The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-27

still standing here that was built in TOO
and containing bell that was brought on
a long pole carried on the shoulders of til
Indians, over one hundred and fifty miles
from Deerfeld, Massachusetts, after the
people massacre there by the savages OF
greater portion of the inhabitants. After
passing through Lake St. Francis, we
came to the
CoTEAU DU LAC RAPIDS,
which Is full of terrible rocks and the
stream as 1t passes ledge after ledge seems
to settle down from one to the other.
Hero are the celebrated Split Rocks, dis
tipctly seen from the deck of the boat
and one involuntarily holds his breath
until we glide safely by them. Cedar
Rapids are q continuation of the above,
and fully as exciting. At the foot Of
them we passed the steamer Helen, sunk
this season while making the descent Of
the same. About 20 miles below, the river
wdens into large and beautiful lake,
called
BAY ST. LOUIS.
This is q magnificent sheet of water
several miles in width, and about fifteen
in length. From this place view of
Montreal mountain, Is had full thirty
miles distant. In the lake is large and
beautiful island, called Runs Island,
which is highly cultivated, and belongs to
the Gray Nunnery, in Montreal. On ar
irving at
LA CHINE. RAPIDS,
about IL miles above Montreal, and the
most dangerous of all, on account of the
extreme lowness of the water, we were
Obliged to transfer all our passengers and
baggage to the " Bansheln which was
awaiting our arrival. The Spartan hero
took the canal and continued on her trip.
Just before reaching the rapids, canoe
darted out from the shore of an Indian
village on the right bank the boat was
propelled rapidly by two little Indian
boys" with strip of red flannel abou,
their loins ; in the stem sat
OLD BAPTIsrE,
an old Indian pilot, we'll known to al
tourists-who has been en-
ployed for many years by all
steamers crossing the dangerous rapids Of
the Lachinc. The Spartan here stopped
her engines till old Baptiste took the
wheel with seven aids, when we dashed
into the rushing torrent. We went down
down, until it seemed as though we should
certainly go under In looking back tc
the pilot house, we were obliged to look ny
almost perpendicular. Every one graspet
hold of something; lady clutched oul
arm with nervous grasp. She, of course
felt safe, and we we're glad the rapids wer,
there. We went straight for mass o
black rugged rocks, which if we hac
struck, would have rent our boat asunder
The wheel was hard aport, and there wa
a moment of breathless suspense; no on
moved-hardly stirred. Soon, the boa
obeyed her helm, and with the speed of
lightning train We rushed by the rocks
and the danger was over. Shortly after
we came in full view of the city, with it
long line of shipping and steamships, it
massive stone quays, the finest on this con
tinent, and its many towers and dome:
The last rays Of the declining sun gildinI
the top Of
NoTRE DAME CATHEDRAL
in perfect flood of golden light as W
rounded to under the magnificent Victovi
bridge, Quilt entirely of iron, thre
miles in length, and over seventy fee
above our heads and steamed slowly u
to the quay, and our delightful trip wa
over. Viue Ia st. Lawrence.
j. U. +. r.