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MANUFACTURERS OF
COTTON
SAIL DUCKS,
Wide Ducks,
SAIL and WRAPHIXG TWINES.
Yiriiii)@ati^p Bmi $mtu
EXPORT AGENT,
C. K. TURNHR, 76 Broau St.. Nkw York.
S. A. CROVVKLL cS: CO.
Yarmouth, N. S.
Rardioare and ^
metal merchants,
I.MI'ilKII-.KS AND |)i;.\l.i;i<S IN
BUILDER'S HARDWARE, TOOLS,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, GLASS,
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, &c.
We cari\- a Stock o\ ...
Fine Pockcl Cutlcrp, Scissors, Razors, ^c.
.M.Si I A I'l'Ll. I, INI'. Oh'
Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition,
SALMON and TROUT Fishing Gear.
WE SOLICIT PUBLIC PATRONAGE.
Main Street, Yarmouth, N. S.
COASTAL STEAM PACKET CO., Ltd.
Halifax and Bridgewaier. Nova Scotia.
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Fares Cheap
and Accommodations
First-Class.
..tv^v^THE NEW STEELv^v-*.,"*
Steamer "Bridge water.
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CLASSED A1 AT LLOYDS.
SAILS FROM
Halifax fpr BridgOAatci- every Wednes-
day and Saturday at 8 a.ni,
RETUBNING,
Leaves Bridgewater every Monday and
Thursday at 9 a.m, for Halifax,
Toui i-ls will liii'i Mil' >;iil wi^- fiiitiwililr iiloiis; liu' Coa-^t ;inii 'Hi llu; [.a Ilav'u ki\'ur. The
■^iLMinLM rmiii •! ts at r.riili;i-w.iti,-r wiili the Nova Scotia Central Railroad, anil alVords
a \ei\ atirarii\e loturn trip lo paities visitiiiK Lnnenbnij; Conntv liy lailroail.
FRANK DAMSON, Presiilent and Mstr.
BRIDGEWATER, N.S.
AGENT AT HALIFAX.
JOSEPH wool), Central Wharf.
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YARTV^OUTH
AND .
SHELBURNE.
Coaches of the Line lea\e N'annoulh for Ar^yle, I'libiiico,
Harrington, Slielbr-ne and Lockport, on arrival of steamer from
lioston ; also after the arrival of trains from Halifax.
RETURNING,
Coach leaves Shdiinrne at fonr o'clock r.M. for ISarrington,
Pubnico, Argyle and \arnu)nth, connecting with train for Halifax
the following morning. Also coach lea\es IJarrington at eight
o'clock .\.M., comiecling with steamer for IJoston same evening.
Throngh tickets can be obtained at the ofhce of the Varmonth
Steamship, Boston, and on boartl steamers, for Lockport and in-
termediate i>oints ; also at coach ollices Shelburne, ".arrington
and \'armonth for iJoston.
Special teams for any point on the
route at reasonable rates. . . .
For Further Information Apply to
JAMES KROST <?<: SONS,
PROPRIRTORS.
jitlantic l)ou$e,
SHELBURNE, N. S.
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Open Fire Places,
Hot Water Heat,
Hot and Colu Baths,
Electric Bells,
Centr.ally Located,
Table Unexcelled.
Katbs: Hr^li.oo m^K DAY,
D. B. FROST, Manager.
Acknowledji^ed to be as fine a Dry Goods Store and as fine a
stocl< as there is in tlie Maritime Provinces.
J. D. DENNIS S CO., 11
YARIVIOUTH, N.S.
Special Points for Tourists
AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
Fine Kid Gloves, Laces, Velvets.
Celebrated for Black Dress Silks.
Very Strong in Dress Fabrics imported
direct from Britain, France and
Germany.
Yarmouth Homespuns.
Extra Inducements in Fur Garments.
MILLINERY.^.^.^
Made up on tlie premises by a successful
Freiuli milliner, from stuck directly
imported from London and Paris.
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St. John, N. B.
WEYMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA.
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DOWN BY THE SEA.
Tliu only Hnifl ill tlu' l^dviiuc h.uiivi
.iirnuiuls tor ri'dc-atioii aiul npni air coii-
CL-rts. Strictly tirst-class in f\cT\' detail.
Th(irou;zlil\' runn\ati.\i aiiJ t'liniisluJ with
thf most luxuriniis funiiturL' prucurahlL'.
Tile iiidst Cdnwiiiriitly situatcti Hutrl in the
city, fithfr for busiiK-ss or pleasurr. This
linuse ()\-t'rln()ks tiu' beautiful public gar-
dens which arc so deliLihtful tn >uiniiuT
tourists.
EXCELLENT CUISINE.
Hiectric cars to all parts of the cit}' pass
the door e\er\' few minutes.
E. LE ROI WILLIS,
Proprietor.
Ibis IIotL'l is sitiialcd on the lianks iil'tlu' Sissiboo River, and
is \\iiliin (ini--liaif minute's \\;ilk iil" tlie Kaiiuas Station, and Tele-
;^ra])li. relephone, llxjjress and l'(jsl ( )Hices.
The Cuisine is Acknowledged to be Second to None
! in the Province.
i Tliis Hotel is heated tin'oiii^iiout l)y rurnace, and lias a |)er-
fecaly tilted ISath Room, -n|i|ilied with hot and cold water. A
lirsl-class Tonsoiaal artist has his parlors iiist across the street.
The Bathing and Boating; Privileges are Unexcelled,
and are free to all. Small and lari;i- game of all kinds is abimd-
ant and within ualkini^ distance. There is nnsnrpassed trout and
salmon I'lshiiii;- in tiie lakes and streams in close proximity to the
I Hotel.
\\'e\ni(iuth is noted for its Cherries, and every tourist should
stop here during- July tor a feast of tiiis lucious fruit.
I'artritlge, Wood-cock and Snijie are plentiful, and Sportsmen
are alw.iys sure t)f a good bag in season.
'PuTiiis iii.ude lvt:io\N'ti cjn ai >! )H(-,-.' 1 1 ior i.
J. W. GOODWIN, Proprietor.
THE
HALIFAX HOTEL.
One of the Finest Hotels
in Canadav'«-.«<-,'«v<v««v<.,<
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Halifax, Nova Scotia.
THL ^'n;it impidwnu'iits miJ .klditiMiis iiiadr tn this popular lidt^l within
thr past k'\\- yrars haw now phkvd it in tlu' ranl<s as (nir of thr tnn-
iiKist hdtrls in Caiuula. It cmitaiiis now upwarJs (,f tud hiiikirtal K-J-
rniiins, with aiiiplu ac.-oiiiiiioJatinn lor at l^ast 350 bursts. TIil' spacious
hiiiiii- Hall has a siMtin-' (.-apa^itv- tor 300 persons. Tlu' Parlors, R^aJin-
Room, anJ CJiaiiihrrs aru all .■ Miilortahlx- litto.l up anj supplirJ with all moJrrn
iiiiproNiMmiits. liKaiuk'SiL-nt Li-lits throu-lmut thr whoK' huilJiu^. in butli
e-orriJors anJ ro.mis. An attractiw ConsiMAatory and inaLinifkvnt outloolc
o\vr thr Harhor, w hi^h is aJniirrJ wry much hy tourists, is approached from
\\-\v LaJirs' Parlor. ANn nno of tlir latest impro\rJ Hlcctric Passcn-vr Hk'\a-
tors beiuL; adJeJ fur tho con\ (.■nimcf of its quests.
THE CUISINE IS OF THE FINEST,
And the Proprietors are s.,te in sa_\'in;i that thos,. who ma\- honor them with their patrona-e will feel
well satisfied with their \isit to Halifax.
Terms Moderate.
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Halifax to Bermuda Semi-Monthly.
Halifax to Kingston, Jamaica, and Turks Island -- Monthly.
Halifax to Haytien Ports Monthly.
St. John and Halifax to Bermuda, St. Thomas, St. Croix, St.
Kitts, Antigua, Dominica. Martinique, St. Lucia, Barbadoes,
Trinidad and Demerara - Monthly
Halifax to Sheet Harbor, Salmon River, Isaac's Harbor, Canso,
Arichat, Port Hawkesbury, Charlottetown, Summerside and
Souris — Weekly.
Halifax »o St. Peters, Baddeck, Bras d'Or Lakes, Sydney, North
Sydney, Ingonish, Niels Harbor, Aspy Bay, and Chanrifl
— Fortnightly.
Halifax to Codroy, Bay 3t, George, Bay of Islands, Boone Bay,
Rose Blanche, LaPoile, Burgeo, Harbor Breton, St Jacques,
Balloram, Grand Bank, Fortune, Burin and Placentia —
monthly.
Halifax and Glasgow — Donaldson Line of Steamships.
ALL ABOVE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
FUL-L. INROR7VTATION ON KPPUICKT ION TO
PICKFORD St BL-KCK,
HKLIRT^X, N. S.
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Ilj. II .•. Ill additiiiii lo ;ulv;int;i,L;i'> liilhriln (iHch'iI tn iIr- davclliiiL', _;.
jMiMic at tlii> Ihsl-Lhi-^s ami Ihiil; islal)liNlu'il lioiis^, ii has liccii
lately I'lilarnid and impidviil, and a iiinch lai'ncr minil)L-r of '
'T* guests can lie aci'omiiKulati'd than hunuiiv. .'. .'. ,'. 'i'
riodern Appurtenances. F-irst-Class Appointments.
Samp'e, Bath, and Shading Rooms. Boats, etc.
Only one niiniilc'^ walk ir tlir K..h\v.,> M.ilinn, .nul ihrcr tr"m Su.inilm.u W'l.tri.
JOHN DALEY, Ppoprietor
A li O R IV,
HATTER,
No. 229 Washington Street,
RAILWAY, STEAMBOAT AND POLICE WORK
A SPECIALTY.
NEW FNGLflND I QB8TER Ci
268 and 270 Atlantic Avenue.
WHOLESALL DEALERS IN
Live and Boiled Lobsters.
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You can SHOOT
and FISH
To your heart's content in that Queen of
Summer and Fall Vacation Resorts,
NOVA SCOTIA.
For sportsmen who would like an outing in the picturesque Land of Evangeline, the
best facilities for reaching the favorite hunting and fishing grounds are afforded by the
popular and fast steamers
"BOSTON" and " YAl^|VIOlJTH"
YARMOUTH STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
which make FOUR TRIPS A WEEK during the Vacation Season, leaving Lewis Wharf,
Boston, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 12 M.; and returning from Yarmouth,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Evenings. They make close connections for
all points in the Provinces.
SEA VOYAGE ONLY SEVENTEEN HOURS.
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Of the city, stay thy feet I
Rest awhile, nor longer waste
Life with inconsiderate hasie,"
SWEET and lialmv and joyous in spriiig-timc; transcendently beautiful and picturesque in summer; inspirinj^ and uplift-
ing; in its peaceful autumnal grandeiu-; restful and scintillating with beauty even when the white mantle ot winter has
beentinown over its varied landscape — tlie most mag ilicent, hospitable, health-giving, peaceful and alluring resting place
ever set apart for tireci and care-worn mankind — such is the province of Nova Scotia.
Such, indeed, has it ever been, but it is not imtil these latter days of oius that its existence has become known to others
than its open-hearted inhabitants.
This is not a historv of Nova Scotia. It is not a treatise on reciprocity or annexation. It is not even an adetpiate de-
scription of the lovely province, for the writer, the poet, the artist has yet to come to the front who shall do it full justice
tlirougli either of these departments. Let these few lines stand, therefore, simply as a brief and modest suggestion upon that
most alis()rl)ing of all the topics of modern life — the annual vacation.
"VACATION." What a wt)rld of meaning is wrapped up in tliat one familiar, simple word ! As inseparable a part of
our jiresent existence as the verv work from which it brings smcease, the spending of oin- atuuial vacation lias come to be
almost a science in itself, and days and weeks are spent in the atlemi)t to figure out the complicated problem of where the
" best time" can be spent amid the newest and most pleasant of surroundings, with the slightest expenditme of time — and
cash. With the moilern American there is no (piestion as to the vacation itself. It must be had, whatever the cost to him or
the ilisarrangement of iiis business affairs, and the year that tinils no vacation clnoniclcd in his diary is a year that is to be
counted lost, indeed. The man and his family wiio dwell in tlie city iiave got to go away to some [)lace that bears some sem-
lilance, at least, to the countrv, for a week or a month, and the tendency is to lengtiien this period of amuial rest rather than
sliorten it.
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That is the most important part of the <|UL'stioii. It is an un(lc'iiial)le tact that liic popular vacation resorts (jf tiiis country,
lumc-roiis and l)(.'autit'iii as they arc, arc yearly l)i.coming more and more passe, and the yreat American pnl)hc, particularly
tliat portion of it residing witliin the l)orders of the New luii^hmd States, is hecomin,<:j .lore and more restless and dissatisfied,
and is lookinjj; around ea<;erly for " <^reener lields and jjastures new." New llampsiiire has its White Mountains, Maine its
woods and lakes, X'ermont its y;reen hills and New \'ork its Saratoy;a and Catskills and Adirniulacks; hut all these, beautiful
liioutiii they are, arc old and oft-e\plored, and that means the deatii penalty for a simimer resort in these days of restless activ-
il\- and uni\ersal desire lor somethinj^f Miw.
In this blessed land of ours tiiere is nothinjf that man can want in reason that is not at his hand; and so it is in this emer-
j^ency. Right at the \ery doors of Xew luij^land, more (|uickl\ reached than many a point in its own territory, a bountiful
Pro\ idence has placed for the enjoyment of its toil-worn people a \er\ (Jarden of I'^den, wliich can never Ljrow old or tame,
wliere theie is room'and hearty welcome for all who can jxissiiily wish to come, and where the Xew l'2njj;lanc'er who once
tarries will ever lea\e his heart. It is a j^lorious Munmer j^arden, this rock-bound, verdant, beautiful, romantic p )vince by the
sea. Se\eral hundred \e us have rolled by since this mayiiificent outpost of the ti^reat Canadian Dominion was discoscred, but
the \\ork was poorly done, and it is but recently that its real disco\ery has occuried. Perhajis it woidd not ha\c been dis-
covered \et bad not tlie Adirondacks and the White Mountains cume to be such an old story.
Slowly and surelx, In \\e\er, tiie fame of this |";i\()icd section as a health-j;i\ in<4', restful, inspii'ing ])lace of summer resort
has been sjjreadiuL;' abroad, and the annual exodus toward its sliores has assumed such j)roportions that an entire rexolution in
transportation facilities has been made necessaiy in order that the comfort and convenience ol'tiie thousands of tourists may be
proi)eri\ conserved. Happily, \o\a Scotia itself has not been re\ oUitioni/ed, however, and it lemains to-day, as it undoubt-
ediv will for years to come, the same uni([ue and picturesi|ue IJluenose land. Those w ho have found their wav thither have
stopped and seen and marvelled that sucii a lovely, romantic and historically interestin<;' region has so lon;^ lain undiscovered
and unexplored bv the pleasure lovini^' \'ankee ; and their wonder has deepened into profound admiration as its superb natural
beauties and thorounhlv local chaiacteristics have yiaduaiiy been unfolded to them. •' inuely tliere can be on earth no fairer
si)ot than this I " thev have exclaimed, as they have rambled through its leafy and balsamic forests, sailed upon or bathed in its
pure and sparkling waters, lished in its winding rivers, hunted upon its bree/y marshes, or studied the numbeiless and varied
industries |)eculiai" to ihe country and the tpiaint and curious characteristics of many of its |)eoj)le. .Small wonder that they
thus exclaimed I Siueiy the poet must have had in mind this beauty spot, when in reminiscent mood he wrote:
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With faxoriiit;' winds, u'cv sunlit seas.
W'l' sailrd for till' liuspuiidrs,
Tlu' land <vlu'i\' i!;()ldi'n ajiplcs i;ni\v
I'lUl that, all ! that was loni; ano.
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'I'luTO arc thivo j^rcal iVatinvs alioiit a Nacalion in Nova Scotia that will ajipcal to (.'ViTvhndy. aside from the n;itiiral attract-
iwiicss of the plai-e itself. It is(|iiiekl\ and eomfortahly reached, it is a new and inii(|ue eoimtiy wlu'ii you L;et to it, and it is a
\er\ ine\|)ensi\e place to live in. l'anc\ Saratoj^ian prices are not \ et known in Nova Scotia, nor are they liUely to l)e for
sonu'tinie; and the liospitalitv tor which Nova Scotians have always lu'eii famous, parlicnlarlx w hei\ llieir visitin<^ ^'ald•;ee
cousins were concerned, has not \ et become ]iart of the stock in trade of Nova Scotia comnii'rce. I'his \k-\u'j: the casi-, \ on
can si)end a week at one of their hotels without ha\in^- to contrilnite I'UoUi^h to erect a nt'w hliildinj^. and you can sai'idy enter
into neL'otiations with a li\er\ keejjcr without the fear of heini;- ohIiLCed lo pay the price of the entiri' turnout.
ilut alioul the tri''ti'i;4' t'"^''''-'-
NothiuL;- easier in the world. The oidv prohlem is where to make yom" headquavters when you reach tlu'ie. Tlure art'
ei'^hteen counties in Nova Scotia, and it is safe to say that there are an a\era,n-e of at least twenly-live towns or villa.u'es in
each that \'ie with each other in presentiii".; the <;Tcalost nimiber of attractions to vacationists; so that, if a man or woman took
twenty-live vacations a vear there are enouj^h places in the pro\ ince to last them at least ei.L,diteen years. As most of us have
oid\- one vacation amuiallv, liovvever, it is plainly seen that none ol: us will have to woriy about where to enjoy it. if we li\e
to be centenarians. 'I'here are thousands now who are trying,' to make the best record in this respect, and many of them have
been keei)in,L;- it uj) for vears ; for the rule is that once a vacationist there, always a vacationist.
The maimer in which one shall s]XMul a vacation in the Land of Evani^eline is. of course, <lependent alto,i;ether ujjou the
length of time j^iven to it, as in all other places. If one is not hampered in this resi^ect, a jiood plan is to spend a lew weeks
in leisurely travel throuj^h the province, in this way -;ettin,L,' a comprehensive idea of its toiioL;ra])hy. and the characteristics
and occupations of the thril'tv jjcople who inhabit its diU'erent sections. One will fmd many interestin;^' contrasts in both these
respects, and not a few genuine surprises. Then the traveler can st'ttle down for a few days or weeks in some chosen spot
that has particularlv struck his fancy, and ;4ain the recujierativ c rest that ounht to form tlie lirst principle of a vacation, vary-
ing- tlu' programme from vear to vear, to suit one's self. If the intending tourist has a friend who has lived in or visited the
pl.u'r, tlu' wlioli" thiiiv^ f:m lie settled in ;i minute. I'.iiliiiL,' in that, the ^'akmok rii Sii:.\msiiii' Compaw 's luiicau of intoini-
atiiin ean \it\ sneeesstnIK laki' he ])iace nf the '• iViend in nei'd " and hi' most happs to do so.
How TO " GKT Tl lERK."
Xotliintj aside from the nsnal vacation preparations need be made, when the decision to <4o has heen aiTived at. Thi'
climate ol" No\a Scotia is not i'ssentiall\- different tVom tiiat of New Iv.i'^land, in sunnner, exL^'pt that the ni^iils ha\e a ten-
dcnc\' to he cooler, and that the east winds are not so crnel and penetrating;". Stont siioes for heach walking' and hill ciimhini^
should be taken, and dress suits may be left in cami)hor, at home, unless you intend to attend one of the fashionable levees of
the lieuti'nanl <4<)\ernor, or in\ite xourself to one of the admiralty balls at Halifax. I'oljs are kept on hand on some |)arts of
the coast, for the purpose of beautityin;4 the complexion, but they are no woise and no more numerous than New I'.nu'laud
fot^s — not half sf) much, in fact, as some people ha\ e been taught to belie\ e. Xo sleep need be lost, either, on account of that
terrible oj^re, the customs olbcer. They are not half so nuich to be feared as the baij^i;"ai;"i' man to whom you will haw to v\\-
trust your trunks in lioston. Ytm can change \<)ur moi .n- into Canadian cuirency belbic you start if you want to, but if yon
fori^et, there are a number of places in the ])ro\ince, notably Yarmouth, where you can t^i't it exchaufijcd at pai'. This is one
i-esnlt of the close relationship that is ^rowiuLf between the two countries.
'l"he most imj)ortant preparation of all has yet to be mentioned, that of purchasing your ticket at one of the immerous
agencies of the ^' aunh)!' rii .Sii;a.msiiii' Cf)Ml■A\^' (a list of \\hich is <;i\en furtlier on), and securinjj;- your stateroom. If
the '• season " is well on, \ on will be wise to do the latter as early as possible, t'or w hile the spleiulid steaiuers of the liui' are
as conunodious as thev are cond'ortablc and speedy, they ha\c a limit \vhich is bound to be reached some time. Perhaps a
wold about these steamers, \vhich ha\e been termed " the (juecns of the Boston lleet," may not be aiuiss ri^ht here. They
are two in nund)er, and are \erv appiopriateh' named after the two ports which form their ternnnii. I'hey ha\e become so
fanu)us now that it is scarcely necessary to describe them. The cf)ntrast between them and the steamers tliat ])lied between
the two sections previous to their advent is almost startlin<^. The lar<;x'st of the two, the " Boston,"' is a steel Clyde-built boat,
and this is only her second season. She is 2.|5 feet keel, 35 feet beam with hold 7J^ feet and i 2j< feet, and has exi^ansion
eui^ine of ^(xk) nominal horse power, two boilers and smoke stacks and a 'guaranteed speed ol 17 knots. Hilt^e keels and all other
modern impro\ements ha\e been supplied. There are o\er So staterooms, and the total ];:issengei' accommodation is from
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\\alci-lii;lil conii)ailincnls. The caiiins, saloons, slalcroonis, etc., arc funiislK-d in nialioi^any and nia|)k', and iipliolstt-rcd
in I'ticclit vcKcl. The ship is ii'^litcd hy electricity, as in iier companion, and eacli has an unexcelled culinary department.
'I'hc *' \'arniouth," thonu,h somewhat smaller than the " Boston," is not in the least behind her in respect to accommoda-
tions and " modern conxeniences." She is also a Chde-hnilt boat, and duriuj^ her several seas.')ns on the route has l)econu'
iinnienselx po[)ular. She rej;isters i.|oo tons, and is \ery spi'cdy. Doth steamers are in charj^e of experienced and well-known
captains, and the courteous ollicers and ciews aie picked men, whose first (hity is the welfare of their passeiij^ers. ".Safety,
speed and comfort," is the motto of the \'.\iim()1'T!1 S ricAMSiiii' Companv, and altc)t,fether its steamers are conceded to be
tlie lincst of the coastwise licet runnin<^ out of Boston.
Hetter than all, however, this line is the (luickest by manv hours to Xo\a Scotia, and, almost before he has realized he is
at sea, the passenj^er is landed upon the sh:)res of the pictures(|ue province.
And that brinies us back to that xacatioii ayain.
Having- come from the suburb.-- of IJoslon, New \'ork. Western -Massachusetts, or ^ way down in Maine," as the case
may be, the inti'ndint^ \acationist tiiuls himself at Lewis Wharf, Boston, as much betoie the hour of the steamer's sailing;, as
his railroad or street car connections have allowed. Prompllv on the hour the boat leaves her dock, bcarin<ij a liai)py and ex-
pectant thion;4 on her deck, and lea\ in.ij a wistful ai.d en\ ions one on the wharf. .VImost before she has <rot i)eyon(l hailing-
distance '' full speed" is put on, not to bo relaxed a;j,ain uiuil all but four oi' live of the 250 miles of watery pathway iiavebeen
covered. 'I"he varied panorama of Bxiston harbor, with its steam and sail craft, its islands and forts and pul)lic institutions, is
ra])idly passed, Boston Li<i;ht and the gilded dome are oidden an affectionate good-by, and with her jog-line and Mack cloud of
smoke trailing after her, the good steamer jiloughs her rapid way toward the Bluenose land, which is to be reached at day-
light next morning, only sixteen hours from Bos'on. Dinner, an al'ternoon siesta, reading or chatting with comj)anions or
new-made friends, a la/y and restful scanning of the ocean with its scattered white sails; then supper, foUou^cd, perhaps, by
nuisic in the caliin, another lounge on deck, with eyes already brigiiter, drinking in the fairy pictine presented liy the dancing
lights of the haddock lishermen circling around their vessel in their dories, serve to vv ind up the afternoon and evening. Then
comes sweet sleep, if you are one of those who ca// sleep upon the water, a tew more thousand revolutions of the pontlerous
euLjines, and then (lav litrht a''ain — and Xov a Scotia !
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Tiiic Country Itskt.i*.
Why, il i>. till' I;iii(l of I'^\;m<;cliiic, td he muc," icpliis thu knowiiii^ Am(.'i'ic;m inakiiii^ liis
11(1 lur >:i(l stDiy and the history of llii.'
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Ami \\ lial is Xova Scolia:
first \ isit to tlic country, at w liose nij^jicd j^ate we now stand, as tiionj^h ICvan^eline
unhappy .Acadiaii.s were the .Mpha and ()iueji;a of No\;i .Scotia. 'I'liere is soinethinj^ more tiian liiat to .i^ive to tiie province
it.s indix ickiaHty, 'lowevor. It holds a place in history and in the great family of countries beside whicli that of the poet's
creation is liut a sin<.:;lc circumstance.
To sum it up Iiriellv, tlie expectant tourist is cnterinj^ a province of the Canadian Dominion — a forcii^^n countrv, if the
term .seein.s more rom.intic to him — made up of a rock-hound peninsula, \sitliiii whose 31. 7y s(|uaie miles of territorv are
stored rich samplis of neai l\ ail the natural b^'auty. mineral and at^ricultural riches and iiulustrial enterprises of tiie North
..Vineiican conlinent. Xalure was in a xcry prodij^al mood \s hen she endowed NOva .Scotia, and seems lo ha\e shared witii it
the best of all her possessions. TIhs <;reat peninsula, standinjf out in sentinel-like attitude in the rc-tless .\tlantic, i.s 300 miles
in lenj^th and 100 miles in exireme breadtli. Tiiis includes the island of Cape liieton, at the north, separated from the
peninsula j)roper by the strait of Caiiso. if you are a larmer, and like to llgure 1)\' acres, tlure are over i3,u(K).ooo in the
pro\ iiice. about C),uun,in>o of w hich are under tilla,i;e. 'I'lie country is threaded Iw w indinL( ri\ ers and s])aiivlinLC lakes, w here (Ish
f)f \arious kinds come to the surface and make plaintive appeals for some one to come and catch tiiem. In fact, nearly one-iifth
of the area is \valer, which may account for the remarkable fertilitv of the countr\. The province is famed for its rich farms,
its prolific orchards and immense lumber tracts. It is essentially an aj^ricultural counlr\, but tJiose wiio expect to find simply
a repetition of New llam|)s]iire or \'ermout life will be pleasantly (lisai)pointed. Xo\a Scotia is imi(|ue. i\en in its farms.
While there are no elexations really entitled to the name of mountains, the land sometimes takes .-i wrs ambitious turn
ami ujjrears itself to a heii^lit of 600 or a thousand feet, so that there is never any monotony to the scenery, and once in a
while there is somethiiitc akin to grandeur. It is one of these belts of hills that serves to ]5rotect the pro\ ince from the cold
nortii Avinds, and the near [)reseiice of that great public s\stein of hot water heating, the (iulf Stream, is another factor in
making the climate of Xosa .Scotia more e(iual)le than that of an\' other part of Canada. It is one of the most healthy climates
in the world, has fewer medical men in proportion to tlie population than any other part of tlie cmitiiunt. and is noted for the
le ollicial health returns from the British militarv stations. \o\a .Scotia ranks in the first
summer, the mercurv seldom gets abo\c No^' in the shade, and "o^' is accounted pretty
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WIkh it coiiu's to a .iiK'>ti<)n ofwliMt is to he had in the way of lishiiij,- ami sliootiii- — very important features of a vaea-
li,,„ |,|;,cc' — the (iuicl<est and best answer is — everything. Transportation, loo, is as easy and eotnfortahle as anywliere.
'["here was a time, not verv lon.i,' aj^o, too, when communication was principally In sta.^e coacli, (/ la tiie wild West; l)ut to-
day the province is intersected i)V a half do/.en well ecpiipped railroads, hrin-ino- nearly every part within reacli, and these are
supplemented l.v nearlv twice as many coastwise steamship lines, so that one can <ret almost anywhere in a day. An order to
buy or sell stocks in IJoston or New York, can l)e tele-raphed from almost every point, unless, perhaps, you are in the wood,
after moose or caribou, and the mail service is excellent. No. Xova Scotia is not exactly a howlin<;- wilderness.
The iidiabitants, who nund)er 450,000, and are of En-lisli, Scotch, Irish, Cerman and French descent, with a lew
thousand colored people and Indians, are an exceedin-ly intelligent and hospitable people, and reasonaiily ])ro<,nessive. They
support their reliuious institutions with an enthusiasm that speaks volumes for their inte-rity and upri-htness, and educate
their clrldren in free schools th.it are supported partly by the public and p.irtly by local taxation. In connnerce they cut a
most important ii-ure, the exports of lish, coal, lunger, aj^ricultural products and other connnodities a-<,n-e-atin<; nearly
$io,orxj,ooo annually. A very lart^e proporti.m of this trade is with the Tnited States, where thousands of Nova Scotians
have ji-one to live, so that the tie that binds the two sections tot^a-ther is a doubly stron<4 one. An innnense amount of shippino-
is owned in the province, its vessels doing a very large proportion of the carrying trade of the world. There are iron, cotton,
sugar refniing and other manufactures at some of the larger centres, but these are. perhaps, not exactly germane to a summer
vacation.
The Yankee tourist will llnd the conditions of government some, hat different when he gets under the union jack than in
his own country. The province is governed partly l)y the general laws of the Dominion of which it forms a part, and partly
by local laws enacted by its own Provincial Legislature. This body sits at Halifax, the cajjital city, and c<.usists of a Legis-
lative Council, or upper house, and a House of Assembly, or lower house. The head of affairs of the province is the lieulen-
ant-governor, who is appointed by the (ioveru(.r General of Canada, representing the (.^iieen, and has an advisory Executive
Council to assist him.
The history of Nova Scotia, "'boiled down "■ for vacation purposes, is something like this: The province was visited by
the Norsemen, "who evidently didn't know a good thing when they saw it, in the eleventh century, and who left it to he redis-
covered by Sebastian Cabot in I |.)S. In i5tS the French attempted to coloni/e the country, as did the I'ortuguesi' in i^Jo
and I ;;?,(). when loan Alvarez I'agundcv. with a loxal couimissiou and two si Ips sailed with colonists to Cape ihi'ton. '{'he
I'ortiij^ia'se were Inij^c'lv' uii>iicli.s>Iii1 in tlicif iitlcnipls at coloiii/atioii. Tlu' ii;i\'at hav liL-twi'fu \()\a Sentia and Now liiuiis-
wick tlicy called l>a\- I'ondo, iidin which is dot ived its present name, the IJay of l■^n^d^. In i^x):; (he liist successful setlle-
inent was made 1)\' Chani])lain at Port Koxal. In 1G21 the tenitoTN of Acadie, named ii\ tiie lui^lish Xo\a Scotia, was
jjjranted hy Sir William Alexander. In i^^jthc country reverted to France, but lOn^land a^ain cajjtured it in 1651. New
iCu'^hmders look it in 16(^0. Se\en \ ears later it was restored to !•" ranee. Massachusetts recaptured it in ipo. I'inalK, in
1713, the countr\- was ce<led lo Eni^land. by the treaty of L'trecht. I'^orty-tw o years later, in 1755, occuried the I'xpulsion of
the Acadians, ujxiu which the poetic chan<^es ha\e been so often run<r. In 1S67 the i)ro\ince entered into the Dominion con-
federation, and is there to-(la\ . So much for the history of Xova Scotia, and si'\i'ral other thin<;s connected with it.
AT P^AX/IOL-IS VAKMOIITII.
All this time the ea^er -.teamer and its imi)atient passen<^ers ha\e been drawiuL!; nearer the rocky and forbiddin;, w.ill that
stretches out to the rij^ht and left, \\ itii nothin<^ sa\e a few ragi^ed islets and a liyht-house clad in piapendicular stripes to le-
lie\e it. It si'ems as though there were no ojiening there at all, but at last it appears, and the steamer, slowing dow n gradualK
as it draws nearer to the entrance, linally sweeps into the long and serpentine channel that ends its tortuous course just where
the still sleeping cit\ of \'armoutli begins. In a moment the staunch .)cean greyhound is at her dock, the lines aie made
fast, the 250 miles' jomiiex is safeh ended, and the tia\elers are ready to set toot upon Ibitish soil. Scjuie of theni are going
through lo otiier points in the train that is already waiting for them alongside the steamer, and some aie to make N'armoutli
their stoi)ping place, for a timi'. at least. With these we shall linger for a moment, for the\ ma\ nicd a little t-xpert advice.
Thev ha\e conie to an ideal i)Iace to spend their \acation, and one of the best known and most po))ulai of the manv in
the proxince. I'artly from it-- close relationship with the I'nited States, and partl\ from thi' fact tliat its original settlers
numbere<l man\ hard\' Xew ICnglanders. the placi' has come to attain the distinction of being the most American of all
Canadian cities. I p to dati' theie ha^ Iteen no mass meeting of the citi/i'us to protest against this chaiacteri/ation. The
place presents a slrangt. admixture of .\nierican enterprise and aiistocratit ease. The shipping indnsirv uf Yarmouth, famous
the woild o\i'i, has biouglil man\ a good fortune lo the men who have invested in it. and its icsults aii' seen in scores of
magniilcent residences and estates, beautil'ul gardens, conservatories and i)ictures(|ne English hedgtidvv s sncli as no other por-
tion of the 1)road Dominion can duplicatt'. The \ isitor w ho is fortunate enough to have tlu' (///nc to one or more of these
|)laci's will never be abk' to efface his lirst impressions oC \'armouth.
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"As;i snmnicr resort," s;i\s ]]isliop William vStcvens IVrry, who visited the place a couple of \ears ago, "Yarmouth
|)05;sesses c\'ei'\' possil)le attraction, 'i'he sea air is full of life, in\ i.i(oratiii<^, bracing, and ' salts ' even to the taste. 'I'he view
of old ocean cannot bo excelled. Tlie drives, tiie walUs, tlie baths are eacli and all of the best. Ciiarminjr, comfortable
houses aie scattered ovt'i' flu' \arious ridyes aloui^ either side of tiic ' C'lo\cn Ca|)e.' and for beautiful homes, attractive scenery,
and delij^litful peo|)le, the ( Jatc Cit\' of the province of Nova Scotia stands pre-eminent. The s^ite of \ova .Scotia opens to
one all ]iossible pleasmes of the forest, the lake, the river and the sea."
Thrilt and dccoium characteri/e the peojile tiieniseh es, their homes are all tastel"ul and tl. 'r stores neatly kept; churches
are numiious, and there is no po\ertv in the place. I'>\en the common laborin<^ men own ;i .'ir own little homes. ^V \ isit
here mij^ht give Henry (ieort^e or I'.dward l>ellamy some new ideas on the solution of the vexed social problem. I'he town
is larye and pros[)erous, containinjjj some S,(xx) inhabitants, and has an electric li,L:;htin<^ system, several pi'.blic halls, and otlier
modern coin eniences. 'IMie fact that it is the Xo\a Scolian terminus of tlie Yahmoi' ill S ri:AMSiiii' Comi'ANN' is one lliiiii^
that assures its future pro^peritv. The beautiful residence of Hon. L. I'^. Baker, the president of the company, is one of tiie
I'eatures of tlie place, and its doors are always hos[)itably open to visitors from " the States."
The hotel accommodations of Yarmouth are fair, but they are soon to become iniexce])tionable, and another season will
probab!\- see a line summer hostehv erected. The climate duriuL; the \acation months is salubrious, the noiinal tem|)eraturi'
hi'in;;- J'o or ^•5 decrees, and the ])!ace is almost entiieiy free from fesers. The country is le\el, affordin<^ maj^nificent drives
in all directions, and there are abundant opportunities for salt water bathing and lishing not far from the tow n itself.
Some i<lea of the ojiportunities for fresh water iishing may be gained from the knowledge that there arc at least 25CJ lakes
in ^'a^ml)Uth count\ . Manv of these are feedeis to the Tusket river, a famous stream v\hich linds its source awav in the
intiiior and empties into the ^Vtlanlic, at a ])oint v\!iere hundreds of picturesque little islands are located. The ri\er itsvlf
affords splendid trout and salmon lishing, w hile the ishuuls form very line heailquarters for wild fowl shooting in the fall and
winti'i . Tiieie are some who contend tliat the Northmen visited the Tusket Islanils, and certain peculiarly marked stones
lia\e been i'ound there w liich seem to give color to this supposition. 'l"he Tusket I>akes arc veritable beaut\- spots, where oni'
can forgot liie cares of the outside world if he can aiuwhere, and, altogether, ^'armouth and its surrounding countr\- form a
uiii(|iu' and picturi's(|ue section that nnist b\ no means be passed b\,, no matter how anxious tlu' tourist ma\ be to get to the
grandi'r beauties bexond.
(^\\ tryii\g to leave ^ aruioutli for tlii' inti'iior of the province, the traveler linds himsi'lf at a cross-roads, so to speak, for
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he c:in take liis clmii-c ot't^oiuL;' U> llalil"aK by way of the sotitli slioic and its steamer lines and staj^e eoaclies, or \ ia Di^liy and
the Annapolis \alk'\- on llu- otiur side of the pro\inee, liy rail. I'lie local steamers of tin; \'Aii.M<)r i ir S i i:.\msiiii' Comi-.W!'
will take liim i'\- the luiinei- nmle, aliowiuLf liim to toiicii at Shelhurne, Lockport, Liverpool, Lnnenl)ni\i:;', and other interest-
ini;- points m route; Imt jjcrhaps it will srrve as widl to reverse the ronte and \ isit tliL'^e places on the way hack.
This nnich decided, it onl\- remains to hid our kind YarmouUi friends t;'ood-hy, hoard the waitinij^ train, w hieh some imi-
tative yenins lias named the " I"]\ in^J IJhienosc." and start on the railioad journey to tiie heautiful region hevond. 'J'Jiis train
is anotlur surprise, in its wav, foi" nolhinj^ lii<e it has ever been seen in this province imtil the jiast season. Not onlv has it
sj)ien(lid new passenger coaches, hut an ek'^ant hid'tet parlor car, in \\ hich one can ride with the utmost eomtort iVoni \'ai"-
niouth rii^lit throuj^h to Halifax, 220 miles away. The comhined enterprise of the Windsor iV .\nnapolis and Western
Counties railways is \\ hat has hrounht ahout this yreat and much appri'ciated convenience.
It is ovi'r till' rails of the last named line that we now speed, and our ve<j;ret that the road does not run around the pictm-
esepie shore of St. Marvs I'av, instead of cutting" through the semi-wilderness in its cai^erness to " <^et there," as it does, is no
douht sltared hy the mai'ayement of the line itsell'. However, it can sh.iw a stretch of sceneiy later on that can send even vSt.
Marv's r>ay into the shade; and, after all, tlure is much that is interesting^ in the loni^ stretclu's (A' woodland, broken here :\iu\
there by lakes and rivirs, saw-mills and lumher vards. and the littli' stations ^vith their I'rench names and undeniably French
conyi'eyations l!iat we llv jiast.
Jk'foiewe reach this '• w ildeiness," howi'ver. there is nmch of civii'/.ation to be seen, for "\'armoiith doesn't come to an
abrupt (.'udiuL;-, by auv means, b'ive miles mil, after i)assinn' a most eharniin<jj succession of lakelets, is Hebron, a Aery pretty
little settlement, and two miks further on is Ohio, a town ol' about t!ie same si/.e. Hoth arc; very pictures([uely located.
After lira/il Lake, a sjdendid sheet of w alii', tlu' next import an! station is Hi-cianooyai w here the " up " and " dow n " ti'ains
t^enerall)- pass, anil then comes Mete^han and C'huich Point. 30 and 37 miles away, respectively, brinj^inij ns riylit into the
heart of the interesting' Fnnch settlements of the Clare district. These settlements were established about i 763, by the de-
sci'udants of the exik'd jVcadiaus, who had livid awav uj) at (irand Pri', and they are locateil alonif the shore of St. Mary's
l>av. This beautil'ul sheet oTvvati'r, in which the shad and mackertd i'alrlv sw ai in at certain times of the \ear, was explored
hv Sienr de Monts, in if;()|, on w Inch occasion a priist belonj^in:^ to the party %vas lost, ami ha<l to exist on berries in the
woods forovei" two weeks. It was nanu'd Ikiie di- Sti'. Maiie by Champlain. The I'^reneh people here retain mans ol" their
prinutive customs, and are a very thrillv class of people. I'ishin;^ forms an important feature in their ever)(lay life, and the
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loll",' woirs stR'tcliiui; out into the sIkiUdw w.-itcrs of the bay fjjivc nn indication of this. There is a new cnllcijc at Church
Point, St. Anni''s ; a liaiuisonii.' $5o,o(x> cliiircii at Mcti'j^'haii (cailt'd Stella Maris), and otiicr important relij^ious and educa-
tional institutions throu<fliout the section, 'i'his is a part of the pro\ ince that has been larj^clv nej^lected by the tourists, who
ha\e been always hurried tluou^h from ^'armouth to Dij^by, as th()U<^h thei'e was nothinjf to be seen between these points.
This is partly due to the unfortunate ne_y;lect of the railroad to alliliate more closely with the settlements, in its otherwise
laudable effort to <fet to a f^i\en point in the shortest period of time. It is well worthy of exploration, and one of the most
interesting^ reminiscences of the ])lace is tiie career of the famous Abbe Sigoifiie, who was so closely identiiied with its histor\-.
Passing Helliveau, another one of the numerous stations with French appellation, the pretty little town of Weymouth is
reacheil, and the province is seen in still anotiier as[)ect. \\'e\niouth is a good-si/ed town, charmingly located on the banks
of the vSissihoo river, which empties into St. Maiy's Hay, a short distance below. It makes a wonderfully pretty ])ictnre as
the train crosses the long and liigli biidge that spans the rivei'. The sensation during the latter process is somewliat akin to
that felt in crossing the gorge at Niagara, the river sweeping away grandly to the left, while the town, with its new vessels on
the stocks and the old ones at the wharves, nestles at tlie riglit. The country begins to get hilly rigiit here, but there is a
level drive along the river bank to the sliore of the bay tiiat can hardly be excelled for l)eauty in America. When one takes
this drive and is able to drink in the whole lovely expanse of St. Mary's, the beauty of Nova Scotia begins to dawn upon him
vi'ry einphaticaUy. There are two hotels at Weymouth, and the tourist should certainly tarrv here for a while, if lie has the
time.
UILV15V, Tiib: Ulcuiohtkul.
Just now, however, the " Flying IJluenose " docs not wait for us, but hurries us on at regular American speed, over
anotiier 23-mile stretch of territory that gradually leads us up to the glorious suri^rise that is in store Ibr us. After we ha\e
passed Port (Jilbert, North Range, and liloomtield, we become conscioirs f)l"an entire change in the topogra|)hv of the coimtrv.
nine hills that are certainl}' higher than an\ thing we ha\e seen yet, ajipear in the distance, the countiv grows more broken,
and before we realize what has happened, the train ruml)les o\er another higli bridge, a great, broad siieet of blue wati-r is
spread out l)efore us, with \erdant heights on eitlu r sidi', and we are in Digby. Could we have entered this faxored town —
the coming Har Harbor of Canada — by the highway that runs to the top of the high hill on which the town is located, and then
almost tumbles down a ])recipice, we would ha\e behehl a scene no i^ainter of this age could evei' do justice to. Standing
four or live hundred feet above the level of the sea, we would luue seen spreail out betore us the beauteous 20-mile stretch of
mmm
-Vniiapolis Uasiii and i i\i'r, w itli liistoiic .\iinapr)lis itself iic'stliii<; almost out of sight in the misty distance. On our left we
wiiuid ha\e seen — in fact, we can iViim the train now — tlie wonderlui I )igl)y (Jap, through whose mile-wide channel the
waters ol" the mighty ISay of l*'imd\- rush in and out with resistless force, as the tides come and go; Mt. Beaman, rising
majesticall} on tiie one side, and tlie long Nortli Mountain range running for mile.-^ and miles until it loses its identity in far-
away Cape Blomidon, on the other. Tlun ti) the right of the beautiful hasin \se hehold the gently sloping side of the South
Mountain, dotted with smiling farms as far as the eye can reach, -And Iiegin to realize, indeed, that tlierc is something in what
we have been told concerning No\a Scotia.
Digby is certainK' one of the fairest gems in tlie crown of the garden pro\ince. It has all tiie ad\antages that could j)os-
sibly be looked for in a w alering-plact'. It is easy of access — within jo hours of IJoston — and is a wonderfully satisfying
place when you gel tliere. Besides the transcendent natural beauty of its surroundings, it has the purest of air, the most ec[ua-
ble of temjieratures, the most beautiful of drives and the best of boating, bathing and fishing pri\ ileges. The o/one is a
tonic, and you can taUe it on the giound tloor, or at an altitude of 500 feet, just as nou will. [11 fact, I)igl>\- is a sort of combi-
nation of sea>hore and mountain resoit. and is rapidly becoming one of the most popular vacation headfjiiarters in the Domin-
ion. The ])opuiation of the town itself is (|uite large, and the people are awake to the value of their heritage. There are
already half a dozen small hotels and family boarding houses, with plans on foot for a big one. There has also been a com-
pany organized for the purpose of building summer cottages, which can l)e purchased or rented for a ridiculously small
amount, and which are doubtless dotined to be \erv popular.
Digby was originalK settleil by the loyalist refugees from New ^'ork and Xew England, but their descendants do not
cheiish any haid feelings against their \'ankee cousins, albeit they did have some little ditficulty with them on accoimt of a
certain three-nule lishing limit law ; so nothing need be feared on that score. The people kec]) prett\- well intbrmed on
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b
tound \(.'r\' li()si)i
tab
There are several churches, and the town can boast of, at least, some
social life. Fishing still foiin> an important industry of the place, although the glory of the once famous '• Digby chicken "
has largely departed, and tlu're are e\tensi\e farms in the surrounding country. 'I'he points of interest near by are not a few.
They include the beautiful Acacia \'alle\ . to the south, where a new summer hotel has l)een erected ; the lighthouse at rocky
Point Prim, at the entiance to the wonderful (inp. and which can be reached in the pleasant dri\e of an hour or so; a drive
to Ticar River, the great cherry-growing centre of the province, some live or six miles away; a short railroad jaunt to
Annapolis, or a climli to the top of Mount P>i'amaiK w hert' a magnificent and inspiring \ lew of the country around can bo
?•;
l,:i(L Amim^f the longer (lti\ is tlmt c-;m he liiki'ii .'iir one to \\'c)iiioiith, J 5 miles distjiiit, jiiid another to Di-^ln Xi'ek. 'I'his \%
;i narrow ])i)iiit ui' hmd th;it luiis rinm the lieiid of St. Maiy's I'ay, "W the opposite side from tiiat 011 \\ ITu h i\\v jounuN iVoni
Yarmouth was made, and, ineiiuhiii^ I'<'i'K •""! UriiT Islands, whieii are \irtually a part of it, is almiit |() niiLs in lent;l!i.
1^1
e mos
t imi
irtant settlements on tins N'eek aie W'aterlord, i _', ( 'entre\ ille, i^, Saiith- C iVi
and W'estport,
10 nnles
)m Dii^liv. 'I'heso are all ([niet little I
isinnir
settlements, Cenlresille ln'in;^ on the l>ay of l'"und\' side of the Neck, and
\o\a Scotian maiitime life can he studied heii' in its present and most intire
nh
stni''' torm.
1'
U'i\' is a
hotel at Sandv C'o\e,
and a da il\- statue inns the entire distance. The Xeck averages only ahont a mile and a hall" in widlh. an
d some
heautit'ul
\ iew s can he had iVom it. Sand as led as that of \e\s Jeise\' forms a lari^^e ])art of it, and it contains a rich stole of miueials.
Man\- of these can he j)icked up on the shoie hy those who know mini'ials \\ hei\ the\ see them, and tlie\ iiiclude jasper, ai^ate
and ametlnst. Many other ways of s])en<linL( a \acation in I)iL(h\' \\ill sU'^'^'est ihemseKes, and the man or woman who can-
not tln<l some enjovnient out ol' a stay at this (leli;_;litful ])lace will mver In.' satislied with a \acalion this bide ol' the hea\euly
kingiloni. Well nuiy the local poet sin<^:
•■ Tin i;<)iiij4' back U) l)i.i;liy,
'I'lic liuat is i;r()\vini; str()ni;L'i",
I'm lioinir hack to Dii^liy,
I can stay here no longer.
I want the cooling' hiic/cs
With ocean priMinnis lailcn,
My iicai't turns hack to Diu,!)),
And I nuist lio."
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Just now, however, we are f^oinfj away from Dij^hy, re^retl'ully, of course, hut with the consolin<j thout,dit that there are
still other heauties ahead of us, and that we can return again, an\ way. Our way lies along the southern shore of Annapolis
Hasin, ]>lue anil sparkling in the summer sunlight, with just enough sail-craft mo\ ing upon its surface to pio\e that it is a
reality and not a painting. W ..e still upon the rails of the Western Counties road, and shall he for the next 20
miles, imtil Annapolis is reaciicd. This jo-mile stretch comj^rises the new extension of the railwa\-, opened in 1S91, after
liaving heen talked of for a generation. ltgi\es for the first time unhroken rail connection hetween ^'arm()uth and llalil'ax
and the great outside world, conununication having fornurly heen hy steamer across the Basin, hetueen Dighy and Annapolis.
It is not c\li;i\:t;4;iiU(." of l;iii<rii;i<rc to s.iy tliat a more niai^nificcnt stretcli of railway does not exist in tiie lloiniiiif)n of Cannda,
ami, lnirl" as lias In rii lis i'\isliiuc', sidii's of \\ litiTs lia\ i- alriMilv l;()iu' into ri pin res <i\ ei' il, and the artists and pliotofjrapliers
aie lapidK i;ettinL; in tluii' \\ ork. Il liilK and IrinnipIiantK redi'enis llie rail\va\' for llu' possilik- lameness of ils territory
lietween ^'a|•ml)nlll and \\e\inonlli.
Sesiral I)riilL;es that lia\e (lie lionor of lii'in;4' amont^ tlu' largest and liit^hest in the Dominion span the deep j^or^'es and are
met at various poii.ls; and tl;e train also spi'eds tlnouL;h innnensi' enis hew id in the solid roek. The \ iew tow ard the iiasin
as the jouriu'v is made is simjjly sulilinu'. As tlk' train passi's oxeitlu' loiiLf luidLjes at Grand ami Little Jon^'in (a name
IhatUpiliis •• millin " in the Miemae Indian nomenelatnre), a mat^nilieent \ iew of Di^i'hN (iap is had on the left, and an
ecpially inspirinif one o|" the iieaulilnl Aeaeia \alle\' on llii' ri^ht. ( )\ I'r ravines and through larms and orehards, past <inaint
little huls, iVom the dooiwav <if whieh little Indian pa])pooses and their stolid-looking |)aii.'nls |)eer\\ith interest, the train
rushes on, the pieture I'Sir channiiiL;, vet iver the same in its i^iaieral seopi. Tlu' first important station, after leaxin;^ ])i<4;liv
is 15ear ]{.ivir, one of the most deli;;hllnll\ located towns in the i)ro\ince. It is situated anionj^ the picturescpie hills, on the
banks of the river bearint^ its name, and has a ])o|)ulation of 1,000. Cherries ^jrovv here earlier and in lar^^er (|nantiti(.'s than
in any <ither part of the eouiitrv, ;.iid the exportation oi" these, the shi])pin;4 of lumber ami eoidvvood to tlu' I'nited States and
West Indies, and the b'lildin;^ of vi'ssels, form the chief occupations of the peojile. (Jold and iron are found in the \icinity.
A ride from 1 )i'4bv over the hills to IJear J^iver is one of the best appetizers that could possibly be ri connnended, The rail-
way station is not within sijrht of the town itself ami the train crosses the river at its widest jioint, and in full si^ht of IJear
anil
at its iiitrance
The m\t station of imjiortance is Clementsport, another pi'cttv \illa^e amonjj the hills, where iron minini^- and smeltinjr
I'rom Clementsport it is a jileasant drive to .\nnapolis,
were once carried on, as the ruined foundrv near the track testilies.
if one should stop off to explore it, and roads also lead from it to the romantic i'dni' ^b)untain district, soutli, and the upjier
,1V I'rpoo
.1 lak
vv hich I'Ui))! V into the
,\tlantic, awav on (he odier side of the province
rc'iou \V()uld be a (leli"h
ll>
it to tl
lose w 111) like
that sort of tl
vacation journey tlnoui^h this
IIUL
Ai"ter ka\in;4 Clemeiilsport, the iJasin loses its identitv in the vellow waters of the .Vnnapolis River, which has a mouth
itionate to that of a boa-constrictor. (Joat Island, which tiiiures somewhat ;(0i; )icuouslv in the earlv history of the
proi)
province, luit which bears no more relationship to Ljoats than iK'ar Island does (o li
next passed, and then the tourist is
given his tlrst ulimpse ot' the ilvkes that are such a j)rominenl characteristic of this p- rt of the country. I'^or several miles a
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loiiLj section of thfsi'. kccpiiiL;' 1i;kU IIk' rixir Iroin llu- lv\v\ iiu'Mdows. is lollowcd. and silting in \ourciiair inid iookini;'
dri'aniii\- ont of tiic car window. \ on can almost iniaL^iiu' \onrscll' in Holland. Tlu'sc arc only modest, rctiiint; soil of dvUcs
compared witli those to lie seen luither on, liowexer.
Anxai '( )r.is, Axi) 'iMiK X'Ai^Li:^'.
.\l last, at last: we are in Anna]ioIis. .'Vmiapoli'-, the historic, the world-famed, the former footiiall of contending' races,
the <4atewa\ to the glorions \alle\ hesond \\ liich hears its name. I'oimded as i'ort i<o\al in i(jo^ h\ the I'renchman, Sienr
de M(jnts, cajjtnred in 1613 hy an expedition from \'iiL;inia. relinilt then, oidy to he a^ain captmed lifteeii \ears later, then
taken several times suhseiinenth' lu' the hai;j;lish, and linalU. in 1716, t'allin;^ for n'ood into the hands of (iieat iJrItain — such,
in iirief, is the p\folechnic histor\ of Annajxilis. in 171,1 its name was channel to .\mia|)olis i<<isal, in honor of (^ui-en
Anne. To-dav there is little to it hnt its histor\-. The old lori and salK-poit and ramparts are L;ias>-L;row n and Ioiil;' aL;c> in
desuetude. Within it still stands the old ma^.i/ine, with the nanus nf himdred^ of tiinri>-ts carved or written upon its walls.
Those of a romantic turn of nund can still lind much to interi"-! them in these relio ot' olden times, and in the old J^ice home-
stead, i^-^o \ears old. \\ Inch stands in another part of the town. Aima|)olis it>ell" has a popidation of ahont i,|f)o. and is
chielly noted now for its exportation of apples, which are justly tanious for their si/e and ([ualilv. Tlu're aie sexeral hoti'ls in
the place, and the dri\es aii' main and deliniitfid. The |)iH'tt\ town of (iran\il'e. on the o|, posits side of the riwr, is reached
hv ferr\-, and is worth a xisit. 'i"he scenery of the I. a (.J^nille ri\er is charmini^r. Xothinn" could In' more heantitnl, either,
than the scene from the siti' of thi' fortress. loi.kinL;- toward the iSasin. Tlieri' are amjile facilities ioi- ImalinL;, tiathiiiL;' and
tishiiiL;-.
As a matter 01' tact, npi to within a compaialiv (.dy short limt', Anna|)olis has heen iCL^arded as the real threshold of the
];r()\ ince, and \er\ few tourists ha\i.' heen aware o| what tiu' more wesuiii st'i_ti>in can present in the wa\- of heants' and inlei-
esl. 'I'hey 'ia\i'e\en slighted deliuhtful I)'.;l>\ itsijf. (in th'- account; hnt things ai\' a little differi'iit now. thaid^s to the
hetler transportation facilities and t he L;o(id ollices ol th.e journalistic en\(i\s from "the Stales." who lia\e loun<l their wa\-
thither.
in k'a\ iuL;- Amia])olIs. with its pheasant peo|)le. its halniN air and iuspirln-^- associations, we hid ^uod-hs |m the Western
Counties railwa\' and place onrseK cs in the care ol the \\ indsur \ Atmapolis railwa\ (thev don't call il ••railroad" hert').
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Till- liiir (if llii^ loiid is i :;() mill's Imit^ ami runs (.-K-ar tlnoiiLjIi to ITalifax, after trawrsiiiLJ tiio 70-iiiiii.' Annapolis \alk'\-, and
luinti; lappni li\' Iwu or lliiL-i' tdnnci-l Iiil;' lini's. 1 1" \\ c aie thronn'h passcnu'ris from \'armouth, how <.'\ cr, tluax' is no change
ol'cai.^, lor tlic •• l'!\ ini;- lihRaiosc" sinii)ly cliani^os t'n;j,ine and conductor, and rushes rij^ht ahead. The places passed in this
WdiideifulK inlei\slin;4' jomnev can only be biielh' refeiTed to here. 'I'lie Annapolis \alle\ itself, \vliile j)erhaps not more
heautiinl than some olhefs thai miuht lie mentioned, has an indi\idualit\- all its own. It is one ot" the richest and most fertile
lainiin^' regions on the continent , irriLjated a jiart ol the \va\' h\' the winding' Annajxilis I'JiviT. nexond all things else, its
most piominii't and endmiiiLJ feature is the j^rand North Mountain ran^e of hills, \ar\iii<f from ^00 to 700 feet in height, that
kei'P unhroken Ljuard oxer it tVom its Ik ^innin;,;' to its end. Rev. Dr. John Clark, one of the favorite poets of the proxince,
lillx described this L;rcat ])anoramic xxall of ^rec-'U and black, when he wiote :
( )1). mountain. rani;in,n' Ica.niu.' on lca.i;iu', xvitli varyin- iireadtli ami hei.^ht.
A widespread ni.ijestx- hy day, a i^uardian wall l)y ni>;]it.
On xallex' side i oft liaxe felt, xvhilr lookini;' np to tlico.
Sci ure, as tii(Hl.L;li thy inassixi.' strcn;.;th wci'e keepiiv^ hack the sea.
The lirst important stop])in:^- place is I Jrid^'etoxx n, 1 ] miles from Annapolis, situated in the richest part of the ap])le-
I^Mdxx in^;' caml rx . It xxas here, at lilooilx' Ihook, that a eompanx ol Nixx laiL,dand ,roo|)s xx ere massacri'd bx' the I'"rench and
Indians in the daxs xx hen the lortunt's ol Amiapolis iUictuated so much like some stocks do tu-dax'. l)rid'.retoxx n has about as
man\- inhabitants as Amiapolis, and it is a line tishiuLj and hunting' ix ntri'.
\\ lu n the conductor calls out '• l*aradi--i'." it xxiil be in ordei' to tix to xxork off somi' nexx joke upon the name, or else
listen to some i>ne ilsc tell the x iix old one of hoxx soini' conductors alxxax s add, after a pan si', the e \ plana tor x xxords, '* Noxa
Scotia.'" This i-- cirtaiidx an earlhlx ]iaiadise, and, as xxith UridLi't'loxx n. it is cnltixati'd \ erx assidiKmslx- t'X-erx' xi'ar bx' manx
American " boaiiler-
A
oad lead
Iron) here across Xoith Mountain to I'ort W'illiai
llshiu''' xilla'jc on the I'ax'
I'undx' siiort.', sexen iiules di'-lant .
Laxx renci'tiiw n i- a xerx prosperous and preltx place, and lias (piite important farming' and lumbering; interests,
rxscnix -eiL;ht miles from Annapidis the train halls at Middleton. This is a small, but xerx- important place — im|)ortant
ibr txx o ri'asdus : it i-- the iunctlon nf the nexx' Noxa Scotia C'lntral railxx ax , which culs dii'ectlx' ;icross the pi'ox inci' to the
Allanii
-t. and X on can mt bmch here,
Therai'xxax' has it s other termini at I iriduexx ater ami I amenbur^-, and Iraxerses
)l"lhe mos| ru;4L;ed ard picti us(|ue scencrx m the proxinci'. It is a splendidlx' I'tpiippi'd rum
and rank s as om' of
-,s
the finest ill tlio I^oininion. Tt niiikcs an addition to tlic tourist's itiniraty tliar is lii'C(iniin<4 niori' and more apprcciatrd (.■\ery
etnininif iVoni, of t^'oint^ to, ] lalil'ax, a\ oid a it'iJctition ot" tin.- \ alley louic. pleasant tl)onL:;li that
for I
\car, lor n\' u ne can, in reinrnni<j^ ironi, oi ,!4'>nit^ lo, jiainax, a\()i(i a rcjjc'inion oi me \ane\ louie. pieasa
would he ayain, and enjo\ a conilOrtahle railroad jaiuit Ihrout^h a new part of the j)ro\ ince and a deli,L;litt'id Au-niile sail aloiin'
the rock-hound .\tlantic coast.
The heautil'ul XictauK I'alls and \alley and Xictan\ iron mines are near Middleton, from \\ liicli can aUo Tie reaelii'd
Lower Middleton, W'ilmot, Farmin^tou and !Nhir<jaretsville. 'i"he celehrated W'ilniot Springs are located ahcjnt lluet' miles
Ironi I'^armin;j;ton. They are deli,L;htrull\' situated, and the waters ofthe sprinj^ ha\e reniarkahle curative [jropeilies for certain
ailments, 'i'he time is prohahly not far distant when this will he to Xova Scotia what Poland Spring;" is to Maine.
After Kingston and Auhnrn comes ^\\leslord, twelve miles from which the maj^nilicent chaii' otA\\ le-.ford I.aki's ht-j^ins.
'I'he chiet" ol' these is Kempt Lake, ahout .seven miles lon;^".
The \illaine of ]?ervvick, which is next reached, reminds us that we are .\j miles iVum Annapolis, ami a! the (.aitrance to
the Cornwallis \allev, the yreat and well-named " (iarden of N<iva .Scotia."' This is iIr> lines! aL;iicnllmal lecti' in in the
whok' province, and its scenerv is unsm'passed. Alter \\aterv ilk', Camhrid^e and L'oldhronk iiave \hc\\ parsed, the tiain
stops at Kentville, the most important town l)etvveen "S'armouth and Windsor..*:; miles lartlur on. Keiitv ille is the head-
(piarters of the Windsor i\: Annajjolis railwav , and is a thri\in;4 and prettv town, of decidedlv laiL;lisli tone. The latter f.ict
is due, in some measure, to the presence amon;^ the inhahitants of a mnnher of retired I'litish olllceis. The population of
Kentville is ^^.ooo, and t he fact that it istlu' centre of such a \^i\'j^v aiul rich ;iL;iiiiillnra 1 disiiiel makes it uf no litl le impoilance
conunerciallv and sociallv. klie town is charminL;lv laid out, and the op[)orluiiities lor chives are amou'^' llu' L;ian(les| in the
])ro\in(.e.
At tmb Homl: ol^ K\'ax( .l:lixj:.
k'rom Kentville, the little Coruwallis \'allev railwav. i^ miles in leii^th. takes the tourisj through the M'maiinn;^ portion
ot'the vallev, and into a land that words can do hut faint jusiice to. \ot to stoj) (jff here and make this eiuh.inl in;^ side liip
w oidd he simple a crime, the oidv meet punishment f<jr w hich w ould he the forfeit iii'_;- of all further v a cat ions. Let 1 ialifax
and Cape Ihi'ton ami all the rest ofthe ])rovince wail, thi'refore, until w i' havi- made it.
If tinu' allow s, the m<i^t s^tisfv in;,;" w av in which to journey to this lov I'lv corner ol' tin- \ov a Scotian jiiov ince is (n m:d\e
the trip in a leisurelv wav hehind a sj).iii ol Kentville hotsi's. Il tin- sav iiiLj (.! I ime is diir oKjeel, the little lailroad — vv hick,
I
li;is tlu- (Iciulili- disliiicliiiii (if lioiii^;., ])ii ili;ilil\ , the (iiil\ ]);i.-'>fnu;'iT i:iil\s:i\- in the wmld im which :i llrst-ci;iss ticUut oxer its
I'litii'f ic'iiLjlh I'. Ill hi- ]ni;i;ha>c(l Im- liliv cent--, and tlu' nnlv nnc tliai iiin-> its (.'iilirc di^-taiu'c lictwceii twu rows of specially
planted appk' liW' \\ ill make a \ itn' t;do(l suh^iilule. 1 ii i^oin^' t his lattei' \\a\ . thetourisl nia\ slop at C'aiinin;^, hali'-wav
ajoiijj; the line, or eoiitiniie to 1\ iiv^'-porl , the tirinimis ol the rail\\a\, on the shores ol" the lieautit'ul and historic Jiasin of
Mina--. I'loin this hi;_;ld\' faxored spot, a wealth ol' ai^ricnltnral prodnce is shipped in steamefs and sailiuif vessels each
season. Uiit tlure is a \\a\ to see all this and a hundrt'dfold more at a single glance, and enjov a scene that it is hard to
])arallel tlu' world o\er. This is li\' ;j,eltinn' < ill' at CaimiuL;, and ascendinL!^ the sleep road that leads to the famous " I. ook-
( )ir,"" some four miles awa\ . It seems more liive .|o w hile \ ou are uettiiiL;' iheii'. hiil w hen tlu' snmmil of the North Mountain
is ri'aclied, and the glance is diri'cled hackward o\er the road whence tlu' tiawk'r has come, snch a ])ictiiiX' of panoramic
heauts is pre-^ented as almost slims the senses. It i>- onl\' f^oo fi'et alnixe the le\el of tiie sea — an<l momilains of six thousand
feet do not count lor much now ada\ ■- — hnt the \ iiw" of meadow, orchard, forest, and marsh land, n'e mined w ith the w atei's of
ri\ er and lia\ , sji read inn' <int into jiarts of li\ e ol the richest counties of the pros ince, that confronts the <)\crpo\voreil beholder,
is somethin*;' that can never be effaced from the memory. The white farmhouses, and the houses and churches in the distant
xiilau'es look as tlioni^h they wi're childriir'- tov-. To the rii^ht, the converL,nn,ii^ lines of the valley, meltini^ into misty nothint^-
ness, are seen, and to the left is spread out tlie sparkliiiLj Minas ba--iii, and the silwry outlines of the Caimin,^', C'ornwallis
and Canard Ri\ ers, \\ hile directly opposite, behind the beautiful \illaL;e of \\'olf\ ille, I'ises the " ricb^'e," from ^\■hich ;i counter
view of the same deli^rhlful sci'iie from a slii^hlU' k'^-s elevated position ean lie had. Tt is here at Look-Oil that you want to
sit down in tiie ijrassv ck'ariiiL;', and takeout }our \ olume of Lon;4fellow and ri'ad his immortal stor\' of " l^vauLjeline," for
ri'^hl at \iinr feet, in iVont of \\ Ulfvilk' itself, is the historic (;rand I're of b".\an^(.'!ine ami (labriel, and ]?asil, and all the rest,
with the identical ri\tr down which tlie\ were takiii to the ships that bore thein to their e\ile. "K\anm'line" lias ])een ''done
to death." in a nuMsure, and the impression h;is '^-one f nth in some (piartt'rs that this is all there is to No\a .'^cotia ; but this is
a inisiake that will soon rc-;^ulate itself. •• b\ aniieline " is oul\ one of the mam da/./liivj; j^ems in Xo\a Scotia's jjriceless
colli'dioii.
W hile we are still on I k-Oll". .and pri'i)aiiii,i^', relnctanib, to desci.nd to mundane tliin^-s aj^aiii, it is well to remember
th.il we are but a short distanci' from that leniarkable c< information <if the land which forms the abru|)t eiidiuf^ of the lon<^
North Mountain ran^e. ami stands, sint inel-like, belweeii the liasin of Minas and the Uay of biindy — L'ape Blomi<lon. This
majestii.- mass is formed of red sandstone, heariiiL;' some indications of vulcanic action, and is about OTo feet hi^li. In \\ liat-
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ever aspi'cl il is sri'ii — \\ lu'tlicr \\ illi the l>riL;lit siinliLi,'lit sluniiiL;' (Ui its jiri'dpiloiis sides and linnii'_;li the trei's that eiowii it,
wlictliei the lleee\' I(il;s (.in iron it, oi' its jo Irrt <il" tide lie hiL;h nv low , Uiinnidini is alw a\ s t;iaii(l and iiispii iii<r. To make it
even more inteieslinn', Indian leL^end ehn^s cio-.el\ to it, and liie snpiislitions Micniacs oj" former times heiiexed tliat tlie ca])i'
was erected 1)\' tlie mighty (ilooscap. Il was tiiou^ht 1)\- them to ha\e oriL;inally formed part of a mannnotii heaver dam tliat
was linown across the l>asin and nas eansini^ tlie L'ornwailis \aile\' to sutler iVom (hsastrous ox'erllow s. Instead of petilioninjj;
for a " ri\er and liarhoi" appropriation to overcome tlli•^ dillicnltv, tlie Indians a|)|H'aled to (ilooscaji, the mi>i;ht\, who hrokc
awae the dam, s\\ in^in:^ this end o|" it aroui\d into the present L"a])e Illomidon. Then, lor some reason that was not ascertained
liy the news-i;atherers of that j)eriod, he stiewed it liherally with t^ems, some of ^\ hich are found to this dav, in the shape of
ametlnst, a<;ate, chalcedonv, etc. It is a fine fiidd for the miiU'raloi;Ist.
(jrou|:)ed around Hlomidon, in the Minas region, are various other places of interest that are usually visited tVom Kii\f:js-
port, (irand Pre and W'olfv ille 1)V steanur or hoat. Ihev include I'artridne Island, a favorite rendezvous of (jloosca[); I'ive
Islands, which are the hune masses of rock he plavl'ully threw at the (Jreat IJeavir \v hen he was (kanolishinj^ his dam ; Cape
Split, a hun'e mass of rock adjoiniii!^ Uloniidon ; I'arrshoro, a deliL;htl'ul suunuer resliui^ |)lace on the o[)posile shore of the
basin, iVom which eiijovahle diivesand excursions niav he mule to leaser's Head; Moo>e River, with its pictures(|ue water-
fall; and Iioar's IJack, the remarkahle natural causewavof" eiL;iit miks, for whii'h (ilooscaj) also j^ets the credit. In fact,
(ilooscap had things all his own way in this vicinity until the advent of I'.v aniline. The fact that K) rivers flow into the
Basin ol' Minas is enough to show what the diversitv <if sceneiv is hen.'.
This pleasant side trip over, a return to Kenlv ille once more tlnouLjh flu- same beauteous scenes is imperative, if we want
to Continue our rail jouincv. .\nd still we are not hah tluou;_;h the province.
If we wanted to '• rouu;h il,"' and enjoy another side trip, we miL^dit i^cL booked as a passenj^er on one of Iler Majesty's
roval mail staj^es and cut across country to Chester, ^6 miles distant, on the Atlantic coast, just as the Nova ."^cotia Central
Railwav would havi- takiai us from Middleton to I.unenbur^-; but we are not ;_;oinLj that wav this time. About a mile and a
half iVom Kentv ille, on the line of" the Windsor iv: Amia])()lis, is I'ort Williams, t"i-om w hence a sta^e runs dail}' to Caiininjr.
W Olfville, the j)rettv town famous as the site ol" ,\cadia College, is the next stoppiuLi; place. Il is located in full si^ht of the
Hasin of Minas, the (iasperi'au Kivei, aiid the famous dvkes of the ancic't .\cadians, and those which have bien adiled to
them bv their succlssois. These dvke-^ reclaim thou--auds of acres oj rich meadow fiom the sea, and make a beautiful picture
as the train moves thi'oUL;h lluin. Il is from lu're ihal the uiosl ;_;lorious view of" all can be had of Uloniidon. and one mi>rht
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woitlia liKuisaiul mill"-" jdiinii'v tui'iijos. TluTi.' aie i!ri\ fs as iiimiiucralili- as liranlitul. and in suiiiiikt i'\cur>iun stoaiiu'is
lor [Xiints in the liasiii alifail\' iiuMitionrd ii-a\i.- tlif town. 'I'lie \Ir\vl'ii)iu 'Mln.' rid^f" is suMinii', and inciudi's, not oidy-
what lias ah'i'adx' liceii lii'scrilnd. luit tiic picturi'siinc and li'iiiltul (ia>>|t'ri'an \aili'\' on the othiT side. This is whcie " I'aia-
disc" oni^iit to ]ia\c ln'iai located. 'The ])o|)nlation of \\'oll'\ iiii- is ahout i.ooo, and tlie coileirc and seminary. Ixitli of wiiieii
iia\e <;radiiati'<l many a hriliiant youn;^ man and woman, are its chief i'ealnro. TlKTe are half a <lo/en hotels and lioardinjr
honses in the ])!ace, and it is heconnni^' di'M'iAedly populai' with American^. Xext to Di^ln. it is prohahh the hesl xacatioii
place on that side ol'lhe province.
The Grand I're station, thri'c nules l)eyond \\'<)li'\ ilk, is a wry nnassnminj^ one, Init it is more important than all the
rest of them pnt to^ethei'. l''or is not this the \ery hi'arl itself of ihi' sacred •• f.and ol" l--\ aiiL;elini' ? " llere ihi' train stops
foi' a moment, in ordei- that the passi'n^crs may ])hotoL;'raph npon the taldets of their memor\- the chaiacteiislics of this most
■' sadlv poetical " j)lace. lli're will hi' pointi'd out to yon thi' sili' of the ancient Acadian xilla^i', w licie I'Aan^eline and her
people dwidt together so happily nntil their sad hut necessary ejection, the laintl\- i)erceptihle foundation ol" the old chmch,
the tradilionarv site of the shop of liasil the Idacksmith, the old willow trees — sure ''idication of formei' I'leuch occu])alion —
and olhi'r fi'atm es ol'lhe historic ground. Ihit all those things can he seen with Ljri'atci' satisfaction In slop])iuL;' off at W'olf-
vilk', as all who can do so should.
I.ea\ini4' this lo\ely and romantic scene, IIortoi\ Landing' is next reached. This is hut a mik' from (iraud I're, and is
also a laxorite stoppiuLi,' i)lace lor tourists and headi|nartei's for excursions. Thiai' aie a cou|)k' of hoiils liore. where ihi' usual
low No\ a !~^idlian rates ohlain. Tw o miles farther on is A \ on port, on the hanks ol" the A\ on Ki\ ei\ 1 1 ere e\i deuces ol" shi])-
pm^' arc seen, an
d the railway keeps the river company until 1 lautsporl. Ii\ e miles ;i\\a\, is reached. Tiiis isahuslliui
vill
;e, \\ lii're ship
huik
mLf and manulactmiU'j: are carried on exteusix'
•1\. It 1
las a L;dodl\- population, owns consiiU'iahk
shipping, and has lar^e iuteiesls in freestone ((U.arries in the \iciiut\-. I'rom the top of Alt. I )i
euson. near li\ . can he had
another sui)erl) \iew of the JJasin of Minas and sunouudiu''' couutr\ , aiu
1 we ha\e the word of lud^e 1". C. 11
ddunton (the
dmoiith, rest-
famous "Sam Slick'"), that theie is little in l",uropi> or America to compare with it.
The railroad has hv this time changed its course in a m >vc I'asterlv direction, and after the little \illaL;e of I'
in<^ in the hi'art ol" the rich lj,\ psum disi I'ict, is passrd. l he train crosses iIr' A\ on on one of the liui'st hrid^es in the maritime
[)ro\inces, and shoriK arterwar<ls rolls into the impoi-tant town cil \\ iudsor. and brings the tourist to anothei' interesiiuM- and
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Windsor is unique in some of its ciiaractcristics. Tt is situated in that part of the province where tiie llay of Fiindy runs
tliinj^s to suit itsill", iuid w heir tides of .|() or ^o llcl ai'e t;dsen as an e\ei\(las' oeeuiienee. v\s a eoiisi.-(|iK nee, tlie river con-
duets itseh on a "unw \ nu see it, and now \(iu dun'l," sort ol" prineipie, and vessels iiave to l)e tied to the wliarf for more
reasons tlian one. 'This setuied to disturi) Charles Dudlev Warner more than anythinjjf else, when he eanic (hjwn and wrote
" Baddeek, and 'IMial Sort of 'rhin;4." Windsor has a population of o\er;^,o<K), and is well su|)plie(l w-'ii elmrelies, l)anks,
hotels and manufactories, it has an iunnense trade in the exportation of ])lasti'r, the avera^a- yearly output l)i'in_i^ o\er I()(),(k)o
tons, and owns a 1 tout iSo,(X)C) tons of ship[niiLj. The points ol" intiii'st in W indsor iuchidi' Kind's Colleiji', the oldest I'ducatioual
ins''tution in the province, and v\ hieli is couductLd on I^piseopalian, or Churcii of IniLjIand, lines. It has a very interestintj
lihrary and must'um. "Clifton," the furnu'r residence of Judj^e Ilalihurtou, one of the ahlest writers, judjjes and k'^islators
the ])rovince ever ]iro(hiced. is located not far fioni thi' collide, and should he visited bv all means. The ruins of I'ort
I'^dward, from which another line view of river and ha^in can In' had. should also liud a place in the itinerary. The rndian
name of Windsor was " I'isicpiid," •' the junction of the waters,"' and in liv-^one vearsthi' trail of the [jredatory redskins
from the .Annapolis X'allev to llalil'ax led throui^li here.
The tinu-talile will show the tourist tliat he is now |6 miles, or two hours, t'rom Halifax. There will he little to (hvert
liis attention until the capital city is nearly reached, and, perha])s, Ik' will appreciate this just as nuich, when tlu' surfeit of
sijfht-seeinj^ he has alreadv had is taken into eonsidi'r;ition. I'lu' stations passed In the railwav on its own line are New])ort,
Ellershouse, Mt. Uniaeke and Heaver Hank, and at Windsor Junction, which some wac; has said has admirable lacilities for
the ]jastura<j;e of ;4oats, and the piocuriun" of hallast for breakwaters, the rails ol' the _i^reat Intercolonial svstem, which weds
Halifax with St. John and (^uiliec. are (.nteved upon. The iiiterveninj^ t,2 miles have been through a wooded countrv, in
whose ([uiet recesses a complete change has come over the physical make-up of tiie land.
From Windsor Junction the journey lies foi- several miles through a rather w ild and rocky country, l)r()ken by several
lakes that appear on either sidi' of the track. This scene of desolation suddeiilv ;^ives wav to one of the fairest prosjjects on
this side of the province, howi'ver, w lu'n the liead of Hi'dford IJasin, lo miles from Ilaliiax is reached. This broad and deep
and placid sheet of water, with nothing to distinunisli it from a hw^c lake save the sea-weed and tiie marks of the tide uj)on
its pebbly shores, is one ol llu' lav orite (.'xcnrsion pnints for the Halifax ])eople. The l"acilities for boatiuLj and bathiui^ .are
imexcelled, and the locality diserves all the ^ood thiiv^s that have beei\ saiil about it. At JJedtord itself, which is passed by
the train, there is ijuite a settlement, and several smnnier hotels.
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A llAI/r AT HAr.Il<AX.
A- llir ti;ilii (li-,i\s s luai- llir i.il\ , liidd u luliiiid;! |)r(iiii()iiliir\ wlu'ii' llir r>.i--iii ii)in-> i1r' liailnir ;il tin.' •• XMirows." that
wliilc ImildiiiL;' ymi m'^' pniluil ii|)iin llic lull lo llir ii,L;lil i^ llu' i.il\ |)ii>()ii. aitd iIki-i- pL'Culi.ir lilllr Ikhi-is, aniiinil wITkIi a
lIlC llUllKTOUs M.'lti(.'llR'lllN of llio Cdlori'd
lirotlu'f ill lliis \itiuit\. K'k IniiMud. at tlii' iiortlu'iii limit of the i.'it\-. with il> lii'4' Accp wati'f tiTiniiiiis. at which ocran xoscls
(.■(ilciiu' t)t (.•iilmi'd |)i'o|)U' Idiiii'^r and liltk' pickaniiinii's plax. is At
iii.'\ Ilk'. iiiR' <il
l>
r icIiiR'iv . is iii'st pasM'd. and in a ukimu'iiI iimn' the tv.iiii inlls into the spk'udid station
)|" the Intel eolonlal railw a\ . and I hi' loui ist is in 1 lalil'a\. the ( iihrallar ol' tlu' Maritime l'rci\ inees, tin.' lainous Noi'h Aineiiean
lie, and its Iminen--e dr\ d
mis ami sip'a
heid.iiiarters ol' ( iriat ISiit;
nn s aniiv and na\\ . and
the eai)ital of \o\a Seotia. Hon't mind thosi,' clai
morin;4. Xia^ara-like
ii (ekmen.
'l"!ie\' (Im't rei)ri--ent the |)eoi>lo ol II
dilax, aM\' mo
re than do the yloonu and old-fasliioiied streets lhronL;'h w hici
\' ilh tine haik-dris ei 's iu^liiut, the\' take \iiiu represent tlu' eit\ it-^idl.
^'Mll \\ ill reali/e liel'iii e \ on ai I- in it loin^-lhat tlu' jilaee \\ hicli Lord Coriiw alli^ founded in i 7 |<> i-- soinethiii;,; more than
a eounliN' \ illaL^i', and thai yon cannot (|(. jiisiiee to it in a da\ . Neither can this uniqne Nova Scotian metr(>])olis he don
iistiee to in ;i
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I is iiecessarilv limited as this i-
In the 111 si i)lac(.', there ai
n just ahoiil this numher lor sexi'ial \eai>
for i lalil'aN, \\
e some ^((.ooo people
dl t
it. 'i'l
lere
neii IS consei\ali\e ni all thniL^s, is consistent even m res|)
its ])opula!ioii. 'The cli \- is spread out o\ er a \ ei v wide area, so that this, tom'ther \s ilh tin.' man\ things of interest \\ ilhin it,
and innnmeralile attractions outside its limits, makes the thorough inspection of it a nialtei of da\ s. '11 le cit\ has keen w ritten
about so miu h, that its priiuipal cliaraclerislics are riasnuahlv well known to the New k^ii^land jjulilic. In the lirst ])lace, it
is an esseiit iallv Ijr^li^h eil \ . and il could not will kc ol lu'i'w isi' wlu'ii its imjiortance as a inililar\ and naval station is con-
sidered. ^\ L;riat maiiv American join iiali--l s w ho liav e come and seen and written liavi' failed to take llalilav serionslv.
much to the dismi^t of its jjcopk- ; kill lo •• ^o to JIalifax"' iiu'ans iu lind one's sidf at a verv sukstantial and iin])ortant place.
'.riuMo is ])lent V of w eallli in the ci 'mmimilv . w itvsted from a one -lime jjiolitahle commerce, and '• societv " and •• culture " are no
more slrauL;ers to the place than r,e\ are
to Uostoii. The tie that kinds it to the filter litv is verv slidii'', too, for hundrei
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of its \ ouiil;' iik'h and vvoiiun liavi Joiiiid their wav iheri' in the \)n>\ lew vears, to make new homes and fortunes for tliei
seh cs.
'I'll. It ill si '.iri'al iec|uisile. from the idurisl's staiid|)oiiit. ^ood hotel accommodations, are to ke found here. ( )f the several
hotels, either llie (.)_iR'eii i>v the lkilila\. kolk adjoinin;^ in the lentral part of the citv. can he iinhesitat int;lv recommeiidi'd.
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Thc'v will be (ouinl to rank with tlu; licst in Canada. Oncf i-stalili.slicd at one of these, tiie visitor \\ ill not liiul the lime liaiifj-
in<f hea\ilv on his hands, tor the siL^hts of the eit\ ari' within a tew minutes' walk or dii\e. 'i'hese iiielude, perhaps liist of
all, the Citadel hill, rising ^(XJ feet ai)o\e the le\el oi' the hailioi, at the haek otlhe eity, and from tlie lop of w iiieli a glorious
and conipiehensixe view of Halifax and its cn\ irons may he had. An iinpret^nahle l"i)iliess — one of a do/en like it in llu-
vicinity — surmounts the hill, hut is not now aceessihle to \isitois who haw no ■• i^ulT' at lu'adquarteis. 'I'his is lealK the
best way to start out to see the town, lor it L;;i\es a well-defined idea as to what the plaee is. Connneucinj^ with the old
Province Huildin*^, wheie the local ];)arliamenl nuels. ,ind wheic tlu' |)ro\iiicial lihrary and aline collection of portraits of
famous Xova Scotians are maintained, then.' is a lon<4 list of public building;-- and institutions to be ^een. \\ ithin ten miiuites"
walk of the Province IJuildiniLj are the Post-ollice Unildini^, in \\ hich is located the splendid pro\ iitcial museum ; the (.^lU'en's
wharf, the Ordnance \ard, where cannon and shot enoui^h to make a siew of the skv are kipt ; thi.' new and handsome City
Hall, frontin<^ (jn the (jrand Parade ; I^t. Paul's Chinch ; .^l. Mai\ s Cathedral ; ."-^t. Paul's cemeterv, w Ikmc the monument to
Parker and Welsford, theCiiniean heroes, is seiii ; tlu' (|uaint stone ri'sidciue o!" the lieutenant-'^DMinor ; the Academ\ of
Music; the Halifax Club, and the leadinii^ bankinn', insmauce, lelei^'r.iph, railroad and newspaper otlicc.. 'i'hen there is the
bi<^ Wellington Barracks, at the north end of the town, where the red-coated soldiers of Her Majesty are housed, and the
smaller one at the foot of the Citadel ; the wondeiful dry-dock, C)\7^ feet ImiL; ; thi' im|)erial I)ock\ai(l adjoiniiii^ and the great
men-of-war; the ^'ict<)ria (Jeneral Hospital; the new DalhoU'-ie CoUr'^e ; the institutions for the blind and deaf mutes; the
Exhibition Building, and a score of other iusiiiutions. One of tin.' mo^t nniipie and interesting sights of the town is the open
market scene in the vicinit\- of the Post-ollice, on Saturday. Heie, from daylight until daik, may be fomiu scores of country
peojilc who have pre-empted the sidewalks for whole blocks, and ari' bii-y disponing of their poidtr\-, eggs and garden truck
to the housewives of the town. Thes come fVom miles awav, main of tliem, and thi' coal-black ■•darkies," with their herrit's
and " varbs," and the melanchoK relics of poor *" Lo," w ith their baskets and bows, are also there in goodly mnnbeis to add
to the pictnresiiueness of the scene. It is truly an interesting sight, and cam\ot be duplicated outside of thi- mat ket-])lace at
<e^uebec, where everything is I'^ench. .\nother iin|)ortant e\i'iit in the rather uneventful Halifax week i-^ (he |)aiade of the
soldiers to chm-ch on Simdav morning. 'I'hev vvoishi]) in (jarri-^on Chapid, near the Cilailel, and are alvvavs hraded In lliiir
big brass baiul. It is alwavs in order for tlii' vi-iior to vvalch them march into the church, and then follow them in and wit-
ness the services. Indeed, Halifax without its soKlicrs, would br likr l>os(ou without its gilded dome.
It is in her natural beauties, though, that Halifax scores her greatest triiunph, and the chief of these is the lovely L'ublic
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Gnnli'ii. \()t t(i \isit tlii> would he to f;iil to sec II:ilif;i\. Tt i> :i liltle' s(|ii;nt' cnrniT cul out of Paradise, whoiv tlic social
litV ()[" 1 lalit'as, especially on Saturday afternoon, when the band concerts aie t^iven, can he seen in everv aspect. Money
couldn"! !)uy it iVoni the lialilaNians. Another heauty spot is Point Pleasant Park, a nia<;-nilicent stretch of vin_,nn f"''"t, with
heautii'ul dii\iuj;' roads cut throunh it. At its extreme i-wd is another fort and niartello tower, and an enchantin;'; \ x of the
ocean. There are nunieions f)ther drives, one of the most charinintj heinj^ to the North \\'est Arm, a heautifnl inlet of the
sea, west of the city, it is about three miles louij; and a cpiaiter of a mile \vide. Its shores are lined \vith the elcj^ant estates
of some of the most prominent citi/(.'ns of Ilalifax, and, in this respect, reminds one of the banks of the Hudson, just above
\ew \'ork. l^xcursions by steamer can be made to this place, to Pedford Pasin. Cow Ha \' ( the comiuLj wateriiiLC place of
Ilalifax), Prince's Lod^e and several other points. When all these are exhausted, there is the pretty town of Dartmouth on
the opposite side of the liarbor, reached by ferry, and with a delightful chain of lakes at its back dooi'. .\ccess can also be
had through here to the n'old mines in the eastern part of Halifax couiitv, the colored settlement at Preston and the Acadian
I'rench one at Che/./etcook, and the splendid farm and forest rei;ion of Mus(|uodoboit. What with the natural hospitality of
the people of I lalifax, and the unrivalled bill of fare they can set before one in the wn\- of outdoor and indoor attractions,
comb'i ^'d with the bracinj^ (|ualit\ of their summer climate, that \ isitor is hard to please, intleed, who will '^n awav dissatislietl
\\ ]l!i his stav in the deli"htl'ul cit\ 1)\ tlu' sea.
To Cai ' rix'A'rixo Capi: i^kktox.
W'iien tile alii'ady de'.i^^hted tourist has comjjleted his inspection of the capital cit\-, there are \et a score or more ])laces
wheri'iu he can still fea^t his >oul upon No\a Scotia scenery and study still moiemii(iue pro\incial characteristics to his heart's
content. Thi'se liealon^- tlnee distinct mutes, aiid a xolume mi^lil be dexoted to each of them. The first of these lies back
o\i'r the formir route as I'ar as Windsor Junction, ;md throui^h the lemaiidn^ half of the pro\ ince, across the .Strait of Canso,
and thiou^h the wonderfully beautiful island of Cape Preton — the Switzerland of North America. The second is to follow
this route to Truro ami then, b-anch off thron^li the nairow but interestin;^ isthmus that joins the pro\ ince to the mainland and
New Ibimsw ick, continuiuL;' around as far as ,S|. John, it" desired. In either case the line of the Intercolonial railwa\' will be
followed, and the routes can, therefoie, be plaiid\ picked out on a ma|) of tiie pro\ince. The thii'd is the Atlantic coast
route, westward from Ilalilax. Iakin;j; in the mai^nilicent shore sceni'i\ that lies along this unbeaten path, with its niuncrous
important settlements, ami ending l!ie lour at Yarmouth, wheie it beg:n.
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\\'u ;iic iKiL iv;i(K to turn hack }ct, Ikavcvlt, and so let il l)c the nrst-nainL-d routi.'. TIic (rain leaves T hihfav overtlic
Intercolonial early in the nioinin;^^ and the [jiincipal i)oint of inlercNt helween here and 'i'lnro is Sluilienacadie, .jo miles
distant. This is a pleasant larniin;^,- region, thronnh which a ii\er of the same name runs, and was at one time (luite an im-
jjortant headiiiiarters ol liie Micmac Indians. Some ot' them still remain, hut not exactly in primitise condition.
Truro, _'j miles Jarther on, is a town ol" ahotii j^.ooo inhahitants, and is\er\' pleasantly situatiil ahout two miles from the
head ot'Cohecjuid l>a\, an arm of the Basin ot'Minas. It contains the provincial Normal School, lias various industries, and is
alto_^ether .i very l)ustlin<j; jilace. It was originally settled h\- the Acadian French. Truro is a very important railroad
junction, and trains usually stop here for meals. The laUes and ri\ers in the vicinilv olTer splendid opportunities for iishini;-.
Leaxin,:^- lieie, the train i)asses throu;4h the i)icturesiiue little towns ot" Union, i^ix ersdale, Landsdowne and ( ilen^ari\ , (Uitil
it reaches Stellarton, 41 miles from 'J'ruro and 10^ miles from Halifax. Here we come upon the outsUirts of the <;reat coal
lields of that jiart of Xo\a Scotia, and couUl spend many an instnicti\e hour explorini^ the mines and sltidv in;^' the j)eopIe.
Coal mines are much the same the w orUl over, however, and the only special differenci- hetwi'en the mines of Nova Scotia
and those of I'emisyh ania \\ill he fornd in the character ol the people who work tlu'ni. Ihe coal mined here is of a soft or
hituminons chaiacler, and is of almost inexhaustihle supi)l\'.
From Stellarton, a hranci'i rmis to Pictou, i.|. miles dist;uit, on the shores of Northumherland Strait, and from which
the nei,L^hhorin<jf pro\ince of Prince I'^dward Island can he seen. It has a "goodly nnmhei' of inhahitant-. and is tlu' i^real coal
exportiuLJ point of this rei^ion. It was foinierh' the site of an Indian \illa'4e — which meau'^, of coursi-, nioii' (iloosc;)])
lej^i'uds — and, despite the prosaic nature of its chief industry, has some really pretty scenery to commend it. lis harhor is
one of the fmest in the pro\ ince. .Steamship connection with Prince Edward Island is maintaiiu'd from tluK.'.
Xew Cilasj^ow, " the .Shellii'ld of Xo\ a Scf)tia," is lU'xt reached after the I'eturn to the main line. This huslliuLT jdace,
with all the " ,L;et theie"of a Western ''hoom" town, has some \ery important indnsti-ies, particularly in tlu' maiuifaclure
of ir(jn and steel. It is located on the F.ast Kiver. and has a population of ahoul .|,c«x). TlHie i^ some '^nml sceni'ry in the
vicinitw
Thus far, since leaxini;' Picl<ui. the wa\ has heen thiouuh one hi^ coal hed. and one can ,eadil\ lu'liexe the statement that
in Pictou countx (which, with C'umherland comU\ adji iiiiuL;', turnishes three-llflhs of tlii' oul|)ut of 1 he |)i'o\ ince ) , theit' are
^.^6'J feet of strata, containin;^ i | leet of coal in 16 heds ; also, that there an- in the whole ])ro\iuce ~o L;ieal seams ot coal,
ha\in<^ a thickness of i py^n feet of (k'|iosits. Before leavin;^ this part of the countr\, too, k't it he rememhert'd that Pictou,
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Stcllarton ami New (ilasj^dw arc important: staitiiiLi; points for tlio sportsmen \\lio liave come down in the fall and winter for
moose, (.ai ilion, lu'ai'. and other Iti;^ ^ame, l)esi(i(.'s an iinnmited eolleetion ot' small f r\ .
it is a run of ,j2 miles to the next impmlant sto|)])in,L;' plaee — Anti^-onisii. Meanwhile, the train has been i>assinfj
tlni>ni;ii some suj)erl) valle\ sceneiv , at tinus almost wildly i)ietmi'S(|ue. Here, as^ain, the j^roxince taUes on another of its
many aspects, (ilentallocii, Meiii;dmisii and Maisjiv llojie are names of wav stations tiiat will strike the \isitor as somewhat
peculiar, jjcrhaps ; and. jiossihly. the broad Scotch accent of some of the inhabitants nii^ht do the same. .iVntiyonish is a very
strilvinj^ and beautit'ul town, iniiabiled mostly by Scotch Catholics. It lias been called b\- many the prettiest settlement in the
j)ro\ince, and its ])eo])lo ai'e ([uite conli'nt to iia\e it known as such. It is certainlv a most nni([ue one. ^Vnliii^onish is the
residence of tlie IJisliop of Arichat. Its principal teat mi' ^ are St. I'rancis .\a\ier ColletJ,'e, and the cathedral ot St. Xinian,
one of the largest and iiandsomest j^laces ot' woishi]) in L'anada. 1 "he scenery about Antij^onish is delii^htfid, ami a drive
aniun^st the hills or toward the distant harbor is recompiaise enough to|- a joiu'iiev tliither. Not so pictures([ue, hut decidedly
interest iuL;', is a \ isit to one of the bi^- cheese factorii's ol" the low n. I'^om iiere, also, a desirable huntinjr and flshinf"; region
can be reaclu-d. ibr ( in\ sborouL;h, the L;'ieat wilderness coinitx uf the proxince. iVontinn" on the .Atlantic, ;i(ljoin!- it.
Al'ter .Anti^onish comes sonie more litic scenerx . charminniy di\ersilied, w ith here and there fjlimpses of the salt water,
'i'wcnty miles be\ond is Tracadic. famous for tlie monasterv and farms of the Trappist brothers, and wliere an Indian reserve
is also jocati'd. 'I'he situation ot" this place, on tlie shores of St. (ieor^e's IJax. is most lieautifid. (ireater beauties than this
are in stoii' lor the lia\eler, f )r I'J miles fartlu'r on ]\c reaches the limit <il" his land journev , and stands on the shore of that
must man'nilicent " i^olden j^ati'way to the (inlf of St. Law fence."" tlu' Strait of Canso, se])aratin;4 him Irom the into\icatin_<f
L;lciries (if Cape I>reton bevond.
It is not the design of this ])ublicatiiin to •j;\\c a cumplete di'scriptidii of \o\a Scotia in one edition. Such a book, if any-
thiu':,'' like full I'ustice were rldui' the siiliiect. wduld be uuwieldv. and would defeat one of its most ini|)ortant objects. In
pursuance uf this idea, iherefore. C ape Ihelini aiul the nther places to be lu'reafti'r touched u])on will be but brieilx' mentioneil,
to be L;iveu later on the mme e\tiMided mention the\' merit, accom|)anied Iw appropriate illustrations. It is hard, however, to
dismiss Cajie iheton in this summarv manner, fur this sea-iu\aded island is \eril\' the (jut'cn of summer resorts. A delicious
sample nl its beaul\ can be seen even as the passenger stands u|)on the wharf at Port Mul^raxe, the terminus of the Inter-
colonial railway in \o\a Scotia pro))er. where he is to take either the transfer across the beautiful strait to I'ort Ilawkesbnry
opi)osite, thi'ie to resume his railroad jomiux o\er tlii' Xew Cape Ibeton raihva\', or board the little steamer that will take
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him oil an even nK)rc roniaiitic journey tlnoui^h Cape Ilrelon's eiuliantiuLj inland sea. Tliis ]iieturcsfivie strait, \\liicli con-
nects tile Atlantic willi tiie (jnif ol' St. Lawrence and separates the iieninsula of Nova Scotia I'roni its insular sistei', is ahout
l.| miles loui^ and a mile in axera^^e width. Its waters rush hetween precipitous wooded hanks, and thousands of \essels tind
it a con\enient passage way or anciiora<^e ever\- year. Some times \\hole lleits of tliem ma\- he sten there, detaiiu'd hy adverse
winds, or majestically maUin^ their way throuj^h. Not far from MulL;ra\e, on the West, is Cape I'orcupine, hinh and im-
j)ressi\e, and toward the .Vtlantic end are Pirate Ilarhor, and other pictures(iuely located jilaces.
Crossinir to l*oint Tuppcr, Port I law keshur\', if we are to contiiuie the railwa\' journev, some i^ stations are passed, on a
run of 90 miles, until Sydney at the farthest ])oint north usually \isili'(l hy tourist'-, is reached. These include (iiand Narrows,
where the train crosses the ^jreat iron hridj^e, iJnj'jicct in length, ha\iu<^ si'M'u s])ans and a draw in the centri' ; and North
S\(lnev, the <j;reat coaling;" station for ocean steamers. .Some of the finest of Ca])e Iheton's rei. owned scenerx' is to he seen on
this triji, luit an excellent plan is to make the journe\- one wa\' hv rail and auotln'r h\' steamer. The latter connects w ith the
express train from Halifax (which cairies elenant luiffet ])arlor cars li^ht through to S\(hie\, li\' the wa\ ), and after lea\in^
Mul.i^raNe sails throuu;h the ])rettiest part of the Strait of Canso, and follow s tlu' AtlauLic sho'.e of Cape Ihelon ui\til it ri'aches
Lenox Passage. This lo\el\- strait di\ ides the island from (juaint old Isle Madame, on the further side of which is located
the famous I'nnch lishin;^ settlement of ^Vrichat. .After a hriet stop at the wi'sl side of Madame, the little steanu'r ploughs
her \\a\' through the (|uiet waters into St. Peter's Iiav, on the Atlantic side of C'a|)e Ihetou proper. Ileie tlu' steamer eiiti'rs
the lock of the half-mili; canal w hich connects the ocean w ith its inland lril>utar\ hevond. and saxi's so man\ W(.'ar\' miles' sail
alonij; the perilous coast, in noinLj through this canal, the interestiuL;' \illa^e of St. Peter's, a Scotti'-h si'ttli-menl, is passed.
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Near here, too, is Chaj)el island, where the Micmac Indians ^atliei" each \iar to hold their (|uaiiit ceicuioiu of the festixal of
St. .\nne. \\ hat ;i ])icture hursts upon the j^aze whin St. Peter's canal is tinalK' pa^srd, and the \i'sm.1 is faiil\- launched into
wateis of tin- L-\er hi'autiful ihasd'Orl It is oul\ the liei^iiuiiuL;. hii\\e\er, of the same heautiful
delighted ,i;a/e loi' uiarK a hundred miles. Cape iheton is ahout i(X)
the jdacid and cry:
])anoraina that is to he unfolded to t'.e surprisetl and _, _,.... . ^.,, ,^v^
miles loui^ h\ S(j miles wide, and of ihi' J.ijoo.ooo acres. uearU Soo.ono cou'-ist of iai^es. 'V\\c lallii' are ])i incipallv the
t;reat salt water ink'ts, (ircat Pras d'Or and Lillle ihas d'Or. \iry a|)pi oprialeh (\pif\iu^- •• the Ann of (lold." 'i'he lont^
and narrow island of l?oularderie divides the two. and it is ilie larger ol the two pa'~~.aL;i"- that is used uio>.ll\ for na\ i^ation.
Stretched alon^- the shores of this lovely inland sia are various jioints of iulcie-t that aie louclied at hv the sleamei', notahlv
(Jrand Narrows, which hoa'-ls df a lirst-ckiss lioltd. and liaddeck. '.\:^ ; luriou-- sunnnei' home of Prof, (iraliam I'ell, (ieorge
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Kcnnaii, iind otluT nohililos. Near (iiaiul Narrows (more ]iri)])i,ily tlic Strait of IJarra) is the inai^jiiiliccnt ri\c'i- Dcms and its
l)asin, and at IJaddcclv cxLinsions may lie made to the Nhn^^arce and Vu'^ IJaddeck riveis, \\'li\ coeoniaL;!!, witli its hcautit'ul
\\ ateilall, and otlicr inli'iistin:^^ points, l^xplorations into the hnntinij n'ronnds of tlic initiax t'llcd noitiiLMii hiiijhiands region
can also lie made. u\t Haddeelv, thii'e is iisnally an interesting^ Indian eanip to l)e seen in snnnner. In fact, xou can lind
bands of the once pioud Micmacs in almost any pait of tlie pro\incc you may hap])en to \ isit, and one l)e,i;ins to tliink tlie
census enmneiatoi" made a sh^lit mistake wlien he ^a\e the country cri'dit fof o\\ nini:^ only aliout two thousand of them. 'JMie
scenei\' at IJaddeck is like tliat at ail other points aloiiL;' tlie journiy, suliHiiK only a little more so. (ireen hills are al\va\s
at hand, and hlue ones in the distance, and if the trip, or a part of it be made by mooidi;^ht oxer the calm and mirror-like
waters, w ith the sweet incense of the forest tempered w ith the salt\ fragrance of the ocean blow in<;' in one's nostrils, the for-
tunate possi'ssor of this rich pri\ik'Lje will ne\(.r aL;ain wnndi'i" win people ra\e o\ er Caj)e lireton.
Anothir transition comes when Sydney and North Svdney are reached. llere we are a^ain within sii^ht of tiie
ocean, and ();)0 miles from IJoston. lleie, too, is another and e\en richer section of the <^reat N()\a Scotian coal bed, where
hundreds of workers are bus\ niLjlit and da\' extracting" the bituminous product that is to lie carried a\\a\ in i;reat steamers anil
sailiiit^ \essels, and a\ here the tall and ghostly chinuKys and shaft bouses of the mines u|)rear themsebes on e\er\' hand.
S\(lne\' itself, the principal city of Ca|)e IJreton, is an iiiterislin^- ])lace and has a \er\ line harbor. It can be seen, however,
in a few hours. 'J'wenty-four miles away is historic Louisburii,', the once ma^iiilici. : I fortress, upon which the I'rench la\ishetl
j^ \ears and six millions of dollars in their altem))t to make it impreijnalile. No nei'd to re])eat its familiar story here, or to
call attention to the jiecnliar inliiest it should have to all New I-u^^landers. "Flie old fort is in nmch the same state as that at
^Vnnapolis now , but its historic memories make it well worth a visit. I Kie, and at Svdnev. ends the mori.' beaten path of the
tourist, but the beauties of the route have onlv been barelv hinted at. Some dav the yreat unsettled countrv toward Cape
North will be o])ened up t<; the vacationist, but a month and more could be spent in explorin|:j the places already familiarly
known, and still not vet overrun vv ith v isitors. As to the climati' of this jjcimIiss Scoltish-hi<rhland region, here is what an
expert ui)on such matliis has to sav, and suixlv no moii' nied be said: "The sunnners of Cape Breton, sav from Mav to
October, mav chalkiij^e comparison vv ith those of anv countrv vv ithin the temperate ret^ions of the vvorkl. Bright, sunnv dav s,
with balmv westerly winds, follow each otlur in succession, week after wei'k, while the middav beats are often tempeied by
cool, refreshinj^ sea-bree/es. ()l lain, there is seldom inou'^h ; the LTiowin:^ crops ukjic often suffer from too little than too
much."
TiiK Isthmus, and Ai.oxci tmic Coast.
G()()(l-liv, lor tlic ])rosL'nt, to lumiu' Ciipc IJrcton, iiiul its (kiclic accent ;m(l customs, niid liack once more to 'I'niio, for a
flectinj^ 5j;lancc at \\ liat tlu' luisv istlnnus has to ofl\ T. '\'\)c \o\ a Scotian ])art of 'liis territory is iiichideil in tiie 76 miles
lielwecn 'I'ruro and Anilu'ist. TluTe are i() stop|)inLj j)lac(.'s on tlie line of llie inleicoloni..' rail\\a\ , each one, of course,
leachnj^ to half a dozen other inteiestini^ ])laces. The Hist important one of these -s Londondeiiv , fioniwliich a manch rail-
^vay runs tlnee miles to the Acadia Iron Works, and from \vhence slaves can lie taken for I'cononn and V\w Islands. At
Follein'h I.ak(.', a few miles farther on, the traveler finds himself on the crest of the pictnres(|ue Cohe(|uid mountains, and 607
feet al)o\e the sea.
I'^om Oxford Junction, a few miles faither still, a branch load runs to Picton, ahx'adv descrilu'd, and also ^ixes access to
the pretty ^illa,LJes of Oxford, I'uj^w ash, Wallace, 'ratama^'ouche and Ki\er h)hn. Oxford is noted for ils maiuifacline of
Xo\ii vScotian homespims, and I'uLrwash has a remarkahly line harbor. 'J"he hunting and lishing (both fresh and salt water)
are excellent all throun'h this section.
Next in order, and just 121 miles from Halifax, is Sprin^hill, whose <;rcat coal mines produce double the aniotmt of black
diamonds that an\()ther mine in the province does. The terrible explosion here, on I'eb. 21, iSyi, b\- which i 2^ people lost
their lives, is still fresh in the ])ublic mind. I'rom here, a short side journey can 1)e taken to I'arisboro, where the scenery of
the storied IJasin of Minas, already mentioned in coiuiection wiih JJlomidon and (band Pre, ma\ be enjo\ed.
At Maccan a branch railway ^^ill open up another inteiestinL( side trip to Jo,Lj,i;ins, on tin- shmi' of Chii^necto l?av, which
marks the farthest limit of the mistv Bay of Fundy. At Jo^^j^ins there is an extensixe coal mine, but of late \earsit has be-
come chiellv famous on account of the construction there of the famous Leary lo<4 rafts. These hu^e rafts, some of them con-
taining^ 27.000 sticks, wei^hln;^ in all 1 i. 000 tons, and ha\ inj;" a total length of 7^0 feet, are built on the shore and launched the
same as vessels. They arc then towed to New York or other points, savini,^ thousands of dollars that would otherwise have to
be paid in frei,L;ht. Here, too, are to be seen the hij^diest tides of the l»ay of Fundy, and they are well worthv the name of liit^di.
liej^^nniuLf the main line of the railway, and passiuL;^ Xajipan, wliere the <j[overnment ex])erimental farm is located,
Andierst, and al the same time the boundary line of the jirox ince and the narrowest ])art of the isthmus. Is reached. Andierst
is one of the most interesting^ ])laces in the ]iro\ince. SurroundiuLC it aie thousands of acres of Ihe richest salt marsh land in
the world. It is ^\•()nderful in its I'xtent and wealth, and New Brunswick, across the line, has bei'ii even moii- pi'odi'^allv en-
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(Iriwi'd wilh it than Xuva Smtia. Oiu: (if tlasc inai'-luK is Known as llif I!l\sian I'iilds. 'I'lic <iiii;iiial I'lciich st'llicrs iianied
tilt' place IJiMiiIiassin cm ai cmuiiI hI i^ s -; lat hcaiitv . AniluTst itsi'lf is one of tliu pii'llicst and must pio^i'i'ssiv c of towns and
lias a iirc'SLMit i)oj)nlatii in ol :;.().■)(). It olli is oppcutnnitirs ininniK raMf lor drivis and lAiin-'ion'-, and a i;riat many sporK-
iiU'ii make it tluir lu :i(li|nai ti I-. '1 lie coiKJudin;^' w omli'i' ot this jiarl ol tlu- pioNiiue is tin- partlalU eoni])l(.'li'd C'!n;4-iK'cto
Ship railw a\ . 'I'his i.'nlrrpri-c is dcsi^iu'd lo i'an\ \ I's'-rls of any si/u o\ erland, hi't wci'ii the l>a\ of I'miiU' an<l ihc ( iiilf of
St. Law TtMUT, thus sa\ uvj; the loii;^ and dan,j,noiis \(i\a;4v' aronnd the Atlantic coast of \o\a Scotia. The isllnnns here is onl\
I J" miles wide, and ihe idea sei'ins lea--ilile enough.
If he desired lo, the tourist could now continue his railw'a\ jonine\' until he ii'ached Monctoii and St. lohn. takiiiLj at the
latter place either a steamer of the ^' ak.moc ru S iicAMsiiii" L'omi'.wv for Yarmouth, one for l)i,L;h\ , 40 miles across the l)a\,
or a train fni- Uaii'^or, Uoston, Montii al, \ ancouwr, or aii\' otlier point in the I iiited Slates or Canada, i'or ])resent pnij loses.
iiowe\ I'l', he w ill allow the lailw ay to Ininjjf him hack to 1 lalifas; aL;ain, fiimi \\ liicli place he will set out o\ I'r the last of the
tliri'e routes pre\ :oii'-l\ nuniioned. A^aiii, as evi'r, SDinelhintjf equalK' new and inlert'stinj^' awaits him. Thousands of peojile
lia\e saili'd out of Halifax liarhor and iK\er known \\ Iiat ln'auties lay aloii^J their path, simph' lii'cause their vessel did not kiep
close eiionnh to the shore to allow (,!' an in-'pection of them. Tlu'ie mav have lu'eii other reasons, lint that is neither lu'ie nor
there. Halifax is located ahiio-l in the centre of the pHuinsula propi'r, so that there is a coastline on each side of it to he c\-
plori'd. These are known as ihe ea'-t and \sest shores, iL'spectix I'K', '{"he east shore is intereslin;^', presentiiiL;' as it does some
of the most famous of the No\a Scniia L'oKl miius, the piciures(iue region of ( iu\ shoroni^h comit\, terminating" in the Strait of
Caiiso, luit as _\t't ft can hardly be said to he o|ien to ^neiieral travel. It is accessihle now onlv hy sta^e. The \vest shore,
however, is the tourist's paradise, and it, tin, will receive the descrijition and illustialion it deserv is at another time. 'J'lie
time is lU'ar at haiiil \v hen certain parlsot it will he as jiopular as those that are heller known aie to-dav . The time mav
come, too, ^v■lu■n this w hole coa--t v.iil he accessihle hv rail. 'Ihe two most ini])ortant slopping' jilaces after Halifax are
Luiienhur^" and liiid;4evv ati.r, w hicli are reached l>v the steamers of the I-unenhuiLf iS: Halifax .'^teamshi]) C'omjiany and the
Coastal .Steam Packet Ci>mpanv, re-[K ctiv ely. In the 65 miles that are passed before I.unenhni;^ is reached, the steamer
skills one of the most fori liddiiiL;' and dangerous sections of this '* iroii-lxiiind coast." upon w hose crui'l clill's nianv a vessel has
jihiiii^ed io destruction. Nnmeioiis li lie harhors and iiilels. w here the hardy fishermen dwell, are passed ; then comes Sainhro,
with its ri,L;lit, then Mar's Rock, upon which the steamship Atlantic w as \viecked. in iSp, and 600 lives lost; then heanliful
St. Ivlarjjaret's I'av. and then Chester, ihat most glorious of all seashore resorts, with its island-dotted hay, with <^rand Mt.
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a iff yxi.tit'-tm,umt nuu
Aspotagon (from whose smninit is to be had a most superb view), in the distance. Liincnlnir!^ is fiii;illy roaclicd, and bcMv Is
fi)iniil aiKitlicr plan.', \\ lure, as at C'lu'sli'i", tliL \ i^ilnr can will alldrd to spend da\ s. Linii'iiliur^'. the old Indian name of \\ hid i
was Mala^a>li, \sas scttlid in i 75^ by a nnndicr of (ierman cnnj^rants, whose characlerislics have beiii handed down to the
present day. The popnlaticm of the tow n is 5.(ajo, and of the snrroundiniLi; cimnlry r)f the same name, ^o.ooo. Tlu' peopli' are
industrious, protfiessive and law-aMdinLj. I.nnenl)in\:4', from the importance of itslishin;^ luisiness, is Known as the (iloncester
of \o\ a Sciiti;!. It can boaM ol a jxjsi-dlbce and public buildin'^'. ni'W court housi', two ni'\s sp;i])er^, two steam wood niann-
factnrintj mills, a count\' academy, two schools, six chnrclu's and an excellent liri' sei\ ice. There is ci'itainK an abundance of
inerLjv in its peopK'. \mon<4 the points of interest mar by aie C);il< Island, recalling nu'morii's of Captain Kidd and his
elusive buried trcasm\', and '• the Om'Hs." These are situated on the westi'in side of thi' harbor, ami comprise a nmnber of
yawnin;j^ caxi'rns worn bv the si'a. some ei;4'hty feet deep. Indian legends tell how a chiif intend one and came out at the
Basin of Minas.
Mahone Bay, (he next jioint of interc.-st, is reached by the Xo\a Scotia Central railwav, and is another charminj^ place,
with unexampled facilities for salt water lishinjr ;iud bathing, and boating'. ."Scores of islands dot tlu' smface of the ba\' itself,
and the air is a \ery tonic. Xext comes IJridi^ewater, that perfect ,L,em of a riverside settlement, nestling on either side of the
lo\ ely Lalia\e. This is the next station to Mahone Bay, on the railwa\. luit tln' water journi'V from l.unenbnr<4 to the mouth
of the Laha\e, and then up the 15-mile stretch of that '* Rhine of No\;i Scotia." is f:ir to be p ( ferred, from the tourist's
standpoint, e\en if it is four times as lon;^. Xothini^ could excel the ipiii't j^randeur of that riwr sci'uery, and if auNthiuL; can
awaUe the romanticin one's nature, it is surely that.
BridLfewater is as bustlin;^ a place as it is attractiw. and is the home rif some of the most enterprising;' men in tlu' pro\ ince.
It formerh (lid an immense bnsiniss in luniln'r. althou;^h an emhar^o has recently lieen placed u])on that, which is not \ et
lifted. The headquarters of the Xo\ a Scotia Cinlral lailway, w ho>>e handsome station is a cri'dit to the whole province, are
here, and this road is each \ear hecomini^ more and more ])rondnent a factor in the snnnner travel of the province.
From Bridq;evvaler interestiui; driv I -., lisliiiiLf eN])e(lilions and railroad and river excursions can be taken; and the solenudv
beautiful rejifion of the ijreal Bonhook and Mole^a l.ake^. with tliiir ancient Tndian traditions, mav be explored and lished in
for trout and salmon. At Mole.L;a are located the extensive ^old mines of that name — a wonderfully productive field, .and a
bit of Austrilia set down in the Nova .Seotia wilderni's^^ tlu' combination drive and sail to w hich form a most deli-jjlitful and
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instructive experience. Here tlic whole process of gold mining and smelting may lic studied and facts learned as to the pro-
ducti\ eness of tlie province in this precious metal that will astonish the stranger.
Once liaving penetrated to this romantic neighhorhood, the tourist can take liis choice between pushing on furtjier to tlie
great hunting and fishing groimds in and al)()ut Lake Rossignol. or follow the Lixei'pool Ri\er to Lixerpool, on tlie Atlantic
coast itself. If he goes to Rossignol, which is the largest lake in tiie province, 12 miles long and S miles wide, he can pass
througli a whole series of lakes, and may %isit the hunting region of Indian Gardens or tiie Uiue Momitains. He will need a
guide at any rate, and if he can secure an Indian one. so nuich the better. Tlie Liverjxiol Lake region is verv licautiful. hut
it is often very iutricate. It affords magiMticent opportunities for " camping out."
As to Liverpool, to return to the coast, here is another ideal .esiing-place, and one which can be reached direct from
Halifax or Yarmoutli by the J>outh Shore line of the Yatjmoutii Stkamsuii' Company. Liverpool is one of the most inter-
esting tow ns along the coast, and occupies the site of a former Lidian rende/XDUs — conseciuentU, more ( iloosca]) legends.
It has been a fa\()rite place for summer visitors for several } ears, and offers many natural attractions, besides an o|)|')<)rtunit\
to study lumbering, fishing, shipbuilding aiul other industries. It is one of tlie most important centres for fresh water tishing
in the pro\ iiice.
Lea\ iiig tlie rock-bound harbor, the stc.nner jiasses Port Mouton, which was \ isited b\- Sieiir de Monts in i^oj. N '\t
conies Little Hope Island, famous lor its wrecks, Port Job, and Loclqiort, Tiiis latter point is an important lishii.g centre,
having a large West Indian trade, and furnishes not a few recruits for tlie (jloucester iishing lleet, as do a great manv otiier
Nova Scotian tow us and villages. Carter's Island, \s ith its reil light, and Gull Rock ledge, with its w bite one, next appear to
view. Tlie^e are followed by Cape Rosew ay, w liicli has two powerful fixed white lights, and tlien the course lies between
the picturesque banks of a deep and roomy ba\, until the town of Shelburne is reached. vShelburne is an illustrious example
of the miglil-lia\e-I)eens, and, indeed, of the lias-i)iens. Its real founders were Loyalist refugees, who came from the I'nited
States and settled here in 17S3, intending to make it tlie capital city of the jiro^ ince. 'I'lieir ]dans miscarried, however, and
the I 2, fxjo population which the town contained in i7S-";,sooii diminished to 400, many of the ,..((p!e returning to the land
the\- had left. 0\ er two million of dollars were sunk in the enterprise, and, altogether, iIk- earh' histor\ of the jilacc is a
melancholy one. To-dax' there are about 1.500 people in the town, and. besides the m;ignilicent harbor, the |)oints af interest
include the Roseway Kixer. and I Jirclilow 11, a setlU'inent peojikd b\ the descendants of Southern slaves, fve miles from Shel-
burne. A daily stage runs from Slu'lbunie to Lixerpool and Yarmouth.
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) tlie prn-
icr tn the
V Atlantic
can jxiss
ill need a
utifnl, l>ut
rcct from
nost intci-
p lc<;cnils.
ppoitnnity
iter lisliin^
O.}. N 'Nt
m' centre.
;niy other
appear to
s between
s example
he Tnited
ever, anil
) the land
place is a
at' interest
rom Shel-
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The remainder of the coast journev is aloni^ the rocl<\ south-fastorn shori of the province, in t!ic track of pecnliar cmrenls
that sonielimes lake \\ rcckaL;(.' from thi- \icinit\ of Shelhnrne itself. a\\a\ around to the eastern shores ot tin.' I!a\ of l'"nnd\ .
Numerous points of interest are passed, includint^ CKiie Ri\e'', wiieie lolister-packini^ is carried on, and La pi- Nej;ro, which
was so named !.\' C'hamplain, !'i Ki;).}, because of the supposed resemblance of a certain rock to a ncfjro's head. The Sal\a<(e
Rocks, olVIMauie Island (another scene of wrecks), stand at the j^ateway of the historic Hay of Port Latour. Here a<4aiii, as
at Annapolis ;md Louisburj^, the tourist must brush up his knowledije of early iXmeric ui histoiy. and call to mind tlie stirrin<j;
story ofSii.'ur de !a 'Tour. The ri'Uiains of this note<l man's fort can still bi' seen here.
Still farther down the cojist is (.'a|)e Sable Island, located at ni,<fht hy a tixed red lij^ht, and whose lirst settlers were
I'^rench .\cadians. They were followed b\ New l-nLtland Loyalists, after the ori<4inal si'ttiiinent had been broken up by the
Ihitisli. .\i the extri'ine southern end of this island, and likewise of Nova Scotia itsilf, is Cape Sable. There can be no
(juestion aliout this beint; an intert'stiuiLj place, tor it is here that I.eif I'.ricson, the intri'pid Norseman, is sup]iosi'd to have
landed in the \ear y(j|. and otheis of his countr\ men, subsei|ui,'ntl\ . I lere, indei<l. is f'lod fui- rellection and speculation as
tlu' lomist sails slowly by on his "gradually ending journev, and studies intenth those rocky siiores that mi;;ht tell so much if
they could.
'I'hidu;j;h I>iifin<^ton passage the steamer rims, with Cajie Sable Island on tlu' left and the maiidand on the rii^lit, stopping;
at IJairiui^lon itself, the home of man\ a iiard\ seaman and man\ a stout N<i\a .Scotian ship. After naxii^atiuij; several narrow
and tidi-swept channels, the opi'U sim is once more j^aiiU'd. and the steamer Li'iadualix veering to the north-east, comes in sitjht
of Seal Island, "the elbow of the Hay of I-'undy," as it is calU'd. This is some distance out to sea. on tlu' lift, and lias a tall
li.i;ht house. Some bad w recks have occurred on tlie shores of this wind-swept outpost. The important lishin;^ \illa;4e of
I'ubnico is the next pi-int of inteiest on the ri^^hl, and tluii the steamir crossi's tlu' mouth of ArL;\ le i>a\ and tin' istuarv of the
Tiiskit Uiver into the remarkable an<l pictures(|ue archipelaj^o of the Tiisket Islands. Thesi' iskmds, in inlinite \ariit\' of si/e
and sh;ij)e, stand rij^'ht out in tiie ocean, without even the protectin<f shori's of a bay to encirck' them, and throuL;ii them the
swift tides and currents rush in all diri'ctions. In tlu'ir beauty and uni(|ueness, they ari' truly a tittiui; climax to tin' wnndcrful
jomiu'v through and around tlu- pro\ ince of N'oxa Scotia that liie tourist is now ii'luctantK completintf.
And thus it ends, as ;dl thin<^s earthh must. Soon comes Jebot^ne I'oint and \'armouth Sound, and then Cape I'orchn,
which Ljave us jfreetini^ to the Land of I']van<;eline. L'pon it stands the lighthouse that ilhuui's tlie w.u to ^'armoutIl harboi-,
and from which is alwa\siri\en the affectionate larewfll salute to the statelv steamer a>- she sweeps b\ in the earh nijj;ht, takinjf
hack the returnini'' traveler to his native land.
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And tlic great ships sail outwanl. and letuin.
licndin.nand liowin;^ (i\t tlu' liillowy swilU,
And eviT joylui. as tlu-y si'c it burn,
'I'licv wave tlieir silent welcomes and farewells.
S„ nr.v those na<.os be a li-ht inUo the wearv an.l heavv la.len, and. .liiuly as they burn, serve as a -uidc to one of the
sweetest and nu.stresUullK.vens that (mkI has vouehsde.l t..n,an-a plaee that eannut be a.le.|uately <lescrd.e.l w,th pen or
brush, that ea.nmt be seen in a weeU -r in a vear; a plaee u here llure i. rM,,n, and weleun.e t-r every man, Nvon.an or eh.ld
in the Inited Slates ns ho exer taUes a vaeati-.n liie hospitable, -luriou.. heallh--un,- band ot the Mayflower.
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GAMbC LAWS ()K TIIK 1'KM)VIXCT:.
'riiL' fiillowinjr summary of tlic ji^amc laws of tlu- ])i<)\ inci.' will In.' I'oimcl ii'-i lul Inc if fc re net',
taiiK'd liom ai^ents at most of the liopular points of depaiture tor the Inmtinj^ regions:
Kieensi's ean now he oli
Moosi AM) Cakiiiou. The close season for moose and caiihoii is from ist l'\l)ruar\ to i.)tli Septcmhcr, hotli inclusive — that is to say
tlK\ may Ik- hunted upon and after 15th Septemher till and upon 31st January. No person sliall ha\ e any ^reen meat in ids possession, nor offer
it for sail' except in the months aforesaid, and the lirst five days in {'"ehruary. I'ossrssioii of ureiii meat in close season is i)resumpti\e evidence
of its liaviniL; heeii killed in close season, by the person in possession of it. Any person killiuL; moose or 1 ariliou shall carry the ine.it out of the
uoiids \\it!iin !o (lays, hut not later in any c;ise than 5th I'ehruary. Penalty for ineach of forciioini;, not less th.ni jijo nor more than JSo for
cull offense. \o person shall kill ill one season more than two moose and fi\e caribou uiuUr the same penalty. I luiUing moose or caribou
widi snare, or by dogs is punishable with heavy fine.
Oiiii.K .\.\;mai.s. Beaver. — No person shall hunt for or kill beaver except in .\o\ember. December, January. February and March.
I'enalty not less th.m 5io nor more than 515.
Hare, rabbit.— .No person sh.ill hunt or kill or have in possession hares or rabbits between lirst of Marcii and Oi tober. .\o snares shall
be set during that period. All snares set shall be taken up. No hedge of greater length than 50 feet shall be erected in connection with or be-
tween any snare or snares. .\ sjiace of 100 feet must be left between anyone hedge and aiiotiier. .Any su<h ilkg, illy set may be destroyed.
I'eii.illy. live dollars for each offense, i'ossession after 5th .March is presumplive evidence tli.it liie same was illeg.illy t.ikeii.
Other niiiik-furred animals. — Close season between 1st May and ist Xoveiiiber. (lose season for ,ill other fur animals from ist .April to
ist November. Animals exceiJted— the hear, wolf, loupcervier. wild cat. skunk, raccoon, woodcliiu k. mush(|u,ish and fox. I'enalty. live dollars
for each offense.
I'liKDs. W(io(l< 01 k. snipe, te.d.— Close season, from March ist to .\ugusl ::oth. No person shall kill any woodcock before sunrise or after
Miiisel.
r.irtridge. (Irouse. —Close season from Janu.ry ist to .September isth. Cnlawful to sell. buy. or li.ive in ijossession during such time.
Duck, I'lilawful to kill or have in |)ossession any blue-winged duck during the months of .\pril. May, June aivl July.
'I'lie possession of any of the above-mentioned birds in elosu season is presumptive evidence of unlawful killing by the per.son in possession
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of it. Penalty for killini>; any of IIk' al)()vi -inciitiniud liiids not less than i;5, iinr more tli.iii Sio for tacli otfciisc, in addition i,o „-.i for (.';u;li of
su( li l)ii(ls killed, taken, or had in possession in (lose season.
i'heasant. — Unlawful to take, kill or have in possession any pheasant at any time of year i)enalty ?.'.
In.secliveroiKS liirds. — Unlawful to kill robins, swallows and other small liirds or liirds of soni;, e\( ijit sueh .is may he killed under .special
license from provincial .secretary as s])eciniens of natural history. Any ,i;aine may he killed under sui li license, at any time for scientific investi-
i;ation. Unlawful to trap or take ali\e or expose for sale ali\e or to destroy the eu'^s or nest of any of the hirds referreil to. I'enalty, ^i for
each offense, in adtlition to lo cents for each hird. Any tr.ip or sn.ire may he destroyed, and any such hird set Iree.
LiCKNSic. — \o person whose domicile is not within Nova Scotia shall kill or hunt any of the above nientioned animals or birds without
havinjj; obtained a license. Licenses arc sold by the clerk of municipality in i.u h county, from the ot't'u e of the provincial secretary and by the
aj^ents of the Ciame .Society apjjointed in various convenient phu es through the i)ro\iiice. l,i( enses shall be in force only from ,\u^ust ist. or
the (lav of their deliverv. till .Aiiiiust ist ensuinuf. License fee. $;o for moosi; and "ame, and Sro for birds. l'"verv holder of a license must
pro-
duce the S.I
inie when re(iuue(l by any justice (
)f the 1)1
ame cdniinissioner or ot'li( cr of ( l.ime Societv.
I'.xport of hides, &c. — Unlawful to export moose or caribou hides from \o\ a Scotia. Any hides attemi)ted to he exported shall he forfeited.
Penalty, $^ for each hide. L'nlawful to export deer. [)artri(lge or woodcm k. Pen.ilty, $-"o.
I'lsii.— Salmon, close siason. from Au;4ust 15th to March ist, except that salmon may be tished for with the fly alone from February ist to
Aup;ust 15th. i'ldm low w.iter nearest 6 1
k P. M. of eviiv Satun
to 1
ow water nearest 6 A. M. of e\ery .Mon
(lav, I
K) one shall tisl for
ion in tidal wat(
li
-tidal waters fre(|uented by salmon no o
tish for any kind of fish between 9 o'clock P. ^F. of every .Satcr-
d.iy and 6 o'c hx k ,\. M. of the lollowint; Monday. Drifting' and dippiiv^ for s.ilmon is prohibited. Penalty for breach of foregoing provisions,
$20 each ot'fense.
Trout, etc. Umawful to tish for or have in possession any sjieckled tioul. Like trout or land locked salmon between ist October and isi
April. Unl.iwfid to tish for trout by any other means than anL;lin,i; with hook
each offen.se.
d line. Pen.dty for breach of foregoing provisions, $20 for
F.xplosives. — The use of exjilosives to kill any kind of tish is prohibited under a ]ienalty of S-^o.
iJass. -Close season from ist .M.ireh to 1st ()■ tober, ex( cpt th.it b.iss may he tished for ,it all times bv angling with hook and line. Hass
.shall not be tished for by any net li:i\ ing iiK shes of .1 less si/e than (> inc lies, extension measure, nnr by means of seines. Pen alt v, $20,
Sh.id .111(1 gaspereaux. — Close time for sh.id and g.ispere.iux shall he from sunset on I'liday eMiiiiig lo sunrise on .Monday morning in each
week. I'eiialtv, $20.
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70
IhcfolK.wingisMlistof (lie |..inci|,al
Halifax, can .omloiial.ly lioiisu j;;o and 350 ->
5-1 10 Sy per week, hut will avciasic $s l<> ^6
TOWN.
Annaimji.is . .
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liKiiici.row.v
IlKIDUKUA IKK . .
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(Jranii Xakkow.s . .
llAlfKAV ....
X()\A Scotia M( )ii:r.s.
llot.-ls,,,,.! l;„,u,liM. llnusr.nf ihe hovine... ( M.tsi.le of Halifax
ncsls, ivsiHH lively), th, V will ..,,., m,n.,.l,,u. f,oM> ,-.„--,. ^^ '"" """""^ '""'
(whose two leading hotels, the (Ineen and
will lanj^e from
inniodation.
HOTEL.
Perkins' Ifotel
American House
Clifton Kotise .
I'ominioM . .
Aylesford . .
I!i-.isd'(ii House
'l'ilij;ra|)h . .
liedford . . .
Ilellevne . .
Central H,,use
l!irwi( k llciul
Revere
< iraiul ('eniral
l''air\ iew . . .
Mureka . . .
NVaverlev . .
Koyal Hold .
I Short's Hotel .
J'e llalinliard's
Acacia \'allev .
Claud Xairows
Halifax . . .
<)ueeu's . . .
The cir< ular or iiamplikl of any hole
Department, The Christian Union, New \oi
J PROPRIETOR.
' '. .\. I'erkius.
Mrs. .1. II. Mcl.ro.l.
W'm. .Mclelhni.
A. II. Ki.Hd.ui.
M. \. Cravo.
I''rank .\iidersou.
j. l>UUl,l|).
}. C. Mmrisou.
William Wilson.
Mrs. X'au^lui,
Ceo. Kiikpaliii k.
•Mrs. kusscll.
^^'. ,i. < ikuciciss.
T. 1,. Doyle.
Mr. Forshav.
A. I!. Ilaxler.
.1. iMley.
Mis. .Shorl.
.(■ .\. C. De llaluihard.
' apt. ka\uiond.
McDoug.dl ^'v McNeil.
1 lessleiii iV Sou.
A. I!. Shrr.llnu.
•6-
TOWN.
Il\l.ll.\.\ .
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l\i\i;sr(i\ .
Kkn r\ n IK
l.\\\ KK.\( |. lu
Mll)lil.KI(i\
I'M I'll . .
Tki No . .
I'rsKir . .
Wl,\ Moi; I II
HOTEL.
W I ,\ I isi
OK
lly
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-nliu, house meulloued iu this k ,il issued, may I,, had Iree l.y mail on re
W.i\erly . . .
Alhioii ...
I.oriie
Aiiieiicau
Hantsport .
Kin.nston . . .
lyon's . . . .
I'ilm House . . .
AnuMican . .
Middlelou . .
Revere . . . .
I.e.ir.aenl . . .
.American Hiuise .
American House .
Weymouth HcMise
^ iitoria ....
'lilton . . . .
Doiel Diiifriu . .
W..lfvillc . . .
.\meriian . . .
Kent Lodge
',)uecii ....
'■"ine ....
PROPRIETOR.
Miss Roman.s.
.[as. Crant.
j .folm .S. I.omas.
K. W. l>alton.
j .fas. Wall.
i ('apt. West.
j D. McLeod.
■V. I'liiniiey
' D. I'Vindel.
' D. I'"recman.
C. I.. Rood.
A. H. I.earmenl.
W. H. Cilman.
Mr. Coodwin,
R. L. Illack.
T. I )uran.
John Co.x.
.Scluiltz & |(U(l.in.
II. D. Karrell.
.1. W. Harris.
Mrs. Halibnrtoii.
K. M. Nichols.
.!• H. Hurlhurt.
piest from The Recreation
,TOIlN O. II^LL cVr CO.,
<>-4- Cliadiniii Street, Bo;<(oii, U.S.A.
Ship
Brokers.
Commission
Merchants.
Corn Meal, Canadian Flour, Provisions, etc.
SPFX1AL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE SALE OF
Fresh and Salt Fish, Lumber, Piling, Wood, Potatoes,
and all productions of the maritime provinces.
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C^ti^^^cli^ti^ Qvticl^=BooIi» for* lM$>Si.
THE CANADIAN QUIDE=BOOK. Vol. i. — From Toronto eastward to Newfoundland.
r.v ( iiAkLKs (;. I). K()i!i:krs,
I'rolesMir (^^ 1 ii:;IMi I iiriatiiir in Kiim'^ I nllcj;!-. Winilsdi, Nii\m Si.i>iia.
.W-;//' AVV//().\'. KKV/SED TiiKorciioi' r.
'riii> is. tin ini)>l (oniplctc and |iLMffil (iuiilc to i;.i>lcni Ciiiada cvir |)ul)li>lic(l : witli vivid and dilailed (k'S(rl;)liiiiis nf all ils rosurts, i ilits.
liiwiis. \ill.ii;(;s, and rivers; '.vitli i liar and full infornialion as to its tishins; and luinting j^ionnds, llu' means of am>s tn. mA tin L;.Mni laws
Ui'vn nih'.; tlicin — indccil, ail infminalinn nn (•s-..irv In llii' toMiist and s|)(ii"lsrnan.
THE CANADIAN QUIDE=BOOK. Vol. 2. From Ottawa to Vancouver.
I'.v l.kM-ST l\(ii;KSt)I.I,.
A fnll (k'si ii|itiiin of rnnli-s. sccniiv, towns, and all |pninls of inn i --I in Wusluin ( anada, inilndin); ^iiapliii pirtmcs of lake and livci jonnifys
and llu; uondurfnl niomilains ,ind .niacins of tliu kocky Monnlain ian,i;i . Mi. In^crsoll takc> tlic loniisl tlii(ini;li .\l|>iiu- sciiury wliicli is yiarly
alliailint; an iiu ruasinj; nnnilKr of lomisis. In addilioii to his cloiincnl ilcsn iplions of the conntiv Iravcrsid. lie fnini-lus all llu' pr.icliial infonna
lion uhiih can be rc(|iiirL'd liv the liaviUi r or tlii; sportsman.
In llusc (Inidcs to liasiern and WtstiMii (anada. wliirli may be piirtliascd scparatulv or in one vohiiiK-, the pnblisliirs bcliivc lliat more
pertinent and read.dilc information reg.irdinu i anada is alforded than in anv work of the si/c vet undertaken. In lioih volumes ihc text is re-eiiforeed
bv maps and bv numerous illusli.iiions of iln- hiylusl order.
Appletons' Hand=Book of American Summer Resorts.
Willi M,ip>, lllnsii.iii.iii-, 'r.iblr of kailmad f.ues, eli . \i-w edilion, revised to date. 50 .outs.
Appletons' General Guide to the United States.
Willi ninnrMus Map> .mil llln-li .11 i<iii>, \i n . iIimh, re\isrd lo d.iU . unio. l-lc.\il;lc iiioroi eo, with Inek, SJ.30.
I'art I, separately. \ k\\ I^nli \mi \mi \1iii|i|i m\iis ami ('\n\|i\, elnlh. Si.JS-
I'art II, Sipriiii;K\ ami \\i-iik\ .^ 1 \ u ^, .loih, ,->i.:;5.
huiinj; the past vear llu iditor of Af^/'l^ion^' Gi-ii,i;il UiiiiL has made .1 trip over the entire I'liilcd States. The iiifoi in.ilion n.illuied bv him
li.i- bei n ill! oiporaled in llu pu-iiil edilion, whii h eompriscs several new features and manv new illu-ti.itions.
hull diseiiplioii ,ind infi ii in.ilion, with iilnstralious .ind maps of Ciiii \i.i) Ivsrosl I Ids.
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THE CORNWALlilS VALLEY BRANCH
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(flin(lsoF& Annapolis Hailuiay
rnK(>u(iii Till-.
GARDEH OF NOVA SCOTIA
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Kentville, Canning, Kingsport,
AM) (.ONMaTS WITH TIIK
EVAHGEhlHE HAVICATION C0|VIPAHV,
WIKiSM DAir.V Si'.KVK K HI TWTiEN
KINCSPOI^T AND PARRSBORO
( AKKII-S Till-. TKAVI-.I.I.KK UNDKK TIIK \ KKV
Shadow of Blomidon.
-TO AN' I) I K(m-
III
All |ic)inls (111 iIr' C'limlieilaiul, InU-iToldnial, and Nova Scotia Central Railways; to liostoii via \'arnuiuth and
St. J<jhn, N.H., via Aniia|i(ilis, wIrmc connections are made with railways running North, luist, South, West.
This Charming, New and Short Route cannot be surpassed lor Grandeur, Heauty, and Variety of Scenery.
K. SI TlIl.RLAND,
Kcsiik'iU lM;inaij(ji
\V. R. CAMl'lJKLL,
Clcncral ManayL'r ami Secretary.
ii
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The "Land of Evangeline" Route.
The Windsor 4' Annapolis Rail wa y '■"' '"•'"'' ■'■:■""" " "" '""'"'r' ■":"'";•""■'■' "•■■•■'■•'•' »"' -"■'
tiiid'iiii^ tra~.(l a luxury, t/ironi;/i Sii'iit's itw 7.'///V// LO XG /•' E I . I O W Lr.ishid //w s/'/tfiidois of his imai^inati-iiieiiius. /^in,X'',i,''' <^'<'' ^•'f'f f'' iil! foiiifs, ,111,/ n,-
dust //iriKt'ii ill J'lisseiii^iis' < ;ii ■>, e7t'ii in tins Adreitiutni'iit.
M*:** 1(1 'I'll I»A I 'Pile Rnilwny runs tliroiisli llic farfairiuil AiiiiMiKili-, Valley, ihi- ^;.ii.len cifllie M. 11 it line I'mvinrts, and over uniiiml win-re tlic love Irapiily .if
was woven in fale's slmtllr. 'I'lic Iicaiities of scasi-ape anil l.nulsrapf- ran
rvicvici*
l)C cxcellcil elsewhere, anil tlu' ■.relies iiiaile so real ami familiar in ihe work nf tlie ureate^t \iiieri .111 IViet an liere, c\ery one. Tliroiigli tlic cat wimlows tlin eiu liaiileil Ir ivellcr sees ilie oM
Willows, llic Siie of the Cliiircli, aiicl ItasiTs l!la» ksiniili Sliop. I'Aaiigeliiic ^ VXV
lier j>eiiple huiidin^ the twenty-lliree- inili.'S of I tyke, tu keep a I h.ty ilie (url>tilant tides, and where " distant, >ei hided, ^till, the little \illa.;e oft I rani i Vri- lay in ttu- hiiiil'nl valley. " whrni e tar aw av
III the eastward, as far a^ eye can reach, strclih \a>t meadow^ pii lured hy | < iJVCjr 1^1** I I < >XV
with inagic pen. Cross the (laspereaiix River, ^ee the ipiiet loveliness nf the I'asin of iMiii.i-., and where rifiinidon i roiii lies in lonely yr.uideiir, keeping
aiul ward over the pfiiiit of embarkation. )"ioiii whitli the Aradiaii exiles saw with stre.uniiiK eyes the last of their old hnmes. In the dist.iui c lie tlie Five Islands, like prei inns stMnes "set in
the silver sea." lie sure and hre.ik ai kent\ ilie where you ran li.ive saluiou .itid tri'Ut lishinj; to your heart's c* intent, with plenty nf ^aiiic .dioiit in the Autiuiin, .11 id the lust nf hnteU in in.ike
you I oniforlable. do lo the Look-off on the N'ortli Mniiiitaiii: then llimugh the ( l.ispere.uix Valley, visiting Woll'ville .iiid Ar.idi.i ('olhne; then tn the ( l.isp. n aii\ \ .dlcy; now nn to W'indsnr.
where all
'i'(>i:i«i»4'i'M
\ isit the home of inimnrlal " SAM .SI.U'K," known al his own fireside as JtiiUc ll.iliburton ; see Kiii^;'s iollei;e, also the immense t iypsiun (^liiarrics. I >on't fort;ei tn 1 » ep .m e yi' on the tides tti ii
i«i:»4l^
up hill in (he heautiful .Avon River. Ila\e a uliiiipse of nld I'orl Mil ward; revel in the ^Inti'Uts Mount. tin S, enery : then nn
where a feasi of delight is provided for the I'ourist in the ^re.it Inrtilii .it ions, the maciiifireiit II irlior, tlie lie.iiitil"iil (kirden-, .iiid the linest N'.iiural I'.irU in the w mid. Hi ilili -eekers won't
fail to reiiiemlK-r that in iravellinn ,,y Tl I IC XX' I :V 1 J»4< > ■'« *V ^V:V rV^V I »< >I^I J-4 l*^V I I^XN'- W
they are in one of the best rliiii.ites mi the fnot-stnni, where the air is the niily luediriue leipiired tn keep ymi fresh .is paint.
Cheap Fares.
First-class Hotel Accommodation in every Town at Reasonable Rates.
Splendid Steamships runniriK in connection to and from Boston and St. John, N.B., wlille daily connections are made puttinK tlie pas.seniter in touch with
every Railway in Canada and the States.
liny a volume of Lonufellow, or hiok up the nearest Tourist .\nency, or, better still, T1,^ i t T /i iXTfi /^ K^ C IT" 1 '\T/ '' 1j J J WIS' " l^jxtt-tji
take a trip 10 Nova Scotia, if you want to know more about i IIS I^AlMJ UV It V^llSl (jT li 1 J 1 1\ It. IxOHtV .
K. SUTHERLAND, Resident Manager. W. H. CAMFBELL, Gen'l Manager and Secy.
SWEETSER'S GUIDE-BOOKS.
CEHTt^Rb HOUSE,
" IncomparaMf liand-books fur tlii; Kmrir.l." — -V, I'. Keening Posl.
A (iiiidi' to till Cliitf Cities, Coasts, anil Islands ,
Tlin MntllTIMC "' ''"^ Maiitinic I'mvinccs of Canada, and tu
Ifit ]Vlni\l 1 IjVlt ilair SiciRiv and llisloiic Attiactinns; witli till- w ' w -K' 'C<lt/ wfi^
(;„lf and Kivci of St. l.a\viunnMo(,),K'Iic. and EDUlflRD VINER, PrOp. h I A ( w S I O R I , A .S.
MiiMlrial: also Newfoundland and tlic l,.dirador
t)bn\/llJPCC Miinliial: also Newfound
. rKwyifwCJ. . , ,,,,s,. With 4 Maps an(
.( Plans. Kt\isi il for
iSy'v lOnio, i^i.50.
■' \iiii sliiiiild l;ikc .1 unnil ^iiiilu Ixiok - .Swtel'.iir'-. .M.-iriliiiie I'r pNinres is liy f.ir tlic In ^1 —
ci>iil;iiniiii' cM'ryllmiy .ilioiit (lie \.iriciii^ |i.irl-.(if llii Provinces."— Kriliili .l/i/iii, ,ui < '//i:.<i/.
\ Cnidf to llic I't.iUs, I'.isscs, ai\d K.i\ im-^ of
llu- W'liilr Mountain^ of New I Ia!n|)slun'. and to
iIr- .Adj.uinl Railroads, I ligluvays, and Villages;
uiili tlu' l,ak(^and MounLiinsol Wistern Maine,
.dso |..d\u W'iniR'pcs.inkit,' and tlie Ippcr ('on
ui I ticut N'.dky. Willi (> Map> and (i I'.inor.inias,
inrludiMi; ihc New .Vppalachinn Cluli Maps. Ki -
\ i-icl for T.Sii.V iimio, 51.50.
THE WHITE .
. MOUNTAINS.
NEW . . .
. ENGliAND.
.\ ( iuide to iIr' Chiif Cities and Popular Ucsorts 1 li:>iliin
iif New I'.njiland, and to its SciiRry and l!i--toric
Altiai'tioii^, Willi tlic Wi'stcrn and XoitlR'in
Pordcrs from New N'ork to (^Jncliec. With (1 | iili" fnr siiiinn. r I'Miiri^is.
Maps aiul 11 Plans. Ueviscd and enlarged for
I.Sfij. I (linn, Si.:;o.
I'lir ('iMi \i lli'isi i^i!«\\i\ I'ltu-d ii|. ,111.1 rmiiisliri! tit .1" ' 'iiiiinnilti,' Siiiiiiiicr r.tiiii-.is,
.mil is ~iiii:ili.l .il Kinu^iKMi. r>iiiri<<n miles I'r Kiiii\illi'. ;ii llu- i< oiiiniis nl ilu (iiii
u.illi- P.r.in, li ..I ilii- W. ,\ \. U.iil«.i\, kill-^|lMll 1, hn .ii<il mi llu ^lll.rl■^ ..( 1'..i--mi ..I
Miiiiis, uiir of tile 111. 'Si 1.1 .iiiiitnl slictis .if w.fi.r in \.i\.i Si:oii.i, siin.iiiinlr.l l.y iii.iitnt.iin
:iiiil il.ilt', »iili i.ir I'liiii .1 I'll. iiiiicl. Ill .iiul I. ml. .ill .11 ill. ii.'iili. .iii.Mlr.iii.l Pri' In (lie ~..iiili.
The Pi.isiii 111 Mm. IS is i,.iii| I'.. I iis 11-. ,111.1 r.ill III li.le. .mil ils f.i. ilities for li.i.niiii;,
.111.1 lishiii^. I'll.' lie.iuiN .it til. s. .luTv .It Kiiigs|..irl, .mil its \i. iiiity t.i the
III. my [lonits ol micri si tli.il .ire \\iiliiii iilcis.mt .lri\itiLi .list.m.e, iii.il.e it ,1 \er\ .lisir.-ililt
SOLD BY BOOKSELLERS. SENT. POSTPAID, BY
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO. BOSTON, MASS.
TERMS: $6.00 PER WEEK. $1.25 and $1,50 PER DAY.
RAYMOND'S
VACATION
EXCURSIONS.
ALL TRAVELLING EXPENSES INCLUDED.
GRAND SERIES OF TOURS
\i> •nil.
Columbian Exposition
I'o bi- held in ChicuKii Irnm .Mu\ i to Ocldher ,|i>, iSi>,),
'I'lic lirsl p.iily uiU li-.ixu llci>|nii I'liihiy, April 2S itlms rcicliiii^ ( liici^o
f(ir tlu; (i|niiiii;^ 1 (.■ifiiuiiiics).
Ti.iiiis will la- run I'lom tlic liast diiiiy (Siiiuhiys c.xct'plcii) dm iiij; tliu
rnliif l'..\|)i)>ilii)n scM-mi.
All tiavil will Ik in SpcLial \'uslil)nliit 'I'laiiis of riillinaii I'alacc Slc(.|i-
ing Cars and liininyl .11- of llic Ncwot and most l!U i;aiil ( <)n>lrn( lion.
THE RAYMOND & WHITCOMB GRAND,
< >M \l; < i. 1; \KI;n\, M ANAiir.i;.
An Mlrn.int, ( Dmniudious. anil I- iiiulv A|)poiiiUd llolcl of the Mot
t l.iss, siiiialcd near the Exposition (iroiinds (the litv hotels lieini; seven
miles ilislanl), has lieeii liiiilt loi tlu' exilu>i\e list.- of mil parties.
■I'wilve Admis>ions to llie l^xpositioii iiu Imled in f\eiA fu Uel.
I' nsnr passed ( omforts and l.nxiii ie^ liDih in tian-ii and u liilr in t hii .e^o.
Send for spec ial cin ular L;i\in,L; lull iKlails.
Raymond & Whitcomb,
296 Washington Street (opposite School Street), Boston.
M. F. WHITON &, CO.,
Hingtiam GoriiagB Company.
DKAI.KKS IN
LAWRENCE MILLS COTTON DUCK,
Wire Rope, Chains, Anchors, Bolt Rope, Oakum,
Bunting, Etc., Etc.
Ccncnl Ai;tnl-. fnr llic
33 Commercial Street, - Boston.
M. 1'. \Vmu>.N.
A. M. J wii SON.
POCallOiltaS MituiniDOus CDHL,
THE GREATEST STEAM COAL IN THE WORLD.
CASTNEH & ("UI?KAN, liriu'ial Tidewater A^eiils.
<» If- 1<- 1 c !•: >* t
.•JOS Walnut St., IMilla., Pa. 1 Ilroadwiiy, N<'\v York.
7<» Ivillt.v St., Itostoii, Mass. .'{<» .>laiii St., Norl'olk, Va.
AGENCIES IN EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES.
■ (IIKUAK k Bl KTON, HUSTON, SEW EXJLAiND AGEiM'S.
■•'"•' iTrna
I
The New
Steel Steamer
**Bridgewater''
(Classed Ai at Lloyds.)
T
Sails i kom Haiii \\ rnu Ukiixii.w \ti;k .\ni> Ln i.ki-doi. i;\ i:ky Wi'.dnks-
i).\^ M()i<NiN(; 8.00 A.M., and i'ok Hkiixikw ati;k kvi-.kv Saturiiay.
i^i-ri'iTi'Jfrviivo,
I.IAVI.S HkidcIvWATI.K CVr.KV MoNDAV AM) TllUUSDAV MoKNINC, AT Q.OO
A.M., i-(»N 11ai.II A\.
I'koM 1j\ I.KI'Ool. i;\l,l<\- Wl.DNI.Sl) AV Mvi.NlM. 1 oK Hki |)( il.U ATl.K AND
11 A 1.1 1- A. \.
'T=r-: 0_
orN/S'fS a/// fiftff the sni! very enjoyable aloit^ the coast and oit the Lahave
River. The steamer cmttects at Brid^feKHiter with the Xova Scotia Central
R. R. , and affords a very attractive return trip to parties visitin^i Lnnenbtir^
( Ciinty hy Railroad, Fares cheap and accommodations Jirstclass.
AKent at Halifax,
J()5nPH WOOD, Central Wharf.
Frank Davidson,
President and Manager.
f
^Vl'.DNKS-
kTURDAY.
AT q.OO
n.K \NI>
Lahare
ditrnt
DAVISON'S COflCH LINE.
Yapmouth and Barpington.
Coaclu'sof tlic IJnc \v:\w \armc)iitli tor .\ri;ylo, I'ulmiio and
Haninj^ton on arrival of ^Ifanicr from l5oston. Also t \tr\ evening
(Sundays o\( epk-d) atUr arrival of train from Anna|ioiis.
(^)a(•ll Icav'-s l{arrinj;ton at S o'( lo( k a.m., > mncctini; with
steamer for'Uoston. .Mso eviav evening after arrival of mail
t oa( 1) from .Shell'urne, ((inne( tint; with train lollovvin.u morninj,'.
*>-
Weymouth House,
WEYMOUTH BRIDGE. N.S.
■♦>
fl
l'll\'-'r-('I,ASS niul \vcll-;i|)i)i)iiittil lintel, iifwiy inipioxcil and rc-
liiniislunl. Tin house is picas, mtly >iluatt'il •a\ \\\v li.uilis of tlic
Assiliro (wIriu llic tidis ri-r and fall tvi cut v live feci), vvliicli i:.niiiol lie
sMr|)assi.(l for hoiiin^;. There arc soiik' "f the most licaiilifiil drives to be
fi'Miid in Nova Scotia around ihc .shorts of liic licaiililid M. M.irv'-. Il.n
ThroUi^h tickets can lie olitaiiicd at Ihe office of iju' \'armomh <.ood lishinj; in ihc l.ikcs a short disian.c fioni town.
.Sti'antship Co. for l,ock|iort anil intermedi.iti inimis. S|n, i ,,
te.nns for any point on the route at le.isonaMe r.ites.
I'oi Inrtiier inlorniation .ippU to
J.\S. FKOST & SONS, Trop's,
YARMOUTH, N.S.
Cherries in Jnly plcntifnl anil free to .dl. No p.iins sp.iicd t<> iiial.c
toiiiisln .md guests of the house feel .it home.
R. L. BLACK. Proprietor.
HOTEL DUFFERIN. •:••:•
SCHULTZ & JORDAN, Proprietors,
WINDSOR, N.S.
&•
TRis we1l-kno«»T» house is situated near the Winilsur & Annapolis K.K. Station, in the classii- town of Winilsor. which is famous
for its fine drives a»vi historic points of interest.
The hotel is --plendidly tilled up tor the anommodation "--f Commercial Travellers, Tourists, and the puh.ic generally, having a
lar^e nunifT«r of rooms handsomely titteil up. many of them larger than are found in hotels In mure populous places. The house has
all the modern improvements, such as KLKCTRIC Mf.HT. KI.KCTRIC BKMS. STKAM UKATING, KTC.. ,ind travellers will
find here every comfort and convenience. Good Stabling m connection with the Hole!
SCIin/rZ cS: JOUDAX, Proprietor-;.
I
N.S.
ch is famous
ally, having a
he house has
travellers will
t( )rs..
COHTRACTORS TO THE ALLAN LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
W. A. MALING & G0.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In First-Class
Fresli, Cawil aim Cornell pleats,
POULTRY, &e, &e.
110 BARRINGTON STREET,
HALIFAX, N.S.
SHIPPING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
TELEPHONE 378.
A. W. CHESTERTON & CO.
RRILROAD
8TERM8HIP
SUPPLIES.
Meam PackiiiKs
Rubber OoihIs,
. Oils, Waste, etc.. etc. .
No. '♦9 INDIA Street,
BOSTON, MASS
■^M',..
ACAC[A VALLEY, two and nMe-h;tIf miles
from lJii;by. situated on an arm of the
basin, witliin (.'asy walkini; distance from Jordan-
town Station.
The air is delightful, entirely free from fofjj,
tempered with sea-breezes and ozone from the
Mills, wooded with fruit and shade trees. No
more beautiful spot or cpiiet nook exists in which
to spend a few weeks' vacation and rest.
lioatins;, bathings driving, tishing. and hunting
here ])resent themselves in unlimited c|uantities,
and cherries, in their season, are in abundanee.
.\t.".\».I.\ XII.LA.
Terms : 5 to 10 dollars per week.
All <lcvirc«! inluinuilinii tc.uUIy )4i\en by ailihcNMii^
N. B. RAYMOND,
DiGBY, Nova Scotia.
Bear River Hotel.
R. M. McCLELI.ANI). Proprietor.
This will kill n\ II hoif! j>, pleasantly situated in tlic
hcaulitul village of Hear River, iiuletl for its cherries and
niagnillcent sceiuMv.
('■Odd facilities for hoalinj;- and halhini;. I''irst-il.is>.
lishiiif; and huntinj;. I,ivery stable in connection, and teams
to meet Ixiats and trains.
K\i'iy attention p.iid j^uests.
CHARGES MODERATE.
IVIcIiEOD'S HOTEL, #
Kentville, N.S., Directly Opposite Railway Station.
IvMetisivi.' ini|ir()Vt;iiii-iits luivinj; l)c(ii i ompliloil in this
liDilsi'; it now |)ossc»cs 5.' Hc(liiii.iii>, I I ,a(lic>' and J ( IciiMi-
men's I'arlors, .Sample Kdoiiis, lliilianl Uouins, Hot ami Cold
IJaths.
*
'riiis iiDiix- is Londu' tvd (in lirsi il.iss |)riiu'i|)l(.-s, and it will
vj^ In- ruuiui, (lutsidu of tlu- <,itiocii or Ifalif.iv I lottls, ((in.d, if not
'* siiiiirini', to aiiv in tlu- I'rovimt'.
I.1VERV STABLE IN CONNECTION.
O. ."Mt^"!^! :< >l >. I >■■< >|>i-i<.-t < >i'. I^t'i >l x'il ■<.•, 'V.M.
^:
-,,^.p.
Sl7e Oirpipg H^II
THE MOST CENTRAU HOTEU IN THE CITY.
in the IJailwtiy Station :it J^^X^BTO^ * HEOXM'lf^
Annapolis Ho^al is tirst-class,
so (iviiryl^odv savs. Conductors
anuounco departuro of all trains ^2 SaCKVILLE St., = HALIFAX, N.S.
at tJi(? door.
JAMES GRANT, Proprietor,
R. A. Carder, Prop.
'i'i:i*.Mti*, iini..-5«» i'i:i* j>A.Y,
William Law & Co.
AUCTIONEERS.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Fire aim marine Insorance iiroKers.
AGENTS FOR
The Boston 3Iariiio Insurance Company.
Capital $1,000,000. Net Surplus $1,390,322.
Risks taken on Hulls, Cargncs and I'lciulils. Losses p.. jnii)lly paid.
NoHli Hrilisli and .Mercanfilo Firo Insurance
Company
"f I.iiiidiin and lUlinliuigh.
PhoMiix Fire Assurance ('onipaii.y
of London, I'ainland.
('orifsponduni f soliiilud.
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
BOSTON MARINi: liUILDINO.
♦ JOSEPH H. COY, #
llAOIES' AND GeNT'S OlUlJlG HOOIW.
I>.'is«eiiners iirriviiiR or (IcirarliiiK by the Steamers of ilii, line will tiiul this Killing
\ .■. KcKmi a very convenient place for a I. tnich or Meals al reasonable prices. .-.
THE COOLEST AND PLEASflNTEST DINING ROOM IN BOSTON.
EVERYTHINa FIRST-CLASS.
isi .\'i'i..v:vi"ic' .v\'i-;.'vi ri:, - - -
I toM'i'orv.
■^" -^ ^'
'' fl'iyAg;^?^. ? '
I If !'
(ft;
THE HALIFAX HOTEL, ::
HaH^a5<, flova Scotia.
Till': great impiovcmcnts and additions made to this popular Hotel within the past few years has now placed it
in the ranks as one of the foremost Hotels in Canada. It contains now upwards of two luuuh-ed hcdroimis,
with ample accommodation for at least 350 guests. The spacious Dining Hall has a seating capacity for Joo
persons. The I'arlors, Reading Room, and Chambers are all comfortably fitted up and supplied with all modern
improvements. Incandescent Lights throughout the whole building, in both corridors and rooms. An attractive
Conservatory and magnificent outlook over the Harbor, which is admired very much by tourists, is approached from
the Ladies' Parlor.
The Cuisine is of the finest; and the Proprietors are safe in .saying, that those who may honor them with
their patronage will feel well satisfied with their visit to Ilalifa.x. Terms moderate.
H. HKSSl.KIN cS: SONS, Pr()i)rietor^.
FRENCH BROS,
Shipping Butehers and Ship Chandlers,
Provisions ^^ Diocerles,
• • Ship Stores, ppuit. Vegetables, ••
• • Salt Ppovisions, Ete. ••
390, 392 and 394 Hanover St, Boston.
SHIP AIltD STEAMSHIP SUPPLIES.
PAINTS, OILS, AND ENGINE STORES.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO FURNISHING
VESSELS.
DYKON L, I KKNCH. EI.MKR I.. KKENCH.
All letters addressed In our care promptly delivered.
Waverley House, •:• •:•
CANNING, N.S. - TERMS, $1.50 PER DAY.
\VAVi;ki,i:v iioisi;. canninc, is i\w lunast poim to
BI,OMII)()N ;iiCLssil)lc by r.iil ; it is ijiil thiei; milts fioni the
^ I. ()()!<-( )rF.
TOURISTS wisliiiii; to visit tlicsu farfaiiu.d plaits can obtain
^§ , tickuts at anv point on ibc Wiiulsoi iSv: AnnapoHs Kailwav dircit
to CANNING, where Tkams ami ('\ki;ili. I )Kl\ kks will be in
M '•'[ waiting; to convev them to the above pl.ues.
]■ They can also (lri\e ai loss the (anaid Dykes to (Jaspeieanx
i
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BRIDGEWATER. NOVA SCOTIA.
SITUATED on the La Have River about 12 miles from its mouth,
and about 5 hours' sale from Halifax by steamer. This Hotel
is situated in the most central and pleasant part of the town, and
is lighted throughout with Electric Lights, and has Telephone and Tel-
egraph connections, and affords superb views and drives to tourists.
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JAMES FOLSOM & CO.
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FREE 'BUS MEETS ALL TRAINS AND STEAMERS.
= Ship's Medicine Chest a Specialty. =
269 & 271 COMJVIEf^CIflli STt^EET,
BOSTON, MASS.
Jacob A. Caswell,
DEALER IN MILK,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
a4 Joiner Street,
Boston, Mass.
F. W. CLARKE, Manaerer.
OHARLESTOWN DISTRICT.
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Lome nouse, john g. cox & co.,
8i, 83, 85, 87 MORRIS STREET,
FIRST-CLASS I'AMILV HOTEL FOR TRANSIENT
OR PERMANENT GUESTS.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
STRICT.
Situated in a pleasant locality, within a few minutes' walk of
the Post Office, Acack-my of Music, Public Gardens, Skating
Rink, and business i)art of the city.
HORSE CARS WITHIN A MINUTE'S WALK.
Large Rooms, Good Table, Attentive Servants.
HOT AND <OL» HATHiS.
TERMS MODERATE $1.50 per Day.
Apply personally or by letter to
John S. Lomas
TELEPHONE coNNECTiux. PropHefor.
.V<7. ./2 LEU IS WHARF,
BOSTON, MAS^.
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JOHN G. COX,
ISAAC C. HARVEY.
BOSTOH ^ GliOUCESTE^
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= FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS. =
Making Coniicctroii with nil Iiaili():iil ami Sti-aiiiNliip Lines out of RoNton.
TluoiiKh IJatis ami liiilN of Lading Given (o ail points West and Soutll.
(Steamers Leave Koston and (Jiouccster l»ail) During the Vear, Sunday Excepted.
HENRY M. WHITNEY, President.
E. S, MERCHANT, Treas, and Agent, BOSTON, ,', ABBOTT COFFIN, Agent, GLOUCESTER.
Halifax Steam liaandry,
347 and 343 BARRINGTON STREET.
Largest and Best Equipped Iiaundry in the
(DaPitime Provinces.
S. W. & E. HARDING,
= Baggage Transfer. =
IFiiviiig been appoiiUctl Tiansfer Agents for tlie \'ainioiitli I.iiie, we
have furi'.ished ourselves with the very best facilities for handling the busi-
ness.
Baggage called for and delivered to all parts of the City.
AVe ciiii a.\<io furIli^«h teaiiiM for liKiit uiitl heavy trucking.
STEAM SHIP WORK A SPECIALTY.
POND & SUTHERLAND,
I'l-oiJi'iotojrs*.
TELEPHONE 623.
Bliss Brothers,
jyCarine Hardware,
Ship, Yacht and Boat
Trimmingrs, and Outfits of all kinds a specialty.
Anchors, Blocks, Spikes, Nails, Plugs, Rowlocks, Oars,
Chamois Skins, Cotton Waste. Brass Polish, Calking Cotton,
Lanterns, Spar Varnish, &c., &c., and a Complete
Line of General Hardware. Galvanizing done
to order.
AOKNTS inn CIIESTKlt liH.IUNG AXCHORS.
170 Commercial Street, Boston.
COOK'S
TOURS.
^I^"f*,N.^.,^'M ^, iS* **,*p'^ • *'*' , f*i* *f^, "?!"■ >'.»en"-i"ed facilities to travellers to and in all parts of the world. The firm lias .jlllces in all principal cities tliroi.ghoul tlie Un
infWmati.Mi and neccssirry ass^^^^^^ "" '" ' *-""'""-'"' "' ^'"'°T«'' Ecypt, Palestine, India, Ceylon, liurinal., Anstralia and New Zealand, at which their clients can obtain reli:
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liable
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Baltimore & Ohio R.R.
Boston & Albany R.R.
Boston & riaine R.R.
Fitchburg R.R.
New York Central & H. R. R.R.
Erie R.R.
Pennsylvania R.R.
Readinjr Railroad System.
AiV?'ERicV|ij OFF'l'rP^'pRrRr^'A'Hl^^^^ connections, and all ph-ccs of interest fron, the Atlantic to the Pacific, can be obtained at the CHIEF
tfB%'l-l,^Tc,SL':.!?I^'Je^J.Pj^,^^^^^ Boston. Mass.. where also Parlor and Sleeping-Car Reservations n.ay be ntade
fa's'isfams.'''"'"'"''' '"'""■■"'""^'' ■^'"""■-' Ay-^"'^ '" 'h« ^\'°^''l'^ rohnnbian Exposition, and Sole Passenger Agents to the liri.ish Royal Commission for the Conveyance of Exhibitors and
their
Special . i rraitgemcttts
for the
World's Golambian Exposition,
iNOLuoiNQ Personally Conoucteo Parties from NEW YORK. BOSTON and PHILADELPHIA to CHICAGO Twice a Week, and
Guaranteed Hotel Accommodation at Three Pirst-Class Hotels at Chicaoo.
Send for Illustrated Programme.
Chief Office, Ludgate Circus, London. Chief American Office, 261 and 262 Broadway, New York,
And at BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, etc.
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OFFICIALLY APPOINTEO INTERNATIONAL. TOURIST AGENTS FOR THE
WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, AT CHICAOO.
Originators ami First Cottductors of Oriental Tonrs. Established i<S44. Sole
Passenger Agents for the Thewfikieh Nile Steamship Co. Official Ticket
Agents for Boston <^V Alhany, New York Central, Pennsyhmnia
Railroads, etc.
jfc.^ CHIEF offices: .-^
113 Broadway, New York. 201- South Clark Street, Chicago, III. 93 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla.
142 Strand, London. 2 Rue Scribe, Paris. 7 Rue Khamil Pacha, Cairo.
GRAND opening conducted excursion, via boston <t Albany r.r., leaves Boston April 28. All expenses included. $80. Weekly parties throughout the season,
everything strictly first-class, also independent tickets, with hotel accommodations guaranteed at any of our six magnificent hotels near grounds.
Positively the best routes and best hotels that can be offered. Also excursions to Yellowstone, Yosemite, Europe, Holy Land, and Round the World. Tourist
tickets to all parts of the United States, Canada, Europe, etc. Programmes now ready. Address
munsri^Y c^^ze sc soists.
:i01 \Vti!sliii:i^toii Street, opp. iStttte iStreet,
iioistoxi, 2vl£ass,
Sole
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MVILLE, FlA.
3ut the season,
near grounds.
orld. Tourist