Steamer "Marion" Entering the First Locks on St. Peter's Canal, cir.1890
English: Steamer "Marion" Entering the First Locks on St. Peter's Canal Identifier: withflyrodcamera00samu (find matches) Title: With fly-rod and camera Year: 1890 (1890s) Authors: Samuels, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1836-1908 Subjects: Fishing Fishing Publisher: New York, Forest and Stream Pub. Co. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: grave, on the afternoon of the next day. The Intercolonial Railway runs through interesting portions of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and some of the views to be had from the train in the last named Province are among the finest in eastern America. Leaving the cars at Port Mulgrave and embarking on the steamer, we find ourselves on a neat, comfortable boat, the Marion, with Capt. Geo. L. Burchell as commander. He is a gentle-man who has traveled widely, is very intelligent, and the traveler will find his acquaintance well worth cultivating. From Port Mulgrave a good view is obtained of the celebrated Strait of Canso, which is the great high-way through which the fishing vessels, steamers and other craft pass to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is, I believe,from a mile to a mile and a half in width, and over a dozen in length. Leaving Port Mulgrave on the steamer a view of a portion of the town presents itself, but it is not a satisfactory one. After crossing the strait and touching at Port Hawks- Text Appearing After Image: IMAGE: Steamer "Marion" Entering the First Locks on St. Peter's Canal - H 256 With Fly-Rod and Camera. bury, the steamer passes along the shore of Cape Breton for several hours, giving the tourist a most beautiful panoramic view of lovely bays, headlands, forests and smiling farms. Soon after leaving Hawksbury the dinner bell is rung, and we are startled to find a first-class dinner cooked and served in first-class style by that accomplished steward,Thomas Mitchell. At length the first lock of St. Peters Canal is entered. This canal, which runs from the Strait of Canso to the Bras D'Or Lake, is a fine specimen of engineering enterprise, and the passage through its locks up into the Bras DOr Lake is an experience novel and interesting. Passing into the lake, the sail is one of the most delightful to be conceived of. * One may spend a month most delightfully about the shores of this beautiful inland sea, in visiting the towns,the mines and the various other points of interest. The *A writer well says: Who can describe the beauties of this strange ocean lake, th The S.S. Marion, a sidewheeler, purchased by the Bras d’Or Steam Navigation Company in 1882. Built in New York State, where she had served as an excursion boat on the Hudson River. When she came to Cape Breton, she was refitted with luxurious staterooms and new furniture, and sailed between Sydney and Mulgrave, providing a direct service between the towns around Sydney harbour and the mainland.[1] Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.