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N o r t h King - cont'd. m a i n cabin, w i t h st a t e - r o o m s on each side. On the second, or pro me na de deck, is the up pe r saloon, 136 feet in length, 14 feet wid e aft and 20 feet wide for wa rd of the engine. The fo rw a rd portion, from its greater width, c o m f or t a b l e sofas and spac io us glass front, will be the favor ite for passeng er s. D i n i n g tables will be laid in the whole of the after part of the for wa rd portions. Ladies' and ge n t l e m e n ' s t o il et -r oo ms are also in the u pper saloon. "On each side of the upper saloon, as far as the forw ard end of the engine, are double rows of state- ro om s, and in front of this a single row on each side. The ou ts id e p r o m e n a d e s are in front of the upper saloon, and also on the for wa r d p o r t i o n of the third or h u r r i c a ne deck, in the v i c i n i t y of the pilot-house and texas. She will be h e at e d by steam, and lit with electrici ty , w i t h reserve oil lamps. Her li f e - s a v i n g ap p a r a t u s of boats, lif e- ra f t s and l i f e - p r e s e r v e r s are over the legal requireme nts . "Ca pta in C. H . Nicho ls on , who has become a favorite on the route, will be in command, a s s i s t e d by J. Jerrolds, mate; J. W. Johnston, purser; Thomas Milne, first e n g i n e e r and A. W. Stevenson, stew ard - all old friends. The latter has long been famous for ke ep in g a w e l l - s u p p l i e d table and his ste am er scrupulously clean. W it h so good a ship, and such co mpe ten t officers, the route across the lake is c e rt ai n to be well served, and should re ceive a gene ro us p a t r o n a g e from the travel ing p u b l i c . " Thus is now r e s o l v e d at added to the st ea me r i n t e r e s t i n g ar ti c l e on 6th, 1891, and e x c er pt s last the q u e s t i o n of when the sec ond smo ke st ac k was and how the new boilers were placed. A second N O R T H KI N G ap pe ar ed in the same ne w s p a p e r on Aug ust follow. "Now that the N O R T H KING has all her outfit complete, she is by long odds the finest, fastest and safest steamer on Lake Ontario. She is, indeed, a 'palatial steamer'- and has all the latest improveme nts . Up to wit hi n a few days ago, a nu m b e r of w o r k m e n have been s t e a d i l y eng ag ed wo r k i n g on her, to get her in the best p o s s i b l e shape. They have done e v e r y t h i n g req ui si te for the comfort and safety of passeng ers , so that their pr es enc e and service s are no longer required. "The ele ct r i c light ap p a r a t u s is now in run ni ng order, and the steamer at night pres en ts a most b r i l l i a n t appeara nce , while the change is g r ea tl y a p p r e c i a t e d by the patrons of the route... "Quite a nu mb er of e x c u r s i o n s have taken place on the NO RT H KIN G this season, and all have been d e l i g h t e d with the way she beha ves in all kinds of weather. "Of course, the great a t t r a c t i o n among these exc ur si on s is the we ek l y one on S a t u r d a y nights to the T h o u s a n d Islands, and the i n c re as ed fac il it ie s and el eg anc e a f f o r d e d by the N O R T H KING leave n o th in g to be des ir ed in this most bea u t i f u l Lake and River Excursion, and added to all, the route this year incl udes the m a r v e l l o u s sc en e r y of the Bay of Quinte, and the M u r r a y Canal, both of w h i c h are well w o r th seeing. The N OR TH KING is the only st eamer w h i c h m ak es the grand tour of all the Th ou sa nd Islands, i n c lu di ng the wo n d e r f u l 'Lost Channel', 'Fiddler's Elbow', and gives several hours at A l e x a n d r i a Bay. "The be au t y of this trip is not so well k no wn on this side as it is on the south shore, from w h i c h a large number avail themsel ves of the trip every Saturday, some taking it in three or four weeks in succession, as being one of the most beautiful and h e a l t h fu l cheap trips within easy reach, inv ol vi n g but little loss of time. The N O R T H KING leaves Port Hope about 9 : 30 on S a t u r d a y night, reaches K i ng s t o n about 8 Sun day morning, leaves at 9 for A l e x a n d r i a Bay, w h i c h she reaches about noon, and leaves on the re tur n trip at 3 p . m., a r r i v i n g at C h a rl ot te on Mo n d a y m o r n i n g about 7 and in Port Hope about 1 p. m. There is more fresh air in this trip than can be got out of any other o c c u p y i n g double the time, and in v o l v i n g more than