The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-14

a JASPER TEACHER ON HIS
TRAVELS.
HALlvAx. n. 8. July 20, 1891.
EDuroR ~ JAsrER CoUsIEs;
Afssr : very pleasans ride Of about
eieheaon hours from Quebec, We reached
n safety The ancient city Of Halifax the
.(,ibrsltsr OF America" the capital Of the
province Or Nova Scotia situated on the
fInest harbos in the North Atlantic IL
4 dfseaut. by rail, from Portland, Ho.s
ala miIes; from Boston 720 miles; from
New York 938 miles. Population, In.
Guiding Dartmouth, small village Just
across the bay is 10000
HALIFAX IL governed by mayor ana
city council, c0mp0sed Of eighteen alder
men three from each Of the ak wards
into which The city 10 divided. HALIFAX
lie the headqusrters Of the Imperial
forces IL British North America. The
garrison il the only one In the Dominion
Icomposed OF regular troops. II consists
Iof : regiment OF the line, OF . battery OF
the Royal Artillery, OF two companies
OF ROYAL Engineers corpe, OF one CON-
many OF Submarine and Torpedo Engi-
neers. Of the Ordinance Store, OF the
Hospitsble corps, besides the Medical
and Army Pay Departments. Halifax
is also the principal station Of the North
American and West Indies Squadron OF
the Royal Navy. The flagship remains
in port during the greater part OF the
summer, with some Of the other vessels
Of the sou adron BY the way had the
pleasure Yesterday afternoon Of visiting
,he British flagship "Bellerophon' and
ALSO one OF Uncle Sans warships, the
"PhiladelpEis" Of twelve guns belonging
to the White Squadron, ine vessel in
deed. The "Bellerophon" 10 . ten gun
boat. 800 feet long, carrying 40 men.
The ..Phil adelphia" 10 . twelve-gun boat,
35O feet long. carrying $40 men. The
sBellerop hon" IL the name-sske Of the
vessel that carried Napoleon Bonsparte
10 81. Helena. Ii 10 the custom 70 keep
one of that name 10 the British Navy
NJ one. 1 think. can visit Halifax and
see Ana examine the Cruisers and Tor
|pedo boats and the great number o
lstroug and massive fortresses 10 ane
about the city without being grave!y im
pressed with the thorough dnciplin'
and great strength Of the British uov
ernment. The citadel itself covers To-
5 summit OF the hill upon which the city
Isituated, and 10 250 feet above level Q
the see. A beautiful and varied view
obtained from the different points OF ~
: Ivorks. as the citadel commando til
whole country around, u 10 fortres
Or the first class, according 70 the stand
ards Of the old schools.
Tha Goveeumeut has also expenoo
millons 81 dollars upon the works .
Georre's leland. York Redouht, %
Point. i'm portsnt In naval point Of view
The msssivc masonry OF the walls seel
~ defv assault. and the cxteusive baI
racke vishin are said 20 be b0mb-proo
, During the years 1874, the srtilier
was chan ged, and 10 = great degree %
lnrevious mixed armament was replace
Ibv muzxle-loading Woolwich guns
heavy caIibre. adapted for nrtDg The coI
Iicsl Pailiser shot, with points Of chile
Iron. n,
Yesterdsy morning we visited 4
DRY Dock, one Of the greatest 10 q
world. This dock 10 capable Of holdtl
the largest vessels. which are taken
lfor repairs. WessW them repairing q
-Ihull 81 : vessel 800 feet long the vees
IL fIostetl 10 and stilts prepared und
1.-The hull. and the water 10 pumped Q
|and theu the w0rkmon can 60 under =
lb0stom OF The vessel.
Halifax q religious city. The chur
|of Enelaod has twelve churc1es; !
lPresbytesians eight; the Methodist g
len; tho Bsptists six (; Roman canon
live ;Universalists one.
The principal educational institutic
Iare Dslhoosie College and Univer.l
HALIFAX County Academy. 81. Patric
Roman Catholic High School, Girs
lH House Ladies' sschool, and the the r.
Ibyterian Ladies' College.
There are two literary and ecientl
institutions, The Nova Scotia Inetit'
lof Nstionai Science and Nova SEQ
Historical Society.
III Halifax % we'll supplied with beue'
- lent and charitable Institutions, amo
-. = hich are the School for the Blind,
~ fants Home, Deaf and Dumb Insti
n ltiou. CITY and Provincial Hospital 9
Poor n ouse, Home for the Aged, III
estants' Home, Industrial School, St
-. ETY. for the Prevention Of Cruelty. NC
~ Visitors will find very pleasant re-
ling rooms In the Church OF England
lstitute, and especially In the Y. N. z.
~ building. corner Of Granville and Pri
IA ilstreels, also the Merchants read
inc room.
- The best hotels are the Halifax. Que
~, Waveriy, Carlton and Albion.
- Banks: Halifax Banking Co., N
Scotia Bank. British North Amcri
=. n erchant's Union, Montreal, Peopl
80 - and Dominion Savings Bank.
~ ~ New spapers: Daily Morning Chr
"sslicIe, Evening Chronicle, MOI n'ng Her
n !" Evening Mail, Acadian Recorder; We
pss,,liy-ROval Gazette, The Critic. Pres
~, "a lterian. Witness, Wesleyan Mcsscnge