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'i'r^ "> «<^<^AAAA AAA ^ ^i A A^AAAAAAA^AA^AA ^>^A>M»^>AAAAAAA^»^^AA?; » n TRAYELER'S GUIDE. SITUATED ON GREAT ST. JAMES STREET.'^ MONTKEAL. HOG^Alsr & CO. I^R,OI»H.IETOI?.S This first class hotel, (the largest in Montreal,) is situ- ated on Great St. James Street, in front of the French Cathedral, or Church Ville Maria, Notre Dame Street immediately adjacent to the Post Office, Place d'Armes and Banks ; is only one minute's walk from the Gray or Black Nunneries, New Court House, Reading Rooms, Champ de MarP, where the troops are reviewed, Mechanics' Institute, Nelson's Monument, Canadian Institute, Bonsecour's Mar- ket and the Fashionable Stores. The new Theatre Roye is directly in the rear of the house, and several of the best boxes in the Theatre are regularly reserved for the guests at St. Lawrence Hall. 4 TRAVELERS GUIDE " St. Lawrence Hall has long been regarded as the most popular and fashionable hotel in Montreal. It has been under the charge of its present proprietors over seven years. The building presents a front of some 300 feet on St. James Street, with a depth of nearly 250 feet, and wag originally designed for over 150 apartments, conveniently divided into halls, dining-rooms, public parlors, suits of rooms for families and parties, with commodious rooms for gentlemen. The cupola of the St. Lawrence Hall, com- mands a fine view of the Victoria Bridge, the Mountain scenery, and other objects of interest. During the past year the proprietors have purchased the adjoining property and built upon it, which will increase the accommcdations by upwards of 150 additional rooms, The hotel is now double its former size, has an additional private entrance on Craig street, and presents attractions for the comfort of the tourist and traveler rarely equalled. Breakfast Lunch Dinner Tea HOURS OF MEALS. FromS toll o'clock 1 to 2 2 and 6 8 to 11 CITY OF MONTREAL. The City of Montreal is one of the largest and most populous cities in British North America. It was founded by M. de Maissonneure, in 1642, on the site of an Indian village, named Hochelaga, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary as its patroness and protector, and for a long period bore the name of Ville 3Iarie. It is laid out in the form of a parallelogram, and contains some two hundred streets, with a population of about 75,000. «tp TO MONTREAL. The traveler, in approaching the city from the river, is struck "tiru,'e pec'uliar beauty "f . the lar«e cu s^tone buildinss which front the niajesl.c nver ''''■ "\« <:"'^;,'^f^ whose barks thcv are reared, reseml.lint.c.3^ The wharves and streets, unlike «'» '^'"^^ °' *^^, * ^? are alwavs dean, and the atmosphere pure and licalthtul. ^^ThelXud of 'Montreal is, in fact, most Proi-Hy regj^r- flpd as the warden of Canada. The city bemg at the he.ia of shfp navigation, her local advantages for trade are un- surpassed. TS- BAPID3 OF THE ST. LAW! AND PLACES OF INTEREST, WITH DISTANCES . IIUUGII TO MONTREAL. Chimney Island, four miles below Prescott or Ogdnns- burgh. , .,„ The Gallop Rapids, six miles below Pr^^^^^t are easily passed by steamboats, although they prevent the naviga- tion of the St. Lawrence by sailing vessels. Matilda, eight miles farther, is a steamboat landing on the Canada side of the river. Waddiro-ton on the American shor , eighteen miles be- lo™densburgh. lies opposite Ogdens' I^ and -hi^^^^^ passed to the right. Here commences Rapid Plat, and ex- tends about two and a half miles. Williamsburgh, seven miles below Matilda, is a regular steamboat landing. ^ Chrvsler's Farm, a few r>iles below Williamsburgh is thS^e where was fought a battle in t^^ war 0^2^^^^^^ tween the English and Americans, m which the ia.ter were defeated. , , /% ^ „ Louisville landing, twenty-eight miles below Ogdens- burXTs where pas'sengers leave for Massenna Springs, Bk^iiles distant by stagl-a great resort tor mvalids dur- ing warm weather, 6 traveler's guide ^ The Long Sault Rapid, extending from Dickinson's Land- mg, forty miles below Prescott, to Cornwall on the Canada BJde, IS one of the longest and most important rapid of the ot. Lawrence. The Cornwall Canal commences seventy-twor-iles above Montreal, the dividing iiae between th^ United states and Canada It extends to Dickinson's Landing, eleven and a half miles, overcoming forty-cight feet descent in the 8t. Lawrence, Cornwall, one hundred and twelve miles from Kingston and seventy miles above Montreal, situated at the head of the Cornwall or St. Lawrence Canal. This is a regular steamboat landing for American and British steamersf St. Regis, four miles balow, on the American side of the river. It is an Indian village ; part of its inhabitants liv- mg in the United States, and part in Canada. Lake St. Francis is a magnificent expansion of the St. Lawrence iibove Coteau du Lac, extending for a number of mi es. It IS studded with picturesque Iclands. The Indian village of St. Regis, and an island owned by the natives, he near Its upper termination. ' Lancaster, fifteen miles below Cornwall. Here the waters pursue their course downward, before runhing down the several rapids below Coteau du Lac. At Coteau du Lac, 40 miles above ^Montreal, com encea a rapid of the same name, extending abouc two miles.— beven miles below this commences the Cedar Rapids, which extends about three miles. Then comes the Cascade Rapid, which terminates at the head of Lake St. Louis, where the dark waters of the Ottawa, by one of its mouths jom the St. Lawrence. Theae three rapids, in eleven miles have a descent of eighty two and a half feet. ^ Beauharnois, twenty-four miles above Montreal, at the ioot ot the Cascade Rapids, where commences the Beau- harnois Canal, twelve miles in length. Caughnawaga, ten miles above Montreal, is an Indian village numbering several hundred inhabitants. <-f \V TO MONTREAL. • Lachine, eight miles abovt Montreal, situated on Lake St. Louis, where enter the lack waters of the Ottawa River, the St. Lawrence presenting a greenish hue, the difference in tho color of the waters being plainly visible for many miles • slow. The Lachint) Rapids, afewm'lcs above Montreal, are the last rapids of importance that occur on the St. Lawrence^ They are now considered the most dangerous and difficult of navigation. They are obviated by the Larhine Canal, 8i miles in length, overcoming a descent of 44J feet. I*' PLAOIiiS OF INTEREST. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Among the many substantial and elegant edifices in the city, of recent completion, may be mentioned : The New Court House, on Notre Dame Street, and di- rectly opposite to Nelson's Monument, is of elegant cat fitone, in the Grecian Ionic style. The ground plan is 300 by 125 feet; height, 76 feet. The New Post Opficb, on Great St. James Street, oppo- site St. Lawrence Hall, is a beautiful cut stone building.— J. B. Meilleue, LL. D., is Post Maiter. The Merchant's Exchange, situated on St. Sacramen Street: Several Telegraph and Insurance Offices are m this building, as also the Eeading-Rooro. The Mechanics' Institute, a very fine building, situated on great St. James Street, of cut stone, three stories higb, built in the Italian style. The Lecture Room is sixty by eighty feet, height, eighteen feet, neatly and tastefully tin- ishei The Mercantile Library Association, Odd Fellows' Hall, opposite the above. The Commercial Rank, Great St. James Street, is a neat eut stone building in the Grecian Doric style. traveler' S GUIDE oMoTe °G^^^Tf'''' ^'"''' '^'^™^^' St- J.™os Street, cEhian^'^rder ' "" ''"^^''°' '"' stone building of the The City Bank, next to the above, in the Grecian stvle of cut stone, and wortliy of note. wecian style, <«' n;ff ^^Vl "^^''iTisH North America, Great St. James S eet, next to the Post Office, is a handsome buildintof cut stone, and built in the composite style of archlrecture! IHE BoNSECouE's MARKET, On St. Paul and Water Streets, ostaSSonno'lf' ".** <^''=<='''" aud Dor'c sty *e S?rltr^T '?"".' ^^^ " *^°°' °f 'hree stories on Water Street, and two stories on St. Paul. The upner nart JiZ buildmg is occupied by the various officers of the citv The City Council Room is fitted up in the most e leS style. In the east wing of the building is a large Half or Concert Boom, capable of seating 4000 persons The St. Ann's Market, opposite the Grey Nunnerv al me^ls ,«1 "TZ '""'f''" ""' ^* ""^ expense of thTfor. which fo ern,"thr^-"Prf''' ^'" ^"''^^ P"'^"« ^P'"* 1,;!'"' MoGiLL College. This is an institution of verv high repute. It w.as founded by the Hon. James IlIoGn7 who bequeathed a valuable estate and /lO,oSo for ts en dowment. The buildings for the Faculty of Arts are del mfnf i!f eS st?^'!^: '''" "' ''^ --'^^"' -^ -- The Museum of the Natural History op Montreal is situated on Little St. James street, and is free to Xn 4'r, The Neav City Water Works. These works tan ihl ^f dl'^Thefwrn "-""fZ ''fP'^f' ^"""^ six'mSott'he 1 1000 000^ Th» t '^' "'^ ''^"' '■""y ^""'P'eted, nearly »1,000,000 The two receiving reservoirs forsupplyins the city are about 200 feet above the level of the r ver and hold twenty millions of gallons. ' "'* ■V TO MONTREAL, 9 The Jail. This is a substantial stone building surroun- ded by a high wall, and is worthy of a visit. It has re- cently been erected, at an expense of $120,000. The General Hospital, on Dorchester street, is a fine cut stone building, and is one of the many prominent insti- tutions of the city. The St. Patrick's Hospital, at the west en^l of the same street, is an elegant structure, and occupies a commanding position. The Protestant Orphan Asylum, situated in Catharine street, is a well conducted charity, sustained by the benev- olence of private individuals. The Ladies' Benevolent Institution, for the relief of widows and half orphans, is a large three story building in Berthelet Street. It is managed solely by a committee of ladies. The Bonaventure Hall, is situated on the south east side of Commissioners Square, and being a peculiar combi- nation of brick and cut stone, arrests the attention of most persons, and commands the admiration of all connoisseurs of architectural beauty. It is surmounted by a handsome illuminated clock ; cost of building, about $50,000. The Theatre Royal, Cote Street, in rear of the St. Law- rence Hall^ is a fine brick building, and capable of accom- modating about 1,500 persons. Under its present manage- ment, it has become quite popular with the lovers of the drama. Nelson's Monument, Jacques Cartier Square, Notre Dame street. The Wharves of this city are unsurpassed by any on the American Continent, They are built of solid limestone, and meeting with the locks and cut stone wharves of the Lachine Canal, they present for several miles a display of continuous masonry which has few parallels. Unlike the levees of the Ohio and Mississippi, no unsightly ware- bouses disfigure the river side. A broad terrace faced 10 TRAVELER S GUIDE with grey limestone, the parapets of which are surmounted with a substantial iron railing, divides the city from the river throughout its whole extent. The remaining public buildings worthy of notice are : The old Government House, Notre Dame street, now occu- pied as the Normal School ; the Barracks, Water street ; the Custom House, St. Paul street ; the Odd Fellows' Hall, Great St. James Street ; the Bon Pasteur Nunnery, Sher- brooke Street. Mount Royal Cemetery, is situated on the east side of the mountain, about two miles from the city. Judgment and taste have been displayed in the selection and man- agement of the grounds ; it is much visited by strangers. The Champ db Mars. — This is a favorite promenade for citizens and strangers, being the general parade and review ground of the military, and is frequently enlivened during summer evenings by music from the fine bands of the regiments. Place d'Armes is a handsome square, between Notre Dame and Great St. James Streets, opposite the French Cathedral. It is surrounded by a neat iron railing, and tastefully laid out and planted with shade trees ; in the centre of the square is a fountain. The Victoria Bridge. — It is understood that this stu- pendous undertaking will be completed early in the year 1860. The cost of this gigantic structure was originally estima- ted at £1,450,000, but this sum has since been reduced, and the present calculation of its probable cost is about £1,250,000. It is supposed that in its erection 250,000 tons of stone and 7,500 tons of iron have been used. The iron superstructure is supported on 24 piers and 2 abutments. The centre span being 330 feet; there are 12 spans on each side of the centre, 242 feet each. The length of the abut- ments is 242 feet each. The extreme length including abutments is 7000 feet. The height above summer water level in the centre opening is 60 feet, descending to either end at the rate of 1 in 130. The contents of the masonry TO MONTREAL. 11 Vill be 3,000,000 of cubic feet. The weight of iron in the tubes is 8000 tons. The following are the dimensions of tube through which the trains pass in the middle span viz : 22 feet high, 16 feet wide ; at the extreme ends 19 teet hieh, 16 feet wide. The total length from river bank to river bank will be 10,284 feet, or about 50 yards less than two English miles. The Lachine Canal is among the public works particu- larly worthy of note, and of which the city may well teel proud. The head of water on this canal has been rendered available for tne creation of water power, which has been applied most successfully to the movement of very exten- sive machinery over a largo extent of ground. Among the works here, are foundries, engine and boiler works, a ship yard and marine works, saw mills, sash, blind and door factories, stave and barrel works, a flour mill, an oatmeal and corn mill, cotton mills, an edged tool factory, India rubber factory, a factory of woollens, a large rope and cord- aee factory, with other smaller estabhshments. These works, with those on the lower basin, are using a power daily equal to that of 3500 horses. They furnish employ- ment to more than 2000 men, affording subsistence to 10,- 000 persons. As a place of beauty and pleasure, the ride from the cvty to Mount Royal wiu attract the traveller at all times. The distance around it is nine miles, commanding one of the finest views of beautiful landscape to be found in North America ; and in returning, entering the city, a view of the St Lawrence and of Montreal both comprehensive and extended, that well repays the time and expense. Next to the drive around the Mountain is that on the T.achine road, leading to the village o/ that name nine miles from the city. The road is directly along the bank, of the river, presenting scenery of unsurpassed beauty and grandeur. It is a lovely drive. If the proper hour is selected, a view may be had of the descent of the steamer over the rapids. 12 traveler's guide 1 i Another favorite drive in the immediate vicinity, is to Longue Pointe, being in an opposite direction from the last and down along the banks of the river. It would be useless to undertake an enumeration of all the places of interest in and about Montreal, for v^e believe that there are but few places on the American Continent where can be found so much of interest to the traveler, whether m pursuit of health or pleasure, as in this city. CHUKCHES OF MONTBEAL. ROMAN CATHOLIC. The Parish Church.— The length of this Church is 255 feet 6 inches, and its breadth 134 feet 6 inches. The height of the principle towers is 220 feet, and of the others 115 feet each. The great window at the high altar is 64 feet in height, bj 32 feet in breadth. The total number of pews IS 1,224, capable of seating between six and seven thousand persons. In the north east tower is a fine chime ot bells, and in the north west tower is placed the largest bell in America, cast expressly for this church, and weigh- ing 2M00 lbs. This tower is open to the public for a small fee ; from the top a splendid view of the Island of Montreal is presented. St. James' Church.— This beautiful building is erected upon the ruins of the one destroyed by the great fire of 1852, known as the Bishop's Church, which was of the Koman-Ionic order ; but altered in form and extended in length, IS now constructed after the most admired speci- mens of the early pointed style, chiefly drawn from existing examples of the thirteenth century. The Recollet Church, west Notre Dame street, is a commodious stone building of ancient architecture, and the oldest church but one in Montreal. When church accom- modation was very limited, nearly a century ago, divine service was held in this building on Sundays alternately by the various denominations of Christian residents In Mon- treal. It will seat about 2,000 persons. % TO MONTREAL. 13 8t. Anns Church, Griffintown, is a large and commo- dious stone building, capable of seating over 1,000 persons ; it is in the Gothic style of architecture, and is the most striking edifice in tiio quarter of the city in which it is situated. Bonsecour's Church, St. Paul street, (the first erected in this city) contains a fine organ, and will accommodate about 2,000 persons. St. Peter's Church. — This is a very handsome edifice, situated on Visitation street, and built of cut stone, in the style of the 13th century, resembling the Bishop's or St. James' Church. It will accommodate about three thous- and persons. The new Cathedral, together with the Bishop's residence, about to be erected in St. Antoine suburbs, will be a fac mmile of St. Peter's Church, Rome, and will not be sur- passed in grandeur on this continent. The buildings at present occupying this site, being the old French Burying Ground, are well worth vii?iting. St. Patrick's Church. — This large and commanding edifice is built in the Gothic style of the 15th century. It stands upon an elevated site, on Alexander street, fronting Lagauchetiere street, and is oi^e of the most striking ob- jects visible on approaching the city. The extreme length is 240 feet, the breadth 90 feet, and the height of spire 225 feet. NUNNERIES. The Grey Nunnery, designed for the care of foundlings and the infirm, is situated on Foundling street, wear the St. Ann's Market. The Hotel Dieu Nunnery, on St. Joseph and St. Paul streets, is designed for sick and diseased persons. The Black Nunnery, Notre Dame street, is an admirable institution, in which all the branches of a general educa- tion, needle-work, embroidery, &c., are taught. The Bon Pasteur Nunnery, situated on Sherbrooke !l 14 traveler's guide r I street, and L'Asylb db la Providence, St Catherine street, are devoted to the care of aged and infirm persons. There are several other Nunneries, in different parts of the city, devoted to various offices of Christian charity, to all of which chapels are attached. The Seminary op St. Sulpicb, situated in the Notre Dame street, is one of the most ancient buildings in the city. There is a public clock in the front of the building equally celebrated for its antiquity. The Maria Villa Convent is situated about three miles from Montreal, (Monklands) and was formerly the resi- dence of the Governor General. There is also a very handsome Church adjacent to this Nunnery. colleges. The Theological College. — This building is erected on the ground of the Seminary of St. Sulpice — commonly called the Priest's Farm — is an extensive and imposing structure, in the Italian style of architecture. The plan forms three sides of a quadrangle, with the wings advancing. The eastern wing contains a chapel 100 feet by 40 feet, with a library over, and is embellished in the Corinthian style. The western wing contains the kitchen and refec- tory. The whole is traversed by curtains, wide and lofty corridors, and spacious and elegant stair-cases, giving easy access to all portions of the building. Protestant Churches, Colleges, &c. CHURCH OP ENGLAND. Christ Church Cathedral. — The foundation stone of this structure was laid on the 21st of May, 1857. Its site is at the junction of Union Avenue and St. Catherine street. The plan of the Church is cruciform, and of the early de- corated style of architecture. The tower and spire will be placed at the intersection of the four arms of the cross, with vestry attached, yet separate. Tt will be built of Caen stone, and Montreal limestone, the latter being ob- TO MONTREAL. 15 h { tained from the neighboring quarries, and the former from Normandy. The following are the dimensions of the building :— Length (inside) 187 feet; width of nave 90 feet ; transept including tower 99 feet ; height of tower and Spire 224 feet. St. Georgk'9 Church. — This is a very neat building, erected in the style of the 13th century, at a cost of about £3,000. The size is 150 in length by 56 feet in width, and it will seat about 1,500 persons. It is situated in St. Joseph street. St. Stephen's Church, Dalhousie street, Griffintown, is designed in the same style as St. George's, but with some- what less pretensions. The ground plan is 100 feet by 55 feet, and it will seat over 1,200 persons. Trinity Church, on St. Paul street, is a neat building, erected at the expense of the late Major Christie ; the size is 75 by 44 feet, and will accommodate about 800 persons. St. Thomas Church, on St. Mary street, is a neat brick building, erected at the sole expense of Thos. Molson, Esq. In the north east tower is a superior chime of bells ; in the north west tower is a service bell ; and in the front is an illuminated clock. St. Luke's Church, north Dorchester street, is a neat edifice, in the style of the 13th century. It was erected immediately after the great conflagration in 1852. St. John's Chapel, in which the congregation of the late Christ Church Cathedral worship, is situated in Gosford street, and is a handsome building in the Grecian style. There is also a small church at Hochelaga, (the original site upon which the city of Montreal was founded ;) and a temporary building at Point St. Charles for the accommo- dation of workmen at the Victoria Bridge and Grand Trunk Railway, supplied by ministers from different churches alternately. 16 TRAVELERS GUIDE I i CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. St. Andrew's Church, Beaver Hall, is a beaiitiful speci- men of the Gothic style of architecture and an ornament to the city. It is enclosed on three sides ,vith a railing of cast and wrought iron, on a cut stone plinth, having en- trance gates on the different points. Its dimensions are 90 by 65 feet ; the interior is well arranged and handsomely fitted up, and the church will accommodate about 1000 persons. • St. Paul's Church, on St. Helen street, is also in the Gothic style of architecture, and is a handsome edifice which will accommodate about 800 persons. The Presbyterian Chttrch of Canada, on Cot^ street, a neat and comfortably fitted up edifice, seating about 800 persons. The Scotch Kirk, on St. Gabriel street, is a plain stone bailding, which will seat about 800 persons. The American Presbyterian Church, a neat cut stone building, is situated at the west end of Great St. James street, ; it has an excellent organ and a good choir, and will seat over 1000 persons. United Presbyterian Church, Lagauchetiere street. — This Church was founded in 1833. It was re-built and enlarged in 184Y. It is in connection with the Canadian Branch of the United Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and professes to hold the distinctive principles of that body, baptist. The Baptist Church, St. Helen street, is a neat cut stone building, which will seat about 500 persons. congregational. Zk'N Church, Radegonde street, is a neat building in the Doric style, which will seat over 1000 persons. TO MONTREAL. 17 WKSLEYAN. The Wksleyan Church, Great St. James street, is an depmt building, in tlie florid Gothic style of tlie 14th century, and is one of the |?reat ornaments to the city Its size is HI by 73 feet, and it will seat about 2,500 per- sons. The arrangement of the interior is unique and beautiful, the pulpit especially, being a fine specimen of the carved Gothic style. St. Ann's Church, Griffintown, is a handsome buildmg in the Gothic style of architecture, which will seat about 1,500 persons. St. Mary's Chapel, Lagaucheti^re street, is a neat build- ing in the Grecian style of architecture, which will seat about 500 persons. UNITARIAN. The Unitarian Church, situated at Beaver Hall, being found too small for the increasing congregation, was taken down a short time since, and a new and enlarged building is now in course of erection on the same site. The stjde of architecture adopted is the Byzantine, plain but effective in character. The tower will be about 17 feet square, and about 120 feet high. A broad flight of steps at the base of the tower (east front) will afford the main entrance to the church. Over the west end entrance will be a large rose window, and in the chancel, a window of a highly decorative character, both of which will be filled with stained glass. synagogue. The wish Synagogue, Chenneville street, is a neat cut stone building, the interior being beautifully fitted up in the Egyptian style. Rev. A. De Sola, Minister. 2' 18 TRAVELERS GUIDE RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT OFFICES. Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad, 67 Commissioner Street. North and South Through Lines, Rutland and Burling- ton Railroad, and Lake Champlain and Lake George Steamers' Offices, G4 Commissioner Street. Vermont and Canada Railroad, 66 Commissioner Street. Plattsburg and Montreal Railroad, at Depot, Bonaventure Street. Grand Trunk Railway Offices, for Quebec, Portland, and Toronto, &c.. Great St. James Street, in St. Lawrence Hall. American Line, or River St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario Steamboat Company's Office, McGill Street. Up )er Canada Line of Steamers' Office, 40 McGill Street. Ottawa City Steamboat has no office. Passengers go via Lachine Railroad, Bonaventure Street.j Quebec Steamboat Office, on board, or 66 Commissioner Street. ]^^^ All Stages and Omnibuses to and from the Cars and Steamers, call at the St. Lawrence Hall. jg^" Parties of Pleasure, or on business, who desire carriages, will be accommodated by leaving their orders at the office of St. Lawrence Hall. . CURKENCY. Canada £, $4 ; Canada Shilling, 20 cents ; Cp ^^da Six- pence, 10 cents ; Seven-Pence Half-Penny, 12^ u ; One and Threepence, 25 cents ; Two and Sixpence, 5t nts. !\ "-ntt '\ TO MONTREAL. 19 TARE PEB HOUB. Coaches, or Four Wheeled Cars, or corresponding win- ter vehicles, drawn by two horses, for tlie first hour 5s. For each subsequent hour 3s. 9d.; and pro rata for inter- mediate quarters of an hour. Cabs, two or four-wheeled, or corresponding winter ve- hicles, drawn by one horse. For one or two persons, for the first hour 2s. 6d., and for each subsequent hour, 2s. For three or four persons, for the first hour, 3s. 9d., and for each subsequent hour, 2s. 6d., and pro rata for inter- mediate quarters of an hour. Calashes.— For one or two persons for the first hour, Is. lOjd., and for each subsequent hour, Is. 6d. For each person over that number 5d. extra, aadpro rata for inter- mediate quarters of an hour. Usual charges for two horse carriages to go around the Mountain, (distance nine miles,) $4 for one or four persons. For cab, $1.50 for two or three persons; four persons Divisions Eeferred to in the Foregoing? Table . First Division.— That portion between Prince Street^ St. Ann's Suburb thence by a direct line to St. Antoine's Bridge, thence;along Craig and St. Lewis Streets, to Lacroix Street, and thence to the River. Second Division.— Th&t portion of the city bounded by the boundary of the above described First Division and McCord Street, Mountain Street as far as its junction with St. Catharine Street, thence in a straight line along St. Catharine Street to its junction with Papineau Road to ihe River. Third Division.— That portion of the city beyond the last described division and within the city limits. OQ < 1-3 "«<3 ft, W H C CO a: CQ IWE!.!,r EMU P:A LIA CfiE. . SiT R E K T.*, QUKBEiS. f Satisfied that this hotel is not only the largest, but in every particular the best managed and most popular Hotel in Quebec, the undersigned can only say, that this season they have spared no expense to make it one of the most comfortable houses of public entertainment to be met with on this Continent. In addition to an enlargement of fifty new bed rooms, the house has been renovated throughout, newly carpetbd &c., &c. The services of the best cooks and waiters have been obtained, and they have no doubt that such gentlemen who favor them with their patronage will find their House fully equal to its long established reputation. April, 1859. w. RUSSELL & SON. 22 TRAVELERS GUIDE i J CITY OF QUEBEC. { The city of Quebec was founded by Samuel Champlain, in 1608. In 1622 the population was reduced to fifty souls. In 1629, Sir David Keith, in the employ of the British crown, sailed up the St. Lawrence and made the conquest of Quebec. The treaty of St. Germain, concluded soon after, restored t ^ France Quebec and her other American possessions. In June 1759, the English army, under General Wolfe, landed upon the Island of Orleans. On the 12th of Sep- tember, took place the celebrated battle of the Plains of Abraham, which resulted in the death of Wolfe, and the defeat of the French army. A force of 5000 English troops under General Murray were left to garrison the fc :t. In 1760, the French made preparations to besiege Que- bec, and a battle had already taken place, when a large English fleet arrived, and the French retreated to Montreal, Thus ended this eventful war. The city is very interesting to a stranger ; it is the only walled city in the Canadas, and one feels on passing the gateways, and being shut in by the ponderous gates, as though he were entering some sort of prison. There are five of these gates. Cape Diamond, upon which the citadel stands, is three hundred and forty-five feet in height, and derives its name from the quantity of crystals mixed with the granite below its surface. The fortress includes the whole space on the cape. i TO QUEBEC. 23 Above the spot where General Montgomery was killed; is now the inclined plane, running to the top of the bank, it is five hundred feet long, and is used by the government to convey stores, and other articles of great weight, to the fortress. Strangers are allowed to enter this fortress, by procuring tickets from the proper authorities. A ride to the Plains of Abraham is one of the most in- teresting visits about this celebrated city ; a rock is there pointed out, as the spot where General Wolfe expired. There are four martello towers, forty feet in height, stand- ing upon the plain, about half a mile in advance of the other fortifications. Seven miles below Quebec is the Fall of Montmorenci. The road is very pleasant, passing through the French vil- lage of Beaufort. Those who expect to see a second Ni- agara, will be very much disappointed. The stream de- scends, in silvery threads, ojer a precipice two hundred and forty feet in height, and, in connection with the sur- rounding scenery is extremely picturesque and beautiful, but inspires none of the awe felt at Niagara. The French (Catholic) Church is a spacious stone build- ing, and the interior is decorated with some fine paintings. Since the destruction of the Convent at Charlestown, Mass., Americans are not allowed entrance to the Ursuline Convent. It is the more to be regretted, from the fact that the grave of Montcalm is in their chapel. Castle St. Louis, probably the first public building in Que- bec, the corner stone of which was laid by Champlain, on the 6th of May, 1624, was destroyed by fire on the 23d r^ January, 1834. By the orders of Lord Durham, the site Oi this castle was cleared of the ruins that covered it, leveled and floored with wood, and an iron railing placed on the edge of the precipice, making a very delightful promenade. The view from it commands the lower town, the St. Law- rence as far down as the island of Orleans, the harbor with its ships, and Point Levi on the opposite side of the river < o 00 a o ) Qi)K]0(o)[RO [K]i\[LL SARATOGA SPRINGS. •t ) PUTNAM & PAYN, PROPRIETORS. This well known Hotel is pleasantly located on the west side of Broadway, within a hundred yards of Congress Spring, and communds a view of the beautiful parkl-on- nected with it. By recent additions, it is now the largest hotel in the place, haring a front of four hundred feet with wings of nearly six hundred feet in extent. The court enclosed by the buildings forms . lawn of several acres in extent, intersected with well shaded walks. Here a fine band of music, betenging to the house, contributes to the enjoyment of the guests every afternoon. The manage- ment of the house, we trust, will meet with the approval of all who may honor us with their patronage. 26 i IS I traveler's guide SARATOGA SPEIMS. THE VILLAGE. Saratoga Springs is the largest village in northern New York having a population of about 5,000 inhabitants : and ts thought by many to be the most beautiful also It consists principally of one very wide street, upwards of a mile m length, wit> several lateral and parallel streets, all set with trees, vhich with their rich luxuriance of foliage impart a rural appearance not often met with in large towns. ^ In the use of the waters, a part of the treatment which is not the least important to the patient, is plenteous open air exercise, which the beautiful environs of the town allure him to enjoy in full perfection. THE DRIVES. The principal drive is to Saratoga Lake, four miles south east of the village, a beautiful sheet of water nine miles in length, and of a width varying from a half a mile to three miles Prospect Hill five miles north of the villao-e is thought by many sufficiently attractive to repay one for a visit. THE SPRINGS. " These waters are appropriately enough called acidu- lous, trom the abundance of carbonic acid and of the carbonates which they contain ; and owing to their large impregnation with chloride of sodium or common salt, lliey are also actively saline, and hence their proper desig- nation must be acidulo-saline or carbonated saline. These bprings, we are told by Dr. Steel, are all situated just ] € r I tl by TO SARATOGA SPRINGS. 27 along the verge of the secondary and not far from the tran ceXe ofTlnn" "^'^^^ '{ ^^^^^^^^ seemTlbrm' ?h; wlf ^/. Ba Iston Lake, about eleven miles to the south 7oltfoutZT%V''\'^''''''' ^P^^°^« -' Stillwater, andLZJtf'\u^^ Saratoga they are more numerous Place bnff. '"^ ^^u' '''^!^^' ^"^^^ties, than at any other place but It may be said that, with few exceDtion^ «11 he mmeral springs in the crescent iust mrnS appear ron'orsubl'""' "^^^'--^ differ onl, in ^heVroro'- fnr. f. -f .1 "If' po^^on to all. It would seem there- fore as If they derived their distinctive properties none sage to the surface by the geological character of tho upper stratum through which they passed?"* known tv?h^' Saratoga are found the several springs Prj^M LvTrZT °^i^«^««,^ss> Columbian, Hamilton, Eltt/ Wml^ ' High-Rock, Iodine, Empire, Union and ^LLis White Sulpher and Benedict. Of these, a prefer- me'tio'd'"" ^"^" ''' ^^"^ '"^^ P-^ '- ^^e oTtst Dr^A?ri^'iv- ^""..^"^^r^^ ^^ ^«°^^esg Sprin^r, made by the water r'i''^ ""'"^ ingredients inon^ gallon o^f Chloride of Sodium .... 360 5fio Carbonate of Soda .... gooo Carbonate of lime . . , ' ' 82 321 Carbonate of Magnesia ".'.'.'.* 78 242 Carbonate of Iron . o ^45 Hydriodate of Soda . ' 4.'ko\ Silica ... q'^^^ Alumina . . . .'/,'/,'// q^SI Solid Contents ""538.040 by?0H; bLTmld' ^'^^^^^ ^P""SS of the United States and Cauadas, 28 TRAVELER'S GUIDE Carbonic Acid . 340.231 Attnospheric Air 4.000 Gaseous Contents .... 344.231 The Empire Spring ranks next in importance, and is at the extreme northern part of the village. According to an analysis made by Dr. Allen, one gallon of the water yielded the following ingredients : — Chloride of Sodium 270.000 Carbonate of Lime ...... 145.321 Carbonate of Magnesia .... 43.123 Carbonate of Soda 30.304 Hydriodate of Soda 8.000 Carbonate of Iron 3.000 Silica ...» 1.000 Solid Contents 500.748 Gaseous Contents 700 Specific Gravity 1.056 Putnam Spring. — This called after its owner, ranks among the richest of the springs of Saratoga, on the score of chalybeate impregnation, containing as it does seven grains of the carbonate of iron in the gallon, in additign to the ingredients common to it and the other springs. Pavilion Spring.— The water of this spring, with a smaller quantity of saline contents3 (11.71 grains in the gallon) than that of the Congress, exceeds this latter in the proportion of carbonic acid, which is 359.5 cubic inches. The High-Hock, Hamilton and Columbian springs, analyses of which are given by Dr. Steel, resemble each other, and those already described, with the modified fea- ture of being actively chalybeate. The High Rock spring is an object of lasting interest and curiosity, and the visitants are few why fail to make it a Tisit and talk over its history. It is situated in the upper village a few rods south of the Iodine spring. The rock is of conical shape, formed by deposits from 1 1 \ TO SARATOGA. 29 the water itself. It is between ei"-ht and n!n» f„ . • diameter at the base, and about fifteen inehes at tl,! '" in's-^r^ri^dl^^nd^ '' ''''°"' '^" -^''-. -^^"-ast thJtsTf^^2^eVThVatte^tn^';^'fr^"^^' •'"''«■- directed by the Indians „whosftraditt,'n,'°/T",'^"'>= SL-d^Trrof^^^h-i^--^^^^^^^^ Hall, which was never properly secured .n!l j5 ^T" been neglected many year^ Proh.hw V ^ Z^'f^ ^^^ habitue, of the place^knew of iTs exS,!''" n' "^^ °''^ ing to the depth^f thirty Teet't was found th.^°.,?f'^f*- came from the south and hyf^ii • ., • .' *"^ ^'^'<='' --ty foct, theZniarn'herd':'f'"rfp:^tg ^t' stfuT wirrsinSo^.[Tot%r^^^^^^^^^^^ its constituents are mingled to^ethl.wT Proportions chloride of sodium is probably less^haMnteTongress •[J i* If fi [I' li 'nK i B JEng] fa: N. ] vited ITY an WILLIAM BENJAMIN & CO., LARGEST RETAIL DEY GOODS HOUSE IN CANADA. ESTABLISHED, 18S5. DIRECT IMPORTERS OF iJnglish aod French Silks; Paisley, Wool and Crape Shawls; Honiton, Girapure and Brussels Laces ; English French and Genoa Velvets ; Irish and French Poplins ; English and Irish Linens ; Feathers, Flowers, Ribbons ; All Wool Plaids, Sewed Goods, <&c. <&c. And a general assortment of FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. 196, NOTRE DAME ST., EAST, MONTREAL. N B.~Trayellers from the UNITED STATES are in- vited to examine their Stock and see the difference of qual- ITY and PRICES, as compared with those of other countries ^ if a. LEVEY, IMPORTER OF THE BEST BRANDS TOBACCOS, Mcersliaum Pipes, Tobacco Jars, &c. SOLE AGENT FOE Anderson's Pine Cut Chewing Tobacco 149, NOTRE DAME STREET,^ J. & T. BELL, i\W Jf^^ M wMMmm MvJv)^ JrAMjJU^ ^J^i^'ij/JAA uu ,iti5.^v,^^«iui.^ vij/ij^^9 Cathedral Block, Notre Dame Street, East of Place D'Armes, MONTREAL. The oldest establisnraent of the kind in the City. Mauu< facture all descriptions of BOOTS AND SHOES. I i Cj And iraport the best quality and latest styles of Foreign^ Manufactured Work, 1 I n ESTABLISHED 1818. SAVAGE & LYMAN MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OP j AINTD SILVEI?. WARE, Cathedral Block, Notre Dame Street, Superior Plate'^. Goods, Fine Cutlery, Telescopes, Canes, Fans, Dressing Cases, Papier Mache Military Goods, Moderator Lamps, pp. St. Lawrence UalL [J^ © M If' [^ \ESs [La Have always on hand the LARGEST and BEST got up assortment of » WATER-rROOF GOODS, SHIRTS, HATS, CAPS, BRACES, &C. IN THE OANADAS. s. up JAMES PARKIN, IMPORTER OF xxth\i ^ gmiQu f a:e ANDMUSLIN GOODS, 3ffi© 168 HOl-Rg ©AMK ST., WOM-ffRKAL,., Ladles from tho tTnltcd Slates Ttelting Canada, will find at thla JSstabllahmont, tbo largest and most select stock of REAL LACES AND EMBROIDERIES In tho Province. Real Brussels Point Lace, with Collars, Sleeves, Ac. do Honiton Lace, Capes, Berthes, Handkercliieta, ■ 1859. I % ^mtd ^Mt^ (^x\m^^ CAPITAL, - - $500,000. This Company was organized in 1854, un.'-r the laws of the State of N'ew X oi-K, am from that date has been iu succ ^sful operation as Express For- wardcra of ^ » * MOxNEY. rREIGllT, PACKAGES & PARCELS. And attends with punctuality to the oollcction of Drafts, Notc^ Accounts, find of Invoices accompanied with Goods. ny. ,»ui The business of this Company is to and from BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILftDELPHIA - AND THE ATLANTIC CITIES, .xSO Ohio, Indiana, Miciiigan, Ilihois, Iowa, Missouri, KANSAS 8o NEBRASKA. And It is also coulcraplated at an early day to extend its line Westward to PIKE'S PEAK The Gold Fields of Western Kansas. 1 I The unparalleled success of The United States Exrtress Company, not oul v in expedition, but in its safety and general inauaiTement, fully justifies it in offering to the business public fiicilitics and great uromptness, (which are nof excelled by any corporation in this country,) in the transaction of all business and commissions entrusted to their care. PKINCIPAL 0FPICE3. «J?JI If?^^* ' • ' ^'^' 2^1> an 1 416 Broadway, BUSFALO, 15 Soneca Street. CLFVELAND, . . . . .93 Bank Street. CINCINNATI, .... 5i Ea^t Third Street. oi, 9 ^S9^ 14 Boarboru Street. SI. LOUIS, 22 Muiu Street. HENRY KIP, D. N. BARNEY, Pres't, Gen. Sup't West, Buffalo. 82 Broadway. N. Y. mm