Beauties of the StLawrence . NIAGARA FALLS. Souvenir of Canadian Scenery. A GROUP OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. unusual interest and keenest de-light lies before us in the de-scent of the noble forty miles, of thehundred and sixty fromKingston to Montreal, thepath of the steamer isthrough the labyrinthinewindings of the far-famedThousand Islands. Theseare scattered over thebosom of the river with aprodigality which Naturehas hardly elsewhere shown,and which is equalled only bythe variety, in size, form, colorand general aspect, of the islandsthemselves. In number, they arereckoned to exce
Beauties of the StLawrence . NIAGARA FALLS. Souvenir of Canadian Scenery. A GROUP OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDS. unusual interest and keenest de-light lies before us in the de-scent of the noble forty miles, of thehundred and sixty fromKingston to Montreal, thepath of the steamer isthrough the labyrinthinewindings of the far-famedThousand Islands. Theseare scattered over thebosom of the river with aprodigality which Naturehas hardly elsewhere shown,and which is equalled only bythe variety, in size, form, colorand general aspect, of the islandsthemselves. In number, they arereckoned to exceed 1,750, the largest being some hundred acres inextent, the smallest, a mere speck of verdure-clad rock, crowned,it may be, by a single tree, proudly reflecting its autumnal glory inthe gleaming expanse of the lake. From the deck of the Richelieu Companys steamers the tra-veller has a glorious opportunity of becoming acquainted with thebeauties, the ever changing, kaleidoscopic attractions of that won-ful natural panorama. At times the speed of the vessel is slackenedbeautiesofstlawr00rich
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