The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
CONCERNING THE NATIONAL ENCAMP-
MENT.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
As many of your readers know, there is
not more enjoyable event occurring in
the summer season than the national en-
campment of the G.. A. r., and the greater
the distance from home the more delight
full are they both in anticipation and
reality. 1t is long ride from Wichita to
Boston, and travelling in company with
strangers intent on matters of business
renders a trip somewhat tedious. But with
a sleeper occupied solely by ones own &C
quaintances, who have each for the time
being thrown dull care to the winds, the
chances are that the trip would be one
never to be forgotten, replete with all the
happy events and joyous incidents Of sight
seeing.
Can any one conceive a more delightful
trip on the American continent in mid
summer than the one herewith briefly out
lined? From Wichita to Niagra Falls via
Chicago, stopping long enough at the falls
to negotiate their removal to Wichita.
From the falls by rail either to Clayton, on
the American side, or Kingston. on the
Canada side, thence by steamer down the
st. Lawrence, past the Thousand Islands
and the fine scenery that lines the shores
of this mighty river-doWn the rapids that
gives one an idea of an ocean racket-then,
the holding of ones breath for the longest
period in life time until the unique SEN
sation of shooting the Lachine rapids is an
accomplished fact, then on board the cars
again for Montreal, where a few hours
stay in the boss city of the KanuckS viii
largely compensate for the entire cost of
the trip. Boarding your train again here,
you enter huge iron cylinder and are
shot out of it at the other end on the
American side as though shot from a cat
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time you will begin to enjoy
your ride more as your train
rolls serenely on through forests of pine
and alongside Of rushing mountain
streams-where one has the inclination to
jump the train and angle for trout
through village and towns whose streets
doubtless have echoed to the tread of the
Green Mountain Boys" and the contend
ing armies of the Revolution. Ones eyes
will not tire with the sight of endless
fields of waving corn. You will think you
have struck the land of the Lilliputs if
you once commence measuring their corn
by your half buShei.
/ remember once hearing a remark,
as our train halted at water station,
very near a three cOrnered hillside
patch of corn, containing four acres and a
half, more or less, and unique and highly
artistic display of scare crows-one, pre-
for each crow. Said the western
farmer:
why Mr.. W. E. let more corn GO to
waste on one of our Kansas farms than you
fellows can raise on your n"
Every one knows that the Green Noun
tain and the White Mountain scenery is
both pic turesque and grand, well between
lake scenery, river and cutapult expert
enCe, mountain views, peaceful wales, ham,
lets. towns and cities, there is a grand
finale awaiting the tOUrest in the eXcur-
sion | am figuring on. 1t will be a grand |
review of the greatest number of old sol |
dierS, sailors, marines, national guards, !
drum corps and brass bands that has ever
as my authority for this assertion General |
Russell A Alger who has some notion L be-
lieve of heading the procession.
There will be present and perhaps for
the last time nearly all of the prominent |
of the war from Uncle Billy Sher- /
man down to Ben Butler. 1t viii be the |
cup sheaf laid in the glorious record of the |
Grand Army of the Republic-the culmi- |
mating epoch in its history. Boston is |
capable of not only taking care |
Of the immense throng that will there con- |
gregate, but of atforGing recreation such |
as can be found in no other city on the |
continent.
1t is confidently expected that tickets for |
the round trip from Wichita will not eX-
,eed $50 and the rate for Pullman may |
be considerably reduced if the number /
going from here will be sufficient to fill /
one car-Say in all thirty-five people. 1t is |
designed then to make an effort to fill one |
EAR at Wichita, which will not exclude |
hose from neighboring towns, up to the |
limit, who desire to join this party in
tending to leave on or about August 8. |
Correspondence promptly answered.
NJ. STEWART.