The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-19

into upper and. lower town. In the
double city flows g. double life. q life
OF rich capital and the life Of q rafting
and milling center; the hfe OF that So
ciety that clusters around the govern
ment. and the life Of the French Can
adian.
ottawa Is not only the seat Of gov
ernment. q city of laws. but hive
Of industry. city Of saws. The up
per town rings with the eloquence Of
legislators, while lower town shrieks
night and day with. unremitting saw
mills. One says: OTTAWA Is a city Of
deeps and heights, of sharp contrasts
alike in its landscape and its life and
society, for both are dominated by the
magnificent array Of parliament build
ings which imperially crown the lOftiest
point in the city and In their. .stateli-
ness have an air Of authority which
only the dominion but Great Britain"
OTTAWA'S HISTORY.
Ottawa in 1893 was a mere Indian
wigwam. In 1900 1t was a prosperous
fur traders settlement. From after the
war of 1872, when the imperial govern
ment was compelled to build the Ri
deau canal for strategic purposes, the
village grew and became a town Of
near 5000 population and when by Or
der of Queen Victoria it became the
seat of government. 1t grew from 5000
people in 1856 to 10000 and combined
with Hull the French city across the
river; ii has today population Of
about 10000. ,t E
The principal objects Of interest to
the tourist aside from the parliament
buildings and governmental offices,
which are the chief pride of the people,
and which we visited during our few
days stay here, are Rideau Hall, RI
deau canal and locks, the geological
survey department.. museum Of natural
history, normal school, drill shed,
church of Notre Dame and English
churches and the pOstOffice. While the
commercial buildings are massive and
magnificent. they are SO Overshadowed
by the noble structures on parliament
hill that they are likely to be over
looked. ..ts..s .....o
The beautiful grounds of parliament
hill, which rise boldly lSv feet above
the river, are laid out, In broad walks.
which form the favorite. promenade Of
the citizens and tourists. A ramble
along the rim Of the blum on which
these noble buildings stand. with its
view of the river far beneath, with its
waters plunging wildly over the Chau-
diere Falls, together with the busy
lumber district of Hull, and the beau
tiful expanse of country that stretches
afar into the French province, is, with
the exception of the view from the
ramparts Of Quebec. the finest, the
grandest scene In eastern Canada. The
citizens Of Ottawa are exceedingly hos
pitable and take pride in pointing out
to strangers the many fine residences
and business structures suggestive Of
the general thrift, industry and pride
pervading the city. The style and
character oc the later structures are
modern and attractive. Many resi-
dences are surrounded by q plot of
ground handsomely laid out and the
walks and drives. outside Of the busi-
ness area will amply repay the time of
| the visitor. We are indebted to Rev.
w. w. Carson. pastor Of the First
Methodist church; Professor John Ma
coun, naturalist Of the geological sur
vey department and museum at Otta-
wa. and Hon. John r. Hall. secretary
of the department of the interior, for
special favors and valuable memo
| randa.
IMMENSE SAW MILLS.
The most interesting part of Lower
Town IL crowded about Chaudiere Falls
the center of the lumber interests of the
| province. These falls AFFORD water
power for host of saw mills and other
manufactures and that power Is almost
limitless. Here vast quantities of lun.
ber are made from the logs fioated
down the ottawa and Its tributaries for
! hundreds of miles above. These i'm.
| mense saw mills are equal, II not su-
perior. to the Blakeney Mills we lately
| visited on Puget Sound, which are
said to be the largest In the world. The
air here 10 full of the smell Of froah