The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-27

everywhere, and in easy eloquent style
peculiar TO his countrymen, could tell us
vastly more about our own country than
we knew ourself. There were doctors,
students, lawyers, merchants, all eager TO
enjoy the anticipated sail.
SUNSET ON THE LAKE.
How shall we describe the gorgeous
sunset on the lake that evening? How
paint the ripping sheet of crimson lire
the exquisite play of green, gold, Grim
son, and purple as they shorten in the
wake of our vessel, that glimpse of Heav-
en- on earth? No language can portray
its beauty no pencil can paint It's glory.
AS we gszed upon the scene such was
our emotion that our pulse quickened,
our bosom heaved, our lips parted, and
we felt that now the time came when we
must either write n poem or hy, but alas
we had neither the words nor the wings.
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS.
Somebody says there are 1890 of those
islands, another says that they do not
number 1000 No matter how many
hundreds there are, we believed what
most pleased our fancy and thoroughly
enjoyed the view of them as we ghded
down the stream on that gloriously hne
morning. Here were two lovely little
gems that made as think of emeralds set
in silver, there, looming up'before us..a
single gray rock with few dwarf pines
and tufts of grass.
On this side lay larger island as beau.
titul as dream; on that, one Us roman
tic as a love story. Here was tent, sur
mounted by British flag, from which
came a fishing party to greet Jus as we
passed; there q comfortable hotel Where
tourists may rusticate with much enjoy
ment.
The next point of general interest Is
THE RAPIDS.
There are oight of them. The first oil
these are but half mile IN length and
have comparatively q slight fall.
Just as our boat entered there 1t was
struck by sudden gust of wind that sent
it carcenng nearly on It's side. Then II
was that chairs and tables danced, dishes
ratified and crashed, children screamed,
and ladies tainted. A hasty glance, and
we were convinced that us every eligible
pair OF masculine arms was appropriated
by some agonlzed female, it would be
bad policy for us to faint; so we seized a
post with both hands and held on like
grim death until the boat rIghted itself,
when everybody heaved a great sigh OF
relief, looked wondrous brave, and laugh
ed at everybody else Tor being so much
| frightened.
A longer rapids have a fall of Sc feet
| in 4 miles and we dashed through them
at the rate of thirty miles an hour, our
vessel hcaving and sitting like q ship at
sea-
The most dangerous rapids are the La
chine. Just ut the head of these on the
right bank is located an Indian village,
composed of one story brick and stone
houses without windows, the chiefs resi-
dcncc being two stories in height.
In the middle of the river opposite this
village our boat stopped. At the same
time small boat containing three men
could be seen pushing out from the shore.
These were the ccIGbrated Indian pilot,
who has conducted steamers safely
through the Lachnc Rapids for twenty
nino wears, and his two sons. The old
man with three assistants took his posi-
ton at the wheel, and away we went reel
inc and dashing through the surging wa
tiers to come out unframed in the tranquil
stream below.
MONTREAL.
AS we neared the city of Montreal! we
passed under the Victoria Bridge said
to be the longest IN the world. 1t is
built entirely of iron and is pronounced a
splendid piece of engineering. We also
had fine view of many ofthc principal
buildings Of the city.
As we landed we were struck with
Montrcars fine stone quarrys, and rs we
rode through the city, we were impressed
by the solid appearance of the streets,
more nearly resembling the cities of Eu-
rope than those of the States.
Montreal is located on Montreal Is
| land and has n population OF l2O,OOO
The streets, with a few exceptions are
very narrow, some of them so narrow
that as YOU ride in a cab you almost feel
that if you would but stretch out your
arms vol could touch the buildings on
either side.
The principal buildings are gray lime
stone, some of which, architectural.y
speaking, are very fine, especially the
new French Church and the Church of
Jesuits. In the internal structure and
finish of the former, there Is rare com
binatlon of the grand and eXqulsltlty
beautiful mequalcd by anything we
have seen elsewhere
The Cathedral of Notre Dame is said
to have capacity Of $1,000.
Every tourist who pretcnds - do up
Montreal satisfactorily, takes drive
around Mount Royal, which IS just back
of the city, and on his way up passes
elegant residences and fine gardens.
Once at the top he has n magnificent
view of mountain, valley, river and city,
and can scarcely fail To realize that he Is
fully repaid by visit to Montreal.
SARAH JANE.
THE FREIGHT QUESTION.