The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10
ACROSS LAKE ERIE-THR0UGH
THE WELLAND CANAL~-ACRO&S
LAKE ONTARTO6c.
CIAyroE. N. v Sent. B. Is74.


CLAYroS, N. Y, Sept, 6, 1874.
A. McGRRGoR, Esq, DEAR SIR "A trip
from Canton to Cleveland is too common
q matter TO be worthy Of mention; but,
to some Of us, not used 10 water travel, q
trip down the lakes and through the
Welland Canal, is beautiful and interest
ing, not to say romantic.
We, self wife, daughter and son, left
Cleveland, September lst, in the steamer
Brooklyn at 4 D. M, and were soon pass
ing over the bosom Of Lake Eric. The
day was charming and | need not say
the trip delightful.
Next day at 81 p. m, we entered the
great and far-famed, Welland ship canal,
connecting Erie and Ontario on the Cam
ada side, thanks to the enterprise Of Brit
ish capitalists. This part Of the journey
is somewhat tedious The canal isthirty-
five miles long and avoids Niagara Falls.
The canal takes It's name from Welland
or Chippeway river which forms part Of
the canal. ~ ..H.tIl.
We nassed the flourishing town Of st.
Catharines during the night. Some OF
our passengers, to vary the monotony,
took passage on the tOw-path. st. Catha-
rines is ~ miles northwest from Niagara
Falls and IS miles east by south from
Hamilton. 1t is town probably about
the size of Canton. p iWu- ridH.ot
The next morning about 8 a. nj, our
vessel sailed into Lake Ontario. The
steamer was crowded with passengers,
and all seemed in the finest spirits.
Shortly after sailing into the lower lake
read myself asleep, and had a vaFie-
ty of pleasant dreams OF Canton or some
other beautiful town. The ladies and
gentlemen, after awoke and got on deck
j found all promenading and gay as
though they were out on an old fashion
ed spree. The rolling and rocking Of the
vessel only seemed toincrease the mirth
The scene, however, was soon changed
and promenading came 70 an end. Be
fore noon the state rooms were abund-
antly occupied, and the lady inmates fully
occupied by a wretGhed retching, result
ing nom sea sickness. OF course, OuI
own family group took hand in, and
| indeed IIthink, made, atull hand--ai
least some of us. Some Of the gentlemen
passengers held by the railngs, and at'
lending to business there, with heads
hanging over and dropping, they were 8
sickly looking set, The change from
mirth and gaiety, to the meanest Of al
sickness, was sudden and melancholy
The happy cOuntenanees looked most di'
lapidated and wOeful, auiiP J,pIg liu
We arrived ut this place, Clayton, N
Y, on the 4th, at 9 q. M. GotgoOd quar-
tors at one of the two hotels, intending
to spend few days and visit the far
famed thousand islands Clayton is {
port on Lake Ontario, contains four ol
i've thousand inhabitants, is 20 mile'
from Watertown and is the terminus o
the Utica and Black river railroad. Tht
fishing is good, but near here are the ia
NOUS Thousand Isles, the most numeroul
collection of river islands in the world
between the United States and Canada
in an expansion Of the st. Lawrence, a
, its emergence from Lake Ontario, The.
are really about | 500 rocky islets ant
hence called the Lake Of the .Thopsan'
: Isles. QUO 'Ylmsu 1.w.r -iyi.p
.Ir We expect to leave on the Sth for Mon
| treal and Quebec. Please send me TN
| two last numbers Of the DEMOCRAT 3
New York, care st. NicholaB Hotel, AM
/ next week s, mail to Riehm0nd VaJcar
!, 81. Charles Hoteb Yours truly. ,uor
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