Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-10
A Trip to a Beautiful and Roman
tic Spot.
DOWN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER
A Wheeling eHfs Unique Description Of
a Trip to Canada by Land
and Water.
SUMMER SCENERY AND SEA SICKNESS.


Islands and brief stay at various ports in
Canada. Those islands from then peculiar
situation, mystic beanty and the striking
grandper Of their surroundings we're the
wonder of the early explorers and pioneer
settlers Of that portion Of the Continent and
are now the admiration Of the tourist, artist
and those seeking one Of the most delight.
full and never monotonous summer resorts.
There is something indescribably fascinat
ing about those islands, they never pail on
ones taste, in fact they grow on one" so TO
speak. In weeks sojourn we could not
do anything like justice to them and yet q
months wandering upon and among them
would undoubtedly be the same conclusions
Our party took the cars at Rochester, n.
Y, for Charlotte, which is situated on the
lake coast at the mouth Of the Genesee,
and branch of the New York Central Rail
road skirts along that river, aud arriving there
we embarked on one of the few 6rst-clsss
lake steamers. We cast anchor and slowly
glided ont of the mouth Of the river passing
through the inevitable swing railroad bridge
into the vast waters Of
Lake Ontario.
The lake was very calm, and far and near
was dotted with sail boats and schooner
rugged sailing vessels. After leaving the
shore miles in the distance, the vessels
looked like painted ships on painted
ocean" One Of our companions de voyage
ventured the remark that our vessel was
Gliding over a vast CLASSY sea Before
twenty hours passed over his head he was
a sadder if not wiser man. The purser
Of the steamer too unconsciously lifted
some OF the dread Of "mal de mel"
from the passengers minds by saying that,
from the present indications, it would be a
remarkably calm passage on the lake. But
calm or stormy voyage on the lake is
like other mundane things, "unsartin."
We crossed from Charlotte to Port Hope,
Ont The latter place is out Of direct
route to the St. Lawrence 1t is on par
with going from Wheeling to SanG6sky to
get to Erie. But the passengers thought
they would enjoy hundred extra miles or
so Of travelling on water. There were
three or four hundred passengers on board.
Nearly all, except few for Port Hope and
Kingston, were on a pleasure tour to the
Thousand Islands or to take up their resi-
dence in their cottages there.
All the better boats on the trade Of this
lake are Canadian boats Those of the
United States are greatly the inferior. After
Leaving Port Hope we "hugged along" the
Canadian shore and reached Coburg some
time in the night Towards morning stiff
breeze sprang up aud between FIVE and six
clock nearly every one had left his state
room for the deck, thinking that plenty Of
fresh air would restore their equilibrium.
The breeze soon became gale and the
steamer rode the billows.
A Change Came
over ths passengers. They who were not
seated along the guard rails FASTENED in
that direction, apparently TO give closer
study TO the water below, not, o, no TO
cast up az account" with the lake Others
would suddenly seek the seclusion Of their
state rooms, others meditGtively contem-
plated basins placed near them by the
oblipirg vaiters Lemons were
at premium, not owing to the corner in
New York inaEhat article You would see
parties of five or Elk talking apparently
very animatedly here and there, bat TO look
at their faces you could read that change
wcald come over the scene and in few
minutes they all wSsld hastily and sbrUp ly
part company sans ceremony Ihc
clerks and college boys stood it bravely
They got cF vast deal Of wtticism on
The o. easion and drew cartoons OF some o.
the most strikiDgly original seasick sufferers.
Their favotite couplet which they saug on
{ cbserving the gentleman fastening down TO
the lower deck, was When the breezes
blow, our friends they go below They
we're the Iast TO succumb and one oy one
they dropped away victims 10 it Each one
leaving vas followed by Offers to get any
thing they wish for. Hot saussges and a
dictionary were the restorers protiered. In
the latter they assured every body they
would always find sympathy there
breakfast was a matter Of form enly. Bat
the lake became calm and about ten clock
every one lad more or leBs recovered and
anxious for dinner We I'll were on deck
G gain enjoying the refreshing breeze and
the fitting
scenssy of the Canadian Coast.
Our steamer sped on very rapidly light
houses dottinp the coast here and there.
We next seach Kingston, there disembArk-
ing we hastily viewed the custom house, the
tort with its sIoping hillside guarding the
entrance % the harbor. ltS masked bat
teries and the revolving towers connected
with il. bat out in the bay, received consid-
cradle attention. The insane asy ylum, prison
and ether buildings were features of inter
est, and ting boats bringing in large sailing
vessels was novelty to few. Bot we
fingered not long here, although the custom
house officers appeared 70 think that some
of their laces silks, etc, had proved ire
sisiable to the ladies, and eyed them with a
suspieious eye. We now steamed out Of
the barbor out TO the lake.
into rss Mighty st. Lawrence.
We could 1ot but think how the sight Of
tbs noble stream must have affected its
brave diseoyerer. Jacques Cartier. when in
1885 be sailed through its until then un-
known channel To see this river and con-
meet vith it the heroic endeaTorS and sue
cessful ssorts Of the pioneer Freneh settlers
who undauntedly Wended their way along
its grand shores; 10 think Of Chsuplain
and his voyage upon it; Of his unbo1nded
admiration Of the thousand Islands. which
verethen only occupied here and there BY
the vigvsm of al Iroquois or Huron,
and the thousands and Hundreds OF thou.
sands Of passages Of the riysr between
the Islands, only dotted far and
vide BY 9 lone canoe; Of
Acsdisn, simplicity which once sourished
in this vicinity, ele7ates the French a. q
people, Who sowed for mightier nation to
reap and also forces one to think that the
river, in the loz. deep murmur and in the
tapping Of its waves against the rock bound
On fsr plsce) shore or against the sturdy
pines that grow on its very brink scorntully
repeats men may come snssnen may 60,
but 20 on forever" Il affords q peculiar