The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-21
JASPER TEACHER ON HIS
TRAVELS.



BosroS, Aug. 8, 1891.
EDITOR CoURIER:- thought would
tell you and your many readers how I |
cot into tho "Hub." After spending
four days IN st. John, N. B. which il
city OF about $1,000 people. and which
was once the greatest ship-building city
on the Atlantic Ocean. but is now en-
gagged chiefly In the manufacture Of lime,
cordage and spruce lumber. with con.
siderable shipping interest, and visitingl
the principal public buildings, viz:
Custom House, Post Ofice, City Hail.
schools and museums, on Monday morn
ling Aug 3, at 8 80 .. N. boarded the|
steamer. Estate of Maine" bound forI
Boston by way Of Eastport, which cityl
lie (by the way) the moet eastern city onl
the most eastern point of the U. 5. AL
With fair wind and calm sea, and seeing
hundreds OF fishing smscks and great
many sharks and porpoises sporting
aud basking in the crystal sec around
our ship, we landed At Esstport. We|
stopped here one hour, then We turned
our face toward Boston, "the city of
notions" "the Athens Of America" and
after calling out Of the Esstport harbor
we prepared for twenty-four hours ride
without stopping. 1t did not seem long
until the supper bell announced that
supper was ready, but you know some
|titnes .'feller" cant eat on board OF .
ship for . while. If you don't know
,Ino W. you may some day, "sea-sickness." !"
Il was told it was best 10 lie down. 90 !
retired for the night, and with the music
of the waves aud the working Of the
pumps, / knew no more until next
morning. arose at o'clock. and went
lon deck to get the fret sight of the
u NJ assach usetts coast, which was near
Bar Harbor, the celebrated summer re-
! sort, and novel sight, also, TO see the
sun come up out OF his morning bath
with the brine dripping from bic golden
. locke. 1t a. not long until the plaintive
notes OF the bell and whistling buoys
aud sight OF light houses, told US We
were nearing the Boston Harbor, and
amid q great profusion Of chips and
steamers Of different natioualities W
LANDED, but not under the same circum
Istauces as the Puritans, on tho coast o
Massachusetts, Tor The frst time.
Altor getting rolroahmente nd con
Ifortat . Quogtoso q eho D. 8. 0oeol, y
sslcommuucod The toos q tho eiey. W
.found % many placoo % historic teeoro(
\ ltbat We ocnrcelv knew where 70 begin
= but seeing the Bunker Hin monument !
!. 1.-The distance, just across tho Charlie
River, we concluded to make that
- N'lpoint Of beginning. So We took @
!. and was soon standing At the base Of th
u sInoble shaft, which commentaries th
death OF the fallen heroes of the Revt
lution in their struggle for liberty o
Breeds Hill. Bunker HILL This mol
sS snI lument stands IN the centre OF Il
|Rronnde, which was enclosed BY Il
H. Iold redoubt. The corner stone was la
- lby Gen. lafayette, on the 18th Of Juu
EI1S25, that being the fiftieth anniversal
Iof The battle. Il was completed in Il
Isummcr OF 1912, the last stone beir
Cs placed on the top at O'Clock 10 Z
morning Of the 23d day Of July, i81
1t is built Of Quincy granite. ~
Foundation extends IL feet below 4
ana surface OF the ground and baee Of 4
}, him shaft, which is thirty feet square. and
n 1.-The top fifteen feet square. The distan
from the bottom to the top is 22l fe'
Inside the shaft is round hollow cor
Inside diameter st base is seven feet, !
IN Ieide diameter ct top four feet two
y Slches. The observatory, or chamber
1.-The top Of the monument is sevente
feet in height, and eleven feet In
amster. II has four Windows, one
each side. Each window is two 4
and eight inches high, and two feet two
u. ches broad, provided with iron shutte
. The walls ct the doorway, or entran
OF the monument, are elk feet thit
The ascent to the top 10 made BY win
ling stairway Of 294 steps. There
numerous little spertures 10 the co
and shaft for the purpose OF veusilati
and light, besides II 10 lighted BY fifte
gas lets. No one think can fully rel
izo The great height Of this vast pile
y masonry without climbing to the SOL
NIT and taking birdseye view Of b
ton and vicinity. From the east vi
dow you can see the U. 5. Navy "a
y. with its great ship-houscs and tint
sheds. On the left Of the yard may
,,his M seen the Ropewalk, the longest and %.
.od. perfect in the world. IL is l,35O q
~ long, and manufactures oil the cords
used in the U. s. N. Beyond this q
n lbc seen the see wall, on which 10 B
mn tcry OF guns. Within the sec wall q
Ibo seen an extensive umoor o0cks :
the engine house and machine sh
.ns Within the building are the pumps
u dumping ont the Dry Dock These pun
arc so powerful that twelve hogshe
D. OF water are thrown at each stroke.
orsr Dry Dock IL constructed Of hew1 gr
as. sss ito and 10 365 feet long, 100 feet wide
70 80 feet deep. From this window
spectator has full view Of Boston 1
Dor, one Of the best, most commodi
On. and besutiful In the world. II c0nts
about as square miles. and is bespang
I with upwards Of 100 islands. From
south window can sec the city Of /
~ ton, "thc literary emporium Of
= = western world" ''the metropolis
: J Now England It received its ni
Of from the Rev. John Cotton, who VA
sper. emigrant from Boston, England.
de- Indian name was Shawmut. IL was
! the corporaled in liza. Present popula
tom about 460 900. can SOC from this
,ousc dow Copp's Hill, on which was