the
various parts Of The vast building, aud were
furnished with interesting documents relative
i 10 the, Internal workings Of the insttntion'
Our ne7t stopping place was niagara Falls, but
to express in words what We saw and telt there
as We gszed in awe aud admiration at that most
stupendous Of American sights would be i'm
possible La1guage has Dot:the power titly to
describe the grandeur; the power, the snbsimit5
Of that mountain torrent Of waters pouring
oueF that huse precipce. The poet may slnglt
Church may exhaust bis powers in transfer
ring It to canz4s, but to be appreciated in the
least you must see it, study it. and be swallow
ed up in it. s,ontmoreucy is higher. swi'zeF
lard may boast Of falls more picturesque. bu
the world has but0.st Niagara.
We ,ne1t find ourselves, at Saratoga, th'
Baden Of America, where We shall remain few
~eeks, health seeking Of 'cdurse, amidst TIL
folly aud fashion, as 1t is gathered here from a
parts Of the country. But must close-wil
merely add that Hon, S. 4. Douglas is expected
here inn lew day. His friends are inakint
preparations foE grand reception, alter whicl
| / will write sgaiu. LcDa GRAPHIC.