The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-18
A DELIGHTFUL TRIP.
Col. Fast writes us Another In
stallment of a series.
The Peninsula Of Nova Seotia-Inhabi-
tants Called Bluenose- Change in Gil
mate-Captain Kidd's Treasnre--Re-
markably High Tides Many Fish
People Live ON Fish in Winter In
Summer ON Americans.

Inhabitants hung onto the mainland
Of New Brunswick by stem near the
middle ten miles long by fifteen miles
wide called the Isthmus Of Cbignecto
or Cumberland Neck. 1t extends
from Cumberland Bay the headwaters
Of the Bay of Fundy on the west, to
Bay Verte the extremity OF the Gulf
of st. Lawrence on the east. On the
northwest the tides OF the Bay OF
Fundy have pounded for ages against
this peninsula until they have boresl
great holes into it. Minas Channel
and Minas Basin extend inland nearly
100 miles. st. Mary's bay and An
napolis Basin also have carved their
way into this peninsula. If the read
er has not his geography in mind, it
would be well for him to take down
his atlas and consult the map in order
to understand the references to local.
| ties.
The Native New Highlander is call
ed Yankee; the native Nova Scotian
a Bluenose. Whence the name? |
have heard two or three explanations.
One is that on account of the cold eli
mate the noses of The inhabitants turn
blue. Another is that the original
settlers were largely Of aristocratic
stock, and from their blue blood is de-
rived the name Bluenose. But Judge
Halliburton In his 'Sayings and doings
OF Sam Slick" gives the following ex-
| PLANTATION which is probably the true
one:
''Pray SIR" said one of my fellow
passengers, can you tell me the rea-
son why the Nova Scotians are called
"Bluenose?"
ut is the name of a potato" said
1, which they produce In the greatest
perfection and boast TO be the best in
theworld. The Americans have in con-
sequence given them the nickname of
| Bluenose."
The single word American is
universally employed to designate a
citizen of the United States. Usage
makes language. One could not well
say enthusiastically is too big, too
unwieldy. And Notwithstanding the
Mexicans and Canadians are Ameri-
cans in the broad sense of the word,
the people of the United States are
ldistinctively Americans.
We landed at Yarmouth situated at
the southwestern extremity of Nova
Scotia on September 18th. The
morning was crisp and clear with the
| thermometer at 81 degrees. The week
before we had left it at Charleston at
about 100 on the shady side. This
sudden transition had something of a
green persimmon effect on the body;
but so bright were the skies and so
pure and clear was the atmosphere
that one could not help feeling its in
migrating power Yarmouth ranks
fourth among Canadian ship owning
ports. 1t is In the gateway of Nova
Scotia Here baggage from the States
is inspected. The customs officer
merely lifts the tray OF our small
steamer trunk He evidently does
not think it possible that two tourists
who have all their apparel in one
small trunk, could be transporting
anything not on the tree list. Our
hand baggage he passes without open
ing. The place was settled by Cape
Codders. And If one did not see the
Union Jack waving, it would never
occur to him that he had gotten out
of New England. Across a neck OF
water is beautiful little park where
tradition says Captain Kidd buried
some OF his treasure. What lot of
wealth that old thief of the seas must
have had, If he buried any of it at all
of the points legend has designated!
Yarmouth is delightful little place
but we have no time to linger here.
From Yarmouth to Halifax is PIT
miles and we have much to see be-
tween. At s o'clock we board the
"Flying Bluenose" and are speeding
on our way through the "Garden of
Nova Scotia!" Statisticians give
Nova Scotia the best health record on
the American continent. You don't
think of staying in doors. II you are
not interested in history and scenery
there are other luxuries to claim your
attention. There is fishing every
where. The rivers and lakes teen
with game fish. Brook trout were
served at the hotel tables. In season
you can get any kind of game shoot
ing from snipe to moose. You
can have boating and bathing to your
satisfaction.
From Yarmouth to Digby (67 miles)
the railway runs some distance back
from the coast and passes most of the
way through deeply wooded country
with numerous trout-lakes and
streams. Digby is quite summer
resort, with population of 1900, and
is supplied with at least dozen
small hotels. The scenery is simply
sublime, that is, inexpressible. It is
situated on the Annapolis Basin
sort Of inland lake, which can only be
entered from the sea through St.
Georges Channel called also Digby
Gut a cleft in the mountain nearly
two miles long and about half a mile
in width, on either side Of which
rugged wooded headlands rise up 500
or 800 feet. Through this channel
the tides come raging and boring in
TO the Basin rising to a height of 40
feet. st. Georges Channel at the
Fundy end presents a grand sight
when fiecked with foam from the boil
ing tides. At Digby you can eat fish
till you don't want to see fish. The
most delicately favored herring in the
Maratime Provinces come from Dig
by. They are called ''Digby chick
ems" Near the station is a field full
OF platforms on which cod are split
and dried for export. Someone on
the train said sIn the winter the
Digbyites live on fish; in summer they
live on Americans. From Digby we
ski.t the shores OF the Basin for 20
miles until we reach Annapolis, called
OF old, Port Royal. We are In far
famed Acadia, with all its traditions
and tragic history. But Annapolis is
older than jamestown and must be
treated in an article by itself.
R. e. FAST.