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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 *i rr THE RA N r-BOOK OF QUEBEC. 4 A COMPENDIUM OF INFOEM.xTION FOR THE USE OF STRANGERS VISITING THE CITY AND ITS lOTIROm J ■fi *•«' ^ ©tiebec : 0:^^Y. 3UADE STREIIT, UPPER-TOWN. 1850 --W«Ri^^_ -.1 I { // ■r. -f V THE HAND-BOOK OF QUEBEC. A COMPENDIUM OF INFORMATION FOR THE USE OF STRANGERS VISITING THE CITY AND ITS ENVIRONS. (©uebcc : F>R!NTED BY T. GARY, BUADE STREET, UPPER-TOWN. 1850. /■ V / / •=0^. ■ -( -,^:'"'\\D /fl^ CfC, B/ />s JUH ^ 1955 1 TO THE BOSTONIANS, WHO, IN THE AUTUMN OF 1850, Vij^itcd Quebec in Parlies of Huiulreds. THIS PAMPHLET IS DEDICATED. \4-=,^,:r»r^--?: I I T attr; stre sun- city obs( befc he liar inhal mate gates trooj Eurc who high and j tiner capa its s moui of E capi1 vein the p with relig in th \^ \ THE HAND-BOOK OF QUEBEC. To the stranger, Quebec possesses many and varied attractions ; for its historical associations, its natural .strength and towering position, and the beauty of its surrounding scenery. It is, moreover, the only fortified city in North America. In describing it, the following observations, from the pen of Professor Silliman, — once ])efore quoted in " Hawkins' Strangers' Guide," — may be aptly cited : — " Quebec, at least for an American city, is certainly a very pecu- liar place. A military town— containing about twenty thousand inhabitants— most compactly and permanently built — stone its sole material — envirorled, as to its most important parts, by walls and gates — ?nd defended by numerous heavy cannon — garrisoned by troops having the arms, the costume, the music, the discipline, of Europe— foreign in language, features and origin, from most of those whom they are sent to defend — founded upon a rock, and in its highest parts overlooking a great extent of country — between three and four hundred miles from the ocean— in the midst of a great con- tinent and yet displaying fleets of foreign merchantmen in its fine capacious bay— and showing ail the bustle of a crowded sea-port — Its streets narrow — populous, and winding up and down almost mountainous declivities— situated in the latitude of the finest parts of Europe — exhibiting in its environs, the beauty of an European capital— and yet, in winter smarting with the cold of Siberia— go- verned by a people of different language and habits from the mass of the population — opposed in religion, and yet leaving that population without taxes, and in the full enjoyment of every privilege, civil and religious. Such are the prominent features which strike a stranger m the city of Quebec !" A 2 ^US^;^ji: / 1. 6 The city is situated on the N.W. bank of the St Lawreticc, in hit 46 deg. 48 min. 30 sec, an.l Ion! T nwv?" i™i"' f ''""'''•^ "'' "" "JlT"^' "i"! "■ Lower •m.rst •I'n.l^" rT ''^{'•'•"■b^.-St- John's, St. Louis, • Wn ; M A' ^-'''«n'l"'g westerly from the Lower Jmguished by any suburban arpeUation. The Lower t own IS the mart of tlic city, the place in which " Merchants most do congregate," Hiid where the general trade, not only of Quebec but of .ts tributaries in Western Canada, is^transS Like many other business locales in larger cities, it is com- prised withni a limited space. ' wh^t\^F^' ^'''^'' '', ^"?^^'^'^ ^'y ^^^^^« '^^ fortifications, whose extent is nearly three miles. Within this area are contained the residences of most of the wholesale merchants, the public offices, barracks, &c., andThe principal retail stores. Five gates allow if access": 111 the walls, and are severally styled, Prescott Sf John's, Hope, Palace, and St. Lewis GateL The Ltt on Mountain Hill, and through it the traveller is almo t llirough St. John, and St. Lewis, are the aT)proaches to and from the Suburbs so designated :-Hope and Palace Gates are at the head of ap^oaches from the Lower rown, on the St. Charles' river. At each of theseTn- trances IS stationed a guard of soldiers. These guards also furnish sentinels for the line of batteries, whose duty It is to protect from interference the guns (mostly 32-poundcrs), which bristle throughout the entire linl tfinl 'fr'^'T- ^^^r' S""« are'also examined at in! tervals throughout the day, by an artilleryman attached ^ each guard The height of the rock upon which the walls are erected is, on average, about 300 feet. As we have already stated, the traveller is usually Z^XV'A' ''m^'^own from the steamboat^ through the tortuous windings of Mountain Street and Prescott Gate, to the Upper Town. Entering this gate the first building of note that attracts attention, is ' bank of the ISt. sec, and Ion. 2r and a Lower •hn's, St. Louis, rom tlie Lower ), a distance of [uarter, not dis- n. Tlie Lower in which r Quebec, but of msacted. Like !ities, it is com- or fortifications, k^ithin this area f the wholesale >, &c., and the of access with- ., Prescott, St. 's. The first is veller is almost vn to his hotel. J approaches to ope and Palace ora the Lower h. of these en- These guards Lttenes, whose ? guns (mostly :he entire line samined at in- ^man attached ^on which the 3 feet. Her is usually lie steamboat, lin Street and •ing this gate, ition, is The Parliament Buildings, Or House of Assembly, which stands at the right. It has a centre and one wing. The wing wanting to complete tliis edifice will shortly be commenced- workmen being at present employed in dem()li«hin;e] 70 Icai 145 I we St. The and it a Jbe ( lone jst,i Ithe^ Jlslai Chai Irene] JAnn( jheig] [cate^ large Wj cions levee? joccup jcantil jteau, 1 Whic] small I the ra the fa< into C and ca beneat i m circumstances filiated to arrest finished but lasr. of the Roman 9 Zn^r^r r'""^ ""^^^'^ ^^^« escaped the flames A voman lell — others fell over h^r nnri fi,^ * • i Icame irremediably bloclV tL ? . '^f ''^^'® ^^- ent growth, and the priests and 3ise. [.,— -the leading ■,~kept by Mr. ■ known to the find himself in )t, fronting tlie s square stands t in 1804. Its l^he height of las a peal of 8 cwt. Within y of the late hydrophobia, were interred le neat stone Rectory, the op of Quebec, pace occupied * the church, thers. Their "1 1796, the :a I'll! be seen a Here stood royed by fire, ', during an '■ few of the Durham Torrace, |St.l^ouirwbirii°" *' '^"' '^'^'' f"™"^ Castle of h'L 1 ,<•' '^""^^ ^^' aestroyed bv fire in 18^1 C i^ the7'^^' ''""""^ ^'"'^ the lateElrlof Durha^' fl o K ?' ^'''''"'"^ promenade for our citizens From be obtain^''' -ew of a portion of the iJZto^I'Z category of Z hi^t " te ns' in\he tdV" The' large qnamt-looking building, adjaeen" to thrTLc^i: The Old Chateau St. Louia. occupied as f Ldge^oot by I T^ (?t°",.'^ T^ h,r. Government Garden, CKtfetl'::^^^ „ ^ithin it i. a into cLmnlaM ^^^^^^^ ^'^'" .^^y- ^"'l descended and cS great I, ' of 1 r\?"'H"S ^^^^''^l *>««^es. UatlAfe prde!::;°^'i^-/r^^! '' ^"""^ P'^"^'""' 1 ^ssti^;;^!.^^^!' ■;^M I 10 Facing the Government Garden, is the Public Garden, open to the citizens, and where the military bands play, on stated days, throughout the summer. In it stands What is termed, Wolfe's Monument, although it was erected to commemorate the join memories of the illustrious leaders who fell at the Battlbg k of the Plains of Abraham. It was erected in 1828, and Cn^. the cost defrayed by private subscription. The plan ^■ was from the pencil of Capt. Young, of the 79th High- landers. The height from the ground to the apex is 65 feet, the column itself being 42 feet 8 inches. On the river side the monument bears inscribed the vv^ord " Wolfe," on the opposite side the name of « Montcalm" appears. The following inscription will also be read :— Mortem. Virtvs. Commvnem Faraam. Historia : Monvmentum. Posteritas Dedit. The French Cathedral. In the rear of the St. George's Hotel, and formingtdr < one side of the Upper Town Market Square, standi the f the edifice above-narned. It is a Roman Catholic Church, ince ^^^r^f ^^^"^^^^ ^^ 1^^6. It suffered considerably in ome^ 1759, from shot and shells thrown from Pointe Levi, hree Ihe old front ^^as been replaced by a neat facade, which eet b' however, remains incomplete ; owing it is said to the )ied t want of the necessary funds. The lofty tower forms 5 at v part of the ancient edifice. Its interior, which is^omn handsomely decorated, can be visited at any hour of ,rarv the day. Many valuable paintings adorn its walls ; he n among them the following :— ^j^g^.^ 1. The Altar Piece pourtrays the Conception, in the ^"^^" style of Lebrun. rue), 2. On the north, the Apostle Paul, in his extaticu^^^^ Vision. 2 Cor.— By Carlo Maratte, f ® P^^ 3. On the opposite wall is a design, The Saviour inHp^ ministered unto by Angels.-^Restout. {^^^^ 7. leS 8. 9. 'ait ( On esuit Jolle^ 1 the ered, ince 1 r 11 d Public GardenX itajry bands playj 4. (Copy.) Above the Altar in the South Nave. The .r. In It ^^^"^^^{^gl^t o^^o^^^^^^^ and Mary with the young Cllfld into 5. On the rilkir above the Pulpit, A delineation of le Redeemer on the Cross.— By Vcmdyke. iied in 1828, andlrt^^' ^, ^T''^'. T^Ji^'' ^^'^ ^'^^^^^^y ^^ Christ, tion. The plan ^^P^^- ^^'^' ^^^^<^o^ Carracchi. 7. The Saviour under the contumelious outrages of le Soldiers. Matt. xvii,27, 31.— i^/?^re^. ^ norate the join fell at the Battle f the 79th High to the apex is 65 inches. On the sribed the vvord of " Montcalm" 1 also be read : — nem IS .1. 8. The Day of Pentecost. — By Vignon, 9. The Holy Family.-By Blanchard, Also, a Por- •ait ol St. Anne and the Holy Family. Both Copies. On the opposite side of the Market Square is the esuits Barrack, so called because it was formerly the ^0 lege of those Reverend Fathers, whose early efforts 1 the cause of education in Canada are well remem- bered. It has not been changed in outward appearance mce first coiistructed. At the decease of the last of el and formintr T r^ V ^^^*";' ^^^*^"- ^1^ tile decease of the last of uare stand^th? Ml ^"'^"': f^'^^' ^^"'' ^^^ ^'''^ ^^ 1800, the wlJe ^l^^!;roPi; V. ^^'^'^ ^^^"^^^^ became Government propertv and has "onsld^ra^^^^^^^^^ "'^ ^T ^^"^^Jf ^^ " ^^^-^^ In'ar„ce^^^^ t facade which LL I oo! m^ ^ *. ^^ ^°^^^'^ ^ quadrangle of 200 t KdTo he. 1 J ^* T^'" ^^'^"" ^^ ^^^^ C^l^^ge formerly occu- v tower forms ' " ^T"^ "^'^^ T^^^'^ '' ^^^"^«- Their barrack Sor whicHs '1 ^'^^T ,T"P^'^^^y '^'" ^^'^-^ Regiment, under the at anv W '^r''-^"'^ ^^ ^^""^- ^^^^"^^ Hay. The Garrison U- lorHs walls. r^''^ one corner of the building, to the south of lorn Its walls, he main-entrance, which fronts the Market-Place. there is a second entrance, from St. Anne Street. The nception, in the ^^^^imng sides of the Square, are filled Cpartiallv it is me), by shops which would reflect credit upon a in his extatic J^^"^^ '''^y' ^"/. ^^ose style of architecture manifests he progress of improvement in Quebec. We particu- n, The S.yiourfXrfVdFu: d"" '' "^^ « Henderson I Co., KarrMefd^^^^^^^ '' ^^- ^- ^^ ^-«' \\ 12 The Citadel. To our visitors from the United States, the Citadel with Its noble fortifications, is a common point o attraction ; indeed we believe that of the many stran'«rer who visit Quebec from year to year, by far the greate number throng to the Citadel, in preference to othe points or places of interest. This is, perhaps, bu natural. As we have already stated, ours is the onlv».ix.x fortified city in North America,-but the whole continenAspe abounds with magnificent scenery. I mo The height of the Citadel, from the Lower Townl^rai exceeds three hundred feet, and the excellence of art iifroii the adaptation of fortifications to strengthen a naturaP^l^ position, most strong in itself, will be observable to the '"" stranger. A steep and winding ascent leads to the entrance gate, called Dalhousie Gate, after the Earl o Dalhousie, once a Governor General of the two Pro- vinces-Lower and Upper Canada, prior to theii re-union. A Bastion has also been named after the Adjc prior comi Offic Pc worl ,nd witl C( find same distinguished nobleman. In the face of this Bastion (we quote from the" Stranger's Guide")— "are loophooles i .■ the fire of musquetry from within : oi the top are the embrasures for the cannon. The loop- holes serve also for the admission of air and light intc the casemated barracks within, for the troops composing the garrison They are commodious and well adaptec xr^.: both for comfort and safety, being well ventilated, anc ^f' proof against fire and missiles of every description Sll These barracks are at present occupied by the 79tl ?! Highlanders, Cameronians commanded by Lieutenant ]Tf{. Colonel Maule. On the top of Dalhousie Bastion i, Zl an extensive covered way, or broad gravel walk, witl niL embrasures for mounting cannon, commanding even jlf part of the ditch and glacis, and every avenue o ^""^ approach to the Citadel. From this elevated spot h obtained a delightful view of the surrounding scenery q, and the harbour. Within the arch gate are the Main T^tk (Tiiard rooms, for a detachment and an officer, who are LL?" relieved every day, (the only officer's guard now main Cnnv lamed in Quebec) ; and in front of it is a spacious area- ^^ desti] Chap Ste. tes, the Citadel ommon point o le many stran/^er; )y far the greate iference to othe is 13 led as a parade ground— or rather an enlargement of he ditch-formed by the retiring angles and face of the )astion. This is a splendid work, presenting a most .ugust appearance, and combining strength and sym- ae^ry with all the modern improvements in the art of :ortification." '"-, - --%. ^^^i^^fc^S obtain access to the Citadel upon applica- .o, perhaps, bul tion at the office of the Town Major, and every civility ours IS the only md attention will be shoAvn them. Except udoii 3 whole continent especial application, the Armoury, which contains a vast imount of equipments for troops, is not thrown open to he Lower Town strangers ; but on the recent visit of our neio-hbours eellenceofart ir ■rom Boston, the present Ordnance Storekeeper^ W A igthen a natura Hojwell, Esq., was in attendance to shew its interior* observable to the ^^.^^ ^^^ excellent arragemeuts of the arms contained ent leads to the within it. Lfter the Earl o ^ Continuing our walk in search of the Barracks, we of the two Pro- ""^^ the ' prior to theii Artillery Barracks, named after the Adjoining Palace Gate. It was erected by the French he face of thii prior to 1750. It is necessarily old-faLoLd b t 1^^:};^:^'^^'''^' ^^^^^^^ '^^ -^^^ ^^ ^^- Ordna- non. The loop-j Powder magazines are distributed throughout the r and light intc troops composing md well adaptec ventilated, anc ''ery description ed by the 79tl works. The Ursuline Convent Has an origin of years flir back. The efforts of an earlv pilgrim in the cause of education or charity,- Madame de la Peltrie,— caused the establishment of this institu- l by Lieutenant r/i;7. f V' 'T ^^? ^^''^!^^ scholastic establishment .usiE Bastion i. Z^^^^'!^^ ^^' ^^^.^^f ; ^he buildia-^ i.^self, we are ivel walk, wit! ni^^nlf 7' '? ""ffhtly, and the old convent of the nmanding even .J!''^'''"' (excluded from view is as antique in appear- ^very avenue o T±T, S'^ ^' '"F°'^f ^^"^^ '^' ^^^^^« ^'^^^ ele/ated spot i. Cht^^fnt ' ^ 7^?? ^''^ constructed. In the mnding scener. st, ^ t w ^^^ Convent--called the Church of te are the Main nprfnrS '"" i .i ^^^.^^^^^y of admitting Nuns is )fficer, who MlrJZTftL^'''^ therein may also be seen a tablet uard ^ow mainjp'^tl,^^. ^^e memory of Montcalm. Admission to the <^onvent is not easilv nfininaKio spacious area- Convent is not easily attainable. B 1 14 There are other Roman Catholic institutions in Quo-l." bee, conducted upon the most philantliropic principIesP^^ such as the Hotel Dieu, in Palace Street, and thef ^y^ (:.eneral Hospital, on the bank of the River St. Charles J '} It must not, however, be understood, from this brie summary, that " Protestant activity" has been wanting m Its discliarge of charitable demands and duties. Wei disclami any desire to establish an invidious distinction between rebgious sects, when we state, that, from com- paratively private means, the Protestants have accom- plished as much towards the relief of the poor and the endmvment of charitable and benevolent institutions, as tlie Roman Catholics with their vast territorial revenues. Both Charches, however, strive in honorable emulation' and honor be to each. The many charitable institu- tions, of every description, established and conducted by the various religious communities (the enumeration rve ot which we are unable to give within the limits of ther In present publication) fully corroborate our assertion. |Gov« There are but few scholastic institutions in Quebec I^a^ of note,— nay, but two ;-the High School, and theK ^^ whic the follow survi that lapse inter Mr. ' "] Prov^ I ser the s and ] thelE las re, n p labi his jide emj erre 'aul T] lisii: e Quebec Seminary. There are, however, others of ex- cellence—especially for female education, in which the Ursuline Convent may be said to have the first rank. The ladies (Nuns) of the Convent are skilled teachers in every branch of female education, and their classes are most numerously attended by children pro- fessing opposite creeds. The Quebec Seminary is a noble institution, con- ducted under the auspices of the priests. Boarders are accepted. The charge for out-door pupils, who receive an excellent education, is but nominal. It was founded in 1663 -by M. Fran9ois de Laval, the first Bishop of Quebec. It has twice suffered by the ravages of fire— f^. element fertile in Quebec— namely in 1701 and .^ V .\ ^^tacl^ed to it is a Chapel, approachable from I the Market-Place of the Upper Town, which is adorned F^ ^ with many paintings of high merit. f^^^ At the General Hospital, in St. Roch's Suburb, the so 15 an ititutions in QueJ^ ^^® ^^"^ of the St. Charles, there is also an institu liropic principlesff*^^ ^^^ female education ; and the same bnildinff h ai Street, and the! ^y^""! ^^^ ^ged and infirm persons. ''JiL^'ih^tiei ^^' ^^"* '^^''' ^'^'"^^ Montgomery Fell, las been wantingfc^^ ^7^^'",^,^'^^^ ^^ ^ tablet erected upon the rock, at and duties. Wef ""^^Tf: ;^^^^' 7 ^' Hawkl\s, J-lsq., to whose exertions idiousdistinctioiJ"f., ,^"^S the traditionary glories of Quebec its in- iLnt f.r.^ liabitants owe a debt of gratitude. In a brochure of: , that, from com- nts have accom the poor and the it institutions, as ritorial revenues. )rable emulation, Laritable institu- and conducted he enumeration ;his description it is to us incompetent to detail the in- cidents which lead to the defeat of the Genernl. The ;emains of that gallant officer have since been trans- erred to New York, where they now repose, in St. Paul's Church. i > • The following facts relating to the interment, and disinterment of the body of General Montgomery, 1 1- • . ^Vl^^^ ^^o^^'o^^-ed from Hawkins' Picture of Quebec— :he limits of the '[Iri the year 1818, a request having been made to the r assertion. Governor-in-Chief, Sir John Sherbrooke, for leave ions in Quebec, ^^ ,^^«\f ^J the remains of General Montgomery, in - - order that they might be conveyed to New York, and T, others of ex- 5chool, and the .!,„„ . ^ ^ ^rV^^- --j-.. tv^ xicw iunv, unu there re-mterred. His Excellency acceded to the request, tion, in which » have the first i^ent are skilled nation, and their •y children pro- iistitution, con- 1. Boarders are Is, who receive It was founded first Bishop of vages of fire — ' in 1701 and )roachable from rich is adorned loch's Suburb, Which came to him on the part of Mrs. Montgomery the widoiv of the General. Mr. Thompson gave the following affidavit of the facts in order to satisfy the surviving relations and friends of General Montgomery that the remains which had been so disinterred after the lapse of forty-two years by the same hand that had m r^. ^^'^'^' ."^f ^ '^^^^y ^^^^^^ of the late General. Mr. ihompson belonged to the army of Wolfe, in 1759. « I, James Thompson, of the city of Quebec, in the Frovmce of Lower Canada, do testify and declare—that 1 served in the capacity of an Assistant Engineer during n ^ T^f « ^' i^'^A ""'^^^ invested during the years 1775 and 1776 by the American forces under the command of the late Major General Richard Montgomery. That in an attack made by the American troops under the iminediate command of General Montgomery, in the night of the 31st December, 1775, on a British post at ;he southernmost extremity of the city, near Pris-de- Ville, i; 16 the General received a mortal wound, and with him were killed his two Aides-de-Camp, McPherson and Cheeseman, who were found in the morning oi the 1st January, 1776, almost covered with snow, inat Mrs. Prentice who kept an hotel, at Quebec, and with whom General Montgomery had previously ^o^^ded, was brought to view the body, after it was^^placed in the Guard-room, and which she recognised by a particular mark which he had on the side of his head, to be the (General's. That the body was then conveyed to a house, (Gobert's,') by order of Mr. Cramah6, who pro- "T^bert's house was at the corner of St. Lewis and St. Ursule streets, opposite the City Hall, St. Lewis street, vided a genteel coffin for the General's body, which was lined inside with flannel, and outside of it with black cloth. That in the night of the 4th January, it was conveyed by me from Gobert's house, and was interred six feet in front of the gate, within a wall that surrounded a powder magazine near the ^ampar s bounding on St. Lewis Gate. That the funera service was performed at the grave by the Reverend Mr. dc Montmolin, then Chaplain of the garrison. J- lathis two Aides-de-Camp were buried in their clothes, without any coffins, and that no person was buried within twinty-five yards of the General. That I am post ive and can testify and declare, that the coffin of the late General Montgomery, taken up on the morning of the 16th of the present month of June, I818,is the identical coffin deposited by me on the day of his buriol, and that the present coffin contains the remains f ^^ l^te General. I do further testify and declare, that subse- quent to the finding of General Montgomery's body I 4ore his sword, being lighter than my own, ami on going to the Seminary, where the American officers were lodged, they recognized the sword, which affected Them so much, that numbers of them wept m conse- quence of which I have never worn the sword since. « Given under my hand, at the city of Quebec, Pro- vince of Lower Canada, 19th June, 1818. « James Thompson. the battli in this c( not only followed ;i view ! within MONTCA lished E will not must be history < of Queb( subject, where " quished Ursulinc in the C bears tli InEr Ther yond t] intende namely ViLLAG tractioi Quebec 17 h th him on and the 1st xt Mrs. L whom i, was L in the irticular be the ed to a ho pro- it, Ursule , which ' it with Quary, it md was /all that ramparts 1 service 1 Mr. de That his , without 1 within 1 positive the late ng of the identical Trial, and ' the late at subse- 's body, I I, and on n officers a affected in conse- . since. ;bec, Pro- MPSON ?5 The Plains of Abraham, the battle-field which extinguished the power of France in this colony is well worthy of a visit from the stranger ; not only on account of the memorable events which tbllowed the combat upon it, but as at present affordmg a view scarcely to be surpassed from any point either within or without the city. It was there Wolfe and Montcalm fell, and the decision of that battle estab- lished England's supremacy in her colony. Our limits will not admit of the details of this engagement which must be familiar to every man conversant with the history of this glorious continent. " Hawkins' Picture of Quebec" supplies the amplest information upon this subject, An obelisk has been erected upon the spot where " AVolfe died victorious." Montcalm, the van- quished General, was buried withint he precincts of the TJrsuline Convent. A tablet to his memory was placed in the Chapel of the Convent, by Lord Aylmer, which bears the following inscription :— Honneur a Montcalm! Lc destin en lui derobant La victoire, L'a recompense par TJne mort glorieuse. In English : — Honour to Montcalm ! Fate, in depriving him of victory, Recompensed him By a glorious death. There are many places of extreme scenic beauty be- yond the walls, but as the present publication is not intended as a general guide, we shall refer 1 to two ;— namely, the Falls of Montmorenci, and the Indian Village of Lorette :~the two chiefest places of at- traction to strangers who may make a flying visit to Quebec. ^MMnetX! I' 18 The Montmorenci FallSj nri3 distant from Quebec uljoiit nine miles. The route is one extremely diversified by clmngc of scenery, and Irom more than one point affords a view of the city and St. Roch's Suburb. The height of the Fall is about 240 feet — though it is not so broad qs that of Niagara. I>om the heights it is best viewed on the opposite side of the stream ; but, visitors who may disregard the trouble of a descent to the basin into which the cata- ract pours itself, and a subsequent toiling ascent, will be well 1 jpaid for their i)ains. The Natural Steps, about a mile above the Falls, are well deserving of a visit. In winter the sjnay from the cataract forms a cone (or sugar-loaf as it is ternied), rising to about one- third of its height, which forms a great source of at- traction to our beaux and belles, who repair thither in sliding-parties, to scale its height, and descend in small sleighs. The Indian Village cf Lorette, is about nine miles distant from the city. It is not a collection of wigwams, although the tribe claim de- scent from the once-powerful Hurons. Civilization has done for them what its achievements elsewhere have been. The Village is beautifully situated above a Fall, which although of limited extent is of picturesque gran- deur: and the drive thither is through a beautiful country, and commands some of the finest views of the city (in the distance) and surrounding country. IT. GE Cmnjfcirathe Value of CoinSf at Quebec: An Eagle $10. Sovereigns 4.90 Half-Sovereign 2.45 English Half-crown 62^ cts. « Shilling 25 « « Sixpence 12^ " All American Coins, same as in the United States.— Current Bills of Boston and New York pass at their respective value here :— that is as taken at the St. George's Hotel. 1 3 situated JNLY BLIC AND ^riUEBEC, 9l route :y, and ty and about iagara. pposite ird the 3 cata- [it, will ig of a orms a ut one- of at- tlier in n small s not a dm de- tion has re have i a Fall, Lie gran- leautiful /s of the 5 ■/J cis« ) " '3 ■rent Bills ere :— that T. GEORGE'S HOTEL, QUEBEC ..^•^c-r-v^?^^ -,&rrf i c3 ^ ^ ^ "^^^^^i ^w^r^ THIS ESTABLISHMENT 3 situated in the most central and fashionable part of the City, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE bNLY HOTEL OF STANDING OPEN. ITS PROXIMITY TO THE POST-OFFICE, THE SEVERAL BLIC AND COMMERCIAL OFFICES AND PLACES OF INTEREST TO THE STRANGER, RENDERS IT AN ELIGIBLE RESIDENCE. WILLIS RUSSELL. CiuEBEC, 9th October, 1850. W. S. 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