Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-07-21
A Trip West.

which announced the glorious Fourth
of July, we started from Barton on
our first western trip over the Can
adian Pacific & $500 Line" r. R.,
to ST. Paul, MINI. We were pre-
pared to see all the new things and |
receive favorable impressions of our
Canadian neighbors. For some dis
tance Magog lay at our feet, beauti-
full in the gray dawning; its islets
waking so sweetly from their morn
ing nap then broad, low-lying plains
covered with grass and grain not yet
ready for the impatient reaper. The
long regular lines of furrowed drains
indicated the constant care needed
by the Canadian farmer to secure a
crop from the water-soaked earth.
Soon we crossed Richelieu river and
AMI admired the Lachine rapids pas
sed the extension Dominion Iron
Bridge Mandatory, then the quiet
Indian village on their reservation
which contains 20sq. miles. The
men employ themselves in farming
raising cattle and horses, and the
women in making various beautiful
ornamental articles, many of which
we saw for sale in Montreal. Before
entering Montreal we passed beauti-
ful gardens of early vegetables pre-
pairing for city markets; extensive
fields of tomatoes being cultivated
with horse, melons, cucumbers and
large orchards of young thrifty trees
and haystacks brown and old. We
were obliged to stop about three
hours in Montreal; here we fell In
with some very pleasant people from
Worcester, Mass, who were travel
ing to St. Paul and Yellowstone
Park. With them we took cab and
spent two hours in visiting the city
and Mt. Royale. We passed on our
route many places of interest: Notre
Dame Cathedral, Winthrop Hotel, al
ways open to visitors, McGill Uni
versity, the Congregational and Pres
byterian colleges, the residence OF
Allan of the Cunard line Of steamers
Those large and beautiful grounds
are surrounded by high wall OF
solid masonary, old English style.
Mt. Royale is laid outas City Park.
The ascent is made by broad,
winding, almost zigzag roads and is
trotting ground all the way. Art
has not been allowed to interfere with
Nature to any great extent, so the
undergrowth and trees are standing
in their original positions, only foot
maths, rustic seats, now and then a
patch of flowers show mans handi-
work.
The ride was delightful, but the
view from Bellevue at the summit
much more so. The whole city lay
like map at our feet, divided into
squares by trees and streets. Tall
spires and stately domes, the Victo-
ria and other r. r. bridges span
ming the st. Lawrence, the Lachlne
Rapids, the Dominion Iron works in
the distance, and over all a beauti-
ful sky, made a beautiful picture,
which have hung in Memory's gal
lery to be conned in future years.
wish l might show it to you as II
looks to me. The side of the noun
tain on the city side is quite steep
and the ascent may be made by an
elevator. Near the top is fine res
idence occupied by the Superinten'
dent, with beautiful grounds laid out
in beds of bright flowers, owned by
) the city to furnish cut for civic pro
: cessions and paraders. We descen
ded by an entirely different route,
passing through the Cemetery which
is laid out in small lots and squares
and beautiful shady drives. "Tim'
: waits for no man." so we hurried
: back to the station. 1t is large
commodious building, but few trains
no confusion, a policeman stationed
to direct strangers so transfers are
easily made. / was not prepared
r for the long stretches of level coun
: try through Canada. The samenes
. of the scenery through which the I
! P. r. R. passed was very tiresom
4 to me. We soon reached the Otta
t wa river and for many miles ou
route lay along its shores. 1t wa
!, much larger than / expected. Some
: times it seemed like a broad lake
At3.45 p.m., we reached Ottawa
e the Dominion Capital. The tall gilt
/ tering turrets of the Parliament build
y ings shone in the distance and neal
: er view several beautiful church ed
d fees. The buildings except thos
seen at a distance were small an
g poor. The large piles of lumbe
IS ready for transportation indicate
e one of the principal industries; a
T. one of the passengers remarked
v 'Here is where you get your lun
y ber." Night found us at Pembroke
y Saturday morning found us at Deu
u Rivieres, and ere the morning mist
- were all lifted the placid water {
e Lake Nipissing were reached. Frol
n this point to Sault st. Marie or ''Th
:. Soo'' and through Michigan an
'e part of Central Wisconsin the cour
~ try is very monotonous and unintel
7 esting. The remains of heavily wooc
IN ed forests; the best timber Guile
IN out and tall, bare tree-trunks inno