Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-26
TRIP OF THE BURLINGTON DELEGATION.

party slept uniisturbed till morning.
- Breakfast at the Seymour House in Oglens
- burg Was next in order, and then We took ferr
across the St. Lawrence, whose waters, g gree
u as bottle glass" in the words Of the Yanke
Il odist, spsrkled clear in the morning sunlight
u to Prescott on the opposite shore. Here tn
party was met by Mr. r. Luttrell, Superintend
ent Of the St Lawrence and Ottawa Railroad
who placed at their Disposal the commodious sn,
pleasant Directors car, and accompanied then
in person to Ottawa The read runs due NORTH
from Prescott, 55 miles in length, and is one o
the few roads in the Dominion not sEalloget
by the overgrown and unwieldy Grand Trunk
Corporation L, has a. miles of straight line
and very few curves. and the trsck is kept care
fully erased by sowing grsss seed, so that the
great nuisance Of summer railway travel, the
dust, is almost wholly aba,ed The country
through which it runs is level and uninieresting
much Of it being still wilderness, in which
as Mr. Lutrell informed US, Their. was good
hunting, Of wolverines, and sometimes bears,
with abundant psrtridges and pigeons. The
whole country, and especially toward Ottawa,
Was parched and brown, the drouth exceeding
even that in New England Mr. Luttrell did
everything in his power TO make our trip with
him pleasant one. lie has been recently sp-
pointed TO his position, and the road il to be
congratulated on having SO courteous and COM
petent an officer. Mr.. Cotton, proprietor Of the
Ottawa Times. the largest daily Of that city,
also accompanied the party from Prescott, and
was exceedingly civil.
4 cloud Of haze AMI smoke hid ottawa from
view til We were close upon it, when the tall
towers Of the Parliament Houses could be seen
looming family through the hs4e The road
skirts the banks Of the Riieau River, ~ i
nesrs the city, and crosses that and the Riieau
c.nsl, which connects Ottawa with Kingston
on Lake Ontario, rs miles to the South West
We arrived At Ottawa sb.ut noon Snd were
driven 70 the Russell House. arge and hand
somely appointed Hotel With modern conveu-
ience-, aui eE elentiv kept By Mr. J. 4 Gouin,-
where a bath "a lanch contributed to the
general serenity, and prepared US for stroll to
tie G5yernmen Buildings near by. These are
the fuest structures in Canada and among the
very sne-; on the Continent They are Of cream
calorei saui stone, relieved with lines sni .rch-
6 Of a redish stone. They are massive and rich
in exterior oruamenltion, snd are truly mag
niacent in .'Is. proportions and architectural
beauty. The interiors we found less imposing,
the halls o. the Senate sni Commons looking
too much lie chspeLr, and the passage Tay'
often lacking breadth sni elegance.
The Canal meeting took place al one O'Clock /.
in the City Hall, an old affair which cannot be /
very highly praisei for beauty, size or conven-
ieuoe Blu, the city is going to mend it shortly
with s new enc The meeting has been re
ported ami neei nos he further described l;
mAie al evident sensation among the citizens Of
Ottawa Who are interested in the prosperity Of
their city, ami will doubtless bear fruit IN time,
for its grant object
After the meeting We took carriages for
drive through the city ani TO the great mills
on Victoria Island and across the river at Hull,
which is really but suburb Of Ottawa. Those
Z us Slo l4i Never seen ottawa we're agreeably
surprised rs the evidences Of thrift sud growth,
in which itsurpssses any other Canadian city Of
its size It contains now (including HulD
about 5000 inhabitants, and long blocks Of
stores show that it is the centre of large and
thriving trade We saw it, however, in not the
most favorable light. Indeed, it seemed SIS if all
light was about TO ieIsrt, from Inability to
pierce the clouds Of mingled dust and smoke
which fllel the sir Sweeping fires were raging
in the woods around the city. The wind blew
in strong gusts The sun looked ike dull rel
wafer against the sky Its rays reached the
earth below only in a kind Of yellow.
murky and depressing twilight, which suggested !
hurricanes prstilenee aud devastation. The
smoke brought smsrtng and tears to every eye.
The dust filed every hole IN every countensnce.
The citizens said they had never known snything ,
ike it, and it was easy TO believe them. =
At such 8 time II was Of course difficult TO .
enjoy the view Of the magnificent Chsudiere =
Falls where the entire waters Of the Ottawa roll
over precipice Of forty feet, into basin hol-
lowed in the scanned and crumbling rocks and q
without stopping we passed over fine sgspen-
non bridge TO Victoria Island, which is covered
with immense gang saw mills, which cut into +,
boards the logs which are foated hither by the :
million from the vast lumber tracts Of the up :
per Ottawa. Several of these are six-gsng n
mills, each gang consisting Of twenty-five to e
hiriy saws. which take two logs a; time and n
ut them into boards in little less time than i;
skies Us to tell scout it. We found th5 men n
ngsged in weting down the yards with hose
md force pumps-one Of the mills having al nj
esdy been on FIRE from sparks blown from the a
burning woods, and considerable apprehen- r.
ions OF danger prevailing. n
Passing over the river we examined with
.rest interest the mills Of E. B. Eddy Mr.. .,
EDDY is a Nermonter, who started a match a
actory in Burlington fourteen years ago .,
lad to fight suits on some Of his patents, n
nd finally gave up the effort to establish his
BUSINESS at Burlington. lie nov owns sud ot
uns match factory, pail factory. and saw Ia
nills which give employment 10 fourteen hun
red hands, and bring him in a small fortune 4.
very year. He is much respected, and Is one "
( the most enterprisng and worthy of the N
americans who are building up the prosperity Of
ttswa. The visit to these immense mills gave us f.
ew views Of the extent of the lumber trade ofthe q
'ttswa. We had supposed that if Canada NJ
sd any difficulty it was not in its IA
lmber region but after Inspecting :Aese
lightly millg he could easily understand =
lie possibility Of structure from the inadequs- g,
: Of the existing avenues Of transportation,
nd the need Of the Csughnswsgs canal te bring ST.
lief y
At O'Clock the Directors Of the canal oom- tn
any and the delegates from New England, ed
early forty in number, were the guests Of the TT
tizens Of Ottawa, at dinner at the Russell
ouse. As there had been good deal Of talk tn
g done in the afternoon, set speeches omit FRI
d. The entertainment was handsome one, ler
ID the interchange of social feeling pleasant ts
I'd doubtless profitable
Next morning the party started for home by 90
ay of the Ottawa river. We took the good NJ
Gamer Victoria at O'Clock; had breakfast on ad
ard received many courtesies from Capt.
iwie, the genial commander of the Victoria, ba
ID ss we steamed down the river we found DO
stsful relief from the smoke and dust, which TO
I'VE such pungeucy to our visit in Ottawa. The ha
itsvs is among the largest Of the ordly rivers Il
Canada, and the ride down to Montreal vas IN,
Il Of interest; but space fails US for to-day W.
e reached Montreal at four o'clock, took the ths
RS for Plsttsburgh at six next morning, with de-
st Of passengers who preferred this pleasant evi
ID favorite route to going all the way by rail; inc
ere transferred after rapid rum at nine to the the
iehuiu steamer Aulrondack Just saved from de- fin
-uction BY FIRE by its admirable arrangements CAT
e1tinguishing fires and by the spirit and pres she
nee Of mind Of her popular commander, Capt pa
agg; and reached home at hslf-past ten O'Clock
Friday morning. Of
The whole trip was an exceedingly pleasant "a,
e. We desire In behalf Of the party to ao- fec
owedge especial indebtedness for courtesies to as
D. Hatch, Esq. and Supt. Merrill Of the Yer yot
mt Central and Odgensburg line, to Stunt. Isti
ttrell ofthe St. Lawrence and Ottawa road, to moi
pts. Bowie and Shepherd, of the steamers ing
ctoris and Prince Of Wales on the Ottawa, TO der
". Page for passes the Montreal and Platts- ity
rgh line, and to Capt Flsgg Of the Adiron- VIII
ok. All Of our number were the recipients Of Gee
my kind and courteous attentions through The
the trip, and all will long remember it with sait
asure sue