Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-18
of the Micmac Indians. The eve of

of the Micmac Indians. The Eye of
Gluskap" is a great gem which tradi-
ton says is oftimes seen at night shin
ing with miraculous radiance out of
the dark face of Blomidon. In times
past many have sought this stone, but
the possession of the mystic gem has
always brought irredeemable misfor-
tune to it's possessor. Who knows but
the great Acadian amethyst among
the French crown jewels was none
other than the Eye of Gluskap." Ger
tainly few women ever suffered great
er disappointments in life than EN-
press Eugene.
No visitor to this section will fail
to take the drive to Look Off" on
North mountain, near the precipitous
heights of Blomidon, from which one
of the grandest panoramic views in
America is spread out before the en-
chanted vision.
Forests of Apple Trees.
Wolfville is but sixty-four miles
from Halifax, yet it seems as if locat-
ed in an entirely different land. The
Annapolis and CORVALLIS valleys ex-
tend along the northwestern coast of
Nova Scotia from Digby to Kings
port, distance of some sixty or more
miles. This is in some respects one
of the most fertile sections in Ameri-
ca. Its great product is apples, and
such apples. One sees apple trees ev-
erywhere, and the farmers have grown
rich from their cultivation The crop
is nearly all shipped directly to En-
gland, and the grower realizes about
50 per barrel. Two years ago the
shipment of apples from this section
aggregated the enormous amount of
over 100000 barrels, valued at almost
100000. This year they say the
crop is short. though l have never
seen so many apples in my life as
have during the past week.
The Tides.
One of the strangest features of
this strange land to the visitor from
the interior is the rise and fall of the
tides. Here the average difference in
the height of the water in Minas Ba.
sin between high and low tide is forty
feet. The tides rise and fall at the
rate of about eight feet an hour The
result is that boats must come in on
the high tides. They then tie up to
the wharves and when the tide goes
out they are left high and dry, except
ing that their bottoms rest easily in
the red mud. In the course of drive
we passed one schooner that was rest
ing in the mud fully twenty feet out OF
water Returning along the same road
three hours later she was floating and
ready to set sail
How Reached.
| This section of country is reached
| by means of the Dominion Atlantic
railway, which runs from Yarmouth
to Halifax, in connection with splen
did line OF steamers that make nightly
trips each way from Yarmouth tc
Boston, and also steamer running
from Digby to st. John, N. B. The
rates of fare on tourists tickets are ex
ceedingly reasonable, while the living
expenses in the Evangeline country
are remarkably cheap. As yet there
are no high priced summer hotels
which are intended for the very rich
1 people who scarcely know what to dt
with their incomes. But there Is tt
i be found here the most comfort ant
4 solid enjoyment for the money ex
/ pended Of any place that it, has beef
our fortune to visit. The class of pee
pie which one meets is a delightful
one, being composed mainly of resi-
dents of New York and the New En-
gland states. We are confident, how
ever, that when the pleasures of
summer sojourn in Nova Scotia be
come fully known to the people of tn,
middle west, that many of them will
each year take advantage of the same
The Dominion-Atlantic railway ha
4 issued two interesting booklets EMIT
4 led respectively, "The Land of Evan
geline," and the Story of Acadia,
4 which will be sent free on application
to F. H. Armstrong, general passenge
agent, Kentville, Nova Scotia.
4 From Wolfville We will go to AnnaI
oils to visit the old Notifications a
that point and then to Digby. From
Digby We will go to Yarmouth at TIL
extreme southwestern point of Nov
: Scotia, and will sail from there t
Boston, the journey by sea reouirin
, Just one night in a swift and elegan
!. ly equipped steamer. A. W. Lee.
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