Smyrna times., 1905-08-30
SMYRNA MANS 1000 MILE
TRIP IN THE MIDDLE WEST
INTERESTING VACATION RAMBLE" TO THE
MIDDLE WEST AND THE GREAT LAKES.

Green Isles Of the Northlsnd; Owen Sound; Tor
ONTO; Lake Ontario; the Great Falls and
Many Other Places of Interest Visited
In this Northland, the dry, cool at
mosphere is singularly clear and
greatly enlsIges the vision. The
scene is enchanting. The mossy banks |
of green shore and wooded hills, the |
sea of islets of fantastic shape stretch |
ing out as far as the eye can reach,
with the translucent waters forming,
as it were, silvery links in great ar
ohipelagic chain; the iutting cape and
promontory here, the nesting sound
there, the bayous, the narrow, deep
channels, the soft, exquisite shade OF
blue sky by day and at night the sur
passing brilliancy of the myrisds OF
glistening stars in the ethereal vaults
of heaven; the vast Corona of the
Milky Way with its galaxy of starry
gems peeping through haze of flmy,
,silyery sheen added to the faint golden
glow of the Northern lights, all COM
bine to form tone picture beyond the
reach of language to portray. 1t is a
scene rather much for the intellect, 1t
is a revel for the soul glorifying its
Creator. One can readily imagine
some such enchanting lovliness gave
genius to Moses, inspiration to David,
sublime imagery to Milton and i'm
PEELED the immortal musician, Haydn,
to set their impression to tone pic
ture, producing that grandest of ora.
torios, "The Creation"
The ordinary mind is stirred to emo
tion and deep humility and thankful
ness that here is a scene which will
ever delight generations yet unborn as
we'll as those who visit it now.
The Green Isles of tue NOrthland.
These green Isles of the Northland
are said to number over thirty-three
thousand and it takes a week on the
steamer to get an ordinary view of
these fanciful delights of the Georgian
Bay. Beautiful as this scene is, it is
not, however, land of corn and wine.
On the Shorthand aud on the great
Mauitoulin Island. (said to be a para
disc for sportsmen) only a few strug-
Cling settlements are noted whose in
habitapts appear to have no curiosity
or interest In the world outside. Now
and then the steamer touches a rude
pier where blueberries and sheepskins
are loaded for the Toronto market, and
although the steamer stops but once q
week, the chances are no one will be
,SI~dnd at the pier. The manifest is
laid on the freight, the steamer loads
it and goes on her way. In several in
stances a number from the steamer
landed and went up into the little vii
lages-but few persons were seen an(
they simply bestowed glance paying
no further attention to the fockins
strangers. For full six months in thi
wear no intercourse is had with tn,
outside world and the people look a
If they might be glad when tina
season came again. 1t may be inferred
that as these people seem to have n
Gu riosity unfriendly gossip is un
known to them, which if true, i
highly meritorious.
Owen Sound and Its Lumber Mills.
Steaming directly south from XII
larney, a night brings us to Owe
Sound, city of about 10000, bristlin
with lumber mills. great log RATS an
factories aud summer hotels. 500
Meaford and Collingwood is reached
aud we leave Huron and board I'll
train for Toronto.
Passing through a fine rolling an
fertile country with handsome far
residences, the incongruous is ali
seen in the large unpainted and III
whitewashed barns and outbuilding
and it is one of the curious thin;
which continues more or less down
Philadelphia via the Lehigh VALE
route. The crops in this Ontario pr
vince are mostly oats and hay, fiji
and heavy but often full of Canadii
ihistles. This scourge of the Can
dian farmer is not seen on all farm
for now and then a crop appears fir
from them, showing clearly there a
some farmers with the grit to owe
come obstacles the same as in our /
loved Delaware State. This, we thel
fore Dote with gladness.
Toronto, the "Queen CITY ~ Canada.
The train brings us to AlIendale
the head of that beautiful sheet
water, Simcoe Lake, which suppl
Toronto sixty miles away with
abundance OF pure water. Allenda
is fine town with a costly raiIw
station where good luncheon C
be had for half dollar. Here trai
also run direct to the celebrated MI
koka T,aka district now an atfracti