Shot The Rapids

Editor Register: , ' Left Ana Arbor at S:15 Saturday morning and arrived at Kingston dock at 2:30 Sundajr morning, where we had to await the arrival of the steamer for Montreal. At 5 o'clock we began one of the pleasaotest journeys to be had on 4bis conti nent. Leaving Kingston j us: as the morning sun was pouring a flood of light across the (jalm bay, we steained down t'-ie majestic St. Lawrence. The Thousand Manda ■burst into view, not all at once but in small doses at times and at times in large doses. Through winding channels and ampng well wooded -islands, our j íurney lay during the afternoon. At one o'clock we carne' intó the G-alop Rapids, noi very forjnidabte tp be sure, but a good introductiqn to '.what -followed. A special pitot tóqk vis thcouh' these rápida and on down till we reached the Long .Sault, wheu the ''oíd Fnjúchjnan'" took the helm aad. ■ dirpcted the ghip into channels all but inviting. We shot thó Loog Sault, over two 'tnites long,, at rapid speed depending eolely . UpOn the ;angry curreot. As we 'procoedtü we could see the hill of water down which we had come, lying behind us with fu.ry unabated. Reierrmg to our guide books we awaited anxiousiy the greatest eveut to all who take tbis ride'down the St. Lawrence, the ghooting of the Lachiae Rápida Turniog for a iook at the pilot, 'OW Frenen, one coulJ mark his anxious 'aoe-. rawing nearer, the waves dance h'gber, e waterg grew more IaS6e.nKer8 crowded to the bDwto,fee.dtne'L excl'ement with the view around Rouuding a 8harp bend in tbe river we carne sud,jen]y UpOn a living chaldron of Billows rose up angrily, wave consplred with wave against our trusty ship. Gallantly the boat slipped down into narrow channel oL the river. It was a perilous . time, not twenty feet. away on one side cöuld be seen the angry gray rocks lurking beneath the surface. A lit'tle further and to the right could be seen the same angry rocks provoking the waves to battle. The pilot at the helm with eye fixed upon some well known land-mark an shore, swung the boat sharply between these rocks and we pitched down twenty feet within a very short distance. Then rising above the waves we rode through this narrow gate of Death into another equally as menacing. Swinging "hard a-port " we scaled the sunken rocks again and finally came out safely into quiet waters. We were nearing Montreal and the doublé spires of Notre Dame were seen guarding this historie city. Arriving along eide the doek at 7 p. m.j .we immediately looked up our ocean steamer and found her at her doek, ready to sail Tuesday at 4 a. m. Will write you later oí that voyage.