The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-11-06

only ale these buildings fine, but
their situation is unsurpassed. They
are on what is called Barrack Hill
This is about $50 feet above the
river and has a commanding view
of the whole city and surrounding
country. No matter where you are
you can catch sight of the Parlia-
ment buildings. 1t is needless to
say that the grounds are well kept.
The grassy lawns and lovely flower
beds are a blessing to the eyes.
Seats and summer houses are built
just on the edge of the hill giving a
full view Of the river for many
miles. 1t is sight that one can
watch for hours and never tire.
There are several cannon pointing
toward the river that came from the
Crimean war.
But let US go up into the tower Of
the Main building, and by getting
223 feet higher than the high hill
we can see everything. On, beauii-
ful sight Let us sit on our hats,
for the breeze is fierce, and take our
glasses and see all the sights. That
broad sheet of water to the north
west Is the expansion of the Ottawa
forming Lake La Chin. Now it be.
comes narrower and shows signs of
current. An island separates the
water which now plunges forward
into rapids, then with a mighty leap
falls forty feet forming the Chan
diere Falls. The Ottawa has a
beauty which the St. Lawrence has
not. The outlet of the great lakes
has clear, emerald water, while th1
Ottawa, which gets its waters from
little lakes amid dismal forests Of
spruce and pine, has waters dark
and bronze like. AS it madly
plunges down from ledge to ledge
the play Of sunlight upon its dark
waters gives a grandeur not seen a.,
Niagara. The river offers unlimi-
ted water power and so we find q
great many factories. But the
great thing in Ottawa is the lumber
trade. l never saw such quantities
of lumber--hundreds of acres GOV
cred with piles 80 or 40 feet high
The river was fun Of RATS and
''booms," each covering many acres,
dozens of saw mills running day
and night. l went down one night
to large mill to see the saws. The
place was lighted most brilliantly
With 80 electric points, and about
100 men were employed at the saws.
Some were drawing the monster
logs from the water, dripping wet,
and in the brightness of the lights
each one was covered with dia
monds. The log was run into a
gang saw, or better, the gang saw
was run into it, and what was an
immense tree in about three minutes
fell into planks of varying thick
ness. These were then run to diff
ferent parts of the mill and sawed
into marketable dimensions. You
have not many such mills even in
Lincoln.
There is a ''slide" about three
quarters of a mile long by which
the logs are run from the calm wa
tiers above the rapids and falls into
the calm waters below, and it offers
fine sport to get on a raft and go
tearing down at lightning speed.
| did not have a taste for, such so
did not try it. The Marquis OF
Lorne and Lady passed down on
one occasion. 1t is safe enough,
but just little trying on the nerves.
| think the reason the logs have to
be run down through this slide is
because a portion of the waters sink
just in the falls and have no known
exit. just below the falls is the
suspension bridge connecting the
Province of Ontario and Quebec.
The river sweeps on Southeast,
passing just at the foot Of Parlia-
ment Hill. The width of the river
at the foot of the hill is about five
hundred yards. That large board
about mile and a quarter away on
the Quebec side calls attention of
persons on Parliament Hill that St.
Jacobs Oil is still in the market.
Now look away east and just on the
suburbs of the town you see small
river emptying into the Ottawa.
This is the Rideap, small stream
that fa lie in two divisions into the