, 1865-08-12

Eec Montreal, though hundred mileS away
Tou overlook from the top Of Owls head d
vast extent Of forest, stream and lake, count
less cultivated fields, aud villages, with
myriad green hills and high mountains
some near By, md distinct In outline and
foliage, while others are nearly lost In the
dim and blue distance. The scene Is perhaps
less rugged and Wild than We expected, but
has as oftnets and beauty Of outline and I'll
Ing up Eeldom surpassed. The .water Of the
lake Is pure and clear snd abounds In pick
erel and lake trout Or muscalonge, which
supply abuudantly 1he hotel table with fresh
ath. There arc Fail boats and row boats with
their many parties constantly to he seen On
its surface, and these moonlight nights wa
often have opportunity 70 knoW II It be sweet
as has positively been stated, to hear song
aud u'ualc By distance melloWed Der the
Of boating, and equally fond Of slngiug. and
their voices make new and strange echoes on
these Wild chores of Lake Memhprt nago@.
There Is also flne steamboat plying regular
~ up npd down the Lake, leaving Newport
ing through TO the other end, stopping at all
points Of interest, and atfording one Of the
pleasautest excursfona We know Of. The
a,htng is also very good from the gravel
II bach near the hotel. aud stut finer from
some Of tie small Islands In the Lake.
trolling for p.ckeiel ard the big fish In tho
lake, Eo OF to the streams dashing down the
sides Of the green hills not far of, and bring
hack 1arEe bucke:Elu full of speckltd trout
1t is not an uncommon thing for small party
torcturn from one Of these fishing excursions
with three or four hundred brook trout OF
about half pound size, or less.
But with all the attraction OF the Lake, Its
charming boat rides, Its wild aud lovely
fctntty, and the magnificent view from tae
tup Of Bulls Head, q visit here ts not con.td-
cred complete, unless Jon make trip 70
this region, being east Of the Like. and over
| the line, snd famous In 1872 a. rendezvous
| for smugglers and depot for their Eoods
| and wares. It lies in The midst Of = rich
| agricultural region, and is distinguished for
lis fine farms One Of the enthusiastic
such farms anywhere .elso n the United
States, and that the p1atries Of Illinois were
| not to be compared with them. We could
| not altogether agree with him, though VIE
we're willing to admit that they were very
fine Indeed, and were particularly Struck
E1th the fey that the timber lot o. eaeh aa
/ farm. being ill maple trees, Was Sugar Or
| cha1d, and each family makes Its own
s'swee.cning." In this respect they certain
ly baye ihe advantage Of mokt OF the prairie
faims. But what most surprised US Wa TO
| find way up here, 20 near the Canada Line,
/ eutn leAA45 suFEI!o1 hh@4@uAknt ~ Sk4uA.t ai0
busy farms, when in ON. ignorance Te
had expected to find vast stretch Of big
woods, With wide norassee, and deep lakes,
| the Wild haunts Of innumerabla water 6Wl,
black and brown bears. and great Gssose,
thrcehlng around among tha trees. You 20
by six gray horfes, over as pleasant q road
aid through ae Wild and picturesque
region ts ron crct drove through.
We have found n6 such driyein Central Park.
1t seems good way up North here, and so
tis, but We have not yet found any traces
Of Sir John Franklin. seen AMI. polar bears,
nor is the weather arctic cold. Indeed, same
who have ruBhed up here from the swell ter
ing b. at Of the city, have not BEEN altogether
satisfied In finding The mercury here soma af
ern exposure, as high as 00 but this Is quite
exceptional, and the nights orc always cool.
We are also favored nearly. eTery evening
with grand exhibition Of fireworks, or mug
nihcent display Of Northern Lights. And
though the moon Is at her ~, And teo nsee
Of her light, yet the scene Is one Of the ra1est
brllliancy and grandeur. -,
|: This hutel Is laIge, we'll Arranged, aud
new 11ou.e, with airy and pleasant rooms,
clean aud comfortable bids, sud 3 good tar
bic, with reasonable charges. The sleeping
comes af er yon hare "la!d me down to
tleep," and wiGds bis email HON in your ear,
that you may rat forget your great good
fortune IN not having your bed made in some
sultry 1pcm where the little devils swarm.
With tte completion Of ths railroad to this
place, aud to the very door Of the hotel, the
travel j. increasing, and q stream Of tourists
ie rushsug through here. The distance from
New ToIk is about 80 miles. Tou leave
there At noon ind arrive here at noon the
next day, lying oTez the night at White RsY-
er JL1c'ton. It Is proposed TO extend the
ral1oad North from here until 1t strikes the
Gnnd Trunk, which in not far. With this
dtne, the Lake will be still more accessible
f1,m the North and East, aud new, shorter,
f1d more direct route completed betWesn
New York and Quebec. With the increased
.acilities for reaching It, Lake Memphrema.
}gog Is largely extending its circle Of visitors
and friends, and growing In favor With all,
| It is taking rank among the most attractive
places Of summer resort, ard Is rival oE; the
White Mountains, the Thousand lsla.ds, Or
Lake George. r. T