New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-26
THE ROME. WATERFOWL AND OG-
DENsBU1.GA RAILROAD EACons-
SION.
Trim to Ouawn E.as,usiasfic Reception
Return LrOne.
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ROUNp up THy - LA#REACH, Aus. ~ Nv
In my last | told 1,n how We were entertained ny
the citizens Of Og6 u.burgh. now propose to
sketch our THY TO @ tawa, c. W, ard attempt a
brief description o; re place. and bow we were
received On Tn-,day moring we crossed TIE
81. Lawreuce 70 Pe,r.t little town opposN
Ocdensburyh. and irrd The Mayor Of Ottawa Mr.
Robert Bel. II. +. isesldent Of The Ottawa anu
Prescott Railroad. IN, otter prominent citizens, III
wai;ibgat the cara to -e,eive ne. TWO no"'S ''N
tbrou,,l n level con, 49, dotted viii thriving TuiDS'
brought US 20 cur 1e, marion. me e''N''S Vi
Ottawa were rrarl, al assembled RI INC 'tPot 10
bid n, welcome .ut in = few minutes We "c.c
seated in comfortable carriages ''ltu uDSo. '@ ;i
anca OF lIayor Lee ami members oi ne NY N".".L',
set on, to see the si,, -. A. We p'sSeu ','o'S "'
stree ,be LADIES' 20 eared AZ the doors ana widows,
an. hail,d our cor.ii with sDll0g faces and Tue
1ynyivo sc l.adheic, lefsso that our progress was
ore co,tiDued cyaiI I, from HE public builtinge
and prominent p S"' 'he stars ana stripes iloa'ed
LOVINGLY alon aside the Of ~. George ana WORDS
OF cordial good 'eeI NJ iU,crbod az various points,
told boz glad the pe0i lie wese 10 meet rs.
Olfawa, winch les, than q generation ago was
not, Is now ore Of h, mos: promising manufacturing
seats in Cah.da West lis streets spacious and
well macadamizei, ard - buildings are ior the most
part tac SUPER or tie stIuc a ca usually seen III
new Inland town. Many OF he stores, warehouses
and dwellings ,n;ial snd elegant buildings,
OF granite hnestO q, whl b tid .air 20 stand for
Centuries. The mos, imposing ediice vet conI leted
is the French cathtd l. whose lty spires point out
the site Of tae sowu 10 before the traveller reaches
it. Blu, IL is the seat Of Colonial Government
that Ottawa ID rc more particularly oI-iln. uisi
The Parliament fious, De, ar'Ioent BudlHgs ana
Library, nov far Guv ed towards c0mpeuon are
on Il scale Of ErinOeG' con NensHr!te with tie great
future which lies tc Oe 1hese C1Duie'. Stuat.I on
hill, around the base o. which the Ottawa River,
Af de- ..i.l .tslr, -
fully down 20 tn ~. Lawrence the pile will be
the central feature Of gJrious landscape Imposing
ouly IN eNies l. but IN architecture from It's ,le-
waited site it c0mnrlnis wide extent OF country Oh
every baud. Tie p.nOraDid embraces the Ottawa
River. where il em-rges ~, form II rs!id from
behind cluster -! wooded islands and follows 1t
till it rushes The Chadere Fails Ia nnmber!fs -
magnificent cascIO'e. s"d iLe1 hoWs Oh !hr0igh
lines one cliffs I'll ii hides ne - tbs forest. Be-
low are the Ridesu iiS aud ialls, aud beyond the
view raDges ul.Oroaen forest Of bonudiess
extent TIL II II i0.i Ia tae blue mist OF distant
inount,,ias. i az oil III hI almost imPeDetra-
bic wilderness that TIA The aefoh4us, HsdGock ana
la Moan ain, who nrce Did some years 40 nom
NatCIiovu, cescendtni, aad but or their fortunate
meeting with sUfle Oh ava iGnlbe1ers. they must
have inevitably ieriSled. lhe rescue OF those men
IL one OF the cherish events IL tie history Oi Ot-
tawa.
After driving ont through the town and across the
Suspension idse, tbe party returned 10 the thau-
deer Fails, Incl ected be extensive SAW mills and
manufacture OF Pc lev, Pauec * Brown, I.ar-i-,
Brown & Co., Philip Thompson Mckay q Co.,
and Others, ss well IL COX a nearer view OF the
tsls. Ottawa aiai az area OF V,WO square
miles ADD DISCHARGES 10000 cubic feet Of wafer
I, miaute at lie city, snd with the Gatneau aud
EiGeau Rivers, witch empty into II below the city,
presents ster- power, well rs a means Of navi-
cation, atogelucI aLsurFssssd 10 Americans
mainly Is dar the development OF this great power.
Yankee capital auG kec enterprise have been
expended ic tie construction OF yast mills, which
have geyen an ImpeIu. the place which Is rnpdly
making IL an Important ses-t oil manufacture.
Our readers are al esny acquainted With the re-
markahle water-sdes ire, Gown which the great
rate OF tim seu; 10 the lower river and thence
TO the 81. Lawrence. Above the falls these rats
are divided into sections, and reunited below. On
these rats, and in The G.. oes peculiar 70 the To-
cahty 1t is esteemed g-oa; sport TO pass down The
slides, ana many OF our company, emulating the I'D
venture OF the Prince OF Wales made the steep snC
rapid decent with great eckt The sensation ID de
cidedlv new and OF The most eXhilaTaing cAsi1ctei
a. YOUR correspondent can pefe Jualy attest.
ibe next port o! interest vi5ed Govern
ment Hill. wAese Close inspection OF the grea
buildings ID po.rrrs proved "a source Of Luch sats
faction. Ahead 81 10000 have been expended
and soiae 81 UO5 OUU have been voted but the
work is hot now Iii progress, The contractors being
under the somewhat dIsagreeabe necessity OF tell
ing where The money already spent las gone before
the new appropriate eau be touched II j. Thought
the bcildng. Will e f4isned by the Spring Of 1864.
have space ulDe 10 90 into de- ais but sui
fec il thu they Will iudoubleoly be worthy oil the
From here escorted 20 the Campbell
HOuse whence, eiter d Slight refresbment, we were
taken 70 the bsb9 uuing hail. large structure en-
tered through az aseaus OF FIR trees Within ever
greens and taes VI iho wo natons represented, shat
cat the wull. wLlle The royal arms, the caeie aid
the beaver g-tbri viii tne portraits OF tie QUEEN
our Presiaeat, Deh. frankiu, Jacques Cartier, md
other celeOi o.spOsed grs eially about VITA sen
tunents OF anHy snd .sVd-lollowshp, made tie
place most charming to look upon. band in
the gallery lent lis al " hlsnteE the pleasures OF
the occ,sIJn.
Aires = eumptaou dianer, Il. W. Scott, esd, the
President IrOiosen IL lev We'll chosen WORDS, The
standard tO&st:
which was drunk with I'll the bonore, aud three
times three more.
HIS E1CodeDcy Lore Monct
WIS euiitiiiy hnuOrtd.
The PirsldeL. o. %. tui'ed States.
Mr.. Scot sad Tie Iuieb according 10 the Constitu-
tion-4e rules Over a cation such he "a where
else shines ugOl--Je ireslIer over "a cDuStry that
has mato ! e;.ief PsO-re han any Oiher country
sinoe thc creation vi TIE world. Tie "rOwth OF The
United Staes has bren OF the wonders Of e
world, and 4 am nap.y TO pay tits tribute To the
InIted states. brec times thee, and LiuslcStar-
SpHIgied Banner.
Tue Hon. Horace Maynard of Teuneseco, who
WIS one OF the guest-, eioquently responded He
,iluned tiat toe President was an honest NAH
that he grtai ststesman-and that la bis
bands The destinies Oi t1e Republic safe He
deserved as he Was receiving, the entire confidence
OF the loyal GlizeLs OF tie United States. Born IN
Kentucky, reared AZ InOie-yf bOtn sections YET,
above eithef--be Iepresenied Als whole country
Applause.
1he Government Of tho Empire stste-Msy the INK be-
tween us ue stronger IN the utUfs tAln in the psst
judge Jaa4rs Vi OsdeDaCurzh responded Other
toastt ana .euIilrnts Apreseive Of the most cordial