Smyrna times., 1881-08-31
For Me SnlyT1u Time
"trip to Canada.

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camping expedition on the banks of the
noble st. Lawrence, might be interesting
to some of the readers of your paper, /
will give you brief account.
Taking the Sunday Express at Phila-
delphia, ria Lehigh Valley and New York
Central & Hudson River railroads, / arri-
we'd at Rochester, \. Y. at 10 next morn
ing. After visiting the Genesee Falls and
other places of note in that city, | took
the train for Charlotte situated at the
mouth of the Genesee river on Lake On
tariO, where joined my friends, the Rev.
J. T. Seeley and daughter of Webster. n.
y. Taking the steamer JThdgnet at this
place abONt 80 =. ~, we started for our
present destination. After n delightful
evening spent on deck enjoying the fresh
lake breeze, we retired to our state-rooms
at an early hour. in order to be astir next
morning in time to catch the first glimpse
of the Thousand Islands which stretch
themselves along the centre of the st.
Lawrence for a distance of forty miles be-
low the tetGinns of Lake Ontario.
During the night the boat made TWO
landings at Oswego, and Kingston. The
Thousand Islands were entered Just above
Clayton and presented lovely picture to
the eyes of the many passengers on deck
eager to breathe The delicious early morn
ing air, and drink in all the varied heat
ties of the scenery through which we were
passing. The pen of the writer fails ut
terly when attempting to describe her
feelings while gazing for the first time
upon the lOveliness of these Isles, looking
so peaceful and quiet in the morning sun
light az they We're lying scattered on all
sides, almoat as filr AS tbs eye GOULD Fesnh
lin groups and pairs or standing alone
dotted here and there with tents and cute
little cottages or more imposing hotels
and elegant mansions,
The next stopping place after leaving
Clayton, was Round Island which is owned
by the Baptist denomination and is fast
being built up and beautified by them
with private villas and other buildings
for the purpose Of rusticating there with
their families during the summer months.
The next. landing was at Thousand Is
land Park, which has been for few years
the great summer pesopt of the Methodists,
where, annually, they hold campmeet-
ing.
AT Alexandria Bay-our last stopping
place before leaving the Islands-is the
celebrated Thousand Island House, .
which is large magnificent structure
standing upon massive pile of rocks
the grounds about which being laid out
with much taste and beauty.
AT this popular summer resort, Il an
other large hotel, the "CrOssman House, ;
the grounds Of which are especially pic
turesque and artistic. Rising perpendicu
larly from the river is huge rock from
which springs fountain whose water.
play over mound Of rare cultivated
flowers.
After leaving Alexandria Bay we passeC
many more islands owned by wealthy anC
influential men who have built upon them
summer cottages, pretty and Unique II
style, conspicuous among which is the is
land and cottage of DIR. J. G. Holland tht
author, with whose works we are al
familiar
AT about IL o'clock we landed at Pres
colt, where, after having our baggage in
spected, we changed boats for Cornwall
but just before arriving there descen
ded the famous Long Sault Rapids" A
Cornwall we took a small steam yach
which landed us at "Stone House Point,
Glen Walter, Ont, sixty miles above Mon
treal, at about P, N, wheFe we procaede,
at once to unload our baggage, pitch on
tents, and settle for stay of month
Our camp is situated near the water
: edge in beautiful grove, facing the Adj
rondacks which loom up grandly in tn
distance from the opposite shore. BE
tween that and this point lies st. Regi
Island, Reservation given to the Indians
by the Government. The water here
of bright green color, and beautifully
. clear.
3, The air is pure, bracing, and inyigOFa
ting, sharpening our appetites and fllin
us with new life.
We are enjoying camp life in regula
gypsey ion,-boating, bathing an
e fishing--the latter being our pfinclpa
amusement. The kinds of fish caugh
here are pike, pickerel, bass, and perch i
> the day time, and at evening, hnll=head
and eels.
Several steamers ply back and forth, o
their way to and from Montreal and !
passing sometimes give Us q salute, whic
.~ we return with tin pans and waving hat
dish towels or anything else that may
at hand. Last week we took q three day
trip to Montreal and back, making tn
descent of the Coteau, Cascade and l.
> Chine Rapids, the latter of which bein
the most dangerous of any in the rive
II, We visited all the principle places of il
terest in the city, among WHICH were II
French and English Cathedrals, Jesu
y, Church, Grey Nunnery and Motint Roy
4 Park. Mount Royal itself clothed wit
frs mines and NAPLES. and decked wit