The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-12

city OF Chicago behind us and sped
on through northern Indiana and
Michigan. While the daylight last
ed the country looked beautiful and
prosperous. We reached Port
Huron about midnight and passed
through the st. Claire Tunnel to
Sarnia, thence to Toronto. Toronto
is lovel y and thriving city, with
beautiful buildings. fine kept streets,
an excellent street railway system,
very fine city hall and church build
ings, and is reported to be one of the
best governed and most moral cities
in tne world. The ride from Toronto
of 333 miles to Montreal was very
enjoyable. We left Toronto at 9 a.
m. and reached Montreal at D. m.
The company was good. For about
40 miles we skirted Lake Ontario,
now and then losing sight of it for a
while, then coming TO it again. The
day was perfect June day and
most OF US feeling elated with the
prospects before us, and this per-
haps added to the enjoyment of the
scenery through which we passed
for 10 miles with Lake Ontario in
view most Of the time, and for the
most-of the remainder of the journey
in the valley of the st. Lawrence
River near the Thousand Islands. "
I dare not use all the descriptive
adjectives used that day, but it
| seemed to me that the company was
profuse in their use and drew largely
both on their magma tons and their
dictionaries. Some of our ships
company took the boat from Toronto
to Montreal among the islands and
down the rapids and they assured US
it was great and would live in their
memories forever Indeed so en-
Unused were they that we resolved
that if we ever went that way again
we also would sail down from
Toronto to Montreal, shooting the
rapids and viewing the Thousand
Islands. "
We were transferred at Montreal
bag and baggage, to the ship and
were told we could sleep on board if
we wished and as most of the pas
sengers were doing SO we did the
same. After finding our berths and
putting away our belongings we
left the boat and visited the city
awhile. Next morning l was up
bright and early about four o'clock,
leaving the boat | sauntered about
the city visiting some places of in
terest, getting breakfast and making
some purchases for the comfort o.
the voyage. Mon treal is the largest
city of Canada and is it's commercial
metropolis. 1t is situated on an
island of the same name. tn 1886
when Jacques Cartier assembled the
mountain with troupe of Indians
he called it Mount Royal, hence the
name of the city. The city has an
area OF four miles in length and two
in width with rapidly growing
population of nearly 10000 The
city is full of historic interest. 1t
has one of the best street railway
systems in existence. One of it's
pleasantest rides is to take the
street cars to the foot of Mount
Royal, then to the summit by the
incline railroad. Notre Dame
church, many public buildings and
the Victoria bridge are well deserv-
ing of visit. Someone has said,
speaking of Montreal st begins
one of the most delightful inland
journeys on the continent amid
picturesque scenery, between which
runs the noble river to meet and
wed with the noble sea-" It passes
through lovely land and water
scapes, and is surrounded on every
side by the traditions and history
of the two great races which con
tended for the supremacy of Amer
lea. 1t is a panoramic and living
object lesson of early American
history. JOHN GIBSON
| Go be Continued)
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