Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-03-08

rem. probably fOreshadowed the Amer
lean Revolution.
With the closing Of this refuge OF
Atlantic priyateers. marine insurance
on AnglO-American vessels fell az
once from 80 TO Il per cent?" Sub
sequently the island was restored to
France, and again the fortunes OF war
made IL permanently a British pos
session.
The giant fortress OF Louisburg was
demolished in favor Of the newly for
titled base at Halifax military ne
cessity that is deplored by the visitor
~ today.
And yet en- all its desOlatiOn. one
thrills 20 the glory 81 its past. Here
are the remains OF the Dauphin's gate /;
yOnder can be traced the bomb-proof
easements OF the kings Bastion, and
on one 81 these grassy mounds stood
the citadel. where fair ladies and gal
liant gentlemen Of France graced the
grand ball on that fateful eve Of
Pepperell's arrival In Gaharus Bay.
Not until 1854. when the island he
came temporarily "A separate colony,
with its own governor. were grants ~
land 10 settlers permitted. To Il I'm
the late years ~ the Eighteenth and
tire opening Of the Nineteenth cen
fury came a great number Of hardy
Scottish settlers. In this way the Is
land became "as Gaelic as the most
Gaelic mart OF Scotland" Though
there are considerable French Acadian
settlements. more OF less cOsmOpOl-
Itan population In the vicinity OF the
mining districts. and many descend
ants 81 the old United Empire Loyal
ist stock. the r. r. VS. Of the prov
Inces. Cape Breton Is still predomi-
nantly Highland Scottish In its pop
ulaticn.
The finest scenery in the Maritime
provinces is TO be found In northern
Cape Breton and through the lovely
Bras dor Lake region ~ the interior.
Bras dor Lakes.
Most striking Of the islands physical
features is this inland sea. known In
its two sections as the Great and Lit
tie Bras dor Lakes Widening out
from its two Atlantic entrances, IL
extends In its 4J0 square miles OF
ARA through the heart Of tile island
nearly a thousand miles Of interior
coast-line bordering all four counties
and forming In enchanting succession
wide harbors. island-dotted bays, and
deep fjord-llke channels. A ship canal
az historic 81. Peters, across the old
Indian portage of Nicholas DenYs
time. connects the lake waters with
the Strait Of Canso.
This inland waterway was OF great
strategic value 20 the French. as at a
later period II was a valuable means
~ T.ortation-indeed, the only
means of transportation az first-to
the Highland Scottish settlers. TO
dny II affords easy access 10 the
markets OF the Sydneys for the farm
ers OF the Interior no less than a
natural playground for the people OF
the Industrial centers.
The drive along the north shore
~ Cane Breton is surprisingly lovely.
Landward there are ever the hills,
near and remote. the green meadows
OF farmlands Astounding In milk ana
Celtic hospitality; seward the At
lantic and in the distance. sheer Out
~ the ocean, towers smoky.
once seen. the view looking south
ward from smoky is never forgotten.
Headland after headland In outline
reaching out 10 the eastward. plaster
Gifts dazzling white against the as
tant blue. and. 100 feet below, the
long roll OF the Atlantic.