The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-17
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.


The Lumber Trade-Number Of Rats to Como
Down the River-The " Slides ''-The Pre-
naier Of the Government 'Crib''-LOrd
Monck, the Governor General.
OTTAWA, August IA, 1897
Tho chats pronounced shams) are number OF islands
forming barrier the Ottawa river about twenty
seven miles from Ottawa city. The waters Of the
Ottawa find their way through this barrier number
Of chutes, or Ans, which have very picturesque
effect
About the chats there lie al this season great guam
ttty Of timber accumulated. long "sde' 10 con-
siructsd through which the timber down below in
''cribs." each crib being manned by gang Of two
three or four men; and there the cribs are banded
into RATS The slide 10 an artificial shallow canal
with log bottom graded SO that cribs may descend
in safety. The cribs enter the slide ono after tho
other and down with great velocity, plungng
little at the foot Of the slide very large quantity Of
timber passed and is passing this point for Quebec
whore the demand 10 very limited and lumberers have
to hold until the fan whom tho demand and prices
may improve. There only three four RATS more
to pass. The quality Of the timber 10 generally good
There short railroad OF three miles, to carry passen-
gers and freight from the foot to the head Of the chats
where they again take boat for points the Upper Of
tawa The open and are drawn BY horses over
: high Smbankment and through very wild wooded
country. The entire scene and mode OF travelling Ii ro-
mantle.
tage du Fort Arnpror tho terminus Of the Ottawa and
Rockville rairoad) and Pembroke and the chief trbu
tary streams the Aadawaska Aatawan, Bonnsch6re.
the chats TO Aylmer the chief stream and place Is
the Quo. Aymer is nine miles from Ottawa city,
Or sauit Al Ottawa city are the falls or chute; and
here again the RATS have 10 descend slide by cribs.
There are two Slides one on the Ontario sde and tho
n On ~ -. Eth inst john Ascdonsd Promsr Of
government Of the dominion, took II into bis head,
With his wife, 70 run the slide upon crib, OF. the
French Canadians say, sauter Ia slide" A crib
r S better
pale and crapulous with nabby cheeks The honored
crib entered the slide. passed the FIRST fall which
Sn.' ooodsn, the party s' Hsp. ih.1
and Sss .sos. upon the river below xsr Slow
pull the party landed u the foot Of the Rdsau canal
locks and were again upon terra nrma and John
The cr!Ss y they come Of tho slides and pull
towards the Shore look like % many water bugs with
The following Is sketch Of he Governor General,
who is in his forty eighth year,
peS ss sk S:P;s Majesty
nor General vicsroy Of the new dominion, was born
.:n 81 S i ~
ter Of John wellington, ESQ, Of kilcskehane In the
Dublin. and was called to the bar in lsll. Al
| the general election Of 1857 he was returned
shs House on the reform side. He succeeded to the
| title in lSlo In February, 1851 he was appointed
commissioner Of charitable donations and requests In
ireland He was one u Lords Of the Treasury under
lord Pslmerston in 1885, until hs lost his seat at the
election Of 1887 whom he ran for Dudley, Worcester
va Appointed 70 succeed Sir a w. Head Governor
General or Canada, and arrived Ct Quebec the sans
month His commission bears date Westminster, I'd
Novombsr, 1851 aud BIZ appointment Vice Admiral
Of British North America, dates London November 7,
1853 Lord Monck has been very instrumental In snsct-
ina the union OF the Provinces and has derived CORE
l spondipq benefit