Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-03-08
Say Of St AIMS. Cape sretOn.

- rs All. Sase-al ue1wraBhio 50
-r w.fsE.-EFEa. p. @
.ra. p. home Set less known 70
.-e-. -.-r many parts ~ Europ,i
-. r-. Island a part ~ Nova
~. ..r.- Frar being the Few acres
.r.--a f.rr E#ralre cUutemptuOusly
ss.ar- sEe r.Es when France and
r.-H -.r. .r each others threats
-- I'LL. -'g lu island. and for
y, --r. purposes may be- consid-
- -.. .-... 80 ruiut Uf Canada's
r.. many Who have not seen
AN. w Go as Voltaire did.
t-- - fruitful apple orchards
srar- general agriculture, and
rlhIy rapid. once vege-
$50 Il. started 81 has. too. all the
-. .r Industrial success in
al. .>H N-a-.ran ore. cUal and
r-- k.L unlike those ~ the
-.- producing regions IL
y-- cape Breton's materi-
s.r-. 4. Del. waters edge. where the
sr... r-sr au he handled most
u
us Cape Breton are closer
O. E-aa E Africa by hundreds ~
~ r E other, On the North
a- Flrs and. surprisingly
q s. sa uut closely studied
r OOPS F. distance from Cape
Er- @. .. #a Faueiro is less than
r- N.r Orleans o. Rio.
a H lut important asset
e. Gag. ru ls ifs scenery and eli
ra y few American tour
CA. a.. -#tened~ the island yet.
tr HHH have swear by its
Fr- re summers are pleasantly
c. r- winters. thanks % the
flr #s tEe cult stream. relative
Eu.- Is principal pleasure feature
e.. beauty .r q, tLe Islands inland
g. r. rIFEl Bras dor lakes. a
CARA r..fsueu.
U. Hs history Is old and fun.
r ".r eHlsts were frequent
81 Dr. Nr-. rHvgrs as early as the
Tan and we even have Il on
de 90 fhe Flemish geogra-
fs . e Island was discovered
al. - .E Basque fishermen. who
r Atlantic In pursuit ~
E..- Hf years before the voy-
t-s . Columbus
-~ cabsrs Lan6falL
u s ODE voyages % the Cabots.
.sr -E CAPE Breton dates her
i.s E highland o. the north 81
g. .s IS r.w generally agreed 90
l-.. . se auIfall u John Cabot
-.. . --.u- ~ North America
30 e. # have record. Peter Mar
Irs 20 the voyage ~ the
r @ .l 1925. when the Is
" claimed in the name OF
aEr Henry shows that a landing
'1s ga. these northern shores at
year before Columbus touched
-- . .auI ~ the continent.
S - rut In the Atlantic. the
s extremity u the Domin-
- . Cape Breton owes much
..- history 60 her geograph-
She reaches out into the
lanes. the landfall 81
shipping today as In the
& ..HHts.
4.. ...-.r.> a-o her commanding
." reference 20 the trade ~
n. renee and the West Indies
. Ereluu am issue Ia world
issue sometimes disturbing
EuraTe and upsetting the
'e powers. The fortunes
- Island. now under the
f S. George. now under
., 20 France. are a part Of
mis- hislory-the greater
war history.
l.# rE 10 LUuisburg. a fortress
- l the building. az a cost
Sd u> - dOilars-m0re than
| uat sum IN the value OF
E-.rs two sieges. and its
.riUn. Is the beSt-knOwn
cape Breton's history.
-.. fortress became not only the
-eleh naval power In Amer
with outlying posts at ST.
.-el.sh. and 81. AIMS. the
.-Eateers that iUfcsted the
- ri cUast and the haven 90
4 conveyed their spells.
e outbreak ~ war between
. England. In 1T44. TO the
.. Massachusetts, and New
he reduction ~ this I
vas a highly attractive
Capture e. LoUisburs.
@ s.f-e ahd capture ~ Louis
ne little hand ~ New Eng /
uen under Pepperell. with 1
- Vest India eeel under War