The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-09-06

applicant has at least twelve rooms t.
use for guests, which accounts for thu
| small number of licensed places, a
compared with cities in the United
States of the same size. Until re
Gently the street cars were not al
lowed to run on Sunday in this city
The various churches and public
buildings of Toronto are we'll worth 8
visit, and it's parks are in keeping
with the general tone of the city,
The residential section contains many
tasty buildings of varied architec
ture. The stores of Toronto con
tain every known article of merohan.
disc and are we'll worth q visit.
Returning from Toronto to Mon
treal, the tourist can go all the way
by boat if desired, but many prefer &c
return as far as Kingston by rail, and
there embark for the balance of the
journey. Kingston is on the Canadian
side of the st. Lawrence, at the head
of Lake Ontario. Leaving Toronto
late in the evening, you can catch the
boat at Kingston the next morning at
about 6 O'Clock. Soon after leaving
Kingston you are among the Thousand
Islands, and for a distance of SO
miles there is q constant panorama.
They form the most numerous collec-
ton of river islands in the world, are
every imaginable shape, size and ap-
pearance, some being mere dots of rock
a few yards in extent, others covering
acres, thickly wooded and presenting
the most charming appearance of rich
foliage conceivable. Men of wealth
and taste have erected handsome sum-
mer villas on many Of these islands,
and the cultivated grounds connected
with these residences vie with the
natural beauties of the region.
Next in interest to the islands is
the succession of rapids passed through
on this trip. The first is the Galop
rapid, and is a peaceful, ladylike
rapid. as compared with the others.
The next is the Long Sault, con-
tinuous rapid OF nine miles, divided in
the center by an island. The steamer,
after fully entering this rapid. rushes
along at the rate of 20 miles an hour,
propelled by the current, with the
steam shut off. The surging waters
and big waves give the impression of
old ocean when discontinued. Coteau
rapid comes next, and is two miles in
length. The Cedar. the Split Rock
and the Cascades rapids are passed
through in the order named. All are
interesting and all dangerous, with
out an expert at the steering wheel.
The last rapid TO be passed is the
Lachine, which begins just below the
town of that name, situated nine miles
from Montreal. Lachine rapids, the
most formidable of them all, the most
difficult of navigation, and the last of
the rapids. The steamer, after emerg-
ing from its first pitch, rises firmly
on the surging pillows, fanked by
rocks ON each side, steers straight in
the swift current, guided by the steady
eye and sure plotting of the man at
the helm. The steamer now comes in
full view of one of the greatest won
ders of the present age, the Victoria
bridge, spanning the noble st. Law
renee, two miles long-the longest,
the largest, and most costly bridge in
the world. The scene, whilst passing
under, looking up from the deck of
the steamer is magnificent. After
passing this beautiful work of en-
cheering skill, the tourist has the
splendid panorama of the fine city of
Montreal right before him. the most
prominent object being the two towers
of the Church of Notre Dame.
Even a short visit to Canada is not
complete without a visit to the old
world city of Quebec. It is one of
the three sentinels standing guard
over this vast principality, Montreal
and Toronto being the other two.
The city is an easy sail from Mon
treal down the broad st. Lawrence.
The visitor to Quebec should not fail
to visit the town of Lewis, whose
heights once encamped the English
troops in 1859 and bombarded the
city. In rear of the town of Lewis
are constructed three forts for the
protection LANDMARKS of the position.
They are of triangular formation, the
bases facing the city, and consisting
simply of a wall, without any de-
fence, except the ditch, leaving it
open to be battered by the guns of
the citadel in event of occupation by
an enemy. The two other sides are
strongly Loop holed easements, pro-
tected by a glacis, and having loop
holed caponnieres at the angles, to
sweep the ditch, and which are
reached by subterranean passages.
The ditch all around the fort is 20
feet deep by about 40 feet in width,
and is crossed at only one point by a
which is removed at
will. Each fort contains at least |
,ne large we'll and has accommodation
or about 400 men. No. /, which is
Iituated in rear of Grand Trunk sta
ion, is altogether built of stone,
while the exterior faoings of the case
nents of Nos. 2 and 3 are of brick.
The magazines are two in number,
md are built to contain large guam
ity of powder. The present arma-
nent of each fort consists of but one
,ivot gun, a finch breech- loading
Armstrong, throwing a projectile of
20 pounds; but at very short notice
he three forts could be completely
Irmed from the vast stores of the cit
del. These forts cost the English
government $1,000, 900. Within a
ew miles from the town of Lewis are
he falls of the Ohaudiere, which,
y some, are considered second to Nj
CARA. They are about $50 feet in