The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-08

From an illustrated paper, by ".
George Beers, on Canada as a Winter
Resort. II the February CeHhtrE, we
quote the following: 1t is By no
means every delicate person that
should make Canada his winter resort;
but it is well known that orr winters
have cured chronic eases for which Col
orado and Florida were alone supposed
to be beneficial. Every winter num-
brs resort to Montreal. Quebec, Hall
fax, and Winnipeg for no other purpose
than that for which they once went to
tropical climates. | know of patients
who were regularly sent to Bermuda
and the West Indies. and others to
such winter climates as Nice, without
more than temporary benefit. who were
completely cured by the outdoor life OF
our Montreal and Quebec winters. Two
years ago we had an exceptionally Sc
we're winter in Manitoba Its severity
and peculiarly were precisely the same
in Dakota and Minnesota. / was en-
route from Brandon TO Winnipeg,
distance Of ore hundred and eighty
miles by rail. and was caught in a
snow blockade which lasted eight DAYS,
and kept Us in a situation rot likely
| ag.ais 10 occur. The storm was so Sc
vcre that relief-trains could not leave
/ Winnipeg, and couple OF Us who had
/ the long snow-shOos used on pFairigs
| tramped to and from farm-houscs q
couple of miles distant FOR provisions
| for The passengers. The snow plows
we're Of no Use. and In O desperate at
/ tempt 10 ctit way through the drifts
+ the engine jumped Inc track and came
/ 10 grief. The train was pulled frsn
| the debris by an engine in the rear.
/ and the next morning we found our
| selves separated from the wreck by
/ deep drifts, some of them fifteen feet
high. Night after night passed; the
/ coal and wood ran short: two of the
/ ears were abandoned by the passengers,
and, to economiZe fuel. we were crowd
/ ed into the two remaining cars. The
/ sleeping accommodation improvised
/ was very amusing. Fancy roostipg
two in single seat, with your knees
doubled up to your chin; or lying like
/ sardines, four in a double seat; or
/ propped on top of the back OF the
seats. which were turned up and
brought together so as to form a sort Of
/ double deck. Shovelers had been
working day and night, but there were
too few of them; and at last the pass
engers went TO work. and from 9 j. m.
until > p. M pitched the snow with
might and main, and succeeded in
clearing the track. In order to pass
the obstacle of the wrecked engine, we
raised old rails. got ties and laid new
side-track on the hard snow, and our
T ears were safely showed forward. Show
elers from Winnipeg had succeeded.
, with the snow-plcw, in reaching Us,
: and we were soon on our way. The
effect of this exposure upon the health
! OF many of the passengers was remark,
ably good. One clergyman who haa
come out from England from some a. "a
! lection of the throat, was determines IA ~
! do his share of the shoyeling re nd Id
very thin moccasins on his ise.s xsrn1
! during the day, as there was rre new
. wind. they were wet througn. cain. but
i er expected to see England s;s effect
+ that one days work eurea e,,f1sring ei from
: maIlv. Other persons sun snns'ha have not
throat and .1snSgIed lung IAs One would Ids. sup, P
since be been eroudisons were Just tnoss reverse 80
. provoke Illness
,.,-.,s the case