New-York tribune., 1875-08-07
TIE THOUSAND ISLAND CAMP-MEKTIyG.

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EXCURSIONS AMONG THE I>LAND>-iAcK "F INTER-
Esr ~ tn. RELIGIOUS EXEaCiSHS-IIiE MEii-
ING prcUNItEIY sUCC S-FUL.
lrG,v \ srfc.AL CoRRE>I or THE TcrBrHE.l
TuOusAyD ISLAND PARK, n. Y, Au@. D.
Cunpnceiin, here is hy 10 mean an exclusively rtag
iou insitGtion. Every dag hundreds Of peasurc-eeheis
leave the grounds for trip among the Tnoisa islands
The fvoiite excursion j. that 10 Alexandria Bay The
Thousand Island House at thi, place j., story build
in standing on u rocky foundation about 20 feel above
t river The main building is 10 feet long Gy 30 VIDE.
!. has a $50 feet hign above the river na5nh-
cent view up and down the 1t. Lawrence Is had
from Tins Tower There aic two other hotels, and
new Methodist church, in which services arc rcgui iry
clried throu ghOut the year. Two stores and pi-
b,r Of 1Jdcst houses built peninsula on tine Amor
lean shore make up the village, which contains pcpua-
ton OF 400.
The islands near by generally inhabited. aad
contain very pretty specimens Of cottage architec-
turc Two thousand islands sad to have been counted
Tney present the utmost variety Of cOniorinit0n sz',
and general appearance, from small Nat rock or iew
square yards Of soil, supporting perhaps single ever
green to Long an1 Wells Islands, each ten miles or
more IN leugth Some are perfectly fat aud lie just out
of the water with their smooth grassy surfaces dotted
here ard there by open groves groups of rcoa Otes
Use abruptly 10 a considerable hight, and ,ensely
v WoOdod from shore TO sUriint
The names OF many Of the islands painted upon the
c,ue effect do also the groups Of people who from
time tine salute the boats they pass by Perhaps
the prctics islands are those with long. low promon-
tories which dip their red rocks into the green mets aud
are generally crowned win grassy khols Ilo OIiy
point historic interest CONSISTS OF tine iuins OF an old
French fort OF island almost opiasto Cape vincent.
This Is said TO have been erected In 1917 by Capt. WI
incad. seven tai: elunn"Js are al that rem'in OF ths
iOt. The YcatICs Of an Iudan village cXis not !T nom
fhcse ruins Another excursion IL across the iivcr 10 the
Cana Ian tOwn ~ Can o 70 quot ht'l pltoi cQLta
i'm, three churches, ana several iH'gr sion' Duilnhg,
where WOODEN an iron w0k of various kinds are ian-
fa Ir.. The oWn contains about 100 inIdbLsnts and
~ ihe mouth oi "a branch oi the b'Gclu canal
On both SUNDAYS tie gallons nave been very
lTgc, and The services earnest dnd enthusiastic Iaci
diy ed wt love feast, at Yilch numerous
short ssocr.cs were made On thr second occasion the
excitement became great ;liat tifo Oh i0di "iuLt t
once, 20 that ia the space OF an tour aud h0H llo
Dr. j. b: Reid formerly oi BroOl lyn, nov Corresponding
ioct;.ry ol TIE Methodist Missionary society 40 New
York delivered "a the first Sunday morning to
auGicrec of at least 900 There was SUNDAY school
aud ussionaiy meeting in the ai eoon. and toe 49,
Dr. I'carne Ncw-je pIt ;ched I'm the evening Tho
second sunday Aug !, the audience hiii"Ifh h'o.'t
1000. Chancellor Haven delivered a sermon on the
text 10 him that hath shall BE- given" Thc Rev ir
Palicr Of Ncw-lcrk took charge oi tht some hht
peculiar afternoon services. One DAY or TIC meet
Ing gwen the Young Mems Chrslian
aiius New York and Canada, before which - v
,i.l Hldlc,srs were made There were the usual Wls-
sIUhary meetings aId ehldrcns m"eihss, and MI.
Jclford al Br,okl,n he'd "hoiinc,s meetings" t1ree
the population 3ciDE - nGctuatIhs' several hbn!Sa
would arrive fron Montreal one gay ani ee % ,le . the
of the Association boats landed All day Win large
ursi0l parties.
Aug T. bat on Tuesday and wednesday there was con-
slant striking oi ients aud cartng away 0fbiseage 40
tiat the Close Father lonely Gir 10 those VINO fe-
ns.inod. Brt The experimental .anp-'ncetns at the
1hOH.n islands was great Success III pecunary
point OI Ylew, II IA no oticI 1b' GROUNDS WIZ leiih
open for several weeks, and rcngous services wiI be
carried On