The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-09-13

HA HA BAY, PROVINCE OF
QUEBEC, DOMINION OF CANADA.
MIDLAND JOURNAL =
Such name for a summer resort is
surely suggestive of good times" and
that is what summer travellers are in quest
of when they go off from home comforts
to get away from cares and work, but in
this case it suggests when you see it all
that is crude and unvarnished by the ex-
penditure of money and care. 1t is up in
the wilds of Canada and we find it on
arrival a place to shake and shiver, much
in contrast with the terrible swelteriug
heat of the summer 1901, which seems to
have broken all records, and we promised
ourselves when we got away we would
get where it was cooler if it was not to be
found short of Hudson Bay, among its
seals and bears, and we found it. 1t is on
the far famed Saguenay-faued for its
scenery the world over, extending along
both shores for nearly one hundred miles,
WhiIA Ids ITO NAOWAlliS lOaiuiS at NdPSo
Trinity and Eternity-two bold and mag
nifcent peaks standing on the same shore
side by side, as frowning sentinels by day
and by night over the majesty and silence
that pervades the environments of this
panorama of projecting rock and shelter
ed cove, fir crowned cliff and transparent
bay, seemingly to cause all things to
tremble in their keeping.
Ha Ha! Bay forgot 10 say received
its name through small circumstance.
When some French explorers were work
ing their way up this wonderful river with
its majestic shores, amazed beyond expec-
tation by what they had passed, not
knowing what to anticipate next, went
sailing forward as they supposed by the
main channel and found themselves in
beautiful bay with no outlet, and as
their first exclamation was Ha Ha
hence it was so christened.
On our way here we spent nearly a
week at Sarstoga-at the races, drinking
of its numerous and wonderful waters, in
company with Howard Bryant Esq and
party of Baltimore. 1t was too hot there,
as was the case at West Point where we
halted, hence we soon pushed on TO
Green Island in beautiful Lake George
and remained several days at that elegant
hosiery 1.-The Sycamore, which with
the whole island is owned by philadelphia
people in part Mr.. Warren of Philada.,
one of the owners, possesses and sails on
Lake George the fastest steam yacht i'll
the world, 1.-THE Ellide." Its record is
40 miles an hour, faster than anything in
the Navy or upon the ocean. Compare 3
yacht competing with railroad train
moving 40 miles an hour!
On Lake champlain, not so pretty as
Lake George, we only stopped day or
so at 1.-The Hotel Champlain," one of the
fine hotels of the world, and next we
stopped awhile at Mirror Lake and Lake
Placid in the AdiFopdacks. But we hur-
ried away to Quebec, iaaiHag only for
day or so at Montreal.
Quebec to a tourist from, the States
attracts to a greater degree perhaps than
any other city on this continent. The
new hotei-chateau Frontenac-is one of
the finest hotels to be found anywhere, in
this country or abroad. The city is
crowned by terraced wall and on this,
called "Dufferin Terrace" is built this
magnificent Chateau, while over and
above it ell is the citadel, the British fort
built at cost Of KS, 900, ooo, and beyond
it the 'Plains of Abraham" where Wolfe
and Montcalm fell, each at the bead Of
opposing armies. The former only lived
long enough to hear his comrades say,
"They rus, they rum" and ask "Who
runs ?" "The FRENCH" was the reply,
and he said as his last words Then die
content. A." A monument marks the spot
where he fell with the simple inscription
Here died Wolfe victorious"
Altogether Quebec abounds in rich
history and interesting relics ef 400 years,
and besides it all is most picturesque and
beautiful as you look at it from the mag.
ni6cent St. Lawrence or LOOK from it with
the town of Lewis on the opposite hank of
the river, and Branport further down the
river, with Mont,norency Falls at the end
of this unique town made up of farm
houses extending six miles GU the bluff
over the river bank Finally when tise
traveller goes to the northward from the
States we say don't, dent miss Quebec
1t is our second visit aud The second
awakened no less an interest than the first
We will go to Ottawa, the capital of the
Dominion, and then for time to 'The
Thousand Isles" that spot on the St.
Lawrence that is ever beautiful and
attractive, and thenee 10 the Lakes of
Canada again, the Muskoks Lakes and
Georgian Bay east of Lake HufoA, and
then returning will ask the conductor to
put us off at Buffalo" and look III as we
pass at the Pan American.
Sept. grid, 1901. H. H. H.
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