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Oirawa Hotel. .'JB.l) I PnWisher and Proprietor News anil TBtaphOfflci!, LAWRENCE MALI MONTREAL HAND-GUIDE. ST. LAWRENCE HALL News & Fancy Goods Store Has constantly on hand the finest selection of Opera and Marine Glasses ^ selected from the best makers in Europe, Bardon & Lemaire and other well known manufacturers. Agent for Lazarus, Morris & Co.'s celebrated perfected SPECTACLES AND EYE-CLASSES. A fine assortment on hand in 8teel, Shell and Gold. No Tourist should neglect obtaining a pair of his fine Skeleton Smoke Eye-Glasses, a sure protection to the eye against the glare of the sun. A large assortment of POCKET BOOKS AND PURSES in Russia Leather, Pearl and Turtoise Shell. Stereoscopic Views of all parts of the world. Photographs of Celebrities, &c. J. S. BRAZZAXT, MONTREAL. tore ition of selected uemaire ebrated :s. d Gold. ' of his itection A large SES world. .T iT 1y HAND-GUIDE. CONTENTS. Montreal, sketch of its History Rates of Silver Coins • • • An advice to the Stranger • Tariff for Hackney Carriages Roman CathoHc Churches Protestant Churches .... Roman CathoHc Institutions Protestant Institutions The Pleasant Drives The Lachine Rapids .... The Victoria Bridge Our Elegant Stores .... Public Squares and Gardens Public Buildings ..... Bank Buildinor^ 6 9 lO II 13 18 26 29 32 34 36 3S 47 29879 1 HAND-GUIDE. SCHULTZE, REINHARDT & CO., THE HAHERS AND FURIERS, Would respectfully call the attention of Tourists visiting Montreal totheir large and commodious premises newly fitted up and where they will be happy to show any of the following articles, viz. : LADIES' AND GENTS' FURS, Consisting of CLOAKS, JACKETS, MUFFS, BOAS, HATS, CAPS, CUFFS, GLOVES, COATS, GAUNTLETS, Ac, &C. In SOUTH. SB A SEAL, PERSIAN LAMB, SEA OTTER, PLUCKED AND NATURAL OTTER, ERMINE, MINK, CHINCHILLA, BEaVER, „„ , , SiLVERFOX, GREBE, Ac, &C. ASTRACAN, RACCOON, Ac, Ac. Black and Grizzly Bear, Musk Ox, Arctic Fox, Wolf, Buffalo, Ac, Ac. Lincoln A Bennett Silk, American Silk, and'other Hats. Hard and Soft English and American Felts, Panama, Manilla and Straw Hats, l?ravelling Caps, Ac, Ac. SILK UMBRELLAS, LEATHER HAT BOXES. RUBBER COATS, 4C. INDIAN CUPTOSITIES AND BARK WORK, TABLE COVERS, CHAIR COVERS, SLIPPERS, GLOVE CASES, CANOES, CARD CASES, SNOW SHOES, MOCASSINS, TOBOGGANS, BIRDS, FEATHERS AND FANS, Ac, Ac schuijTxe, REijru^RUT a CO., 291 NOTRE DAME STREET, Opposite Merrill's and Second Fuf Store East of Frencli Catliedral. SCHl HANIMJUIDE. SCHULTZE, REINHARDT & CO.'S HAT & FUR STORE. ^0lrfK^' MONTREAL. It is known that the history of this City dates back to the time when the redman reigned on the banks of the St. Lawrence. It was founded in 1642, not far from the site of the early Indian village of Hochelaga, and its first name was Vilie Marie. It subse- qiiently took that of Mount Royal from the grand elevation which immediately over- looks it, now so well known as the Mountain. It is situated on the magnificent St. Lawrence, in view of St. Helen's Island, Isle Ronde, Isle aux Praises, Moffatt's Island, and St. Paul's or Nuns' Island, latitude 45'*3o'2i N., longitude 72°33'30 W. Population of latest census, 160,000 inhabitants. The City Corporation consists of a Mayor and twenty- seven members, designated Aldermen. The city improvements are rapidly extend- ing, and a large extent of mountain property SCrV'Ui^.U VVic'Il li V i V- vV structing a Public Park on a scale and with surroundings which will not be surpassed on "•^ ij.-ii'^ «a:55»«^fe^H>e*afi MONTREAL AND ITS PUBLIC B The Burland-De«birata Litho. Co., Montreal REAL AND ITS PUBLIC BUILDINGS, Tho Burland-Drabrnta Litho. Co., Montre»I. I t^fe- .15^- HAND-QUIDE. the American Continent. Besides the many Churches, Convents, Colleges, Charitable In- stitutions, all of which are referred to in detail in the following pages, there are several Es- ,, tablishments in this City to visit, which would y well repay the business man, the lover of fv| science, and the friend of progress. Amongst those are the City Gaz Works, Water Works, Gould's extensive Mills, Hudon's Cotton Factory, Redpath's Sugar Factory, the Natu- ral History Society's Museum, the Mechanics 11 Institute, the Mercantile Library, and the Geological Museum. The Hotel accommodation may be said to be respectable in extent and quality, the principal Establishments being the St Law- rence Hall, the Ottawa, the Albion and the Montreal House; but a grand enterprise in this line has just been announced; active pro- ceedings have commenced to erect the Windsor in a fashionable and otherwise most desirable locality, at the very base of the Mountain. This building will be in Italian style, 250 feet square, with a tower on the Peel and Dorchester Street corner. From the sidewalk to the top of the balustrade, which will surmount the roof of the building pro- per, the height will be 1 00 feet, and to the top of the tower 1 40. The several fronts 8 HAND-OUIDK, • I I I ~'' sand fjuests. The dinTn^ °" '°'' °"e thou- second .story-Ld.Wn5 """^ ^'" ^^ "" the the ladies- ordinal or d"'' '^^^52 feet! 56X42. Leading To th. ."'"^■'■°°"' ^^i" be will be a nice pfssa J , , j""^" dining-room rovv of columns T/,h^''.^,°' ^'^'ded by a f- a band, and her "g.t^^ ^'^ - al Jve the evening. The m^l ' P^nienade in and well lighted 7:,°,?^/'°' ^^ ^'"- the inner rows. TW ^^^k ^'^'"^ "&'" to suites of rooms earl, f. u^ * """^ber of wardrobe, &cT'also a ,T1l^ ."'"' '- ^''^- Guests will be 'conveyed to'"h J^'J"'^ '"''^■ by elevators; but for elder, ^ t'^*''^"' "^ts who do not care to be localH'"^'' ""'^ ""^^--^ J^'U be plenty of rooms o„ 1^ 'V^'"'' '^^^^ Hotel will be heated :i°h3t°,h"'''\^« The system of comm .nf.lf 'broughout. electric bells to an "ffl^ u* '^'" be by j will convey the orders to !'h ^"''"'=" ' '^^^^^ ments. It ;. 'z, ^ ^*^«''a' depart- appointment ^of t": Windr*t'^ *''« "he not superior, to anv H 'f , ^ '^'" ''^ equal, if and that it will be I, f"'*"' °" *« contlent • J"ne, 1876,1 a1osf^;°™Peted as early L' million of dollars ° '^'^ '^-an half a '" ^PP--bing the City of Montreal by HAND- GUIDE. 9 • ^our hun- ronethou- ' be on the ^52 feet; m wiil be ling-room ided by a in alcove nenade in good size ? light to uniber of 1 a bath, 'al suite, ^ent flats 'd others rs, there ^at. The ughoiit. be by a cJerk depart- lat the qual. if tinent ; arly as half a I ^ater, the stranger's eye is soon attracted by le long line of cut-stone buildings which fronts the river and which are alike solid and elegant in style; and as he nears the shore, he is also led to admire an extensive range of wharves, built of first-class limestone, and unsurpassed in strength and workmanship by any in America, perhaps in the world. It would be simply improper to close th.^s sketch without referring to the stupendous Victoria Bridge, spanning the St. Lawrence from the western extremity of the City. The cost of this tubular wonder was not less than Eight Millions of Dollars. There are 25,000 tons of stone, and 7,500 tons of iron embedded in it ; the contents of its masonry are three millions of cubic feet, and its total length from bank to bank is 10,284 feet, or about 50 yards less than two English miles. VALUE OF SILVER COINS. United States Half-Dollar do Quarters do Ten Cents do Five Cents British Shillinp-s . . do Sixpence . Canadian Silver at par. 45 cts. 2C 8 4 24 12 Ail ADVICE TO THE STRANGER. In arriving into Montreal, the visitor should by all means get the Hand-Guide and Map of the City, in which he will find carters* tariff, and rates of money. Be sure also and get your American paper exchanged for Canadian, as some stores would take that advantage in charging you double for any goods you might purchas<^ Also, to prevent this, we give you in this book a list of the principal stores where you will be certain to get the value of your money. We advertise none but those we can strongly recommend. II. & H. MERRILL. HAND-aUIDfi. 11 GER. J visitor uide and 1 carters* ;ure also nged for ike that for any prevent it of the srtain to idvertise nmend. TARIFF FOR HACKNEY CARRIA&ES. PLACES. Prom any place to any other within the same Division and back Trom any Division ) to any place in an- I other Division and j back J (Per hour.) From any place to any other in the City Two or four wheeled carriafifes drawn by one horse. fl o S Cm o. $Ct8. 15 25 00 Coaches or four wheeled carriages drawn by two horses. $ CM. 25 25 35 50 20 40 50 70 S » £ o ^ bi t >H 1, r $ cts. f cts. ;jo 40 00 40 60 75 30 40 TIME ALLOWED. 00 50 75 1 00 40 I an hour. I of an hour. Cover i of an < hour and un- ( der 1 hour. One hour. ( For every ad- \ ditional^hour. .L. Reasonable weight of luggage free of charge. Children under 12 years of age to be charged half-price. \ PHOTOGRAPHER And well known to the Tourist as the best on this Continent. Having lately undergone large expenses in improving his Photograpliic Galleries, &c., it will well repay the lover of fine arts to pay him a visit. We make all kinds of Photographs and Paintings, and endeavor to please all jiarties who favor us with their patronage. We have the negatives made by Mr. Inglis, and will supply parties with their Photographs from^he same. We have a large and fine assortment of Stereoscopic Views among which are tlie far-famed Yosemite Valley, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Volcanos, lUoody Canyon, Large Trees and Grand Water Falls ; then we have Niagara Falls, Lake George, Champlain and Hudson River; also Montreal,' Quebec, Ottawa and a few Scotch Views, all of which we publish and sell wholesale and retail. Parties are welcome to our reception-room to spend an hour or more in examining our work. J. Gr. PA^RKS, 1954 Rf -T ct-j.xAv:^tcs K^T L/X Ct }Ot, MONTREAL. HAND-Gl'IUK. 13 {itlfflie jsitilittMcnj and {liwjljfs. PARISH CHURCH Vf VILLEMARIE. <'ATHKIJKA(, OK MONTRK.VI,, Generally, b„t improperly, called by British residents the French Cathedral, is in Mnnl , ?r''""' ^"'^ ^'■*^'-'- t'^^ pride of Montreal. The great towers seen fron, afar off bear no inconsiderable resemblance to that ot Notre Dame on the banks of the Seine The corner stone of the edifice, which is built in the perpendicular gothic style of the middle ages was laid on the 3rd September, 1824 and It was opened for public worship in July 1829^ It was originally intended to make it much larger than it is at present. The height of the towers ,s 220 feet; the great window at fain J , "'"!■• f V"'' '^ '^"^^ -'•* beautifu The rlf'T' " ^^1^'^' !?'»•' ^"'' 33 feet wide, ihe Church is capable of accommodating over seven thousand persons. In the north-east tower ,s a fine chime of bells, and in the north-west tower is placed the largest bell in America, cast expressly for this Church and weighing 29,400 lbs. ; its sound i« v„r,, ™ a small fee ; from the top a splendid view of the River St. Lawrence, the Island of Montreal, St. Helen's Island, Victoria Bridge, and the surrounding country, is presented. This Church is now undergoing great re- pairs which will not cost less than 50,000 dollars, to make her the finest Church on the Continent of America. i! CHURCH OF THE GESU, situated on Bleury Street, is in the opi- nion of many, the most beautiful Church edifice in America. The style of architecture is the Round Roman Arch; it is 194 feet long, and 96 wide, but at the transept the trans- versal nave is 144 feet long. The height of the two naves is 75 feet. The Gesu forms a perfect cross. The head of the cross is formed by the sanctuary. The interior is fres- coed in the most elaborate manner. Over the high altar is a beautiful fresco representing the Crucifixion of Our Lord. Higher up the center piece is a scene from the Apocalypse. On the ceiling of the sanctuary the shepherds are seen adoring the new-born Savior. There are also in the Church several very fine paintings. The Church of the Gesu is ' ~~ / Coll( long to the Jesuit Fathers. alLav.iicu wj OL. iviaiy S L^uiicgc, anu DOin De ST. PATRICK'S CHUKC'H Stands on an elevated site at the corner of bt. Alexander and Lagauchetiere Streets, and .s one of the most striking objects visible on approaching the City. This large and com rnandmg building is in gothic style of arcW-' • K ^^i, u*"^ '^"g* '« 240 feet by go feet m breadth ; the spire is 225 feet high The mf wTfh' ~'"''°';'«bly and handsomely fitted up, with room for over 5000 worshippers xaken a together this is a splendid model of ecclesiastical architecture. ST. ANN'S C'HUliCH, ^".^^Cord Street, at the junction with It !.•'"*' '? ' ^n^^°'"e stoie building „ Itouf J^ ''^'' °^ architecture, and will fel" about 1,500 persons. ST. JAMES- CHUKCH. This handsome building is situated on St Denis Street Erected upon the ruins of the the Bifh.Tn''^ '!"" u^"u°^ ''52, known as tne liishop s Church, whirh was ^f <-v^- r> Ionic style, but altered in form a^d'^xtenXd" m length, is now built after the most admired 16 HAND-GUIDE. Specimens of the early pointed style; it is a fine example of what is sometimes called Christian architecture. The windows are of stained glass. THE CANADIAN ST. PETER. There is now in course of erection a Cathedral unequalled on the Continent, for size and imposing appearance. In 1852, the old Cathedral and Episcopal Palace which for so long had stood on St. Denis Street, were destroyed by fire. Shortly after, a Parish Church was built on the old site in the East End, and the Bishop's removed to new and roomy quarters in the large and plain-look- ing brick mansion on Palace Street, which he now occupies. A few years later, by the pur- chase of a portion of the estate of the late Jacob de Witt,' and a section of ground from the Fabrique of the Parish of Notre Dame, used as a cemetery, Bishop Bourget had under control a large block of land in an elevated position, situated in the West End, adjoining his Palace, and very suitable for the erection of a giant Cathedral. He shaped his plans accordingly and the Catho- lics in his diocese, erraduallv becomings wealthy, afforded him an opportunity to in- dulge in the ambitious project of building an ill '^> tyle; it is a imes called lows are of K. erection a ntinent, for n 1852, the ::e which for Street, were r, a Parish in the East to new and plain-look- ^t, which he by the pur- of the late ground from otre Dame, ourget had land in an West End, | ry suitable hedral. He the Catho- becominsf mity to in- building an edifice which would rival the New York Cathedral ,n size and magnificence and sur- pass all others in America. The Cathedral IS being erected in the form of a cross, 300 feet in length from the grand entrance to the back of the nave, while its breadth, or length of the transept, is 225 feet. The length of the building will be further increased by a por- tico 30 feet in width. The average height of the walls will be 30 feet. Those to support the roof of the nave will have to go forty feet higher, with an additional elevation of 66 feet under the great dome. Thus the extrenr. height of the masonry from the floor will be 138 feet. The roof, which is to be of galvanised iron, will not be modelled after that of St. Peter's, for though at Rome the climate admits of a flat roof, it is otherwise ' m Canada. The large dome will be the handsomest part of the Cathedral; it will be an exact copy on r, smaller scale of the mighty dome of St. Peter's, and when com- pleted will be 250 in height, 46 feet higher than the towers of the French Church in the place d Armes. The front entrance will be 4n Dorchester Street, and there will be no ■olonade bv whirh tr^ at-.»^-^^^u i.u . i-/- at St. Peters, Rome ; but the grounds are be ornamented witb fountains &c. ! I i 18 HAND-GUIDK. NOTRE DAME 1)E L()UKJ)E8. This fine and new Church, not yet com- pleted, is situated on St. Catherine Street, in the east part of the City. It is also an orna- ment to the many Catholic institutions, and no visitor should fail to visit this fine edifice. PROTESTANT CHURCHES. CHRIST'S CHURCH CATHEDRAL is situated on St. Catherine Street, corner of University ; is a beautiful edifice in the| Mediaeval gothic style. The plan is cruci- form, and is indeed a model of ecclesiastical] style. The tower and spire, the latter of which is well proportioned and springs grace- fully from the former, are the intersection o( the four arms of the cross, and measure 22. feet in height. The Church is built of Caenj stone and Montreal limestone. Length o( building inside, 187 feet; width of nave /( feet ; transept including tower, 99 feet. Th( upper stage of the tower contains a peal o) bells, and the clocks are placed immediately above the corbel-table. The windows are 17 *tMP«% lot yet com- ine Street, in also an orna- titutions, and s fine edifice. HAM)-OUH>E. 19 T. DEMERS, 17 PLACE D'ARMES SQUARE, Manufaclnrer and Importer of GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING!! J RCHES. :i)RAL jtreet, corner edifice in the plan is cruci- ecclesiastical the latter of iprings grace- ntersection of measure 22- built of Caenl Length oi| h of nave 7( 99 feet. Th( ains a peal o) . immediateh windows an DENT, ALCKOFT & CO.'S KID GLOVES, ALEXANDRE'S KID GLOVES, CARTWRIGHT & WARNER'S C^elebrated MERINO GOODS, SILK UMBRELLAS, SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, — ALSO — The newest styles in LONDON and PARIS TIES, SCARFS, &e. The store being in the Stadacona Build- ings, is situated on the east side of Place d'Armes Square, and nearly opposite the French Church. ;|Hi ! 20 HAND-GUIDE. good and copied from the best Mediaeval English Churches. The front entrance is beautifully designed; in fact the building is unequalled on this Continent. ST. GEORGE'S V'HURCH (Episcopal) is situated on St. Frangois de Salles and St. Janvier Streets. The material of the build- ing is Montreal stone. The massive gothic entrance, attractive and beautiful, though without any profusion of ornament, with the modest symbols of Church and Crown, strong in their inherent right, is an excellent vestibule to a Church which bears the same of England's Patron Saint. The window tracery and chancel decoration are very taste- ful. The transepts are 45 feet in length by 24 feet deep ; the chancel and choir together are 40 feet deep. The gas pendants are of singularly beautiful workmanship; there are ten, five on each side, beside the one in front of the chancel. The utmost intelligence and foresight have been expended on every detail of this fine church. TRINITY CHURCH (Episcopal) is a very elegant building situated on the north-west corner of Viger Square and St. al) ted on the ire and St. Denis Street ; is of the early Enghsh Gothic style of architecture, and is built entirely of Montreal stone. The building is 167 feet in length, by 76 in breadth, including the tower and chancel. Total height of tower and spire, 168 feet. The church will seat i 250 There are more Episcopal Churches : the St. Thomas', on St Mary Street; St. Stephens, Dalhousie Street; St. Luke, Dorchester Street ; Church of St. James the Apostle, St Catherine Street ; Church of St. John the Evangelist, Dorchester Stteet ; St. Mary's Church, Hochelaga. AMBRICAN BRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, on Dorchester Street, built in 1855-6; is an exact copy of Park Church in Brooklyn, N Y Its length is 144 feet, and the width 'i^ feet Has two towers, one being finished with a spire rising 200 feet above the street. Will seat 1,200. ST. ANDREW'S (Church of Scotland), built in 1850, on Beaver Hall Hill. The building is of Montreal stone, with a tower and spire 1 80 feet high. Interior dimensions, 90 feet by 65 feet. VI 22 hand-ouidb:. Will seat about looo. Was destroyed by fier in 1869, but rebuilt according to the original plan. The other Presbyterian Churches are Knox Church, Dorchester Street ; St. Gabriel Street Church ; St. Paul and Erskine Churches, the latter on Dorchester Street. WESLEYAN METHODIST CHUKCH is situated on St. James Street. This is the largest Wesleyan Church in the city. It is an elegant building of the Florid Gothic style; its size is 1 1 1 feet by 73 fett. Will comfortably seat 2,500 persons; it contains a splendid organ. The windows (several of which are memorial windows) are filled with stained glass of most elaborate design. FRENCH EVANGELICAL CHURCH is situated on the corner of Craig and St. Elizabeth Streets, and is under under the di- rection of the French Canadian Missionary Society. It is a handsome stone edifice of the Gothic order; will seat about sons. HAND-OUIDK. t'lfKXCII I'KorKSTANTcmriici), on Dorchester Street, is a plain, neat ba.Mmg m Gothic style; will seat 300. brick is situated on Beaver Hall Hill W .s hnilf m .846; ;. of the Doric order of architecture and w,ll seat about 1.400 persons. In 1868 the organ roof and tower were destroyed by ST. JOHN'S CHdKCH (Okuman Pkotestant), Tfi.f" pTit"'^"'^ Street, was erected in I058- Cost $7,000. NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH (Swkkkbkboro.a.) Hanover''' °" ^^"'^'''^'^ Street, corner of THE SHERBROOKE STREET CHURCH (W«.kva^.) iii! 'n THE OTTAWA STREET ('HIJH(!H (Wksleyan) Was opened for public worship in 1846. It is 60 feet by 85 fe^t, and will accommodate 1000 persons. DORCHESTER STREET CHURCH (Wksleyan). The style of architecture is English Gothic of the 13th century ; it is 63 feet by 93 feet inside ; will accommodate 800 persons ; will seat about 500. THE NEW CONNEXION METHODIST have two churches known as Salem and Ebenezer Chapels; the first is situated on Panet Street, and the latter in Dupre Lane. BAPTIST CHURCH, Beaver Hall Hill, was opened for public worship in 1862. It is the early English Gothic style, surmounted by a tower, and is built entirely of stone. The edifice is 55 feet wide and 80 feet in depth. The front and rear windows are adorned with stained glass, filled in with religious emblems and mottoes Cost of the church -about $50,000. Will accommodate about 1,000. CmiliCH (,F THE MKSSIAH (irN.TAurAN) IS Situated on Beaver Hall Hill. The style of architecture is the Hizantine. Accom- modation is offered for 800 persons. SYNAr,()({i:KS. There are only two, one on Chenneville Street, occupied by the English-speakinL^ Jews, and the other on St. Constant Street occupied by the German Jews. CHARITABLE INSTIT^UTIONS. I THE HOTEL-DIEU. This is the most extensive religious edifice in America; it is composed of the Church Convent and Hospital. The grounds are surrounded by a massive stone wall the cir cumference of which is one and a half mile Ihe physicians of the institution are the Professors of the French School of Medicine Previous to the conquest, the Hotel-Dieu was supplied with medicines and other ne cessaries by the French government; at present the funds are derived from r.-nts of lands, charitable bequests or donations^and an annual grant from Parliament. ii tiiH THE GREY NUNNERY, also called Montreal General Hospital, is situated on St. Catherine Street west. Of the size of the institution, we may form an idea from the fact that at present it contains 139 nuns, known as Sisters of Charity, 37 novices, and 500 inmates, while over 5,000 visits are made annually to the sick and poor of the city, and from the dispensary over 10,000 prescriptions are given to the poor, gratis, during each year. In addition to their own establishment, and the visits of the sick, the Sisters have under their charge several other benevolent institutions, viz.: St. Joseph Asylum, on Cemetery Street, for the reception of orphan boys and girls, which has 250 inmates; St. Patrick's Asylum, connected with the St. Patrick's Church, which contains about 200 inmates. It was founded in 1 849, solely for Irish orphans and aged persons. In con- nection with this asylum is an infant school, also taught by the Sisters, which is attended by 450 pupils; Nazareth Asylum, for the blind and infant __i 1 . over 425 pupils and a number of blind persons. PROTESTANT INSTITUTIONS. MONTREAL PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM, situated on St. Catherine Street, is a stone building of neat appearance, and has pleasant grounds attached. Children are not allowed to leave the Asylum before the age of 8 or 9 years, except when adopted into respect- able families. The orphans are instructed in the rudiments of a religious and useful English education ; and the girls in addition to needle work, are early taught the domestic duties of the establishment. There are also in the city upwards of 60 societies, such as the German, New England, Irish Protestant Benevolent, St. Patrick's, St. George's, St Andrew's, &c., &c., which afford to their members, or others, relief, assistance or pro- tection. PROTESTANT HOUSE OF INDUSTRY k REFUGE is situated on Dorchester Street, near Bleury. The building is of brick, three stories in On the first story is the ladies'" industrial department, and the general offices of the institution ; the second 9S HAND-GUIDE. Story contains the Board-room and dwelling of the superintendent ; the third story being fitted up as dormitories. Religious services are conducted in the Board-room, every Sab- bath afternoon, by the clergymen of the city in turn. THE PLEASANT DRIVES. The drive around the mountain is cer- tainly one of which it would be difficult, for natural beauty, to surpass. On a clear, bright day, the view from any point of the drive is magnificent ; several hundred feet below is spread out a gorgeous panorama of ever- varying beauty, affording commanding and attractive views of the Canadian metropolis, and the great river of the North. Well stocked and highly cultivated farms attest the prosperity of the husbandman ; comfort- able homesteads, nestling 'mid a luxurious growth, dot the landscape ; here and there U. 1 uiuau or»r! form a fringework to the picture ; looming up faintly shadowed in the distance, the far HAND-GUIDE. 29 I dwelling :ory being IS services very Sab- )f the city ES. in IS cer- fficult, for ear, bright le drive is : below is 1 of ever- iding and netropolis, •th. Well rms attest ; comfort- luxurious and there 1 riotxr V I\- TV y ; looming ice, the far off hills of Vermont rear their summit, while like a silver thread winding through the val- ley, the majestic St.* Lawrence flows onward to the sea, spanned at this point by tne Vic- toria Bridge, one of the greatest modern specimens of engineering skill. Handsome private dwellings, faced with gardens laid out with great taste, line the roadway and add to the beauty of the scene.' TO LACHINE. The drive to Lachine (9 miles) is one of the greatest interest. Lachine is the summer residence of many Montrealers, and becomes f imous by its annual regattas. It is noted as being the scene of a terrible massacre of the whites by the Iroquois Indians, in the year 1669, when over two hundred persons were burned alive. Gaughnawaga, an Indian vil- lage, is situated immediately opposite, and is connected by a steam ferry. The Lachine road leads along the bank of St. Lawrence and commands views of scenery of unsurpassed beauty and grandeur. TO LONGUE POINTE. Another favorite drive is in an opposite direction to the last, to Longue Pointe, pass- m I 30 HAND-GUIDE. ing through the village of Hochelaga. The river scenery in this direction is very fine, and of quite a different character from that west of the city. The villages of Longueuil, Boucherville and Varennes may be seen on the opposite side of the river. n THE LACHINE RAPIDS. One of the most delightful, as well as most exciting experiences of the visitor to Montreal, is the descent of the Lachine Rapids. A I train leaves Bonaventure Station every morn- I ing at 7 o'clock for Lachine (9 miles), where a staunch steamer is in readiness, on which passengers may embark and return to the city; shooting the Rapids, and passing under Victoria Bridge on the way. This little trip should on no account be omitted I from the tourist's programme. I The time consumed is but little more than two hours, but the sensations of those two hours are such as will not be forgotten during a lifetime. The following description of the descent of LilC ivapivib, cciK\_ii ii^--iii •-s, on which turn to the nd passing way. This be omitted e more than )f those two e forgotten e descent of i^rican news- : " Here a (the Indian HAND-GUIDE. 31 No. 375 NOTRE DAME STREET. ' <•» . ■ IE. SS^^^i^;^^B appears impossible to avoid, but the pilot apparently is insensible to fear, though not to the responsibility that rests upon him. He is aware, and all are aware, that one false move and all is lost : for the current is so swift, the seas run so high, and the boat is driven so rapidly, that one touch upon a rock would shiver her to atoms. Although the passage of the rapids appears to be so dangerous, a sense of pleasure and excitement takes the place of fear." THE VICTOKIA BRIDGE. The Victoria Bridge (built under the superintendence of the celebrated Robert Stephenson), the longest and largest bridge in the world, is that known as the tubular or beam bridge, and consists of a series of iron tubes resting on 24 stone piers, with a distance between each pier of 242 feet, except the centre opening, which is 330 feet in length. Its total length between the abutments is 6,600 feet, or a mile and a quarter. The bridge is approached by massive embank- ments, the one on the Montreal side being .,-».-^ i^^c,