Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-12

the peril Of This descent when il requires
Tour strong men at the wheel, ana TWO IN re
at the l,ller 10 ensure safe steeseee. Here
Is the region of daring raitsnen, al whose
hands are demanded infinite COURAGE and
skill, aud despite of both loss Of life fire.
quen,ly occur. These rapids do not admit
Of any returns of vessels up toe river 50
they are eanaled at some eignt o.uefent
pe'nts-making some 10 m,ies ~ 'ae ag>
gregate-wheYein there are y locks.
Passing from Lake 81. FRANCIS, we enter
the formidable rapids OF Coteau du Lac,
then the Cedar and q. <, the Csseade-some
ten miles ia al,, and full Of excitement.
But the grand coup 10 to come. we ars 10
Lake St. Loui., and rapidly approaching the
Lachine Rapids, the most dangerous and
most rapid OF them all just Is We ap-
proach il, the boat slscks speeu ana picks
up Jean Batiste. the celebrated lnd'an pilot,
who FIRST took Z boa, Z rough these rapids
some ten wears since. lie takes COM
mand II the boat and we get GOOD run.
lie Is a swarthy fellow OF the csngnnewsga
tribe. and has . most powerfully Knit frame.
Only be and his sor and two white men
have ever succeeded in this per'ious TASK:
lie lays to his work With . nrm hand ana
keeps . steady eve ahead. Every man is
braced in his place. We glance forward
The boat is heading straight as an arrow
upon terrible rock as if bent on ship
wreck. hundred ysrds more in that div
rection and We are al! in eternity Every
eye is upon the awful ebstacle. and when
almost upon it, suddenly turns to the right
and ~ escape only BY an arms length
This is the only way. II is the only chan.
mel. A rod either way ID certain destruc~
ton. Down through these narrow jaws Of
death We 60 punging along, by rock and
reef ard wrecks Of RATS. down into the
mllder waters, and pass under victoria
bridge, and We are at Montreal, safe and
sound. The excitement is al! over. No
damage is done. Though w volunteered
personally, 1t the commencement OF the
| rapids, 10 catch in these arms any lady who
might faint, not one took the trouble to do
it.
We have had . splendid ride. There is
nothing like it upon water or esrtn. Mon>
treal Is fine city; it demands long letter,
which shall be our next DieK.
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| TIE .BLAcG CBooA Afte. q snccss s.
unparalleled in lhe history Of Dayenpo
theatricals, the Biara Crook troupe have
departed. For four nights and one after
noon thcy lave exhibited their marvellous
spectacle to crowded houses, and we have
yet to see the individual who has any ex'
ceptions to take to the character Of the per
formancc TIE performers are first class
artists,and Mr.. T. W. Davey the manager i.
one of the finest gentlemen it was ever oul
pleasure to do business with. They exhib
it at Rock Island on this and to morrow
evenings under their mammoth pavilion. =
Those who know say the "Black Brook" il
the finest show under canvass that eve,
travelled, and many who have seen it at tn,
German Theatre intend to cross the rive,
tonight to see what difference there is il
the mode Of presentation.