The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-31

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was fleet of schooners, you should
have seen the Wichita contingent turn
out and with mixed raiment rush for
the platform; they looked tired when
they found the schooners were filled
with lumber. We crossed this river
ON the railroad ferry to Port Sarnia.
There seems to be four towns here;
Port Huron, Port Edwards, Port Sar-
MIA and one other. After this point
was passed we found ourselves in the
Dominion of Canada, and the change
is at once apparent. The conductor
and train men are foreigners and their
ways are different from ours.
Canada will long remember that
raid. The train ran in three sections
of about dozen cars in each section.
The boys made it lively for our Cana
dian brothers; when we stopped long
enough to get a lunch and any was to
be found, it disappeared like 'dew be-
fore morning sum-" We were I'M
fortunately on the second section of the
train and / am convinced that every
fellow on that first section was an old
cavalry man; Judge this by the small
amount of grub they left inthe rear.
At London we made quite long stop,
after eating everything digestible and
some that was not. we also talked
with the citizens. One old gentleman
with high hat (pattern 1867 large
stomach and red face got me by the
button hole and told me all about
'our Lunnon," and asked me if all
these men were in the american ar
my"; being answered in the affirma-
tive he inquired which side we were
on; went away. The boys here, as
all other stations, where a stop was
made, formed circle and sung the old
war songs; marching through Geor-
gia" being the favorite.
1 thought at the time, that in years
to come the children that now gazed
on that would tell their grand children
of the time when the American SOL
diers painted a red streak through
that country on their way from the
prairie to the sea, and it would not
surprise me if the same invasion went
down in tradition as Sherman's march.
We enjoyed our trip through Canada
and early Saturday afternoon arrived
at Niagara Falls, where we remained
until evening. Visited Whirlpool
rapids where Capt. Webb lost his life.
Went up and viewed the Horse Shoe
falls from the top of the hotel, then
went under the falls and tried to view
the hotel but it didn't work, you see
there was too much water. If you
can't go to the falls just catch up
against a slippery rock and get a hum
bred fire engines to squirt water in
your face; it will do just as well. We
put OH rubber suit before we went
down there. Going down III steps we
crawled along the ledge under the
fall; / don't know how far but far
enough, We had a guide; 1 don't
know what for, but he was there for a
purpose. for pay l presume. Those
Niagara guides should be called
steerers; that is, they steer the poor
pilgrim against everything from pea
nut stand up. / have not sspace to
enumerate the amusing methods used
to try and get money from the visitors.
l say amusing, for indeed it was moth
ing less.
We crossed over to the American
side. Met an old friend of Frank
Root to whom we had a letter of in
PRODUCTION. We did not take in many
sights on this side, but found the same
system of levying toll for everything.
We did at last find an exception. In
coming down from one street to an
other we descended about a dozen
wooden steps in very poor repairs.
Nc. and 1 involuntarily went down in
our pockets but no one was there to
take anything and it was suggested
that it would be the correct thing to
slip half dollar under the step. After
doing Niagara Falls we resumed our
journey, running back to Hamilton,
through Toronto and in the morning
found ourselves at Kingston, having
during the night passed the entire
length of Lake Ontario. We passed
at Kingston what seems to be fort.
A sentinel was pacing within the gate
and soon an officer made his appear
ance and gazed at the train with one
eye glass. At this place we boarded
the steamer of the Richelieu Ontario
Navigation Co.; our boat being the
"Corinthian" and started on our long
wished for voyage down the st. Law
renee river. In Kingston harbor we
saw the citadel and OH the point
opposite fort. These structures must
have been built long time ago,
should Judge. They would form a
poor barrier for ships of war at this
time and if the city of Kingston pinned
its faith to such forts for defence it
would soon fall. That fort and citadel(?J
wouldn't even stand good sized Fen
ian scare. But I am writing already
too much and we leave our trip down
the river until another time. $.
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