Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

trip to Harper's Ferry and return. AMI
have good times on the way. but, of course.
tir time may 5e Xtended indefinitely. with
pleasure and profit Not few parties
already have made extended trips III this
direction i'm the past few months and all
come back with glowing accounts of the
country and the fun they had. They tell OF
beautiful stretches of water iii the river.
pheasant hooks along the canal. hoSpitahle
farmers, good fishing and swimming, and
kindly disposed canal boatmen Very likely
many others will follow their example as
the summer wanes.
Those who go on their first voyage make
it one of discovery. and often go far out
of their way to find conyeniences and
pleasures that, had they been over the
ground before. they would know We're
close At hand. The experience of others
is always eagerly sought by pros
pectivc travellers, and hours are often spent
in asking and telling how far it is from
tins point to that. and just where par
tculHr farm house is situated. From
number of odd hands a representa- tive OF
The Star has learned the course fairly we'll.
and he has even tried ii himself and not
found it wanting.
Number and Equipment.
Two IN canoe is usually the rule, though
three and four are not too many and make
the party all the merrier A feet of the
1it,le craft but increases the fun A small
doe-tent, such as is used in the army, Will
give comfortable shelter for two. and a
rubber and wooden blanket are generally
taken along by each camper. a hatchet.
milk pail and camera make the equipment
about complete. The clothing of the canoe
list usually consists of sonnet hing heavy
enough. on the outside. to partially protect
from the rain, and undergaTments which
can be worn alone. If the day Is warm ana
the course an out-of-th way one
Before starting the business man of the
party calls at the office of the canal COM
panS in Georgetown and purchases a way
bill. which entities the holder to take his
boat or boats through the locks. The cost
from Georgetown to Harper's Ferry and re-
turn is S2i for each canoe. there being
thlrtN-thr"e locks. most of which have to
be passed through twice.
For the first two miles the river is fol-
lowed. This enables the party to leave di-
reetly from one of the boat houses on the
Georgetown river front. At point about
on" mile this side Of Chain bridge I'm
cove in Stony Meadow, on the District
shore. there is portage to the canal 1t
Is but a few hundred feet in length and
the longest that it is necessary To make on
the eutIr" trip from here to Harper's Ferry
BY following the canal for the next twenty
miles IL is possible To avoid all of the rough
and dangerous portions OF the river be-
tween mere and Seneca, Md. and. besides
ENJOY the picturesque scenery of one of the
most attractive stretches of the artificial
waterway.
From Chain Bridge to Great Falls.
The distance from the portage to Great
Falls is about fourteen miles The Journey
is pleasantly broken by sixteen locks
on the way, at each of which a chat
with the lockman and rest of a few
minutes from padding refresh the canoe
iSt greatly Three locks are between Chain
bridge and Cabin John bridge; seven are
close together just above the latter plaee
and form little settlement called Seven
Locks, the other six in the last mile to
thu falls. Just below the six locks the
car1l widens into long lake. dotted with
islands and bordered on one side with over
hanging cliffs. To this the canal men have
given the name The Log Wall" possibly
from the manner In which the wall betwe IN
~ and the river, which is on a much lower
level. is constructed. This Is a favorite
spot Tor campers. and it is said many fish
can be caught there.
Persons who want a good bed to
sleep IN the first night out stop at the
Great Falls Hotel Those who are anxious
to make immediate use OF their camping
outht. II they do not stop on the Log Wall
paddle across the river above the Great
Falls dam and pick out a place on the
Virginia bank mile so up stream
1t is considered best to keep To the canal
for the next eight miles Two locks are
two more at the town itself This is a quaint
little settlement. hardly more than "a
wide place in the road" as one of the in
= habitants remarked recently. 1t is lust
twenty four miles from Georgetown There
are several dwellings besides the lock house
and az any of them milk and other country
fare may be obtained. The typical country