The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-31
A MANTLE:
OF SNOW.
Richmond Traveller Has Not.
Seen Naked Ground for
Many Days.
LETTERS Of Mr.. GENTRY
Exceptionally Lively and Inter
cstil1g Description Of Canada
and Canadians.

In the selections below Is given tbs
Journal OF Richmond man who left
Virginia and Travelled North to Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick where he is
atlpresent. The writer Is Mr. Thomas W.
Gentry, now connected with tho New
York Office OF the American Locomotive
Works Hc is the father Of Mr.. T.
Christian Gentry. No. 10 South Pine
Street and Is well known to many PEG.
pic OF Richmond. The record Of his ex-
perlenccs anu OF the conditions, climatic
and otherwise prevailing IN the far North,
Is Interesting In tho extreme; likewise
his description OF Canada and Canadians
us they have come under his notice.
The letters were written during the
present month and were addressed to
his son. Selections from them follow:
a New Glasgow, N. S.,
January IA, 1904.
Leaving New York city Saturday,
January sth, at noon, | came to st. John
via Boston. and from there here via
Truro and stcllaston. This Is the heart
OF the Nova, Scotia coal mining country,
and is pretty well up in the east Mara :
tine Province OF Canada. At Truro |
wah only about 50 miles from Halifax.
have not seen the ground since | left
home tho night OF January End. as the
snow was some inches deep on arrival
In Washington. and 1t was still deeper
In West Virginia chad TO SO 10 Elklns).
and extended through all tho country
between there and here, and there are
no prospects Of my seeing naked ground
again until get back to New York, x
then. Since leaving Virginia have pass
ed through eleven States. the District Of
2rtv
wick and NOVA Scotia. The States are
az, follows: West Virginia. Maryland,
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
New York, Connecticut. Rhode Island.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
Maine; and in all Of them the whole
country was under mantle OF snow
Out here, or rather down here" as
NIL the natives say. do not suffer from
the cold to the extent had anticipated;
delightful, and I have already fallen
quite In love with 1t. Everything is on
runners from baby carriage to a hearse.
absolutely no wheeled vehicles are seen
not oven O wheel barrow--a push sled
takes its place The babies are pushed
around In small sled with haddles at
the back like q pernmbulator.
The deep and continued SHOWS prevent
skating on lakes and ponds most OF tho
49,
structed with big sheet OF water en-
closed. and skating, curling, hockey. and
other sports on Ice are INDUCED In, and
atFtnight they arc lighted by electricity
and present beautiful sight. Water is
ruin on them after the rink is closed. and
fresh smooth surface Is given every
day.
Out doors there is slelghlng toboggan-
ing. coasting. bob SLIDING" and snow
shoe walking, and winter is made the
festive season.
The summer and fall In this country Is
perhaps the most glorious on earth. 1t
is a paradise for the sportsmen. and
fishing and hunting is no better in 2ny
Epart OF the world Salmon, trout, bass.
pickerel and all the truly game fish are
found, and game In season is from rab-
bit to carbon. including elk. deer. bear
and other large game; and Prince Ed
ward Island and Newfoundland. both
near by, are even better for fishing. I
will return to st, John. New Brunswick,
via Moncton. ard will write you from
there. There is a probability oflaying to
visit Montreal and Ottawa.