The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-21


racing outflow, and anon More placid,ss us
temper Subsidies with its diminished VOL
S,me When the salmon season approaches
and .he run or fish is absut to begn,ehc
E,ts forth ia his steam.yaeht Cruiser, sails
down the mighty st. Lawrence fua BVe
Bundled miles. as we have Just nowaone,
HOSTS the British ensign gu the stalker ms
tail tower, surveys the premises IRON the
winding balcony outside, and, IN the .nane
OF the queen, the Fish Commissioners. ana
ali the newIy-created Knights OF tie New
Dominion, declares the angling season
oneni Then follows asstar throughout the
camD wbich lass been silent and tenaatless
TOR Ten long months. The blasts OF ,Neqem-
her have shaken it tue winter snoFVs nave
n;led around the clustering cottageS; the
Hoods az sDring have threatened thenn, and
fbe breaking ice-felds floating down the
swollen tide have even showed them arom
their foundations, despite the fenGSIs OF
stone and timber which were bullt faEgneir
protection. Even now the tardy sp1lbS
has seareeiy opened the beds and biosse ms,
anT3 on this 25th OF June oil, vegetation has
the appea,ance Of an April development in
the ,aIitude OF New York. On the l4Gn OF
:June ice formed, and on the 10Th we had
fnrry Of snow. Last winters ice stia Te-
mains in many OF the secluded gullies. up
to the 18th the midday temperature ave
ragged only about fifty degrees. Then
warmer weather began; though wtnhf
clothing is still indispensable to comfort.
And now, whiIe the cook is polishing up
the rusty stove in the kitchen, and seyera1
attendants are setting things to rights
throughout, let us climb nelghDoring
sandy biti and survey the situation. Azlg-
gag path leads to the top, and on the sum-
init there liz flagstaff sixty feet high and.
,;tk,
promantoly is visible fifteen miles out TO
sea. and is a chosen landmark for nayiga.
tors. Directly opposite it is another sand
bluff half mile distant: and these two
elevations, extending to the right and
left in q range of spSasse covered bills,
enclose q great basin which was for
rneriy 8, the bed Of a mighty river,
and harbor where vessels might
anchor i'm Fifty fathems Of water. BGt now
the old fiyer-bed IS a grassy bottom, through
which the Godbout flows With comparative
" insignificant voluse, dividing itself for
awhile into three brasches, SO Is to enGose
the two pretty wooded islands. ana tsen
uniting again and reaebing the salt Weear
By single channel with scarcely three teet
OF water at low tide. AT high water the
yacht can run in over sana-oar ana nna
safe shelter under the lee OF q sandy spit
.
Wittthe St. Lawrence, and was itself once
mrhtier sand bar at the mouth OF mightier
river. This elevation is 270 feet high. II is
ridge OF 8 nd mixed with sea-shells, and is
called the "Hog's Back" 1t is SO narrow
ut its apex that two persons cannot walk
abreast, and SO steep that the stunted bushes
and trees on the seward side are constantly
slipping down to the beach. while the taller
spruces which clothe it laDdward SEEN to
stand on the tops OF those below them.
From this high point Of observation is
wonderful view. The outlook is toward an
apparently bonndless sea, flanked on the
left by the Point DIES Nonts, fifteen miles
below and outlined on the right, as far as
the eye can reach, by the blue hills OF the
distant south shore, thrtY-fiye miles away.
Beyond the hills the snow-capped summit
OF Mt. Ste. Anne glitters in the sun;
stretches and patches OF snow can be
seen on many OF the higher elevations;
down toward the gulf several long lines OF
smoke indicate passing steamers; there are
three or four ships and a couple Of fishing
smacks in the ofing. The foreground is,
rugged, Great combers of surf roll..in
with the tide, and chase each other over
the sandy flats at the mouth Of the river,
while breakers dash and thunder against
the bases OF the great perpendicular cliffs
which flank us on either side up and down
the coast. AS far as we can see the shore
is cinctured with foam, and q host OF sea-
birds are lowering above the towering
crests. To the left, on a grassy beach, are
the acknowledgements OF the Hudson's Bay
post, the little tumble-doWn church, and
the hamlet where Napoleon Comeau, the
guardian OF the river, and his relatives and
neighbors reside. In summer the picture
Is very pretty, but in winter itmust be deso-
late enough. Yet Comeau finds much en-
ployment and profit in shooting seals,
spearipg porpoises, aud the like; while the
forest back OF him gives occupation for his
traps and gun.
Turning our backs to the sea, we now
overlook the basin OF the Gedbout, lying
directly beneath our feet, SO deep that its
Inequalities OF surface are blended, and the
larkSeyergreens which line it's bottom and
sides.contrasting with the vivid foliage of
the hew&y.leayed bircheS, seem like woven
carpet OF velvet. It's rim rests against a
girdle of rounded moGatains. dark with
the sombre hues OF spruce. Through its
centre meanders the pretty 17yer enclosing
the twin islands. The riyer-banks are SO
difficult or impracticable throughout for
shore casts that boats are in constant reaui-
sition. They are propelled solely by poles
and paddles. Indoors We fad many ccn-
yeniences and luxuiies, sHch rs cEsh-
fresses, iron cots, meSQHito-bars, and
& gauze screens at all the windews.
The kitchen is marvel OF complete
ness, and the Harder contains an abundant
variety Of canned meats and soups, Vegaa-
bles, sardines, iellies. hams, corned-beef,
cheese, milk, ale, champag pe, sherry, line
Juice, seltZer, and 50 many other things winch