The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-07-21
The White Mountains.
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stone used In the construction was con-
veyed in wheelbarrows from the shore
far below. This is practically the only
evidence of the old city, St John hav-
ing been completely destroyed by fire
in 1877, causing a loss of $50, 900, 00O.
In a short time it was rebuilt but on q
modern plan, wide streets, substantial
buildings large parks and public gar
dens, lockwood park covering $50 acres
being of such nature as to remind
visitors who have been in Scotland of
the Highlands there. At the street
railway park an hour was given for
walks on the seashore, picking up
stones of many colors, tasting sea water
las well as a red punch which had been
made of Canadian strength, but seemed
to appeal to all of the party without
regard to their temperance pledges, the
strawberries and cherries, etc, disguis-
ing somewhat the taste of the Old Eng
lish liquid.) Under the direction of
General Manager Earle this park is be-
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spots in New Brunswick. After dinner
boat ride is the entertainment and
after going around the harbor little
trip up stream brings us to the ere
versing Falls"
| Writing this at the close of the trip
these falls are the most interesting and
really wonderful thing seen on the en-
tire trip. Over deep gorge are two
large bridges, one for the railroads and
the other for carriages and wagons
and looking down from the latter one
hundred feet is seen torrent so swift
as to make it impossible for craft of
any kind to attempt an ascent, with
whirlpools and rapids almost as it seems
! fighting for passageway, the water so
| deep that no bottom has ever been
found and where bodies or logs disap-
pear and if ever seen again it is out in
the ocean, making it almost certain that
there is subterranean passage to the
ocean, and that this is the cause Of the
ferceness with which the waters whirl
and rush. Our first sight of these falls
was about 8 o'clock in the morning and
on our return after dinner we go aboard
an ordinary pleasure steamer and in a
half hour go under these same bridges
on a surface as smooth as glass-abso-
lutely no Sign of the waters flowing
in either matchmaking it seem as
though it were not the same river even
though all the surroundings are the
same-riding over the spot where few
hours before the boat would have been
sucked out Of sight in a few seconds.
Of course, the tide is coming in and
gradually, while we are enjoying the
scenery immense boulders are covered
by water, the docks that stood 20 to 40
feet out Of water seem to disappear un-
til but to 10 feet of them are in sight.
The journey up stream is continued for
nearly two hours while the st. John
people point out the large factories, the
beautiful summer homes, the lime
quarries, and the other points of interest
explaining to us that the lumber
mills are run under American UNITED
States) organizations, thus being allow
ed to ship timber in from Maine, cut it
and return it to the United States with
out paying duty, serving the party at
the same time with eatables and drink
ables and smokables in super abund-
ance. Then the return trip was made,
but only part way by boat for the tide
had now risen until where at 10 in the
forenoon the water was running in a
torrent directly south and at o'clock
was perfectly calm body, the stream
was again torrent but the water was
hurting itself directly north and so
fiercely that the steamer could not go
within mile of the bridges. Twice a
day is this repeated and no where else
in the world can the tourist see such a
sight.
During the balance of the afternoon
the Tourist Association and Press Club
members conducted individually small
parties to the stores, public buildings,
newspaper Offices, etc., giving souver-
Mrs and hearty invitation to come
again as we left the city by train for
Sydney, Cape Breton Island.
A mention should be made of
''dulse," sea weed which is shipped to
Boston and New York in large quanti-
ties and which most of our party took a
taste of and picture at that time
would have certainly given the idea
that the crowd all had severe headache
or stomach ache, for it certainly rivals
limburger cheese in smell and the new
beginner must hold his nose when he
takes the first bite. We thought of
bringing some home but thinking again
concluded our clothes would need
renovating and so did not do it. It is
fed to children in large quantities, the
claim being that it is remedy for many
of their ills but particularly cure for
worms. Gro. M. DEWEY.
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