The Columbus journal., 1903-07-15

The following letter from Mlee Winnie
Young, who is with the teachers' excur-
sion to Boston, will be read with inter-
est by her acquaintances:
At Kingston. Friday morning. July 3,
on board boat going up the st Law
renee to Montreal.
did not write yesterday a. We put in
good full day Of sight seeing. After
We left Chicago We stopped at Grand
Rapids just long enough to take . short
promenade in the fresh air.
We arrived at NiagarD in the early
morning, crossed over the suspension
bridge to Canadian Niagara, took q cal
to Prospect Park overlooking Niagara
Falls. We saw it all, American Falls,
Canadian Falls, Luna Island, 0oat
Island, The Three Sister Islands, and
went down in . spiral stairway below
the falls. We could not 60 under them
as We did not have time. 1t was q beau-
tiful bright day and We saw them in all
their grandeur. From the falls We went
to Lewiston through the gorge for ten
miles in . trolley, seeing the rapids and
whirlpool.
At Lewiston We went ON board the
Corona and had very pleasant voyage
across the lake to Toronto.
When We arrived at Toronto an OK
pressman very generously presented 0ul
party with q basket OF cherries which
we enjoyed very much. From the depot
We went in q tally-ho party ten miles
through the city. It is very beautiful
city OF trees and churches. We went
through st. Nichaels cathedral built at
. cost OF 100000. think. It is built
Of stone and is covered like Q great many
OF the larger buildings, with Boston ivy.
We went into the suburbs over . bridge
uinety feet high into Rosedale. We
also went through the Parliament build
ing which il . magnificent structure
both inside and out. I sat in the speak
er's chair. In front Of the building IL q
statue OF Queen Victoria in bronze. II
Is . splendid ikenesa The University
OF Toronto u another beautiful building.
The town was very beautifully decorated
for the homo coming day OF former resi-
denta OF course We cheered Whenever
our flag was in sight and when We came
to Mayor Shav's residence he waved to
% in recognition. There are many old
relics OF buildings which were quite q
curiosity to us.
We left there about 1880 p. m. Sor
Kingston, passing Belleville ct midnight
and arriving here ct 4:3O q. 10. We ars
now on the boat, the whistle has blown
and We are starting up tho river. Al Va
journey I viii tell you about tho Thou.
sand Islands which We see all around ID
and we arc going through the rapids q
we'll. You don't know what . trip it il;
I never imagined it could be % grand.
I forgot to tell you that our boat i
the Kingston" on which your royal
hi9hnesees the prince and princess oi
Wales visited the thousand Islands.
Az we left Kineston with it, grey
stone structure and martsllo towers W
have been winding in and out between
the islands, sometimes coming to open
places like lake, at other times passing
through groups that it must take IN ex.
psrienoed pilot to 70 through. Tn
Islands differ % in sise and color-som(
dark, some light, some covered with
creeping vines, others moro grassy, some
are high, some low.
We hsve made several stops. Thil
last ono We arc st now u Fonteoal
which has tho finest hotel and park
have 0oe0.
Ishall stop now and tell you The rsst
next time. So good-by.
WINNIE YoUNa.