The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-29
SONETHIN0 ABOUT OTTAWA.
b Situation-Th Rideau CaAAl-Col. L. Dve.
tons Investnent-Ths Dominion Police.

The city OF Ottawa stands principally on and
around q high bluff at the junction Of the
Rideau and Ottawa rivers. From the Chaudisrs
Falls on the Ottawa the city gets the power for
To sawmlls and machinery In general. There
has not been a tall chimney In the town. and
tho atmosphere Of the city Of 80. 900 inhabitants
has been as clear as that Of most American
towns Of half the size. Tho Chaudiere Falls
also furnish the water for tho city In such
abundance that meters are not used. The city
efHul. which was wiped. out by the fire. drew
ls water power also from the Chaudiere
FAILS. Hull, by the way was started and
maintained by q denationalized American. E.
B Eddy. who began to make matches there q
good many years ago, found It advisable to be-
come a Canadian. and did 20, but always was
proud Of having been an American.
The IRE swept through the south end Of Otta-
va. having crossed the river on the Chaudiere
and Victoria Islands. two outcroppings Of rocks
covered with lumber piles. 1t did not have to
90 much jumping to cross the river, for In the
little pools and reaches are always plenty OF
Naos and sawdust ready to help along any Gre
mat wants 70 cross and doesn't care to 60 by
inc bridge. Once on the Ottawa side there
vas a similar supply Of dried wood to keep II
soins, that II had found on the Hull side OF the
tver, The lumber district Of Ottawa Is fat.
ylng between the bluffs on which the main
kart,O OF the city stands and the Ottawa River.
me houses are wood, the sawnills are wood,
~ everywhere are piles OF lumber or piles OF
Aa0s and sawdust.
ottawa /. in some respects a beautiful city:
10 Others, il Is anything bat beautiful. Its
talaton Is striking. The Parliament and de-
psnhlrhtal buildings are as fine and appro-
hrale as any similar buildings in this country:
.e principal building was designed by the
sGHnlect OF our own Capitol at Albany. These
y..cIhgs stand on Barrack Hill. a blum 100
tsei nlgh, overlooking he Chaudiere Falls and
.avlhg on the north q deep ravine UP which the
go .ockS Of the fideau Canal appear 10 be
fSepN ior N" incid ntal and scarce canalboat.
Wv tIpary o. Parliament. at The extreme west
Ei,Gia baIrack nil, Is a beautiful building, CON
ksI,hs ahout POO, 600 volumes. among them the
T. 81, ec'lon of Americana on this continent.
!. to""cllon 81 American Government publi-
,Hnohs j. h"i'er than that al Washington, and
ma" adc " contain il Is said. .etters that show
~ ulrini the War Of 1912 certain Americans
",cilr We're ready TO sol. ont TO the British.
,a.cr Philemon Wright had settled his town
ii" H., lava j. now. and after tho War Of 1872;
No. PNt" o! Wellington decided that n canal
pI sT De advisable in order that gunboats
rs,.>"I De brought up The ~. Lawrence 10 Mon
,,n,' w ~" Ot'aya, and then to Kingston on
.ro, marc ~ without being exposed to the
Wa NV 'tI uI'. NJ lnP iluftl 'ulHi
vas diS. and whan il vas finished steam
E"Vpp"d " and tho ca al was useless. The seven
n, otlawa by which m ri, vntion OF over
m overcome, nra still picturesque.
cs,"ite are three incidents about the Rideau
ca however that are worth telling. The
s"nr"" n HoVernl.cnt Calcd for bid Tor the
On, NOrh, 'peci. wing the stone to be used:
smrJ CONTRACTOR put in a remarkably low bid
c"1'.s.l IN" ion. The engineer officers had
ionnm.pI on The stone being brought from q di,-
,rnc,o' u hlrdrcd miles or more. but the con-
n. lor Iuarr.cd II within n quarter Of a mile OF
io,. ,t,H - his low bid eunb. cd him to make
",,W lAon"r and retire ricn.
N, Il. 1"lh t~farN.in. on his way back from
Nh. ln,irf"u2i" River IN 1879. stopped over at
Or, T'..li' laa. 10 o" his friend. Col. BY. the
pror''r ~ charge ni IN" work. and took some
F'rraa't' I7r' .n II" irHuguration.
NJ, y .I'l""'e he Rtdaau Cauni was finished
Ca,rea1g" va ,il"l byiuNu. There j. a French
tom IAN soak. ''c>t IA =, In vile DE- Ball
uan III mo word. u which are more modern
plan, ~" tinr After Col. ny had prepared, the
"'" we cana re tooa them to Quebec.