Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-17
CRUISING TO WORLDS FAIR.

canal. Shortly after passing the viaduct
we stopped at tho crescent spring to
fill our drinking water tanks with
spring wateF from a pipe placed at
that point fot purpose. There is II
grocery store at tho spring and we
gave the ~.storekeeper a fow CLANS
from our ,sunply Of Sandy Hooks that
we had with us. He was delighted
with them and ran out into his gar.
dens and sodff returned with a lot of
fine lettuce for us. Soon we were on
our a again AND making no stops
except where we dYere compelled to
by tho numerous locks at this part of
the canal.
We ran III to n point about eight
miles the west of Schenectady, where
we tied up for the night to the bank
of tho canal near a farm house at Z p.
m,
Saturday, June 3-We wero under
way at 8 a.. M. and ran steadily up
the canal through the country until
at z D.. nj. we tied up for the night
Mt the town of Ilion, ninety eight
miles from Albany, where We slept all
night with the rain falling softly on
the cabin top all night.
June 5-We were under way again
at s Il. III. The barometer commenced
10 fall quito rapidly, showing signs
of a change of weather and by $3.50
we had n strong wind against us. Tic
sun came out all right, but it was cool
and pleasant and as the rain had mado
the country look so fresh and green
and there was no dust, we passed the
day sailing up the long Lowell of the
canal which at this place run for
sixty miles without any locks and ter
minated ut Syracuse where we arrived
ut 6: 30 p. M. and locked down three
locks to q lower level OF the canal.
We ran through the city of Syracuse
to q place where tho canal overlooks
Onondago Lake and there tied up for
tho night to the docks of the Salvoy
Process Company. A few of tho SYRIA
cuse mosquitoes visited us carly in the
evening 10 keep us from getting lone
some, but left us in good season and
retired for the night and lett us alone
to do the same.
June cit was cool and pleasant in
the morning and at Z a. M, we ran
back to Syracuse to see if there was
any mail for us and to get some few
things for the kitchen. We were told
that the day before it vas very hot IN
Syracuse, 100 in the shade. We GER
tainly did not know anything of hot
weather on the boat. We LOFT cvra-
cuse again at $40 and rlI, all day
steadily up the canal until y. m.,
when we tied up again for the night
at a little town called Port Gibson,
1874 miles from Buffalo, a most de-
lightful country place. There is n
fine stream of cold sprIng-water comes
down from the hills and we hastoned
to fill up our water tanks from it.
We SAY " man HSlllnb HUN thC bOn
path of thu canal and as we saw him
land a fish we of course Lad to see
what it was that he had and found
his catch to be a carp about seven
ponds weight. He hooked another
that he got out of the water, but his
hook let 90 and he lost him. We were
told that it was common to catch
them weighing twenty to thirty
pounds in weight. We took n walk
in the village and sat on an old stone
bridge spanning n little stream flow
ing into the canal and were treated to
a fine bull frog concert from some old
grandfather jug-a-rums that were
evidently old residents of the place.
A gentle rain fell again dur ing tho
night, hut we were all tired ont will
tho sights of tho day and if there was
anything unusual passed. in the night
we heard it not.
Tuesday, June 7, 190i-After stor-
ing up with milk. cream, egg and
leo at q creamery along side the canal
we resumed our journey Mt $3.50 a. m
with the wind again blowing hard
from the west against us. AS we
were now on tho longest level of tho
canal, sixty-two miles, we did not
have many locks to detain us. We
passed through the city of Roches ter
a 3 p. m. and at 7 p. m. tied up
again for tho night at q little town
called Holley, sixty-sevon miles from
Buffalo. Some of the party took n
stroll in tho town after supper and tho
stay -aboards sat on tho after deck en-
joying another fine concert from the
bull frog band that were playing that
good old time "jug-a-rums," for our
special benefit. Another rain in the
night made things cool and pleasant
in the morning when we turned out
at $3.50 a. IN.
June S-Started again at $3.50 n. m.
and had n very pleasant run to Lock-
port, thirty-four miles from Buffalo,
where we arrived at 3 p. III. Here the
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