Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-23

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is the old Martello tower on the min
at the harbor entrance which was
built by the English troops at the time
of the war with the United States in
1912.
One of the Worlds Wonders.
The one feature of great interest in
ST. John is the Reversing Falls"
which comprise in fact one of the ma
tural wonders of the world. The st.
John river is broad and beautiful
stream and is navigable for about 100
miles. 1t empties into the sea at st.
John and its mouth passes through
narrow gorge made by precipitous
hills of solid granite This gorge at
one point is but 500 feet wide. Here
is fall of fifteen feet in the river bed,
and when the Bay of Fundy is at low
tide the water from the river pour5
down the declivity and rushes through
the gorge towards the sea with great
force and sWiftness Seen at this
time one can not believe it possible
that in a few hours the water will l
rushing through this same gorge with
almost equal force and swiftness in
the opposite direction But such is
the case. The tide here is from TWEEN
ty-three to lnirty feet in depth. At
high tide the natural falls in the river
are not only overcome, but fall is
created in the opposite direction.
Then the water from the sea pours
into the river, creating an exceedingly
swift current running up stream.
Twice each twenty-four hours this
strange phenomena occurs, as it has
for centuries past. 1t was noted by
the earliest white visitors to these
shores as one of the earth's wonders
1t is interesting to note that for about
one-half hour during each rise and fall
OF the tide, the water in the gorge is
deep and quiet and safely navigable
for steamers and other craft.
The Loyalists.
The modern city of st. John was
founded in 1888 by 5000 emigrants
from the United States. and is known
as the city Of the 'Loyalists." To the
patriotic American it is hard to en-
thus, over the deeds of these loyalists
who We're In fact the Britiah tories.
that We're forced out of the United
states at the close of the revolutionary
war 1t is only just to say that many
OF them came of their own accord be-
cause they conscieniiously opposed
separation from England. Mar v-eae
people of culture end refinement and
unaccustomed to pioneer life. Their
early experiences on these bare rocks
and rugged cliffs, without money @,
property, were exceedingly hard. Life
in their new home was anything but a
bed of roses. The suffering and hard.
ships endured by these sturdy found
ers OF st. John have softened the as
| ers. ms caused by differences as to
war and their memory is honored and
reverad by their descendants and is
respected by those who feel that their
political ideas were mistaken or entir
ly wrong. Let it be said to their
praise that they would not permit Ben
edict Arnold to live in their midst
This arch traitor located in st. John
| after the close of the war, but became
so unpopular among the citizens that
he was finally burned in effigy and
4 was practically forced to leave the
| province. He died in obscurity in En-.
| gland.
Certainly no people could be more
cordial or hospitable to strangers than
are the residents of st. John today and
considerable time could be spent here
with much pleasure. ST. John is a
! great lumber manufacturing point, the
| logs being floated down the st. John
river from northern Maine and upper
! New Brunswick. 1t is terminus Of
! the Canadian Pacific and the Inter
Colonial railways and connects with
the Dominion & Atlantic railway b,
the steamer Prince Rupert which runs
i to Digby across the Bay of Fundy
The Boston s. Maine railway also runs
trains to ST. John, and line of steam
ers runs regularly between st. Johi
and Boston.
Sad Realities of the Boer War.
i The sad realities of the Boer wa
have come home to many a Canadian
tireside. Sir Frederick W.Borden, min
lister of militia for Canada, resides a
Canning, eight miles from Wolfvlle
Il He was knighted by King Edward
few weeks ago at the time of the cor
onation in recognition of his activit
and vigor in raising Canadian troop
for service in Africa. The homo
is great from the English standpoln
and is unquestionably deserved Blu
there is pathetic side of the stor
which shows how far-reaching is tn
sorrow caused by the fatalities OF tn
war; Among the troops sent out from
Canada by Minister Borden was hi
own and only son, Lieutenant II. T
, Borden He was just 23 years of ags
was of fine physique and as brave
; man as ever fought for his country
In the first engagement in which Ii
i participated he was killed, shot dea
: by a Boer bullet. From the grand
. mother of this hero q courtly lad
whom we met at Wolfville, and VIII