The Republican journal., 1898-08-04

time:
These springs are pleasantly located in
grove OF trees near the roadside-large
pines predominating, with their trunks
standing erect like the pillars of some
ancient ruined edifice. Years ago this
was place of great resort. The waters
OF these springs were believed to be a
panacea tor all diseases, even to the re-
generation of amputated limbs, and the
black mud through which the water oozes
was also pressed into service as curative
agent. There were baths for invalids;
and near by a large building had been
erected Tor a hotel. 1t is now unoccupied
and falling to decay. A rude structure
containing a primative bath tub in the last
stages of dilapidation alone remains to
remind one of the palmy days when the
powers of the water were sounded daily
through the press, and invalds tiocked
hitherto by scores. The water does not
taste unpleasantly 1t is said to contain
iodine, lime, sulphulic acid and magne-
STA. Perhaps at some future day these
springs may become a famous place of
resort.
Now let us have done with reminiscent
ces and return to the itinerary. We left
off with the singing of God Save the Queen
as the finale of the kentville reception.
That was about midnight The program
for the next morning was drive to the
Look Off, twelve miles from Kentville,
and the trip was made, and greatly en-
joyed. On the return the people of Can
ing entertained the party at the Queen
Hotel, where fine lunch was served
Dinner was partaken of in Kentville and
at ITO p. m. July 18th, the train was
boarded again fol Halifax.
A small contingent of the press party,
to meet other engagements had to forego
the pleasure of the drive to the Look Off
and take an early train for Windsor. The
route was through the land of Eyangeline
the home OF the Acadians The story
ought to be familiar to every one by this
time through the medium Of Longfellows
poem. Although he had never visited
Grand Pre- his descriptions of the scenery
are very accurate, and the same may be
said Of the passages relating to Louisiana
in the latter part of the poem. The
second station after leaving Kentville is
Woltyille, and here on the bank of the
river Stands the big wooden building once
occupied by the Canadian sloda Co.
The lettering on its sides has been paint
ed over but is still legible, and the build
ing is apparently unoccupied What is left
OF the medicine COMPANY is in Kentville
The next station, three miles distant.
is that Of Grand Pre- On the left is a
wide eXpanse OF reclaimed meadows:
while beyond, many miles away, is Cape
Blomdon. A row Of willow trees is seen
near the station on the left Beneath
those trees are found the faint remains of
the Acadiau Church ana it is claimed that
the largest tree occupies the site of the
shop of Basil, the blacksmith. The Eng
lish troops, under Winslow, who drove
these gentle people forth, wrought
thorough destruction, and naught else re-
mains of the ancient hamlet except the
gnarled ard neglected trees of tie orch
ards and the sunken hollows which mark
the cellers of the houses.
IA mile beyond Grand Pre- is the Casper
eaux River; and at Avonport the road
reaches the banks of the broad Avon
River, which it follows up IA dozen miles
to the pretty town of Windsor, where the
stream is crossed on a substantial and
costly bridge, one OF the finest works of
its kind in the Maritime Provinces. The
tides here, as everywhere within the
reach OF the waters of the Bay of Fundy,
have an enormous ebb and flow Twice
every twenty four hours the water all
runs out of the wide river. leaving ships
high and dry in the mud and then it flows
back again to such depth that the largest
vessels can sail anywhere over the swift
running surface. This is the stream
which led Charles Dudley Warner to ex-
claim: II never knew how much water
added to river until saw the Avon
Charles Dudley Warner in writing of a
visit to this section was at loss why it
was called the Garden of Nova Scotia.
until he saw the sterile, rocky country be-
tween Windsor and Richmond on the Jour
ney to Halifax. In truth, until the dyke
lands are reached it does not greatly i'm
press those whose observations are made
solely from the railway train. On return
ing from former visit, as we came down
the Belfast branch from Burnham. we
thought that Waldo county was not
whit behind Nova Scotia's famous garden,
so far as the outward aspect was concern
ed. But the fact remains that in this sec
ton OF Nova Scotia they take the lead in
raising apples, plums, ETC., while we have
no land to compare, in fertility and value,
with the dyke lands of Acadia.
AS to Summer Picking.