. The American angler. Fishing. A Glorious River—Tkc St. Laivrcncc. 383 rock barriers out of which its own mad- dened waves have cut a channel ; ca- reening round and round in the whirl- pool ; gradually subsiding, and at last flowing into Lake Ontario without a ripple. After the glory of Niagara comes the glory of the Thousand Isles. Very different indeed are they from Niagara ; but the Thousand Isles are as unrivalled in their own way as Niagara. There is nothing like them in the world, so far as it has been explored. The Thousand Isles want but one thing to make them as nearly heavenly as i
. The American angler. Fishing. A Glorious River—Tkc St. Laivrcncc. 383 rock barriers out of which its own mad- dened waves have cut a channel ; ca- reening round and round in the whirl- pool ; gradually subsiding, and at last flowing into Lake Ontario without a ripple. After the glory of Niagara comes the glory of the Thousand Isles. Very different indeed are they from Niagara ; but the Thousand Isles are as unrivalled in their own way as Niagara. There is nothing like them in the world, so far as it has been explored. The Thousand Isles want but one thing to make them as nearly heavenly as it would be possible for anything earthly to be, and that is mountain scenery. Of this they have none. The Canadian side of the river is, however, at one place very steep, forming most pictur- esque cliffs covered with green trees of unnumbered species. But the Isles themselves are the wonders of the scene. There are a great many more than a thousand—sixteen hundred and ninety-two, according to the most re- liable count. Some contain thousands of acres ; some are no bigger than a tea-table. The biggest and the least of them are beautiful. All are covered with shrubs or something green, and all are surrounded by water so clear, so wonderfully pure, as can be found in no river save in the St. Lawrence. This purity of water is one of the great charms of this glorious river. If the Thousand Isles were in the Ohio or Missouri they would lose most of their charms, for the waters of those rivers are the color of pea soup during nine months of every year. The same cause that makes the St. Lawrence floodless ^%. 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 Harris, William Charles, 1830-1905, ed. New York : [The Angler's Publishing Company]
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