The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-15


ada. nor over any high bridges. The
land is rolling, but not billy, no morel
30 than the land In Brandywine hun-l
bred along the Delaware river. TWEEN
by years ago, many OF these now fer
Tile farms vera dense forests OF pine,
cedar and hemlock. Canada IL still, inl
The interior, great timber country.
At Orillfa there are large mills for
merchantable lumber.
Great booms or rats OF cedar and pineI
logs lie floating in the Lake beside the
mills. to be worked up into boards, |
planks, frame timber and shingles;I
immense quantities of sawed CEDAR
are manufactured at the mills
at 0riflia; women and children pack
the shingles in bundles. | was at thoseI
mills. Great quantities OF shingles
ne now packed, ready to DO shipped. |
Those shingles are about 16 or Is inches
cedar. | inquired their
value per thousand, and Twas informed
they We're worth about $3.50 per thou
sand ut The mills.
These shingles q presume) would
be worth at least $1,000 per thousand
here; lumber of oil kinds IL very cheap
In Canada, and much valuable timberI
is used for iirewood. On Friday last,
we took an early breakfast, in time toll
take the steamer leaving Toronto at
1.30 a. M, for Niagara Falls. We took
passage on the large steamer Cibolo.
She is q very fine, large steamer, much
larger than the Chicoru, which took usl
from Niagara Falls to Toronto. There
was a very large number Of passen-
gers went over with us to Niagara,
many OF them being Grand Army men,
their wives and lady friends, who had
been on to the National EncampmentI
of the Grand Army at Detroit Michi-
gan. Most of them had left long be-
fore the sess on ended, because good
could not be obtained
for the vast number of persons who
had crowded the city. On reaching
Niagara Falls, we again took up our
quarters at the Niagara House. After
getting our dinners, we went over
again to view tho Falls and Rapids; it
really seems that person would never
tire OF looking at this wonderful
natural curiosity.
About O'Clock p. M, / had about
concluded that Mr.. Baxter had failed
to reach Toronto in time to make con-
nection with the steamer leaving at Il
o'clock for Niagara, and that we would
have to leave for home the next morn
ing without him. In the meantime,
went to the station to find out at what
time on Saturday morning we could
take through train to Philadelphia
by way of Canandaigua, and to my
surprise tho agent told me / would
have to take the cars at $50 q. M, or i
would not be able to get a train homo
before Monday. | did not desire I'd
get up at 3 O'Clock in the morning and
so without any breakfast. And tbetk
concluded that would take the erst
train going by tho way Of Buffalo to
Rochester, stay over there oil night
get good nights rest, and be ready
to take the train which left Niagara al
$50 in the morning. found that wt
could get to Rochester by train leav-
ing at 7.l5 that evening, and / at oncc
decided TO take that train.
i When got back to the hotel, Baxtet
had not arrived and went up to my
room to get ready for supper and I
/ came down in few minutes. As | did
SO was pleased to see Baxter with hi;
, travelling bag in his hand coming iIl
the door of the hotel. ] explained tho
, situation to him and he was not anx-
, ious to get up at 3 O'Clock in the morn
!, ing and staff off without breakfast and
he cheerfully agreed to my PROPOSE
, tion to go as far as Rochester that
might. Consequently after we had h
good supper we babe our host and
our yonng woman walters eoo1-byD
and took passage for Rochester which
/, we did not reach till about IL p. mi.
} We stopped at Livingston hotel wb
got good nights sleep, were called
} up at & a. m, but unfortunately rs WI
} supposedly we could not get breakf asst
: in time to catch the through train leaE
sing at $50 for Philadelphia, and WE
had to walk from the hotel to the dA
!, pot quite good distance as the ON
e!nibus does not reach tho hotel until
1880.
! We, however, arrived In time to take
: tho through train leaving Niagara Fallf
lat $50 O'Clock q. IN, for Philadelphia,
, but not q minute too soon. We founIl
/ that parlor car was attached to the
: train, with dining accommodation
: and we secured seats therein We pro
g cured an elegant breakfast and dinnel
5 inthis car without leaving our seats. il
a was very tlne ear,with every comfort
: possible thereon.
n During the ten days we had spent d.
4 Niagara and In Canada Canada espd
+ eially) tho weather was cool, and wi
S slept with two blankets, q quilt ans
I
3 Noticed that by the time We reach
4 ed Harrisburg, after getting away from
g the mountains, that there was de
e cided increase in the temperature d
+ the atmosphere; by the time we reach
/ ed Philadelphia, at O'Clock p. M, IL
4 was intensely hot at the depot. VIZ
h left at $50 O'Clock for Wilmington, TIL,
@ train being crowded, and stopping d.
G nearly every little station along TIKI
n route, and il was LIS p. IN. when VII
J. arrived at The Wilmington depot. with
) our collars completely wilted down
n and the persplration dropping from
l. our foreheads.
} The contrast was SO very grent FROM
what We had experienced i'd
Il SO many days previous, that the hei
i really appeared much more intent'
e than what 1t really was, although 1t wtt
k Yearly 80 degrees. sincerely wishat
II | was buck again In Queen Eie's. Db
d mlnion. Tho climate of Ontario In sum
g mer is certainly delightful. The pep
l. pie are kind and eourteOust to strangers
II i never enjoyed trip SO much as TIL
j. one. l left home extremely weak alIt
II feeble, without any appetite. return
ed home feeling strong and vigorouE
: with coed appetite fol my meals
& and II ] should ever again take tr1l
J. In summer Tor my health, | shoult
n most certainly go to Ontario, either II
J. Toronto or 0rtiita; the iattcr think CHI
e, most desirable pluce OF tho two.
y II, c. f.
u Now Is the time to order your ssh
; crayon portrait ut Cummings gallery
302 Market street.