. To Ottawa, Ontario via the Rideau Lakes and River from the Thousand Islands and the territory of the New York Central Lines . r-Track Series No. 34. at one side still another immense dam, 300 feet long and ten feetin height. Usually the face of this dam carries a thin veil offalling water, presenting, on bright days, a very handsome four miles farther on we come to a spot known by the ratherunromantic name of HOGSBACK. The name is said to have been derived from the presence, in thebed of the swiftly rushing stream, of many large boulders whichare likened in appearance to the backs
. To Ottawa, Ontario via the Rideau Lakes and River from the Thousand Islands and the territory of the New York Central Lines . r-Track Series No. 34. at one side still another immense dam, 300 feet long and ten feetin height. Usually the face of this dam carries a thin veil offalling water, presenting, on bright days, a very handsome four miles farther on we come to a spot known by the ratherunromantic name of HOGSBACK. The name is said to have been derived from the presence, in thebed of the swiftly rushing stream, of many large boulders whichare likened in appearance to the backs of our porcine are of the opinion that the rough and rugged look ofthis spot is due primarily to an earthquake, or some other con-vulsion of nature, and the tourist who sees it for the first time isquite willing to side with them. The Rideau at this point is notnavigable, and the rest of our journey is accordingly madethrough an artificial cut. The engineering work here includestwo locks, with a drop of thirteen feet six inches and anotherstupendous dam, 320 feet long and forty-five feet in height. Be-. HOGSBACK RAPIDS. RIDEAU ROUTE—REACHED BY THENEW YORK CENTRAL. ing quite close to Ottawa,able summer population,mentioned brings us to Hogsback is the center of a consider-A run of one mile through the cut HARTWELLS, where, in passing two locks, we descend twenty-two feet, andthen find ourselves on the last run to the capital city. It isbut two and a half miles away, and in a few moments oursteamer ties up to a wharf, and a brief, though a very interesting,journey has come to an end. Should the tourist desire, how-ever, he can still further study the canal work by passing throughthe eight locks, by which connection is made, through the heartof the city, with the Ottawa River and thence on to is a fall of eighty-two feet in passing these locks, andwhen one finally reaches the Ottawa he is still no feet above sealevel. f Four-Track Series No. 34
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