The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-06-11

royal repast is laid before the hungry
anglers, whose appeiites whetied 10y
exercise and invigorating air, do am.
pie justice to the feast. After awhile
the fishermen pack away their
dishes and other etceteras, the ladies
retire for short nap and the gentle
men for social cigar, then as the
evening approaches, back to the hotel
there to dof the flannel shirts and
fl .ng dresses and once more to as
sumo their society clothes and man
ners.
Many, of course, perfer solitary
sport or with the company of two or
more gentlemen only and by starting
early in the morning long trips may
be made aud much enjoyment realiz.
ed"
The town from which am writing
this, Clayton, is a most beautiful
place, situated directly in front of the
upper group of the Thousand Islands
and is
"a halcyn spot of pure delight,
A gem of ray serene.
A star upon the heav'n of night,
A rare and gracious queen"
1t contains four churches, a bank
and three telegraph Offices. There
are three elegantly appointed hotels
here under fine management. The
best and probably most productive
fishing OF The entire river St. Law
renee is found in the immediate vicin-
ity of Clayton; pike, black bass, pick
erel and mUscalonge of very large size
are easily caught here. Indeed tits
'The jolly asher's paradise,
The fish they are so large and NICE"
Ten express trains arrive at and de-
part from Clayton daily Except Sun.
day. ami fast express trains are run
Sunday To and from New 1ork via
u lea and Albany; also via, r., w.
d o. r. 4. system TO and from Ma
CARA Falls, Rochester and Suspension
bridge in connection with the west.
Wagner palace sleeping cars are run
on all night trains and drawing-room
cars are on day trains. The service
this year has been much improved
a d time greatly reduced, and travel
ers cannot fail to be pleased.
Clayton is base of supplies for the
cottage population all along the river.
Governors Island and Calumet Island
with their elegant summer homes, are
both opposite Clayton. Beautiful
Round Island, with Its handsome resi-
dences, is only one mile below.
ga mile of wondrous beauty spread.
A scene which seems to be
A part of Paradise, instead
OF merely land and sea-"
The Thousand Island Park with its
summer population of ten thousand
people is only four miles from Clay
ton Central Park is eight miles
Alexandria Bay, the great resort of
the Thousand Islands, with Its ele-
CANT hotels, is only ten miles; Edge
wood Park and its beautiful hotel is
nine miles Westminster Park, with
its hotels and summer cottages, is
eleven miles; in fact, all principal re-
sorts and summer homes in the entire
Thousand Island region, are easily
and quickly reached from Clayton.
Direct and immediate connections to
and from all these places are made
without transfer at steamboat dock.
The steamer "St. Lawrence" running
in connection with r., w. & o. r. K.
trains, was built by the Thousand
Island Steamboat Company expressly
for this service. The "St. Law.
renee" cost over 100000 aud is at
once the best constructed. largest,
fastest, handsomest and most comfort
able boat on the river. She is capa-
bic of attaining a speed of eighteen
miles per hour.
L will write again next week and
tell you of Prospect Park and other
points of interest along the st. Law
renee, the most beautiful of all
rivers.
For further information how to get
to enjoy this wonderful place, address
Theo. Butterfeld, general passenger
agent, of the Rome, Waterloo d Og.
densburg railroad, Oswego. New York.
Enclose to the general passenger agent
ten cents and you will receive l6OI
PACED book giving routes, maps and
prices.