The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-08-23
Especial Correspondence ]

GEORGIAN BAY, Can, Aug. 20.
We have been travelling through Can
ada and the quaint old towns in the
North, where the people live in the
primitive style, and among the islands
of Georgian Bay, During the last few
years the fashion has changed some
what regarding the most pleasant way
of spending the hot summer months,
and the more retired places where on,
can enjoy cool and quiet seem NOR,
popular than Newport, Saratoga o
Cape May. Considering this we wer
surprised to find these islands so little
known. There are thousands of them
of all sizes, from few square rods t
ten or fifteen acres. They are pic
turesque in their beauty, with smootl
rocks covered with various hued mos,
and lichenS, and stunted pines anG
birches growing up between the crey
ices. If you have never tried it yol
Will be surprised to find what con-
Portable bed these rocks make-under-
stand our parry is i'll camp. The con-
,inuOuS action of water upon rocks is
Sniendidly Illustrated here; some OF
these have been shaped into most curl.
uuS and grotesque forms. Vegetation
very meagre, but in the mainland a
few miles back from the shore trees are
abundant and YOU will find ma : mm-
ber camps. ] he lumbermeh are an odd
class OF people. We see them at tn
wharf, where the steamer stops to leav,
mail and provisions for the campers
rhey paddle around in their canoe
l sc Indians, and, indeed, seem little
more civilized. IL is quite amusing to
see the curiosity with which they regard
strangers and how quickly they try to
initiate them. Yesterday, while wait
ing for the steamer, one of them leaned
upon his oar i'll most lackadaisica.
manner and said TO his companion;
"Ihe people on the boat will take me
for id jude (dude) camping out, l
guess
Georgian Bay black bass, cooked soon
after being caught, are certainly deli
cious eating. We met gentleman just
returned from week spent in fishing
at the head of Lake Superior, Accord
ing to this disciple of Isaac Walton,
catching Lake trout at the rate of a
hundred and fifty or two hundred day
WAS an ordinary occurrence. He told
us about salt water fishing, and the
catching of sword-fish. He described
one eleven feet in length, weighing
over two hundred pounds. A harl oon,
The instrument used in the capture il
not unlike an arrow in shape, made OF
iron. Inside the points is coiled line
which unwinds itself as the fish darts
around in it's attempt to escape, One
end of long rope is attached to the
handle, the other tied around a barrel.
When the harpoon is thrown into the
fish the barrel is cast overheard, and the
fish allowed to exhaust itself. When it
is to be taken on board, the men secure
the barrel, follow the rope and when
the fl h is found tits speared in the Jug
ular and held head downward until it
is drained of blood. Sword fish is a
great delicacy, and sells at as high as
twenty cents a pound. He also told
about running into school of mack
trel, where, in one net, they caught
enough to fill eighty barrels-and that
Holsters are caught like mice, in traps.
TIE country along the railroads
would look very much like Ohio scenery.
Tie villages All nave preCly names, sucn
as Elmva and Alandale. In most of
them the population is about equally
divided-French and English. 1t is
here that you see the most striking con
trast between Canada and the United
States. The lower-class Canadians have
not the bright, wide awake counte.
nances of our people. On the contrary
many look even imbecile. They know
absolutely nothing of the questions OF
the day, and we found one French Can.
adian who had never even heard OF
Napoleon. Although we have been
much interested in Canada, we are
more than content to be Americans
and will rejoice when we again sail
under the Stars and Stripes. d.