Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-03

mensely two years ago. This was the continue
tiOn from the Summit, "dOwn among the Goa
mines" and breakers, and its loss deprives one o
some Of the chief novelties of this deliRhtfu
trip tour through Glen Onoko. followed bu
all this IL 30 fresh to many of your readers thai
we will not enlarge upon il.
Glen onoko resembles the New York glens il
general features, but lacks the. massive gran
deur OF Watkins. and the perfect beauty of Ha
vaDa, aud yet still has charms superior 10 other,
Of note around Cayuga Lake.
From Mauch Chunk to Athens and over the
Southern Central to Albany where we spent a
pleasant Sabbath. This is truly as of old, ''Swee
| Auburn loveliest village of the plain" II is {
beautiful city containing about 6609 people, and
possessing culture and wealth. Great pride il
| taken in ornamental dwellings, we'll kept lawns
| aud flowers in profusi0n. We visited the home
Of Seward, now old and out OF repair, and also
| his grave in Fort Hill Cemetery. Here one oil
the,nation's greatest statesmen ies peacefully be
ide his wifn and daughter; all the Ia urel leaves
/ the world had twined around his brow, now GOV.
| cred with the dust and grasses. . This cemetery
ia the old Indian fort and in its centre stands a
monument of stones, ,iabout twelve feet square at
the base and seventy-tve high with this inacrip-
| ton: "Who is there to mourn for Logan y
| This was part of the battle ground of the old
| chief and this monument is erected to his mem
ory. Amidst all this solemnity had not a
| thought of the ridiculous. but when on reading
/ the beautiful inscriptions in memory of loyeu
| loved ones, came across the following
Here lies the little bones
OF our baby Dove
Ere we could hear her grnans
She was called RbOve"-
l thought for the sake OF those who wish to
mourn and don't know how, the State should
provide substitute. II this were to be the rule
Of epitaphs, Logan might well congratulate him
self that there wsS mo one to mourn for him "
Auburn Penitentary is @ very large stone
structure, containing now over 1000 convicts aud
will repay visit if not prolonged stay. The
st. James hotel is the best house in the city it
il finely located on Genesee street. and under
the careful management Of Messrs. Chapman
il all we could wish. The Southern Central
II. has been in operation about three
years it runs through fine country and
has the best cars we have seen since
leaving that Prince of Roads the p. W. Il b
Having congratulated ourselves on their COM
fort, it was pleasure to see the familiar name
of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co. as builders
This runs the whole length q miles) OF Owasco
Lake, and as We neared the lower end at Cascad
the moon at its full broke over the top of the
mountain range beyond, lighting up the lake,
and giving us scene of rare beauty. There is
good fishing here and many lights glimm, red
along the shore from the camp OF little parties
pleasurinR.
This is the best route from wilkesbarre to os-
wego. This latter city is situated on Luke Onta-
rio and standing on the bluffs and looking ont
over the daslling waters. 1t might as well be the
Allan lc Ocean, for no land is seen OsVego is a
prOiLlIlbnt city OF q poupl0 anu l6 1hteu
tho second or third flour market in the county
II is busy city, and the beautiful residences
speak for it's wealth.,
Why do not our people pattern after the style
Of architecture and grounds which adorn
there northern cities Z We are too cramped in
our ideas; our houses are stiff and cold and our
grounds stand no comparison with these. have
seen score of places here, In cities not half the
siZe of ours, which have not a single equal with
u.s. Auburn presents them on every hand o.
10 fnIi nf aa
along their streets for hours enjoying the rich
ness and taste 80 generally displayed. Whining
nington has the wealth. the culture and the ele-
giant location to make her perfect Paradise OF
beauty, but suppose she will go on building
whole blocks OF houses, ali of red brick and close
together, with the same hideous iron porch and
rigid similarity, until some one is born with a
new idea. Oh, for tue coming man
Leaving Oswego, We took steamer for Kings
ton, Canada, at the head of the st, Lawrence,
and at day. break scrambled out on deck in the
chilly air to gaze on tins strange city. 1t is
filled with massive stone architecture, and sur
rounded with forts. The long black ''bull dogsn
living in fort and earthworks reminded me forci-
bly, OF our late war and how nearly every vestige
of military power had quietly pass d away
Kingston is the second strongest fortified city
Quebec the fr4t.) in North America, and has
many points of interest.
We left Kingston. with bright antiCipations of
the ride down tho st Lawrence, and were not
disappointed In the first forty miles, below is
tho lake OF 1000 Islands, some mere specks and
othcrs covering acres. This trip, in early morn
ing, is very beautiful, as We watch the irlands
pear and disappear and wonder at the accu
" with which the boat o pa its course among
I ZEN. There are about 1870 uf these islands,
md the excellent cunning and fishing I ak
them a faVorlte resort for splrtsmen. Be l1H
o {densbuTg, the swittness OF the current In-
creases, 'Aid You soon ui-cuver Il at you are
about to experience that celebrated sen a ion
OF the tourist known az ao ting lie Raptds
Up to 1870 this passage was considered impos
sible, ami the channel was discovered by watch
ing the course of the rafts they ilJated down
the nYer, aud steamboats, under the charge of all
old Lidian piloi, 1eronti iher then sucrensfully
attempted it, No lives have ever been lost al
though VESSELS have been wrecked, and the caro-
and accul acN displayed by the pilots, who are
still Indians, are marvellous Our boat struck a
rock in Cedar Rapids III its Efforts to keep
sht all Uf another steamer and tha other heated
journal and had to lie to, awhile.
The Long Saut, Cateau and Cedar Rapids were
run with the boat pilot, but on nearing Lachlne
Rapids, the most dangerous in the river, boat
came ont from Canghnawaga bringing an old
Indian in straw hat and checked SHIRT instead of
paint and feathers (see adveriisemsns) who
grasped the whe 4 and amid great anxiety gui led
us bravey through between the rugged edge OF
''split rock on one side and the wreck
OF the steamer which struck and went
down some years ago, on the other. Shortly
after, we steamed under the centre span OF that
u
miles long and costing over S60OO, 900. and
many lives. The bridge is OF iron and provision
is made for the contraction and expansion of
the iron tubes by the ends resting on iron roll
ers-on the other side we landed at Montreal
Although not fashionable perhaps, yet Say it
boldly" that the descriptions of the st. Law
renee are exaggerated 1t il certainly beauti-
full and novel trip and we sat out on the bow
in the sun wind and rain, (for we had all three),
from in the morning till at night, except at
meal time taking it all in, but we did not gasp
when we neared an island nor faint when the
steamer lurched among tine rapids. Giving its
full measure, have seen grander shores and
more beautiful waters nearer home. We thor
oughly enjoyed it but cannot get up the enthu-
sasm requisite to endorse the guide books and
generally accepted descriptions. They have a
story here that this river rises for years and
then falls steadily for years aud that this is
the first year for some two or three that the
boats could run the Llchine Rapids, the passen-
gers being taken OFF at Lachine and run down
by cars. cannot vouch for the truth OF this
statement; they believe it here, and if it be true
it is it very peculiar and We are fortunate to
strike the right year @. I. 7.
A man calling himself Henry Sweet sixty wears