The New York herald., 1866-09-29
CA N A D A..
OUR OTTAWA &C. W, CORRESPONDENCE.

Excursion ON the Ottawa River-Pictu-esque-
ness Of Its Scenery-Banquet in Honor Of
the New York Herald, &c. er
OTTAWA, c. W., Sept %, 1855.
Your correspondent has just returned from excur
sion TO the head OF navigation the Ottawa river The
excursioniss made up Of select party from the
Canadian capital and Joined at the villages along the
route by number Of the great lumber merchants, with
their families and others. We had fine band OF
music which added much to the pleasure Of the trip.
II Is impossible TO describe the magndcently wild
grandeur Il this mighty and comparatively unknown
river which consists OF chain OF lakes into which the
noble river expands every few dozen miles, and num-
Of caaacts and rapids the very names OF which
almost unheard Of in the United States The rapids have
to be passed In stages and, OF course after passng
rapid you have take boat, and these changes
add greatly to the variety and consequently also the
interest of the voyage The whole distance the head
Of navigation above Ottawa is hundred and eighty
miles The banks OF the river wild and broken.
rocks frequently overhanging the river and bluffs
times rising up to remind Of our own great Hudson
Islands also abound many or them being several square
miles in extent and all heavily covered with timber
the foliage OF which is now in all the splendor Of
autumna tints. You 60 fairly beyond the
range Of civilized life, and see occasionally
nothing bearing trace OF human abode save the wgwam
OF the Indian the log cabins Of the lumbermen But
cannot attempt TO convex anything like an idea or the
varied mpgnihcerce ana neverenulng neautleS OF tns
river which is different in its crooked rapid course
from other stream the American continent IN Is
full OF fish, and the banks abound with the choicest
game. T
THE cHrEY FEArunE
of trip banquet given by the principal excur
sionsts in honor rthe NEW YoRx HERALD. The affair
done in princev manner and by some OF tho
choicest spits in Canada We had all the varieties OF
game on the Ottawa and an oyer'owing supply OF the
finest champngnes, together with thousand other deli
cacies delight the palate and draw forth the sonl
The affair handsomely done to take your
respondent completely by surprise. Mr. John Supple,
pres ded the table, which laid the saloon OF the
Pontiac Dir. Supple is citizen OF Pembroke,
and his mansion there is considered the finest and most
picturesque the Ottawa river and indeed cannot be
far exceed anywhere The health OF the British Queen
and the President Of the United States being duly
toasted then the following toast which the chair
man announced to bs the one Of the day
The and prosperity Of the Nrw YoRK HERALD tho
which reverberae along the shores of the remote Ottawa
Mr. Supple in proposing this toast said that he sup
posed to be unnecessary TO say that besides being the
great leading journal OF America the NEW YORK HERALD
was acknowledged be also the independent
paper the continent perhaps In the world, being
unbound by any affiliations with tho political parties and
their leaders, who have done much TO lower the Dig
nifty Of the still great and glorious republic. .H
Tho toast and the speech were both received with
cheers and your correspondent called upon to make
a response which he did by thanking the company for
the tribute they had thought proper 70 pay 70 tho great
newspaper which he regarded 1t honor TO have bis
namo associated with even in the least degree.
Other toasts and speeches followed Among these
was "The memory Of Abraham lincoln, the greatest Of
liberatorn and irhe Union OF the states Of America
proposed by Mr. William Murphy. Then had sones
and music nom the band and the merry dance and gen.
eral hilarity maintained TIL six in the morning. al
which time the boat began hcr return trip down the river
The whole OF party arrived safely here this after.
noon much gratined and delighted with the real pleas.
ures Of our splendid excursion.