The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-07

charlotte, the steamer sails down
Lake Ontario on her way TO Kingston.
Kingston. Ont, Juiy5.- Kingston IS
the Sandhnrst or West Point OF Can,
ada. with its Military College, its mas.
sive eystone forts, its Martello
towers and imposing public build
ings II is beautifully situated at
the foot OF Lake Ontario at the
head Of the River st. Lawrence.
and at the mouth Of the Rideau
or Great Cataraqui River. which, with
the Rideau Canal, connects It by
waterway with Ottawa. A settle
ment was begun here by the French.
under Gouverneur de Courcelles
(672) with the name Of Cataraaui,
Cor the purpose Of protecting the fur
traders from the murderods depreda-
u5As Of the Indians. Ills successor,
Count de Frontenac, built massive
stone fort. giving 1t his own name.
which still attaches TO the county.
The fort was alternately seized and
occupied by the French and English
until it was destroyed by the latter,
under Colonel Bradstreti IN 1885. II
was again rebuilt under the name Of
Fort Henry, which II still retains to-
day. AT the time OF the union of
Upper and Lower Canada (1S4D,
Kingston was made the capital, but
the seat OF government was afterward
removed TO Montreal t1S41), and af-
terwarj, in turn. to Toronto and
Kingston, until, in 1859. Ottawa was
chosen as the permanent capital by
the late Queen Victoria
Kingston has quite extensive indus
tries in shipbuildlng and ship repair
ing. and also carries on an extensive
grain trade
II is also great educational centre
-Qceen's University, Royal Medical
College, and the Royal Military Col
iege have a continental repute.
The general appearance of the city
is one of solidity. 1t is called the
Limestone City ON account of the gen
eral use of this stone in both public
and private buildings
The steamer leaves Kingston at
a. m, and passengers arriving in
sleeping-cars by Grand Trunk from
the west can remain in the car until
a few minutes before departure ol
steamer
We launch out at early morn upon
the silent bosom OF the majestic st
Lawrence Behind as lies Kingston
with its domes and pinnacles Across
the river stands Garden Island, witt
its cluster Of shipping, and City View
Park, on Wolf ISLAND, with its undu
lating groves. Before us lies the en-
try to the sinuous channels of the
famous archipelago OF the Thousand
islands.
! These commence near Kingston
The waters OF Lake Ontario issue into
the broad >Gannel OF the St. Law
renee. and extend down to Brockville
distance of some fifty miles, They
number in all, some seventeen hun
dred. varying in size. shape and ap
pearance from small barren rock
projecting from the surface OF the
river TO the large fertile area of land
crowned with the richest foliage and
/ lofty trees, and many OF them are
iornamented by summer residences
varying in styles OF architecture
from the modest cottage oi the camp
or to the magnificent castle OF the
millionaire. others remain in the sim
plicity of natural beauty AS We wind
in and out amid these charming
islands, the rapidly changing picture
almost bewilders US,
The Islands were the scene OF sew
eral thrilling and romantic adventures
during the days Of the rebellion. The
burning of the sir Robert Peel oc
cNred here in 1898. by a band OF
Outlaws headed by "Bill' Johnson, a
kind Of political Robin Hood who had
conceived the idea OF conferring on
{ Canada the boon Of freedom. The
{story of his devoted and daring daugh
ter Kate who rowed him from his
hiding place. aud kept him supplied
with food gives a touch Of The charm
7 OF legend and adventure To thest
rocky mazes The beautiiA and 20
mantle scenery oi these islands, the
advantages for boating fishing and
camping and the purity ot atmos
phere contubcte toward making this
region the mot unique of Canaia''
( pleasure rounds
The passage through the islands oc
cupies several hours The steamer
courses between Howe aud Wolfe Is
lands. past Grindstone lslandstop
ping first at Clayton New York;, on
the American mainland. a favorite
summer resort. renowned for the splen
did fishing in the vicinity, where blacI
bass. pickerel aud maskilonge abound
Clayton, New York.
All lines Of steamers stop az Clay
ton. whieh is connected With Niagara
/ Falls. Albany New York and Utica