. Lake Superior to the Sea. essing in spite of them, that our advance was the victory ofcontest, the prowess of the superhuman over the natural. Approaching the foot of the rapids, we pass, on the left, SheiksIsland and Barnharts Island, on the right, and for seven miles welook out upon United States territory from both sides—this peculiarcondition having been created through an error of the King ofHolland in delineating the international channel in his capacity asarbitrator of the Treaty of 1812. Having shot the Long Sault, we reach Cornwall, where theinternational boundary veers to the south
. Lake Superior to the Sea. essing in spite of them, that our advance was the victory ofcontest, the prowess of the superhuman over the natural. Approaching the foot of the rapids, we pass, on the left, SheiksIsland and Barnharts Island, on the right, and for seven miles welook out upon United States territory from both sides—this peculiarcondition having been created through an error of the King ofHolland in delineating the international channel in his capacity asarbitrator of the Treaty of 1812. Having shot the Long Sault, we reach Cornwall, where theinternational boundary veers to the southward, and the an essentially Canadian stream. Cornwall, a growing manufacturing town of 7,500 population, issituated at the head of the Cornwall Canal, by which the rapids ofthe Long Sault are surmounted. It has unlimited power, promisingit a great future as a manufacturing center. Its most importantindustry is the manufacture of cotton. It is said to be the smallesttown in Canada with a street As Though Our Boat Had Been Transplanted from Calm Lake to Angry Sea Lake Superior to the Sea 47
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