The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-09-13
A SUMMER JAUNT,
The Illinois Metropolis---A Run into
Canada, and Glimpses of the Beautiful
City Of London---ArriYal at Niagara.

SSi CAAo A41AnpoOS VI bI0 D6dubQul
City of London--Arrival at Niagara.
Letter from our Special Correspondents |
SECOND LETTER.
RICHMOND, Va, August 31st, 1873
Since leaving Chicago 1 have not
had time to write, but being detained
here to-day on account of misconnec-
ton of trains, I can not excuse myself
any longer. / remained in Chicago
for one day only, and that was not
sufficient time to "don such a great
city. 1t is not strange that with such
an energetic and active people that
the burnt district is almost entirely
rebuilt the houses being of the most
superb structure and elegant finish.
Every thing is done on grand scale
in this city. Her exposition building
will cover three large squares, her
hotels the finest in the world. The
Grand Pacific occupies whole square,
contains five hundred rooms besides
saloons, parlors, dining rooms, and
all the necessary conyeniences of a
hotel. All its appointments are splen-
did. Every thing goes on like clock
work in this immense establishment,
and your wishes are answered with
that hearty certainly, sir" and arc
followed by that prompt action which
insures satisfaction to every guest.
The proprietors know how to keep a
hotel.
Nothing occurred on my way to
Chicago from st. Louis of Importance.
| can recommend the ride as pleasant
and rapid, with an occasional mos
quito that knows how to use his bill !;
whether he pays his passage or no,
did not inquire of the conductor. The
country along the line of the Illinois
Central is very monotonous, consist
ing of rich fields of corn, stubble of
wheat, oats and grass, and numerous
large towns rapidly improving along
the whole line.
The position of Chicago will insure
a more rapid growth than any city in
the Union. Every thing is done in
Chicago with rush and with a de-
termination to excel in whatever they
undertake.
/ babe farewell to Chicago at 8P.
~, leaving on the Michigan Central,
passing through that State at night,
and crossed the river at Detroit, en-
tering the domain of Her Brittanic
Majesty. While crossing the river on
a steamer, we had splendid break
fast, presided over by a jolly old En-
glishman. His am and heggs were
excellent, his 'af and 'af very good,
and his good humor sufficient to make
every thing else pleasant for the tray
eler.
AS entered Canada I experienced
a sense of security and protection
that had not felt for q long time,
but | would advise others not to enter
this foreign land with the expectation
of finding every body so honest as not
to require watching, for though I be-
lieve them, as a class, to be honest,
still you find one occasionally pos
sessed of the tricky qualities of their
across the lakes. The
country on the western border of the
the line of the Western Railway is
low and unproductiye, but as you ap-
proach London it becomes more bro
ken, more productive and more thick
" settled, and as you near the wes-
tern border of Lake Ontario the Dun
das valley, river, mountain and marsh,
with Ancestor mountain, present
succession of varied sceneries as you
move along the mountain side, that /
have seldom seen excelled for pictu-
rescue beauty.
London lies on both sides of the
Thames, has population of thirty
thousand and increasing rapidly, has
the famous sulphur wells on the bank
of the river, at which can be had at
small cost baths hot, cold and plunge.
These waters have excellent medici-
nal qualities, and many diseases are
benefited by their exter-
nal and internal use. There are a
of educational institutions,
which are the Male and Fe-
male Colleges, built and presided
over by the bishop of the diocese.