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MONTREAL PROVINCE OF QUEBEC CANADA MONTRKAL, a city of some 350,000 souls, so named from the mountain between whose base and the mighty St. Lawrence the city lies, is the commer- cial metropolis and national port of the Dominion of Canada. Situated at the head of navigation of one of the greatest of rivers— a river which drains a most fertile and generous land — Montreal is destined to occupy a foremost rank among the cities of this continent and of the world. Long ago, about the year 1535, Jacques Cartier came uf the St. Lawrence to wh ;re the city now stands, and found a large well-fortified Indian town called Hochelaga. Later on, in 1611, Champlain establi.shcd a trading-post and called it Place Royale ; a tablet in front of the Custom House now marks the .spot. It was not, however, till 1642 that Paul de Chomedy, Sieur de Maisonneuve, landed on the island and laid the lasting foundation of the city. For almost a century and a quarter Canada remained a French col- ony, and not till the Treaty of Paris, in 1763, did Montreal be- come a British city. Since then, French and Engli.sh have lived together, happily and prosper- ously, side by side, each in the enjoyment of his own language and religion, both working strenuously for the develop- ment of Montreal as a national port, and a port which will eventually be .second to none upon the continent. The early history of the United States is indelibly blended with that of Montreal, for it was from this city that many of the strong men of one, two and three cen- turies ago went forth to discover, to govern, to trade Monument to commemorate the Landing of Maisonneuve. 4 M O N T K K A I. and to convert. On St. Paul street, just east of Place Royale, stood the birth-place of Pierre an'' Tean-Baptiste I.e Moyne the men who discovered the mouth of the Mississippi ri"er, in 1699, founded New Orleans, and who were, between them, governors of Louisiana for forty-six years. Between i66ft and 1668, Jacques Marquette, the great Jesuit missionary and discoverer, was a familiar figure in V'ille- Marie, and he left the banks of the St. Lawrence on his voyage of discovery to the Mississippi. It was to Montreal that Sir William Johnson, of Johnson Hall, on the Mohawk, came in 1760, and on the site of the present Bonsecours Market stoo running along the river- front and securely protecting the city from inundation. Six million dollars have been spent on harbor improve- ments, and it will take probably four million more to complete them. The weekly passenger services of the Allan, the Dominion and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company lines between Montreal and British ports are first-class in every respect, and are yearly becoming more popular with tourists. Montreal's trade with foreign countries has grown very fast of late years, the short route to Europe vid the St. Lawrence meeting with universal commendation of trader and passenger alike. Montreal is the great export centre of the continent for dairy produce, and the exports exceed those of New York in butter and cheese. The exports from the port of Montreal for the year CANADA 9 1903 amounted to $65,643,393, and the value of the imports to $79,725,553- The Customs duty collected at Montreal amounted to $11,803,298. Built chiefly of limestone, of which there is an iuex- haastible supply c.t hand, Montreal's public and private buildings wear a look of stability, comfort and wealth. Many of its private residences, university buildings and churches are magnificent examples of architecture. Churches of One of the most important of these churches is the Interest. Roman Catholic parish church of Montreal. It is situated on Notre-Dame street, facing Place d'Armes St. James Cathedral (Roman Cathedral). Square, and is a massive and impressive structure. The style is of a composite Gothic order, combining different varieties of a severe French design. Enormous sums of money have been expended on the church by its wealthy owners, the Seminary of St. Sulpice. The vast audi- torium holds ten thousand people. The organ is reputed to be the finest on the continent. The towers are 228 feet high. In the western tower, from the top of which a fine view is obtained, is hung the great bell, Le Gros Bourdon, the largest in America, weighing 24,780 pounds. The bell was cast in London, in 1846. In the eastern tower are ten bells, which re- quire eighteen men to ring them. lO M O N T R E A I, The Seminary adjoins the church, and here since 17 lo have been kept all the registers-baptismal and others-of the city. Here also is found a vast wealth of historic treasure. The building, including the old stone wall on the Notre-Dame street side, have seen practically no change since erected, nearly two hundred years ago. The fleur-de-lys, the -uaint old-time clock, with its little liells which tink e jff the quarters and hours, are all relics of old French occupation. The following interesting tablets contain a great deal of important history in brief space : "The .Seminary of St. Sulpice founded at Paris by Monsieur Jacques Olier, 1641 ; established at Ville-Marie 1657 ; Monsieur Gabriel deQueylas, Superior; Seigneurs of the Island of Montreal, 1663." "Francois Dollier de Casson, first historian of Mont- real, captain under Marshal de Turenne, then priest of St. Sulpice during thirty-five years. He died in 170 1 cure of the parish." St. James Cathedral (Roman Catholic) is situated on Dorchester street, at the eastern side of Dominion Square. Designed to exceed in size and magnificence all other ecclesiastical buildings on this continent, it is built on the model and being one-third the size of St. Peter's at Rome. The foundations were commenced in 1870, and the struc- ture is hardly completed as yet. It is built in the form of a cross, 330 feet long and 222 feet wide. The dome is the great feature of the building, and is seen from all parts of the city. It is 70 feet in diameter at its base, and the summit is 210 feet from the floor of < hurch. The exterior height of the dome to the top ,• cross is 250 feet. The palace of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Montreal adjoins the cathedral to the south. The church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, situated on St. Paul street, at the east end of Bonsecours Market, is historically, perhaps, the most important of Montreal's churches. It was named Bonsecours to commemorate the many escapes of the colony from destruction by the Iroquois Indians. It was the first stone church in Mont- real. The foundations were laid about 1657, by the C A N A U A II celebrated Sister Bourgeois, who intended to found here the nunnery of the Congregation. The church of the Gesu, on Bleury street, is a favorite resort of visitors on account of the beauty of its frescoes, and the exquisite music of its chora -vices. Christ Church Cathedral (Anglican;, .situated on the north side of St. Catherine street, tetween University street and Union avenue, is the Epi.scopal parish church of Montreal. It is, architecturally, the finest church Christ Churcl Cathedral (Anelican) edifice in the city, and is an excellent specimen of the decorated Gothic style. It was built in 1859, under the regime of Bishop Fulford, a marble bust of whom stands in the left transept, and to whose memory there is erected in the churchyard a fine monument similar to the Martyrs' Memorial in Oxford. The spire, built entirely of stone, the only one of the kind in Canada, is 21 1 feet high. The Presbyterians have about twenty churches in Montreal, some of them handsome architectural struc- tures built by wealthy congregations ; notably, St. Paul's, Knox, Crescent street, and the American Presbyterian Church, all on Dorchester street ; St. Andrew's, on Beaver Hall hill, and Erskint Church, ou Sherbrooke street. St. James Methodist Church, on St. Ci.therine street, is one of the largest Protestant churches in the city. 12 M O N T R E A I, The SeatH of Learning. McGill University Rrounds lie at the foot of the s\o\^e of Mount Royal. From the gate on Sher- brooke street, a broad avenue, lined on each side by a double row of fine trees, divides the campus. On the left are the cricket and football grounds, the cinder-path, the library and the museums. On the right stands the new Physics building, the Chemistry and Mining build- ing, and the Engineering building and workshops. At the head of the avenue are the old buildings— the home of the Faculty of Arts, the Molson Hall, the Biological laboratories, the lecture-rooms of the Faculty, and the offices of the administration ; while to the rear, on the right, are the buildings of the Medical School. Close to the groi.nds are situated the Royal \'ictoria College (for the Donalda Department), the building of the Faculty of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Science, the Gymna.sium. and the four affiliated then logical colleges— Diocesan, Presbyterian, Wesleyan an.l Congregational. The modern buildings are magnificent in their archi- tecture and unrivalled in their equipment. The princely munificence of Sir William McDonald has erected an.l endowed the Physics building and the Chemistry labor.-i- tories. It is said by exi^erts that these are unsurpassed, not only on this continent, but in the world. In i8S6 Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Chancellor of the University, endowed the Royal Victoria College for the instruction of women in the Arts course. In addition to the endowment of one million dollars, he built the college at a cost of three hundred thousand dollars. Laval Uni.er-ity is situated on St. Denis street, one of the chief thoroughfares of the eastern part of the city. It is a handsome building in modern Renai.ssance styk , with a frontage of one hundred and ninety feet. Laval University was founded in 1S52 at Quebec by the Semin- ary of that city, who gave it the name of the founder. Francois de Montmorency-Laval. The College of Montreal, or Pefi/ Scminain, is the junior branch of the Seminary of St. Sulpice, and is situ- ated on Sherbrooke street, to tlie west of Guy street. The buildings are very extensive, and accommodale about four hundred and fifty pupils. A Few of the Buildings of McCill University. Royal Victoria College. Physics Building. statue of Queen Victoria. Redpath Museum. Redpath Library. Medica; Building. '4 M O N T R K A I, Behind the college, farther up the hill, stands the old country house of the Seminary, and still farther up is the handsome structure built as the headquarters of the order. The village of the Indian converts stood in a walled enclosure to the east. The two towers which remain standing, in an excellent state of preservation, formed originally a portion of the wall. One of the old towers was used, in early times, as a chapel for the Indian mission, and the other as a school. A tablet on the chapel tower bears this inscription : ' ' Here rest the mortal remains of Frangois Thoronhiongo, Huron • baptized by the Reverend Pere de Brebeuf. He was, by his piety and by his probity, the example of the Chris- tians and the admiration of the unbelievers ; he died, aged about loo years, the 21st April, 1690." This P^re de Brebeuf, along with Pfere Lalement. was tortured to death by the Iroquois with every cruelty devisable. The school held in the other tower had at one time a very famous native teacher. She was called "the Schoolmistress of the Mountain." and a memorial is erected to her memory : " Here rest the mortal remains of Mane-Ther&se Gannansagouas of the Congregation of Notre-Danie. Above the door of the western wing is the legend. ''Hie Evangelibantur Indi"—- Here the Indians were evangelized. ' • Two tablets are seen on the wall on Sher- brooke street: the one to the west stating that the Indian mission was founded in 1677, and recording some facts about the towers ; the other to the east marking the position of General Amherst's army at the time of the surrender of the town to Britain. There are many large public institutions in Montreal, offering interest to strangers visiting the citv. The hov pitals bear witness to the benevolence of 'the citizens ; and the equipment and character of these institutions show that Canada is in the front r, iik of surgical and medical science. Very notable among them is the Mont- real General Hospital, established 1818, situated towards the eastern end of Dorchester street. Hospitals and The Royal Victoria Hospital was founded in the Asylums. ,.o<..- .«u- • • ,. >ear 18.S7, in commemoration of the jubilee of Her Majesty the late Queen Victoria. The founders, CANADA «5 Towers In the Groundi of Montreal Collece, Sherbrooke Street prob«bly the Oldest Structure In Montreal, dating back some 250 years. Lord Mount Stephen and Lord Strathcona, each con- tributed one million dollars for its erection, equipment and endowment. The H6tel-Dieu St.-Joseph-de-Ville-Marie is the oldest and largest of the Roman Catholic hospitals in the city. It is situated on Pine avenue, on land given by Benoit end Gabriel Basset. The original building, however, stood on St. Paul street, near Place Royale. It was founded in 1644, by M"^ Mance, whose name is insepar- able from the early history of the city. The following tablet: " H6tel-Dieu de Ville-Marie, founded in 1644 by Jeanne Mance. Transferred in 1861 to this land, given by Benoit and Gabriel Basset. Re- moval of the remains of Jeanne Mance and 178 nuns, 1 86 1," records the occupation of the present site. Jeanne Mance forms the subject of one of the groups at the base of the statue on Place d'Armes. She is represented as tying up a child's cut finger. The order of nuns of the H6tel-Dieu is known as "the Black Nuns." Those who take the full vows never leave the premises. 16 M O N T K K A I. The Xotre-Dame Hospital, situated on Notre-Danie street, close to the Canadian Pacific Railway .Station at Place Viger. and established in ixSo, is a smaller institu- tion than the others already referred to. It is managed by Roman Catholics, tiut its doors are oiien to all. The Grey Nunnery, so called from the dress of its community, is situated on Dorchester street, to the west of Guy street. It was founded in ir.92, when Louis XIV of France had granted, by letters-patent, to the bishop of Quebec, the Rovernor and their succes.sors. power to e.stablish general ho.spitals and other similar institutions. Over the gateway of the new building is placed the inscription : " Hdpital g^n^ral des Saurs Grises. Fond^ en 1775. Mon pire et ma mfere m'ont abandonne, mais le Seigneur m'a recueilli. Ps. 26." In a corner of the grounds is a red cross which marks a murderer's grave. For the killing of an old man and his wife, for their money, this murderer, Belisle by name, was arrested, tried, convicted and condemned " to torture ordinary and extraordinary, and then to have his arms, legs, thighs and ribs broken, alive, on a scaffold to be erected in the market-place of this city, then put on a rack, his face towards the .sky, to be left to die." The sentence was carried out, and the mutilated body buried in Gu\- street, near where the red cross stands. Ple"lu?' ' Mo"treal has many pleasure-grounds, and its e.i»ure-gi«iinds p^rks and squares are laid out with good taste. There are three large public parks— Mount Roval, St. Helen's Island and Pare Lafontaine. Mount Royal is an ideal crown for a citv. Rising directly behind the city, it is covered to the summit with beautiful trees, under who.se grateful foliage thousands find a cool and quiet spot. In its quiet nooks and beside Its plea.sant drives, the wild-flower mingles with the fern, and all nature seems to extend a welcome to the visitor. From the summit may lie had a most enchanting panoramic view of the valleys of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers and of the island itself. The mountain elevator from Park avenue gives an eas\- means of ascent, while foot- paths lead up its sloping sides. UunqneNtiunablv the finest view is obtained from the " Look-out." Mount Royal is of volcanic origin. The crater of Entrance" to the Seminary of St. Sulplce. St. Patrick's Church. Chapel of the Grey Nuns. Hotel-Dleu. i8 MONTH K A I. Mount Royal is on the top of the hill, and there is a pro- phecy that one day it will become active and bury Mont- real in its ashes. From the Observatory can be seen, to the west, the Lake of the Two Mountains, with the various branches of the Ottawa by which it pours its waters into the St. Lawrence, and lieyond that the Laurentian mountains, the oldest hiils known to geoloxy. Mount Royal is about nine hundred feet alxive the sea, and seven hundred and forty feet alwve the river. The portion set apart as a park contains four hundred and sixty-four acres. On the opposite side of the mountain from the city are the cemeteries. Alongside of the Protestant cemetery to the south, on another face of the mountain-slope, lies th*- Roman Catholic cemetery. It can be reached from the top of the mountain, but the chief entrance is on the C6te-des- Neiges road, which is a continuation of Guy street over the mountain. Here stands the Patriots' Monument to commemorate those who fell in the rebellion of 1837. The park on the island of St. Helen, containing 128 acres, was granted by the Government to the city in 1874. The island is about a mile from the city, and is reached in summer by a steam-ferry. It was named by Champlain after his wife. H^line de Bouilli, and bought by him with her dowry. Under the early British rtgime the island was made a garrison. A portion is still re- served for military purposes. The old fort is extremely well preserved, as is also an ancient wooden block-house situated on the crown of the hill. It was upon St. Helen's Island that Chevalier de L^vis, commanding the last French army in Canada, burned his flags (September 8, 1760), rather than surrender them to General Amherst, who took the city. Lafontaine Park, containing 84'.. acres, lies at the east end of Sherbrooke street. Of the public stjuares reserved as refreshing restiiig- places in the midst of the city. Dominion Square is the largest and most beautiful. It is divided into two parts by Dorchester street, and is very tastefully laid out with shade-trees and flower-beds. To the east is the building of the Young Men's Christian As.sociation. constructed CANADA «9 of brick, with facitiRH of grey stone, in the style of Queen Anne. The interior is handsomely fitted np and thor ouRhly e«|uippetl. On the sonthern part of the JMjiiare is the statue of the late Sir John MacdonaUl, an the Russians in the Crimean war. To the east stands St. James Cathetlral. and to the west art- St. George's Episcopal and St. James Methodlit Church. St. Paul's Church (Preibyterlan). St. George's Church (Anjltain). the Dominion Square Methodist churches. M the south west corner is seen the new Canadian Pacific Rail- way Station and general offices. Phillips Square lies a short distance eastward on St. Catherine street. The Art Gallery, on the east side, will well repay a visit. "Our Handicraft vShop," under the management of the Woman's Art As.sociation , has aioved to its new quarters, 2456 St. Catherine street, where habitant home- spuns, Doukhobor and Galician embroideries and Indian work are being shown. 20 MONTREAL Southwards, at the foot of Beaver Hall Hill, is Victoria Square. On the way down are passed, on the right, St. Andrew's Presbyterian and, on the left, the Unitarian Church, on which is the tablet : ' ' Here stood Beaver Hall, Peel Street Hlfh School. built 1800, burnt 1848, mansion of Joseph Frobisher, one of the founders of the North- West Company, which made Montreal for years the fur-trading centre of America. ' ' Opposite the office of the Montreal Business Men's League, on Victoria Square, stands the beautiful bronze statue of Queen Victoria, from which the square is named. The Queen's Hotel, Fuchs & Raymond, proprietors, is situated at the corner of St. James and Windsor streets, near the principal buildings and pleasure resorts. The hotel is handsomely furnished throughout and its ap- pointments first-class and modern, telephones in the rooms, and it is the only fire-proof hotel in the city. A Bit of Eastward along St. James street is the Place Old Montreal, d' Armes. In the centre stands the bronze statue of de Maisonneuve, above a granite pedestal on which is inscribed : " Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve, founder of Montreal, 1642." There are four bas-reliefs on the pedestal, representing (i) the founding of Ville-Marie ; (2) de Maisonneuve killing the Indian chief; (3) the death of Bollard ; and (4) the first Mass. Four full- sized figures stand at the comers: an Indian of the Iroquois tribe ; a soldier, LeMoyne ; a colonist, Closse. CANADA 21 with his dog, and Jeanne Mance, tying up a child's wounded hand. The statue, by Hubert, a Canadian, is one of the finest pieces of sculpture on the continent. Notre- Dame Church and the Seminary of St. Sulpice stand on the south side, while on the oppo.site side of the square is the Imperial Insurance building, on the wall of which are two tablets: "Near this square, afterwards named La Place d'Armes, the founders of Ville-Marie first encountered the Iroquois, whom they defeated, Chomedy de Maisonneuve kilhng the chief with his own hand, 30th March. 1644.' "This building is erected on part of the original concession made to Urbain Tessier named Lavigne, this being the second lot granted to an individual on the island of Montreal." To the west is the Bank of Montreal, the oldest bank in Canada, organized in 18 17. It is a fine specimen of Corinthian architecture. On the wall is the tablet: "The stone fortifications of Ville-Marie extended from Dalhousie Square through this site to McGill street, thence south to Commissioners street, and along the latter to the before-mentioned square. Begun 1721 by Chaussegros de Llr^ , demolished 181 7." To the west of the bank is the massive building of the General Post Office. In this square the French laid down their arms to the British, under General Amherst, in 1760. On a house at the south-east corner of the square is another tablet : ' ' Here The Queen's Hotel. 22 M O N T R K A L lived, in 1675, Daniel de Gr^solon, Sieur Duluth, one of the explorers of the Upper Mississippi, after whom the city of Duluth was named." Further east is the Champ-de-Mars. It is situated on the slope from Craig street up to Notre- Dame street, at the east end of St. James street. Here the British regiments stationed in the city paraded, and it is still used as a parade-ground by our volunteers. On Craig street, opposite, is the Drill-hall, capable of holding fifteen thousand people. At the top of the ridge are the massive buildings of the Court House, the City Hall, and the Provincial Government House, which was formerly the residence of ths Honorable Peter McGill, who was, in 1840, the first British mayor of Montreal. In the Court House are held V\<: principal courts for the district of Montreal. Here was the old Jesuit monastery, which was successively used as military quarters, gaol and court hou.se. The present building was erected in 1856. Two tablets here are interesting : "The Pere Charlevoix, historian of La Nouvelle France, 1725." " Here stood the church, chapel and residence of the Jesuit Fathers. Built 1692, occupied as military headquarters 1800, burnt 1S03. Charlevoix and Lafitu, among others, sojourned here. On the square in front four Iroquois suffered death by fire, in reprisal, by order of Frontenac, 1696." Here stood also the town pillory. The City Hall is a large and handsome building, with a striking tower and heavy comer turrets, and cost in the neighborhood of $525,cxx3. On the wall is the tablet: 'To Jacques Cartier, celebrated navigator of St. Malo. Discovered Canada and named the St. Lawrence, 1 534- 1535." In front, on the river slope of the ridge, i.s Jacques Cartier Squr.re, at the upper end of which stands Nelson's monument. This tall co.umn, surmounted by a statue of Lord Nelson, was erected by public subscription in 1809. The square is used as an open market. The district round the square is the oldest in the city, few of the houses being less than a hundred years old, and many of them in the old French style. In a hou.se to the east lived the Honorable James McGill ; on it is a tablet : "The residence of the Honorable James McGill, founder of McGill University, 1744-1813." Royal Victoria Hospital. Wfst^rn G-n-ra! Hospital. Notre Dame Hospital. Grey Nuns' Asylum. Montreal General Hospital. 24 MONTREAL Adjoining this is the famous Chiteau de Ramezay. It is now a museum, containing many interesting relics. Two tablets on its walls set forth its history : " Chateau de Ramezay. Built about 1705 by Claude de Ramezay, governor of Montreal, 1703. Headquarters of La Com- pagnie des Indes, 1745, Official residence of the British Youne Men's Christian Association Bulldlne. governors after the cession. Headquartere of the Amer- ican army, 1775 ; of the Special Council, 1837." " In 1775 this chateau was the headquarters of the American Brigadier-General Wooster, and here, in 1776, under General Benedict Arnold, the Commissioners of Con- gress—Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase, and Charies Carroll of Carrolton— held council." Here Franklin set up his printing press and printed " The Gazette," which still continues as a Montreal daily paper. In the council room Lord Elgin signed the Rebellion Losses Bill, after the rebellion of 18:". So distasteful to the people was this measure, that his lordship was pelted with stones and rotten eggs. The riots consequent upon the passing of this bill led to the removal of the seat of government to Ottawa, then known as Bytown. On the east side of St. Jean-Baptiste street, between Notre-Dame and St. Paul streets, is possibly the oldest CANADA 25 building now existing in the city. Used as a chemical factory at present, the structure, of massive stone, was erected about 1680, by a trader named Hubert dit Lacroix. Place Viger is situated on Craig street, some distance to the east of the Champ-de-Mars. It was named after Commander Viger, the first mayor of the city. The chief French residential quarter lies to the north, up St. Denis and the neighboring streets. Opposite the square, on Craig street, stands the Canadian Pacific Station and magnificent Place Viger Hotel. This is a handsome building of red sandstone, and, like the Frontenac at Quebec and other hotels of the Canadian Pacific Railway, affords first-class accommodation to the tourist. The ancient fortifications of the city, of which relics here and there are still to be seen— notably at the Champ- de-Mars— extended from Dalhousie Square on the S, east to McGill street on the west. On the north, a bastioned stone wall ran along what is now Forti- fication lane, while the water-front was also • fortified. There were a half-dozen gates, great ,(] /^ and small, leading from the city. At the comer 'J/' of Notre-Dame and McGill streets is the follow- Mi \ ing tablet: " R^collets Gate. By this gate Am- W/, herst took possession, 8th September, 1760. General Hull, U. S. Army, 25 officers, 350 men, entered prisoners of war, 20th Septem- ber, 1812." St. Louis Square, situated to the west of St. Denis street, above Sherbrooke - street, is one .. .V.r^.cx^ of the most '-S^-'J^.Vi^ delightful in ^:li:::^^^^i" ' the city. To .he east is the Aberdeen School, oneof ■ the largest and best-equipped of the schools of the Pro- testant School Commissioners. ,..•3; '^^^BlA Chateau de Ramesay. 36 MONTREAL These squares, resen-ed in the various districts of the city, have a toUl area of 47^' acres ; and. along with the public parks, have an estimated value of $7,238,500. The water supply of the city is good. Powerful engines raise the water of the river to two reservoirs on the side of the mountain. The city is as regularly laid out in streets as the configuration of the land would permit. The streets cross one another at right angles. There are in all 182 miles of streets in the city. OI these 45 miles are covered by electric car lines. The Bonsecours Market, situated on the water-front, near Jacques Cartier Square, is one of the city's .sights, on a market day, presenting as it does the unique scenes of French provincial life. Thither flock, on Tuesdays and Fridays, the country habitants with their little carts and homespun clothing. Amid the jabber of Norman patois, and a preposterous haggling worthy of Italy, over the trente sous, the neuf francs, or the tm cen, one catches glimpses, through the jostling crowds, of piles of wooden shoes, of brill'ant stripes of native rag-carpet, of home- made chairs, or olive-wood rosaries and metal charms, exposed for sale ; and at Easter-tide the display of enor- mous oxen, decorated with paper ro.ses, green, yellow and red, delight the hearts of the children and peasants. The lover of human nature will find ample opportunity for the study of character in an early morning walk through the motley throng. There are thirty-four chartered banks in Canada, with an authorized capital of $86,332,566, and a paid-up capi- tal of $73.591 .509. Montreal iieing the great commercial centre of the Dominion, has the head offices of a number of the banks and branches of all the most important of these financial institutions. Fish and Game. ^^'^'^^ hundreds of sportsmen from the United States and Great Britain each year visit Canada's magnificent forests, lakes, rivers and streams, and who can tell even as well as the native himself the adv itages of this or that section as regards the deer, the moose, the trout, theouananiche,or the small-mouth bass, there are still thou- sands devoted to the reel and rifle who are utterly ignorant of wha' he territory north of the 45th parallel has to offer. Bank of Montreal. Monumsnt to Queen Victoria in Victoria Square. Bark of Tu.-=r.to i'J.S. Consuialei. Post Office. Art Gallery. 38 M O N T R i: A I. It is presumed that the reader is an unattached sports- man, that he is not a memlier of one of the many fish- and-game clubs, but would, perhai)s, prefer to work out his own salvation, as it were, with the aid of a few suggestions and his own instinctive love of sport. First of all, fishing and hunting in Canada is an inexpensive sport, as compared with other sections of the continent ; particularly if it is gone about in the I'ght manner. If the luxury of a guide is demanded, the pay runs from$i to $3 per day, according to locality, but never more. Throughout the Province of Quebec, Jean-Baptiste and his good wife keep the hostelry, and a dollar a day or thereabouts is the maximum charge. The little hotel o>-er which he presides is ordinarily comfortable, but never fashionable, and nine o'clock at night finds the household, including the tired fisherman, sound asleep. For trout, speckled and grey, the Laurentians open up to the sportsman a delightful territory, being on the lines of the Ca:iadian Pacific Railway, within a day's ride of the city. For trout and for the small-mouth bass, often called the prince of American game-fish, that vast field for the angler known as the ' ' Highlands of Ontario ' ' is readily accessible by the Grand Trunk Railway. If ouananiche, spoken of as the land-locked salmon, are the quest, then the journey continues on from Montreal to the Lake St. John country. Still another sportsman's territory is opened up to the lover of the rod and gun by the Intercolonial Rail- way ; for upon this line we have the lovely Metapedia valley, with all its famous rivers and streams filled with trout and salmon ; the same territory, in the autumn, furnishing fine sport for the hunter, with its caribou, moose and deer. Within a ride of an hour or two of Montreal, black bass, dore and maskiuonge fis'ing can be obtained which would warm the heart of the average angler. These spots are to be found on the St. Lawrence, in the neigh- borhood of the Lachine, the Long Sault, the Cascades and the Cedar rapids, on the Rich* lieu river, on the Ottawa, and on the various lakes in that section of the Province to the south of Montreal. In this latter dis- City Hall. Nelson Column. Court House. 30 MONTRRAL trict might be mentioned Brome lake, near Knowlton, famous for its large black bass ; Lake Memphremagog, partly in the Province of Quebec and partly in Vermont, where large grey trout and pickerel abound ; and Lake Megan- tic, with its tributaries, some five hours from Montreal. The waters in this latter sec- tion are well Windsor St. Station. Canadian Pacific Railway. f i 1 1 e d with speckled trout. Again, there are various points on the Ottawa river where bass and maskinongd fishing is unex- celled, the latter running up to sixty pounds in weight. To the north of Montreal, in what is known as the Ste. Agathe region, are literally hundreds of lakes which abound with .speckled trout, and which can be fished with success throughout the summer months. An ad- vantage here, also, is the fact that practically any point in the district may be reached in a day's journey. In the autumn, red deer, partridge and duck also abound in this section, and here are to be seen vast stretches of country in which the settler is unknown and where the woodman's axe has yet to ring. The "Highlands of Ontario," already referred to, are reach- ed by the northern division of the Grand Trunk Railway run- ning from Toronto to North Bay. The lake country presents un- rivalled facilities for h untin g , > fish ing and camping. _A"nolher Grand Trunk R.ll„.y SU.Ion. CANADA 31 district, east, known as the Haliburton rexion, but included in the high altitude of the Highlands, is the haunt of some of the largest speckled trout on the con- tinent, running as high as eight pounds each. A great advantage in fishing and hunting in Canada, and one which will be readily appreciated by all true sportsmen, is the fact that he has plenty of elbow-room. The domain occupied by the f.sh and game covers so many hundreds of thousands of acres, that he need not feel that his pet pool or favorite lake will be infested by a crowd of eager, and perhaps noisy, sportsmen. Then The New Offices of the Grand Trunk R«llw«y. again, the quantity and quality of the sport is in accord with the wide domain. In the cold waters of these northern lakes and rivers, not only do the fish thrive, but grow larger and gamier than in any other section of the continent. A well-known writer on fishing in Canadian waters has described the ouananiche as an " Indiarubber idiot on a spree." This might be applied nearly as well to the other game-fish of these northern waters; and all we can say is, "Come and see for yourself." Any information required as to these resorts can be obtained b" addressing the office of the Montreal Business Men's L'lgue. i' MONTREAL WHEN YOU MAY FISH AND HINT PKOVIKCE OF QIEBEC Caribou-Frofn the iit of September to the lit of February Deer and iiioow- -From the ut of Septem».er to itt January octo'S'.r.i^rn;.^""" "' ""•"' ■"'' '•«""«-t"o«n -t n.rill'* (orbidden to hunt, kill, or take, at anv time, the voui.g of kill or take at any tmie any cow mooae or doe. Beaver —At any time after the first day of Novemlier, 190V Mink, otter, marten, pekan. fox an1 Th« Si. Uwrcncc Houcherville, situated on the south shore of Hrl.w M..irc»l. the St. Lawrence, a few miles Mow Montreal. was, in the old Frencli n'jun'u known an Fort St. Lonis. Here, on May 20. if.6H, Fatlier Marquette, the discoverer of the Missis-sippi, haptized a baby Indian girl, am! that baptism api)ears at tlie head of the first rexister of tlie parish. The original, in the hand of the famous Jesuit, j.s still to lie .seen in the parish church. Club St. Denis. St. James Club. Mount R.yal Club. 34 MONTREAL The Lower St. Lawrence, specially attractive to those seeking pleasant summer quarters and to the lovers of the rod and gun, is reached by the Intercolonial Railway, running down the south side of the river. On the way are passed St. Hyacinthe, a summer resort, and Drum- mondville, in whose neighborhood good trout fishing may be had. Thence th- line runs through twenty- eight miles of forest abounding in deer and caribou. At Levis the liver is reached, whence are seen the heights at Sillery, the Plains of Abraham, and Quebec itself. The city is beyond description. It is unique among the cities of the continent. To one coming from the busy West and South, everything here is strange and new ; for, despite its commercial progress, the past and present seem inseparably interwoven. Quebec of to-day reminds one at every turn of the centuries dead and gone. For hundreds of miles below the country is purely French-Canadian. The farms are long and narrow, with quaint cottages and low barns. Beyond this is the dis- trict of summer resorts, each with its own peculiar feature to commend it to the pleasure seeker. Murray Bay, on the opposite side of the river, amidst magnificent surroundings, with cool and invigorating ocean breezes, is more accessible this year than hereto- fore, owing to the construction of the new short line from Riviere Quelle to Riviere Quelle wharf, thence by steamer across the broad St. Lawrence. This new route •saves many hours of travel. The new hotel, the "Manoir Richelieu," completes Murray Bay as an ideal summer resort. Riviere-du-Loup, besides being a favorite watering- place, is a centre from which various points on tl'.e river or in the forests can be easily reached. A railway runs inland here to Temi.scouata Lake, where good fishing for tuladi and trout can be had. Steamers ply from Riviere- du-Loup to the watering-places on the north side of the St. Lawrence— Murray Bay, Tadousac and the Saguenay river. One of the most remarkable of natv s works on the continent is this Saguenay river. , Bayard Taylor says: "It is a natural chasm, like it (^ the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, cleft for sixty les through the heart of a mountain wilderne.ss." Scenes on the Canida Atlantic Railway. 36 MONTREAL Cacouna is one of the most popular places on the river. Bic is, perhaps, the prettiest spot on the south shore, and has often heen called the vSwitzerland of Canada. Rimouski and Little Metis are farther down the river, and at about this point the Railway strikes inland to the beautiful valley of the Matapedia, so justly famous for its salmon rivers. Below this lies the home of the moose, the deer and the caribou. Here also are the rivers Resti- gouche, Mipisquit and Miramichi, abounding in salmon and trout. At Moncton is to be seen the wonderful tidal- bore on the Petticodiac river. Here a branch of the railway runs to St. John, and another branch to Pointe- du-ch^ne, whence Prince Edward Island can be reached by l>oat. This beautiful island can also be reached by rail to Pictou and thence by boat to Charlotte- town, the capital. The main line of railway ends at Halifax, well known as one of the military and naval dep6ts of the British Empire. From Truro, on this line, a branch runs to Cape Breton Lsland, and through the i.sland to Sydney. This island has lately risen into importance through its rich coalfields. Here are also many charming summ ■ resorts, such as Baddeck, on the Bras d'Or lakes. On Dominion Square, one of the most prominent structures, is the splendid cut-stone pile of the Windsor Station— headquarters worthy of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the greatest transportation company in the world. It controls 10,000 miles of lines, stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and has fleets of fine vessels regularly plying on both oceans. On the Atlantic its ships keep up a regular service between Montreal, Quebec or St. John, N.B., and London, Liverpool, Bristol and Antwerp, and on the Pacific between Vancouver and Victoria, B.C., and the Orient, Skagway and Seattle, while the steamers of the Canadian-Australian line run in close connection with its trains to Australasia. Besides the Windsor Station, it has another fine depot in the east end of the city, on Place \'iger. Here arrive the trains from Quebec, the Nominingue brrinch through the Laurentians and the north shore route to Ottawa. The Windsor Station, however, is the centre of the whole sy.stem, for it is the point of departure and arrival of the CANADA 37 regular transcontinental trains, and of the "Short Line " trains that c< meet Montreal with the Mar-time Provinces. Halifax and St. John, the winter terminus . ^ the Atlantic steamship service. Here, too, arrive and depart the trains for New York, Hoston and Toronto. Such a system touches many points of interest to the tourist. Quebec, Montreal and the Maritime Provinces unite scenic and historic interest. From Toronto, Nia- gara and the "Garden of Canada" may be visited. The sportsman will seek the St. Maurice and Gatineau lona Islands. Bras d'Or Ukes. Cape Breton. Nova Scotia. valleys for big game, and Timiskaming and Mississaga for fishing and canoeing, while the Laurentians afford most pleasant outings. At Desbarats the Indian play, " Hiawatha," and at Rat Portage the lovely Lake of the Woods attract much interest, and Wmnipeg and the prairies shew a nation in the making- a proce.ss the Canadian Pacific Railway is doing much to foster. The Canadian Rockies are famous the world over, ..nd are all the more accessible by reason of the double daily trans- continental train service, including the Imperial Limited express, and the chain of fine hotels the Canadian Pacific has instituted. Banff, Lake Louise, Field, Emerald 38 M O N T R E A I, Lake, the Yoho valley and Glacier ?re th vorite points for tourists ; while the sportsman will .,nd Sica- mous, on Shuswap Lake, one of the most attractive spots. The whole of British Columbia, however, is an excellent country for the angler or the lover of big game. Vancouver and Vic- toria are most picturesquely situated, and he who crosses the continent in the Imperial Limited or express trains of this great Canadian company will find It one of the most interesting and delightful trips imaginable. Montreal is the headquarters of one of the oldest railroads, not only of America, but of the world. Rail- roading was in its infancy when, in 185 1, the Grand Trunk Railway Company obtained its charter, and it was only two years later that the line from Montreal to Portland, Me., a distance of two hundred and ninety- seven miles was opened— a remarkable record for those early days. This vigorous and progressive beginning was kept up, and the main line to Toronto was opened m 1856, and continued to Sarnia in 1858. The next great step was the purchase of the Chicago and Port Huron Line, which opened communication from the great city on the Lake to Montreal, and thence to the Atlantic Ocean, at Portland. Further details of the progress of this huge corporation, interesting as they are, must be left, and it will be sufficient to say that the Grand Trunk System to-day has a mileage of four thousand one hundred and seventy-nine miles; that it covers with its iron network the States of Illinois and Michigan ; that it touches every town of importance in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and that the original section through Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine carries a yearly increasing number of pleasure-seekers to the seaside resorts of the Atlantic coast. It receives inland water freight on lakes Huron, Michigan, Erie and Ontario ; It taps both inland ocean navigation at Montreal, and It meets the great ocean liners at Quebec, Montreal and Portland. CANADA .^9 Naturally, a railroad system wltli such a mileaKe and with such varied connections offers a wide range of attrac- tion to the tourist, every taste finding something to satisfv It The vast expanse of inland seas, the varied beautv of wooded Islands, the shimmering loveliness of loneh- lakes, the foamy attractions of rapid streams, the charm of tree-clad hills, the grandeur of snow clad mountains and the awe-inspiring Niagara Falls, are all .ound along this hne. *" Atrip to Montreal from the West carries the traveller past four of the world's great triumphs of engineering skill. The St. Clair tunnel is really an iron tube nine- Beach at Cacouna. teen feet in diameter and nearly two miles long, through which the trains pass under the St. Clair river The International bridge crossing thr Niagara River at Buffalo IS a vast and important piece of work. The single-arch double track steel bridge at Niagara Falls replaces the old suspension bridge which had such a world-wide fame rhe new bridge is not only a wonderful structure, but it harmonizes in a marvellous way with the natural scenery f^t K v! 'P" °^ ''' "^'^ '^ "5 feet long and 226 feet above the river. At Montreal is the Victoria Jubilee bridge. This has replaced the old tubular bridge • and while the work was in progress it was so cleverly per- formed that no stoppage of traffic was necessary 40 MONTREAL By taking any of the many branch lines at d,ff.««^ po.nts. lovely side-trips can be'had. and sp end.d^'al il.es for fishing and shooting reached. Its lines into^hl northern part of Ontario lead into the wonderfu lLe„t region of Muskoka. a name already werkntvn amon^ Abenalcis Springs Hotei, Quebec. tourists and lovers of beautiful scenery. Hore are lakes and streanjs. varied in character but uniform n^ij^! which make a trip through this district a "ontS panorama of loveliness. <-ouunual The yachting centres of the Richelieu and of L-ike St. Loins where the international races are held are all reached by this line. Perhaps the most enjo'abt of the ulr'^a^dV th^ °' ''°""^^' ^^ theirfpdo;n tt vvho shoor. ,, ^'^^^^P^^^nce is unique, and those vvno shoot the rapids for the first time experience th^ sensatioii of having come safely through sonTdrge, ^I Sn o^f^he^rr ^^^ " '' '^ ^' ^^^ ^^^ «'"-^- The rolling-stock and road-bed of this company are in excellent condition, and everything is don. for "he c^m fort and convenience of their passengers. One of the fines structures in Montreal is the general offices of the Grand Trunk Railway System, on McGill street and winch IS well worthy of a visit. The Abenakis Springs is one of Canada's best known P easure and health re.sorts. These mineral sp Is rival those of Europe in health-givin- qua!iti>s ^'^^"""^^ ...a, ,he>. .„ known as -. .h! CruCT^i^TZ C A .V A I) A 4' centuries the Indians have referred tn ti,-^ . " Water of T if« •• k^ reierred to these waters as the 0,,,''^^ tZ't """"'' "'"'"■'>■ '">"' """"-eal .0 viiiaua. and thence across to Parr,r «„. j . square miles set apart bv the n«t, 7^ ^ ^ source ^f ^-•"-preserve, a fisherman's paradiL a source of ^vater supply, a field for reforestrv nn^' natural sanitarium. No less fl,.„ '^^'°^e''tr> , and a -ke the reservation a v Jtatle tke^nV if thr' '^'" sion may be used. The largest ,s rre.^n ^'^P'^'- highest is Cach6 Lake, vvlh i f/' f ri""^"' '"^ ^'^^ level Tt, I '-^ '^37 feet above the .sea- The Reatleouche River. New Brunswick. 43 MONTRBAL of the Rocky Mountains. On the shore of Opeongo is the burial place of the Algonquin Indians, who formerly inhabited the district. Nature intended a region so wooded and watered to be the haunt of fish, birds, game and fur-bearing animals, and, under the wise protection of the Ontario Govern- ment, hundreds of strong colonies of beaver, otter, marten and mink are to be found within the protected limits. The lordly moose and red deer are found in large numbers. Fish are plentiful and various kinds are cultivated in all the waters. Good portage roads have been made, and forty-eight shelter-huts have been built in various parts for the convenience of the rangers and the public. A map has been issued by the Government showing the canoe routes, portages and situation of huts. Licenses to fish with rod and line only, and to make a tour through the park, may be had, without charge, on application to the Superintendent, Mr. G. W. Bartlett, at Algonquin Park, P.O., Ontario. The historical The Ottawa river, known to old voyageurs and Ottawa. early settlers as the Grand River, is upwards of six hundred miles long, and has twenty large tributaries. At the Chute-&-BIondeau— AN pied du Long-SauU — DoUard des Ormeux and his brave Frenchmen perished in 1660, in their stand against the Iroquois. At St. Anne, where the Ottawa empties iutj the St. Lawrence, stands the house in which Tom Moore, the great Irish poet, resided in 1805. Here he wrote the "Canadian Boat Song," and the old house has seen no change from that day to this. Montreal a Montreal has much to offer in the way of Sporting Centre. recreation, being the sporting centre of the Dominion and at all seasons of the year appropriate con- tests may be seen. In Montreal will be found pastimes peculiar to Canada, and in no other city on the conti- nent are these particular games played with such a degree of skill. The Minto Cup, emblematic of the champion- ship of the world in lacrosse, is held by a Montreal club ; and the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club holds the Sea- wanhaka International Challenge Cup, whicli is to twenty-five footers what the America s Cup is to the giganiic ninety-footers. CANADA 43 Lacrosse is the national game of the c juntry, and its season extends from May until October. Hockey is the national winter game, and is played on ice from Decem- ber until March. In addition to these distinctly Canadian gatnes. football (both Rugby and Association,) cricket, golf, polo, yachting, rowing and canoeing flourish, and all field sports are well patronized. Horse racing comes in for attention also. Ice racing is a feature of winter .sports ; while for tobogganing and skating no city in the universe furnishes such opportunities. Montreal is the home of three athletic association.s— the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, the Shamrock Amateur Athletic Association, and the National Amateur Athletic Association ; the latter being the foremost French- Canadian club of the country. Each possesses well equipped grounds. The Montreal Amateur Athletic Asso- ciation has an excellent cinder-track, where on alternate years, the Canadian amateur championships are contested. In the winter this immense athletic oval is turned into an open-air skating rink, with a quarter-mile track. By an arrangement with the National Amateur Skating Association of America, the speed-skating championships of the continent take place on this track every second year. In small yacht racing Montreal designers, builders and sailors hold an eminent position. Lake St. Louis is within easy acct s of the city.' and affords a magnificent course for sailing. The home of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club is at Dorval, and it is here that the Seawan- haka Cup is kept. This trophy of international fame was won from the Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club of New York, and has been successfully defended against American and English challengers since its arrival here. Cross-country riding is extremely popular, and there are two hunt clubs which furnish sport of this character. The Montreal Hunt and the Canadian Hunt are both flourishi'ig organizations. The former is one of the oldest hunt clubs on the continent, standing second in point of age. The Canadian hunt while a younger organization, also posses.ses an excellent pack of hounds and many riders. The country about Montreal is partic- ularly well adapted for fox-hunting. 44 M O N T R E A I, There is also a Polo Club, with headquarters at St. Lambert. Golf has become a favorite pastime, and Montreal is. indeed, well favored, and devotees of the ancient game have no lack of courses, there beinff no less than six of tlwm in the city, or else within convenient access. All of them are so situated that the scen'c advantages alone would appeal to anyone with a love of the beautiful in nature. Tourists are invited to call at the Information Bureau of the Montreal Business Mens League. The advantages offered to strangers are free of charge and correspondence receives attention. The address may be used by tourists for letters and telegrams. Side trips and accommodation arranged for ; information about the city and all Canadian places of interest furnished on application. Places of Interest in and about Montreal Drive U,rru«|h Mount Roval Pari i'.d Cemeteries. " Victoria jubilee Rriilge. Around the MouiitRin. Ferry to St. Helen's Island. Elevator to the Moiiiuain top. Ooniinion Square. Victoria Snuare. St. Louis hqnare. Lafontaine Park. Notre-Danie Church. Art Gallery. Henry Morgan & Co. McGill Cullejte and ^{rounds. St. James Cathedral. St. James Methue& Fisk Mi8» K. Macfablane. Acting Secretary. Office and Tourists' Information Bureau, *•• ST. JAMBS STNCKT Montreal Here are to be found liiitH of desirable Hotels. Boarding Houses and Lodging Houses located in Montreal and elsewhere through- out Canada. Kates, special advantages and all other particulars. Travellers wishing particulars concerning Montreal or any por- tion of Canada, can obtain same by applying to the Tourists Information Bureau, either by letter or in person. Telegrams and letters for tourists may be sent in care of the Information Bureau. A I> V K K T I H K M K N T S 47 Canada Atlantic Ry. Algonquin Park (•titiprlstnif 'j.ooo ««iiiarr niitrs of liigh- UikIs Ukr% anil riTrr«. I* rnr- Iratet It fur ;iliii€%t trout ft'ttiintf, caniielnif aninK New Route.via Ottawa : Cnnada'D rirturmquc : ; : : : : Cil|>iUI ; : : ! ? . ■. MUt«BM. AMNT. 403 Board of Trade Bldfc.. Montr KA I.. Hrlwrrti KnNlvrn I"!)!!!!!! NEW YORK. BOSTON, PORTLAND. QUEBEC, MONTREAL ""'' Algonquin Park, Muskoka. Parry Sound and Georgian Bay iiM milcH of l^krlniul. FlncKt canociiiK and trout liKhiiiK m V anada. standard roadbed and equipment be- tween Ottawa and Montreal. Through Cafe SlrepinK cars bctwrin Ottawa and New Nork. W. P. HINTON, (ieneral PaM. Agent. OTTAWA, ONT. Abenakis Springs Hotel SilnaUd 01 Ike conjiMence i>f Ihr SI. Fianeit and SI. iMwrenrt Rtvtn, al Ihf htad of Lakt SI PeliT Sixly milts f'om MoHlteal Open from June 1st to October 1st *r*t«HKRf the Summer and Kali Climate, the Mineral Waters, Batha, ^M» HimL'i. etc. have no equal in Canada : Hoaling : BathiiiR : KishinK D'— noK : Tennis : riMck-nd say one day, you will telegraph for your friends A C&NVENIENT TRIP FROM MONTREAL .Morning and Kvening trains via the ('.rand Truuk Railway. Round-trip tickets from Montreal to Abenakis Springs, t2.25 ■r tkkat niMI* ^ Aomna* n. O. KIMPTON. MANAOCR 48 ADVERTISEMENTS HOTEL EARLINGTON 27th Street West, between Broadway & Sixth Ave. •,---,' ^--.* .■ e. M. EARLE * SO.M 30 years connected with Earle's Hotel, N.Y. New York City ABSOLUTELY FIREPKOOF . . . EUROPEAN PLAN . . The moKt central and accessible loca- tion ill the city, combined with quiet and refined surroundings. . . TaM* tf 'Hot*, kis to •tglil. Music in Palm Room. Tariff of Rate* I Kindle room (bath) $i..io to ii.oo Double rooms (bath) i person J2.00 2 persons $3.00 Bath rooms adjoining. I^arge double rooms with private bathroom, t person . . J3.00 3 persons S4.°o Suites of parlor, bed-room and hath, for i person . . . J3. $4, $5. *7 2 persons . $4, J5, J5, |S Suites of parlor, two bed-rooms and bath . . $7. $H, and }io Bed-rooms furnished with double or twin single brass bedsteads Seeing Montreal Cars cover In two hours the history, darinr. romance and achievements of nearly three centuries ^ Observation Gars I starting June 13 Every Day, Inchidinr Sunday Cars Start from Windsor Hotel Pass Queen's Hotel at 10 00 a.m.. 2.00 and 4.00 p.m. Place Viger Hotel at 10.20 a.m.. 2.20 and 4.20 p.m. EXPERT GUIDE ON EACH CAR ROUND TRIP. 50 CENTS ADVERTISBMBNTS I A WEALTH OF BEAUTI- FUL SCENERY, SPORT a«d SUMMER ENJOYMENTS AWAIT YOU IN The Historic Ancient apitai itself. The watering places of the Lower St. Law- rence, — Little Metis, Bic, Cacouna, Tad- ousac. and Murray Bay by the new short route, via Riviire Quelle. The famed MATAPEDIA VALLEY, Salmon and Trout Streams and the Moose Forests of the Miramichi. Charming Towns and Villages. Bore of Petitcodiac River, Moncton, N.B. Reversing Fails, St. John, N.B. The Wentworth Valley. Halifax— The Great Fortress City of the North Atlantic. Cape Breton— With the Bras d'Or Laltes, The Sydneys and Fort Louisbourg. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NEWFOUNDLAND The "Garden of the Gulf." A Charming Summer Coun- try. With its wonderful fiords. The " Norway " of the new continent. ALL REACHED BY THE Intercolonial Railway Descriptive matter, tickets and other information Montreal Ticket Office, 143 St. James Street OR . General Passenger Dept., Moncton, N.B. PUBLISHED FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION BYTHE MONTREAL BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE. OFFICE AND INFORMATION BUREAU, 288 ST. JAMES STREET MONTREAL ■--\n =^Tirf>' J^ #4f v -/ ^ /