. Canada; a descriptive text-book . an imaginary journey from Montreal to the head of navi-gation, noting some of the interesting features as we pass along. YYego by steamer up the river to the City of Kingston, where weenter Lake Ontario. On the way we pass through several canals toavoid the rapids, but if we were coming down, the steamer wouldrun the rapids—a most exciting experience. We also cross theLake of the Thousand Islands, one of the most beautiful spots in theworld, and the summer resort of thousands of tourists. After atrip of two hundred and forty miles across Lake Ontario, we go
. Canada; a descriptive text-book . an imaginary journey from Montreal to the head of navi-gation, noting some of the interesting features as we pass along. YYego by steamer up the river to the City of Kingston, where weenter Lake Ontario. On the way we pass through several canals toavoid the rapids, but if we were coming down, the steamer wouldrun the rapids—a most exciting experience. We also cross theLake of the Thousand Islands, one of the most beautiful spots in theworld, and the summer resort of thousands of tourists. After atrip of two hundred and forty miles across Lake Ontario, we go throughthe Welland Canal to Lake Erie. This is to avoid the Falls of Niagara,which prevent ships passing up the river. While the vessel is goingthrough the canal we can run over by rail and have a look at the greatfalls—one of the wonders of the world. The Niagara river, the outletof Lake Erie, suddenly flings itself over a perpendicular cliff a hundredand fifty-eight feet in height. Within recent years the enormous 12 water-power of Niagara has been turned to practical uses and driveslarge mills and electric railways. In the form of electricity it is trans,mitted to neighbouring cities, and thus we have machinery driven bythe falls which are many miles distant. A long sail over Lake Eriebrings us to the Detroit river. More ships pass up and down thisriver than at any other point in the are employed in the inland navigationof the continent, and many of them are aslarge as ocean ships. They carry grain fromFort William, Duluth and Chicago to Buffalo,Kingston or Prescott; iron ore from themines round Lake Superior to Cleveland,canned meats from the great packing housesof Chicago for distribution all over theworld. Others are loaded with lumber fromthe forests of Georgian Bay and Michigan,salt from the wells along Lake Huron, copperfrom Parry Sound, and countless other com-modities. If we stop here for a short timewe shall get some idea of the immense traf
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