Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-08
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS A DE-
LIGHTFUL PLACE DURING
THE HOT SEASON.
Thirteen Hundred Isles in st. Law
renee River On Which Are Built
Magnificent Residences
Vies With Venice
in Grandeur.

perhaps, by that of Yellowstone
Park. The river here 10 about nine
niles wide and full of islands, which
7ary In size froIss one big enough for
ne to stand on one foot to those which
contain two or three hundred acres.
There are, by actual count, 1900 of
these islands on which are erected
beautiful summer homes and hotels.
Some have only one residence while
others have a large number of cot
tages.
Travellers are here from all parts of
the world and the accommodations
are of the very best. The river at
night is brilliant. All of the mansions,
hotels and cottages are brilliantly
lighted. If the weather was not 30
cold you could imagine you were in
fairy land. have an idea that fairy
land is not too cold nor too hot. I
have never been there. 1t is always
sstoo" something wherever l have
been. Mortals are hard to please.
They would die it they could not kick
and when you die kicking you viii not
go to fairy land.
The crops throughout Canada are
backward, but promise well. The
farms are small and the farm products
are varied. Dairy farming, orchards
and small grains predominant. Large
barns are noticeable all through this
country. One, two and three large
barns on small farm is the rule. The
winters are long and cold, necessitat-
ing the housing of all feed and stock.
The decorations used in the Queens
Jubilee are still displayed and it seems
peculiar to an American to travel
through a country where you see acres
of bunting and thousands of flags, but
no stars and stripes; no old glory. 1t
makes one homesick.
The more I travel through other
towns and other states the more
think of Mexico, Mo-, and the more
see of other countries the more / am
impressed with the peerless advan-
tages of the United States. We should
be proud of our country and loyal tc
our governm ment. There is none te
compare to it.
lam not going to write you any fsi
stories. Jimmie Robinson, who is Al
Lake Delevan, has promised to TAKE
the matter of furnishing fish stories
for the LEDGER off my conscience fol
at least this summer. AS you wei
know, Jimmie is hard to beat when i
comes to - fishing. There is NJ
better place to write fish stories or tt
fish either than among the Thousans
Islands, but am going to keep of o
Jim's grass along this line.
We have a search-light party to
night; that is, we ramble among tn
islands on steamer with a larg'
search light which shows up tn
scenery in a weird, but beautiful
style.
The New York Press Association j
composed of the most prominent edi
tors of the Empire State who are her
with their families and the meetin
promises to be most interesting an
instructive. / hear nothing of poll
tics. The attention or all is divide
between business and pleasure.
never could see much business o
pleasure in politics while others VIII
make business of politics appear t
find great deal of both pleasure an
profit in it. I once said to the lat
Ilamented Judge Forr1st: "Judge,
can't see how those fellows get ric
| in politics. Can't you tell me?" Th
Judge replied: "Young man, Go
Almighty never intended you to kno
more than He does. He don't kno
what jury will do or how politician
get RICH" Juries and politicians col
tinue to disappoint just as they d
|, when Judge Forrist was at the hes
of the Mexico bar.
Receptions and parties here are a
tended by neighbora all coming al
going by water. On hundreds
, small islands you will find only OF
{ house with all of the modern improv,
, ments. On an island containing OF
or two acres of ground you will FL
$500, 900 spent in the way of building
} electric light plants, &c. Il Is ga
D that Pullman spends $50, 900 year
!. his summer house here, which
, located on a small island. The hote
: cottages and mansions are literal
q covered with lights and the effect c'
r only be imagined. The craft, lad
with beauty and youth, as they stea
a to ard from the various islands, a
illuminated as if for q Fourth of Ju
n celebration. Venice, with its gra
: deur, is not In it for beauty vi
|. Thousand Islands. ] had no conce
/. ton of the effects produced here
!. nature with the assistance OF ms
a May Irving has small cottage on
small island here and it is as cosy
you please-a veritable birds ne
Near by is Pullman's mansion.
. ALI business, visiting and intercoul
!, of every kind is by water. "
J. neighbor may be only dfty va
: : away, but he might as well be d
miles unless you have q boat. J
= = can't borrow your neighbor's La
. mower unless you take boat. Neis
= bors do not borrow or run in on ea
other very much.
!. The st. Lawrence River prese
3 some features wnich are unique;
ing the outflow OF the great inla
:. seas, its water is always perfee
: pure. 1t is never subject to fioc
:. It's attractions as resort for angi
and fishing are now efficiently p
ltected by law, while the vast dep
A. of Lake Ontario and the efforts Of
er st. Lawrence Anglers Associat
ne give assurance that the supply Of q
I'd fish will not be diminished In com
at years. There are TWO hundred squ
n- miles of legally protected waters.
The Thousand Islands may well