■'V';,'""';'' ' h < Most Brands W C=5 1^ ft CO P5 I — I z O U w h D O o D o GhampagDe on tbe Continent. O > :z: o o 12: H > r o o O C o Z. DAVIS <& CO. MANUFACTURERS OF FINE CIGARS TOUniSTS SHOTJl-r) ASK — KOR THE "SILK TOP" «"OWL" BRANDS ^i«. ■•?»«■" OFFICE AND FACTORY 280 St. Paul Street, XiXOlTTREAIh THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER PLEASURE ROUTE! »-»^ ■ 4 The Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Coy's — OK — -5-31C MAGNIFICENT SIDE-WHEEL STEAMERS 3le<- — BETWEEN — TORONTO#MONTRBAL OORSIOAN, Oapt. Sinclair. I PASSPORT, Oapt. Irvine. CORINTHIAN, Capt.Wm.Ada. I ALGERIAN, Oapt. Trowell. ^Jfe iOMMENCING about 1st June, one of the above steamers will leave daily, (Sun- days excepted), from Montreal at 9 a.m., for Toronto, calling at Intermediate Ports; and from Toronto, downwards, daily, (Sundays excepted), at 2 p.m., calling at Bowmanville, Port Hope, Cobourg, Kingston, Clayton, Round Island, Thous- and Island Park, Alexandria Bay, Brockville, Prescott, Cornwall, arriving in Montreal at 6.30 p.m., connecting with the large Palatial Steamers 'QUEBEC," Capt Nelson, and "MONTREAL," Capt Roy, lighted throughout with Electric Light ; newly renovated, and highly upholstered ; fur- nished with all the modern improvements for speed, comfort and safety ; and replete with every luxury. The only direct daily line Ijetween MONTREAL AND QUEBEC affording travellers a full night's rest in elegant and commodious staterooms ; leaving Montreal every evening, (Sundays excepted), at 7 o'clock, and from Quebec at 5 p.m, calling at Sorel, Thrick Rivers and Batiscan, arriving at (Quebec about 6 a.m., con- necting with the Intercolonial Railway for the Maritime Provinces, and with the .Steamers for the Far-kamed Ri\er Sacienay and Lower St. Lawrence Watering Places and Summer Resorts ; thus forming one of the longest lines of INTER- WATER COMMUNICATION on the Continent, and which for grandeur and variety of scenery cannot be surpassed — if equalled in the world. This line, after leaving Kingston, passes through the romantic scenery of the beautiful Lake of the Thousand Islands, and all the Rapids of the River St. Lawrence, by daylight, under the guidance of old and experienced pilots, including the famous " BAPTISTE," (Indian Pilot). Tickets and all information may be obtained from the principal Railways and Ticket Offices throughout the United States and Canada; also at Nd. B Front StrEBt, TarontD, and iaB>^ St. JainES Strest, MontrEal, and on board the several steamers. Head Office: 228 ST. PAUL STREET, MONTREAL. ALEXANDER MILLOY, J. B. LABELLE, Traffic Manager. General Manager nski Pt- fi(a(Dre:K©e: Boff ©nireel ©if^ (lyide^. jl»i» M -N [(-•>] fi 5 3 ]|^^~ -^2? MONTREAL: PRINTED BY THE CANADA BANK NOTE COMPANY. . 6 The* Russell, OTTAWA. The Palace Hotel of Canada. mHIS magnigcent new hotel is fitted up in the most modern style. The Russell contains accommodation for over Four Hundred Guests, with Passenger and Baggage Elevetors, and commands a splendid view of the City, Parliamentary Grounds, River and Canal. Visitors to the Capital having business with the Government find a most convenient to stop at the Russell, where they can always meet leading public men. The entire Hotel is supplied with escapes, and in case of fire there would not be any confusion or danger. Every attention paid to guests. J. GOUIN & CO. Prorritstors. PRKFACK. Owing to the fact that a large number of tourists visit the City of Montreal annually, the majority of whom make a trip down the St. Law- rence, the value and usefulness of a publication of this nature cannot be questioned. In the summer months the leading Hotels are filled with such visitors, who find much in our City and its environs to interest them. It is chiefly for the benefit of such tourists that " The St. Lawrence Hall Montreal City Guide " has been published. In it will be found a com- plete and reliable directory of all places of interest in and around the City ; and also a description of public buildings, churches, &c., together with a variety of other useful informations. The business houses whose advertisements appear in the " Guide " are the first in their respective lines of business, and as such we can cor- dially recommend them to our readers, as establishments where they will be fairly dealt with, both as to quality of goods and prices. " Montreal, May, 1885. 8 PLACES OF INTERRST IN AND AROUND MONTREAL. The New Mountain Park and Drive. The DiUVE to Lachine. Mount Roval Cemetery. St. Heli'.n's Island. The Drive around the Mountain Y. Mev's C. Association Bld'o. Post Office. City Ha!,l. Notre Dame Church Catholic Commercial Academy. Bank of Montreal. MoLsoNS Bank. Court House. Academy of Music. BoNSEcouRS Market. McGill College. Church of N. Dame de Lourdes. Jesuit's Church and College. English Cathedral. Grey Nunnery. Victoria Bridge. HoTEL-DiEU Hospital. Queen's Hall Block. Art Association Gallery of Paintings Natural History ) M^ University St. Society s Museum \ Phillips Sq. PLACES OF INTEREST IX OTTAWA. Parliament and Departemental Buildings. Post Office. Canadian Fisheries Exhibit. Geological Museum. Major's Hill Park. Jacques Cartier Square and Drill Hall. Chaudiere Falls and Suspension Bridge. Eddy's match and wooden ware Factories. Timber Slides. Lover's Walk, (around Parliament Hill.) Rideau Hall. Statue of Sir George Cartier. The Rifle Ranges. Catholic Cathedral (Basilica.) St. Joseph Church and Ottawa College. Ottawa Collegiate Institute. The Ladies College. Christ Church. St. Andrew's Grand Opera House. Exhibition Grounds. PLACES OF AMUSEMENT IN MONTREAL. Academy of Music, (Cor. Victoria Crystal Palace Opera House, and St. Catherine Streets.) (Dominion Square.) RoYALTHEATREMusEUM,(CotteSt.) Queen's Hall, (St. Catherine St.) Victoria Skating Rink, Montreal Theatre (Drummond Street.) (Beaver Hall Hill.) ^":-- anlif] -n -'-«-. .1 ■ , \ .-"^C-t- ■■■'"■■ M -- ' wsy^kisvM^- -. ^'"^' P^^^ The ST. Lawrence Hall Mom MONTREAL FROM THE » WHENCE Hall Montreal City Guide. JTREAL FROM THE MOUNTAIN. CONTKNXS. I'AGE Places of interest in and around Montreal 8 Places of interest in Ottawa 8 Places of amusement in Montreal 8 History of Montreal • ^3 Commerce of Montreal 57 Drives ^ ^ Public Squares ^7 Public Buildings 75 Bank Buildings 9 ^ Tariff for Hackney Carriages io3 Fire Alarm Telegraph i °5 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. I'AGE Alexander, Chas., Confectioner io6 Bell, J. & T., Boots and Shoes 48 Birks, Henry, & Co., Jewellers 106 Canada Paper Co., (Limited), Paper Makers and Stationers 92 Canadian Pacific Railway 76-77 Carsley, S., Dry Goods, &c 12 Cassidy, John L,, & Co., China and Glassware 46 Citizens Insurance Company of Canada 68-69 Cochenthaler, Jeweller. 96 Dangerfield, VV. , Boots and Shoes 40 Davis, Z., Cigars 3 Delaware & Hudson C. Go's Railroad 86 Dow, Wm., & Co., Brewers and Maltsters 18 Dufresne tS: Mongenais, Fine Groceries 18 Dupuis, Dupuis «S: Co., Dry Goods, &c 22 Edwards, Chas. D., Safes 70 Eveleigh, J., & Co., Trunks, Satchels, &c 42 Ewing, S. H. & A. S., Baking Powder 38 Flanagan, J., Livery Stables 50 Furniss, Laviolette & Co., Wines, Liquors, &c 90 Galarneau, Leopold, Commission Merchant 62 Garth & Co., Gas and Steam Fitters 102 Gibb & Co., Merchant Tailors 66 Glass, C G., Clothing, &c 78 Goldie & McCulloch, Safes 7o Grundler, A., Tailor 52 Hamilton, N. E., & Co., Dry Goods, &c 14 Hover's Patent Sofa Bedstead 104 Intercolonial Railway of Canada 88 Irwin, E., «Sc Co., Millinery, &c 60 Laliberte, J. B., Fine Furs 64 Lanthier «S: Cie., Hatters and Furriers 58 Lefebvre, Michel, & Co., Vinegars, &c 66 Le Grand Syndicat de la Puis.sance, Dry Goods 30 Ligget & Hamilton, Dry Goods 34 Mathieu Bros., Wines and Liqueurs 36 Medical Hall 74 Merrill, A. L. C, Carpets and Oil Cloths 26 11 TAGE. Mitchell, Robert, & Co., Brass Founders and Finishers 20 Morgan, Henry, & Co., Dry Goods 32 Murphy, John, & Co., Dry Goods, &c 16 McEntyre, J. &. E. Merchant Tailors 80 McGarvey, Owen, & Son', Furniture 72 Notman & Son, VVm., Photographers 28 Osborne, John, & Son, Champagne 2 Ottawa River Navigation Company 84 Palmer, J., & Son, Perfumery, &c 74 Phelps, Geo. F"., Oysters, Fish, &c 38 Pratte, L. E. N., Pianos, Organs, Sec 107 Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Co 4 Royal Canadian Insurance Co 100 Royal Steam Dye Works, Dyers and Cleaners 44 Russell Hotel, Ottawa 6 Savage & Lyman, Jewellers 72 Sharpley, R. & Sons, Jewellers 40 Standard Insurance Co 98 Stewart, A. Bisho]), Carver and (Wilder 56 Stroud Brothers, 'leas and Coffees , 94 Surveyer, L. J. A., House Furnishings, &c 24 St. Lawrence Hall i o i Tessier, Michel, Bootmaker 82 Universal Commode Cabinet Co 104 Walker, Jas.,& Co., Hardware 46 Walker, W. S., Jeweller, &c 96 Windsor House, Ottawa 54 Young, Dr. W. H. Dion, Dentist 94 12 S. CARSLEY'S NOTRE DAME STREET, Montreal. GO 03 GO cu ca cu cu CO 09 go CO cu GO GO C3 GO GO GO CD CD CO CO GO CD • 09 as CD to 3 CD GO CD SPARQI PY'Q '^'^^ LARGEST DRY GOODS I bAnoLtl Oj STORE IN CANADA. Notre Dame Street, Montreal. MONTRKAL. HE history of Montreal is an eventful one, and full of interest. It dates back to the year 1535, when Jacques Cartier first landed on its shores. At that time an Indian Village existed here, called Hochelaga, and was described by Cartier as follows : — " It is placed near, and as it were, joined to a great m'ountain, very fertile on the top, from which you may see very far. The town is round, encompassed about with timber, with three rampires, one within another, framed like a sharp spire, but laid across above. The middlemost of these is made and built in a direct line, but perpendicular. The rampires are framed and fashioned with pieces of timber laid along the ground, very well and cunningly joined after their fashion ; this enclosure is in height about two yards ; it hath but one gate or entry thereat, which is shut with piles, stakes and bars ; over it, and also in many parts of the wall, there be places to run along, and ladders to get up, all full of stones, for the defence of it. There are in the town about fifty houses, each 50 paces long, and fifteen or twenty broad, built all of wood, covered over with the bark of the wood, as broad as any board, and cunningly joined together. Within are many rooms, lodgings and chambers. In the midst of every one there is a great court, in the middle whereof they make their fires. They live in common together, then do thet husbands, wives and children, each one, retire to their chambers. They have also in the tops of their houses, certain garrets, wherein they keep their corn to make their bread. The people are given to no other exercise, but only to husbandry and fishing for their existence."' Having seen all that he deemed worthy of notice in the village, Cartier expressed a wish to ascend the mountain, and was conducted thither by the natives. From its summit he discovered an immense extent of fine country, interspersed with rivers, woods, hills and islands, the sight of which filled him with feelings of joy and gratification. In honor of his king he gave to the elevation the name, which, has since extended to the c\\.y— Mont-Real " Mount Royal " Cartier was well received, supplies offish and maize being freely offered in return for beads, knives, small mirrors and crucifixes. Hochelaga was U 21IE ST. Lawrence Hall ^\ E. HAMILTON & CO.8^ IMPORTERS OF DRY* GOODS 1895 NOTRE DAME STREET, OPPOSITE THE DALMOKAL HOTEL, Montreal papey apd Staple Dry (Jood^, (Jlou^s, J^05i^ry, Sill^s, l/(^lu(^t8, Dr(^S8 (iood5 apd Jrimmipi^s, 9e. '4^ Laroe Show Room or ->gLadies' -%• Cloaks, '^- Mantles, •*- Hats -t- and •*- Bonnets, i^ FIRST-OLASS DRESS-MAKER AND TAILOR ATTACHED TO OUR ESTABLISHMENT. Montreal City guide. 15 even in those days, a centre of importance, having eight or ten settlements subject to it. Nothing more was heard of it, however, till 1611, when Champlain left Quebec for Hochelaga, with the intention of establishing there a trading-station. Temporary structures were erected, ground was cleared and seeds were sown, in order to test the fertility of the soil. Before returning to Quebec, Champlain held conferences with many Indians — Hurons and Algonquins — who had come to meet him in the neighbourhood of the present Lachine Rapids. Two years later, Champlain visited Hochelaga again, and pushed forward up the river Ottawa as far as Lake Nipissing. It was not, however, till 1640 that a permanent establishment was attempted on the island of Montreal. In that year a society, designated " La Compagnie de Montreal," was formed in Paris for the promotion of religion in the colony. This Company consisted of about thirty persons of wealth, who proposed to build a regular town and protect it against the Indians by means of fortifications. Maisonneuve, a distinguished and pious soldier from Champagne, was chosen to lead the expedition and direct the Company. The sanction of the King of France having been obtained, priests and families were sent out, and on the 17th of May, 1642, Ville-Marie was solemnly consecrated. The spot chosen for the ceremony was near the foot of the mountain. Maisonneuve was a great man, knightly in bearing, brave as a lion and devout as a monk. Among his most efficient colleagues was d'Aillebout, who was subsequently twice Governor of New France. During the first few years the colony of Ville-Marie barely managed to subsist, being constantly exposed to the incursions of Indians. On one occasion, in 1651, a small band of Frenchmen defeated a body of two hundred Iroquois in the immediate neighbourhood of Montreal. The following year Maisonneuve returned from France with three vessels and upwards of a hundred soldiers. In 1663. an important event occured, the " Company of Montreal " having sold their rights to the Seminary of Montreal, who have ever since been the seigniors of the island and associated with every incident of its history. In 1672 the population of Montreal had reached the figure of 1509, and a few years later the place began to be laid out into streets within a quadrangular space surrounded by a wall. About the same time the village of Laprairie, on the opposite side of the river, was founded by a number of converted Iroquois, and later they migrated a little farther up to Caughnawaga, where their descendants survive to this day. The Iroquois were the allies of the English of the New England Colonies and the Dutch on the Hudson, as the Hurons were of the French of Canada ; and the wars between these two savage nations naturally 10 The ST. La wrence Hall JOHN MURPHY & COS Dry^Goods^Establishment IMPORTERS OF o t/1 C/3 o C/1 ca 2 J^ C/J lyi o o CD fa fi> o SMALL WAHES AND ALL KINDS OF TRIMMINGS, ALSO, MANUKACrURKRS OK Costumes, Hies, SKirts i cotton imnerGiotiii. JOHN MURPHY & CO., 1781 and 1783 NOTRE DAME STREET, 105, 107, 109 and III ST. PETER STREET. Montreal City Guide. It involved their white friends. In 1690 an expedition, consisting of two hundred French and Indians, set out from Montreal on snow-shoes, and fell upon a Dutch settlement at Schenectady, putting all therein to fire and sword. In retaliation, a force of thirteen hundred men, under General Winthrop and Major Schuyler, was equi{)ped for a movement upon Montreal, by the way of Lake Champlain, while a fleet was dispatched against Quebec under the command of Sir William Philips. The former accomplished nothing, owing to the difficulties of the march, and were easily repulsed ; while the defeat of the latter by Frontenic is one of the most brilliant pages of the history of New France. In 1700-01 a great peace was concluded between the Iroquois on the one hand, and the Hurons, Ottawas, Abenakis, and Algonquins on the other. This did not prevent works of defence being carried on, and in 1722 a low stone wall was erected, with bastions and outlets, extending all around the town. The population of Montreal at that time was three thousand. The fortifications, however, were available only against the Indians, and were not calculated to withstand artillery, as the events of fifty years later clearly proved. In 1760, after the fall of Quebec and the unsuccessful attempt of Levis, to retain that stronghold, Montreal became the last station of French power in America, and it is therefore indissolubly connected with the closing events of the Conquest. The British plan of the campaign was to hem Montreal in from every side. With that view, General Murray moved up from Quebec, while Colonel Haviland advanced his army, composed of three thousand regulars and provincials, with a small body of Indians, from Crown Point on Lake Champlain, and up the Richelieu. On his side Sir Jeffrey Amherst, the Commander-in-Chief, set out from Albany and passed through the Irofjuois country, now the State of New York, as far as Oswego, where he took boats to transport his men across the lower part of Lake Ontario and down the St. Lawrence. When he reached Lachine, Haviland had already occupied the south shore of the river opposite the city, and Murray was master of the territory extending to the foot of the island. Levis had fired his last musket, Vaudreuil had exhausted all his diplomacy, and there only remained to be enacted the final scene of Capitulation whereby the fairest colony of France was transferred to Great Britain. It has never been definitely ascertained at wnat particular spot this impressive historical event took place. Most historians locate it at the Chateau de Ramezay, on Notre Dame Street, the official residence of Marquis de Vaudreuil, Governor and Lieutenant- General. There is a local tradition, however, that the articles of Surrender were signed in a small frame house, on the Cote des Neiges road, behind the mountain, which was unfortunately destroyed by fire only a few 18 The ST. Lawrence hall WM. DOW & CO iREWEKS & MONTREAL. When travelling, ask at your Hotel for their Celebrated ^ INDIA »PALB« ALB. »- When at home, get it from your Grocer In Capsuled Bottles, Quarts or Pints. (ogal Tea aim Coflee waielouse, ESTABLISHED ISeO. DUFRESte k MONGENffllS IMPORTERS OF ^FINE GROCERIESg^ ^ecrs, (feoffees, Kruif, wirjcs ^ Krerjcl) JJk^uops. FRENCH AND ITALIAN GOODS A SPECIALITY. 1621, 1623 & 1625 NOTRE DllME STREET, Montreal City guide. 19 years ago. At this time it was a well-peopled town of an oblong form, surroumled by a wall Hanked with eleven redoubts — a ditch about eight feet deep, and a i)roportionate widih, but dry, and a fort and citadel, the batteries of which commanded the streets of the town from one end to tlie other. The town was at this time divided into upper and lower town, the upper town being the level of the present Court House. In the lower town the merchants and men of business generally resided, and here were situated the Royal Magazines, the Armory, the Nunnery, Hospital, &c. In the upper town were the principal buildings, nuch as the palace of the Governor, the houses of the chief oHicers, the Convent of the RecoUets, the Jesuit Church and Seminary, the School, and the Parish Church. The houses were solidly constructed in that semi-monastic style peculiar to Rouen, Caen, and other towns in Normandy. " The Parish Church was large and built of stone. The house of the Jesuits was magnificent, and their Church well built, though their Seminary was small. 'I'he palace of the Governor-Cieneral was a large and fine building, and the neighborhood of the city contained many elegant villas." The following is a description of the city written about the year 1805 : " The streets are airy and regularly disposed, one of them (St. Paul) extending nearly i)arallel to the river, through the entire length of the place ; they are of sufficient width, being intersected at right angles by several smaller streets, which descend from West to East. The upper street (Notre Dame) is divided into two by the Roman Catholic Church. The habitations of the principal merchants are neat and commodious, and their store-houses are spacious, and secured against risk by fires, being covered with sheet-iron or tin. Without this precaution, as the roofs of the dwellings in Canad^f are usually formed of boards, and sometimes with the external addition/)f shingles, they would, in summer, become highly combustible, and liable' to ignition from a small spark of fire. The houses which are protected in the former manner, will last without need of repair, for a considerable number of years. The town was enclosed by a stone fortification, which having fallen into ruins, is now in a great measure, levelled or removed. A natural wharf, very near to the town, is foimed by the depth of the stream, and the sudden declivity of the bank. The environs of the city are composed of four streets, extending in different directions; that of Quebec (St. Mary's) on the north, St. Lawrence towards the west, and Recollet and St. Antoine towards the south. In the latter is placed the college, which has been lately built. These, together with the town, contain about 12,000 inhabitants." At this time vessels of more than three hundred tons could not ascend to Montreal, and its foreign trade was carried on by small brigs and barges. In the year 1809, the Hon. John Molson fitted out at Montreal, the first 20 THE ST. Lawrence Hall RT Mitchell & Co. Corner St. Peter and Craig Streets, Montreal PRcacmEoay MANUFACTURKKS OF GAS PIXTURKS In Crystal, Bronze and Brass. ECCLESIASTICAL GAS FIXTURES IN LATEST DESIGNS IVIADE TO ORDER. GAS GLOBES IN GREAT VARIETY, MONTREAL CITY GUIDE. 21 steamer that ever ploughed the waters of the St. Lawrence. (This was the second steamer Imilt on this continent ; Fulton's little steamer, which navigated the Hudson river, being the first.) On the 3rd of November the little craft got up steam, and mat' ; voyage to Quebec, where the whole population crowded to the wha'f to have a look at the i)henomenon. Its arrival there was chronicled as follows by the Qui bee Mercury : " On Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, arrived here from Montreal, being her first trip, the steamboat Accommot/ation, with ten passengers. This is the first vessel of the kind that ever ajjpeared in this harl:our. .She is continually crowded with visitants. .She left Montreal on Wednesday, at two o'clock, so that her i)assage was sixty-si.x hours ; thirty of which she was at anchor. She arrived at Three Rivers in twenty-four hours. She has at present, berths for twenty passengers, which next year will be considerai)ly augmented. No uimi or tntc can stop her. She has 75 feet keel, and 85 feet on deck. The price for a i)assage up is nine dollars, and eight down, the vessel supplying the provisions. The great advantage attending a vessel so constructed is, that a passage may be calculated on to a degree of certainty, in point of time : which cannot be the case with any vessel i)roi)elled by sail only. The steamboat receives her impulse from an open double-spoked perpendicular wheel, on each side without any circular band or rim. To the end of each double spoke is fixed a square board which enters the water, and by the rotatory motion of the wheels acts like a paddle. The wheels are put and kept in motion by steam, operating within the vessel. A mast is to be fixed in her, for the puriJose of using a sail when the wind is favorable, which will occasionally accelerate her headway." In 1832, the cholera r-aged in Montreal with great violence, carrying off 1843 inhabitants in a population of little more than 30,000. In April 1840, a political mob burnt the Parliament buildings and the seat of Government was in consecpience transferred to Quebec, and alternately to Toronto, and finally to Ottawa. In July 1852, a destructive fire laid wiste a lorge portion of the city, burning 1 10 houses and destroying property valued at $1,363,264. Notwidistanding these reverses, the city rapidly recovered, and to-day numbers a population of nearly 170,000 people. Years of industry, intelligence, enterprise and labor, have produced a mighty contrast to the city as before described. Now, ocean steamers of 5,000 tons, the magnificent floating palaces of the Richelieu Company, and ships of from 700 to 2,000 tons, from all parts of the world, lay alongside the wharves of the harbour,which are not equalled on this continent in point of e.\tent, accommodation, approach and cleanliness. Montreal has now over 200 miles of streets and lanes, some of the streets are narrow, but the 22 THE ST. Lawrence Hall -^ Dl^y QOOD^ E]\flPORIlI]V[ ! ^ " Woe, Ot2C Spiec fbope." a visit is respectfully solicited at the " Canadian Syndicate." Dupuis, Dupuis & Co., m5 ST. CATHEBINB STMEET Sign op iphb Golden Balli. Jl^e Best (ieperal Dry (Joods 5tore ir) tlje Qty. m:ournino goods, DRESS GOODS, Silks, TWEEDS, ^is^ or iuGifkUQ ^nQ Scotch SEROES and CLOTHS. All kinds of House Furnishing as Carpets, Oil Cloth, (English, Ame- rican and Canadian), Nets, Window Blinds, &c., &c. Montreal City guide. 23 majority will compare favorably with any on the continent. Nowhere can finer or more solid public buildings be found. The buildings for commercial and other purposes would dignify any city. There are none in the United States which present finer specimens of street architecture than are here found — not isolated here and there, but in long blocks and throughout the whole city, and while we view with pride the rapid progress made during the last few years, we remember that appearances point to a still greater advancement in the future. " Montreal possesses advantages which no other Canadian city can boast of: In its situation at the confluence of the two great rivers, the St. Lawrence and the Ottawa ; opposite the great natural highway of the Hudson valley ; at the point where the St. Lawrence ceases to be navigable for Ocean ships, and where that great river for the last time in its course to the sea, affords a gigantic water-power ; at the meeting point of the two races that divide Canada, and in the centre of a fertile plain nearly as large as all England ; in these we recognize a guarantee for the future greatness of Montreal, not based on the frail tenure of human legislation, but in the unchanging decrees of the Eternal, as stamped on the World He has made." " We know from the study of these indications, that were Canada to be again a wilderness, and were a second Cartier to explore it, he might wander over all the great regions of Canada and the West, and returning to our mountain ridge, call it again Mount Royal, and say that to this point the wealth and trade of Canada must turn." The street bustle is sufficient, and the business activity enough to convince any one that Montreal is really and healthily prosperous. After all the building improvements of the past few years, which have transferred narrow streets and dingy houses into splendid avenues of palatial shop fronts ; which have covered the extensive fields with princely residences, and others with hundreds of factories, and tens of hundreds of comfortable dwellings, the rage for building seems as great as ever. It is easy to trace the two main divisions of the population of Montreal. Taking St. Lawrence Main Street as a dividing line, all that is east of it is French, and all that is west of it is English-speaking. The two nationalities scarcely overlap this conventional barrier, except in a few isolated cases. And other external characteristics of the French poi)ulation are as distinct as their language. The houses are less pretentious, though quite comfortable, and there is a general absence of ornament or of surrounding plantations. The extreme eastern portion is designated the Quebec suburbs, and there the native people can be studied as easily as in the rural villages, from which the majority hail. They are an honest hard-working race, very gay and courteous, and of primitive simplicity of 24 2 HE ST. La wrence Hall GEER'S PATENT ES KOK Single or Double Swinging Doors Embrace a New Principlk, tiik(;rkatest force deing exerted when the door IS CLOSED. By opening door ineither direction the pressure is gradually withdrawn. Ten Years' Test. Unsurpassed for Durability. SOLE AGENT: LJ.|l.Surve!iiir 1588 Notre Dame St. OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE, MONTREAL. ALSO, The Patent Hens' Nest Will keep the Eggs from being eaten by Hens, Rats, &c. Also, keep them clean. BO HOT FAIL TO VISIT THE [loVelt^ Hou^e Furnishing Hardwai'B ^Im Fine Cutlery, Razors, Scissors, Tabie Knives, Combination LogI(s, &c. 1588 NOTRE DAIVLE STRKET OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE. Montreal City Guide. 25 life. Their thrift is remarkable, and they manage to subsist on one half of what would hardly satisfy the needs of people of other nationalities. The old folks speak little or no English, but it is different with the rising generation. These use the two languages indifferently, and herein possess a marked advantage over the EngHsh. Scotch and Irish. Within late years also, they have learned to husband their resources. They have in their midst a flourishing branch of the City and District Savings Bank, a number of building societies and two or three benevolent guilds. Their poor are cared for by the St. Vincent de Paul Association, which has several ramifications, and the Union St. Joseph is devoted to the relief of artisans during life, and of their families after death. There is a great deal of hoarded wealth among the French inhabitants, but as a rule they do not invest it freely. They have among them some of the richest men in the city who, however, are modest in their wants, and make no display either in the way of sumptuous mansions or gaudy equipages. Although extremely hospitable and fond of society, they are not in the habit of giving balls or fancy entertainments, their evenings being spent mostly in mutual visits, where a quiet game of cards predominates. As in Paris so in Montreal, it is not easy to obtain access into the inner French circles ; but once initiated, the stranger is agreeably surprised at the amount of grace and culture which he meets. It is a current mistake thit higher education is uncommon among these people. The gift of conversation is almost universal ; the best topics of art and litterature are freely discussed, and ladies are familiar with political questions. The western part of the city is Phiglish. By this term is meant all those whose vernacular is our mother-tongue. Numerically, the English portion is not so great as the Scotch, who unquestionably take the lead in commerce, finance and i)ublic enterprise generally. In perhaps no section of the Colonies have Englishmen and Scotchmen made more of their opportunities than in Montreal. There is an air of prosperity about all their surroundings which at once impresses the visitor. Taken all in all, there is perhaps no wealthier city area in the world than that comprised between Beaver Hall Hill and the foot of Mount Royal, and between the parallel lines of Dorchester and Sherbrooke Streets in the West End. Sherbrooke Street is scarcely surpassed by the Fifth Avenue of New York in the magnificence of its buildings. The grounds include demesne rnd park, the charms of the country amid the rush and roar of a ,reat commercial centre. In winter the equipages present a most attractive spectacle. It has been said that in this respect only St. Petersburg can claim precedence over Montreal. A favorite drive on a Saturday afternoon 26 THE ST. Lawrence Hall MERRILL'S Carpet Store 1670 Notre Dame Street, MONTREAL. Brussels,-^ Tapestry,-^ iMperial'H- -^• !4nd-^Ridderininster-^ Carpets. ^»^ •^i*" COCOA MATTING AND CRUMB CLOTHS. Engiisti anil mnencaii Flooi Oil GlotHs, &g. A. L. C. MERRILL. Montreal City Guide. 27 in winter is from Victoria Square to Nelson's Column and back, the sumptuous sleighs of every description, drawn by high-steppers, and bearing lovely women ensconced in the richest furs of the Canadian forest, following each other in endless succession. There is also a winter driving club, which periodically starts from the iron gates of McGill College and glides like the wind along the country roads to a hospitable rendezvous at Sault aux Recollets, Lachine or Longue Pointe, where a bounteous repast and a " hop '" are provided. The return home under the moon and stars is the most enjoyable feature of the entertainment, and many a journey through h'fe has been initiated by these exhilarating drives. The extreme south-western portion of the city is occupied almost exclusively by the Irish |)opulation. It is called Griffintown, from a man of that name who first settled there and leased a large tract of ground from the Grey Nuns for ninety-nine years. Over sixty years of this lease have already exi)ired, so that in about twenty-five or thirty years the ground rent of this immense section will revert to the nuns. Griffintown com])rises a little world within itself — shoi)S, factories, schools, academies, churches and iisylums. The Irish jjopulation of Montreal take a high stand in business, jolitics and siiciety. They number in their ranks many successful merchants and large capitalists, and have leading representatives in all the learned professions. The island of Montreal is the most fertile area in the Province of Quebec, and is specially renowned for its fruit, the Pomme Grise, queen of russets, and the incomparable Faiiicuse, growing with a perfection obtainable nowhere else. It is thickly settled, being studded with thriving villages and rich farms. It is about thirty miles long and ten broad, and is formed by the confluence of the Ottawa with the St. Lawrence at Ste. Anne's, in the western extremity, and by the meeting of the same rivers at Bout de risle, on the eastern verge. The Ottawa behind the island is called Riviere des Prairies by the French, while the English have adopted the more prosaic title of Back River. About the middle of its course is a rapid known as Sault aux Recollets, so called from a Recollet missionary who perished there in the days of the Iroquois. The city is bountifully provided with summer resorts and retreats within easy distance by rail and river. Lachine and Ste. Anne's have long been favourites among these, being admirably fitted by nature for boating and fishing purposes. They contain many charming villas and country houses. St. Lambert, immediately opposite the city, is growing in estimation from year to year. An old stopping-jilace is l^ongueuil, a little below St. Lambert, which has long had a considerable English colony, and is still a favourite resort in summer. No institution pays ao well as the 28 The ST. Lawrence Hall ^M.P10TMAN& photogr'aphei?? 4o •> tilie •}• Queen, 17 BLEURY STREET, MONTREAL. ^»«. ^j«*" Our New Instantaneous Process is quite a Marvel in ^HOTOGr^APHY. It enables us to photograph the flight of a rocket or a flash of Hghtning, with clearness and precision. It is admirably adapted for CHILDRP:N'S PORTRAITS, and produces exquisite results, securing the naturally graceful positions and expressions of Children hitherto so diflicult to obtain. It also enables us to obtain results, before undreamt of, in Photo- graphing Horses and Cattle, Dogs and other domestic favorites, such as ('ats or Birds • The quality of our -work is acknowledged to be of the highest and most artistic style of finish, and has gained for us a wide spread reputation, being Awarded Medals at all the great International Exhibitions. Our Prices will be found to be reasonable and within the reach of all. Cartes - - - - $2.00 to J$4.00 per doz. Cabinets - - - $-4.00 to J^S.OO ENLARGEMENT A SPECIALITY. Montreal City Guide. 29 Longueuil Ferry, for a great deal of the traffic from the fertile counties of Chambly and Laprairie conies by it to the city. The quiet bay in front of the village is the roadstead for the craft of the Longueuil Yacht Club, whose record stands high in aquatic annals. Within an hour's ride is Chambly, situate on a basin of the same name, which forms part of the beautiful Richelieu River. Directly opposite tower the basaltic pillars of Beloeil Mountain, one of the most picturesque spots in Canada, on whose summit a lovely lake mirrors the sky — a spot resorted to by scores of families whose heads are able to come and go, to and from the city, without detriment to their business. In the way of parks and pleasure-grounds Montreal is singularly fortunate. There is a Mountain Park and an Island Park, both of which may fairly claim to be unrivalled. The former cost the city nearly half a million of dollars, but is well worth the money. The drive round it is a favourite afternoon recreation for citizens and visitors. It ascends from the south-eastern base of Mount Royal, by curves that are sometimes like corkscrews, to the highest altitude, whence a magnificent panaroma is outspread, including the whole island of Montreal, the fair Richelieu peninsula, the blue waters of Lake Champlain, and the undulating line of the Green Mountains of Vermont. This Mountain Park is still in its native ruggedness, and it will take years before it is completed, according to a scientific plan embracing tracts of landscape-gardening, relieved by spaces of woodland, glade and primeval forest. It is intended also to have preserves for game and wild animals. The Island Park is St. Helen's Island, in the middle of the river, and in it, within rtach of sling or arquebuse, Montreal possesses a pleasure resort nowhere excelled. St. Helen's Island has a romantic history. Champlain's wife, Helen Bouille, took a fancy to it, bought it with the contents of her own purse, and in return Champlain gave it her name. Later, it fell into the hands of the Le Moyne family, and became incorporated in their seigniory of Longueuil. Finally, it was purchased by the Imperial Government for military Durposes, ami barracks were erected thereon. After the departure of the British troops from the country, the property was passed over to the Federal Government, who leased it, on certain conditions, to the city for park purposes. Looking at it from the city one has no idea of its height in the centre. It slopes upward from the water's edge, and thus affords a capital military position. The same feature makes it one of the best possible points from which to get a view of the city, especially of the harbour and long-extended line of wharves and docks, with the mountain towering up in the back-ground. In the fall of 1760, the island was the scene of a dramatic incident. The Chevalier de Levis, who defeated Murray at the battle of Ste. Foye in the 30 THE ST. La whence Hall GiUD SIHDICIIT DE U PUISSPE 647 et 649, I^ue gte-Gatherine, ]V[ontpeal (AllCioll IIIHtfHHlll PII.ON.) Parmi les grands etablissements qui font la grandeur de Montreal, la metropole du Canada, la premiere place appartient sans contredit au Grand Syndicat de la Puissanck, compose de dix ussocies dont voici les noms. : MM. JOHN HALY, E. M. DUPCJIS, W. GENDRON, J. E. PRAIRIE, J. P. OOUTLfiB, MM. M. L. O. LAMAROHE, A. SENfiOAL, E. M. BRIEN, J. EDMOND DUPUIS, ODILON LEMIRE. Le grand nombre des associes et la puissance de leurs capitaux leur ayant permis d'ouvrir un etablissement rivalisant avec les plus magnifiques magasins de I'Europe, c'est bien pour les visiteurs ou les promeneurs la place oCi ils doivent se rendre pour acheter ce qu'ils ont besoin. Tout en ayant une chance a nulle autre i)areille de voir un formidable amoncelle- ment des plus riches j^roduits de tous les ]>ays, les nouveautes les plus rares, les articles de modes et de fantaisies les plus exquis, on a I'avantage de visiter la plus belle, la plus vaste, la plus riche maison de conmierce de marchandises de haute fantaisies et nouveautes de la Puissance du Canada. Cette maison fondee sur les principes les plus sains du commerce et qui allient dans de si admirables proportions les interets du vendeur et de I'acheteur, explique la popularite de cette maison et le chiffre considerable des affaires qui s'y font. C'est surtout le magasin le plus achalande par les visiteurs, continuellement vous y voyez grand nombre d'etrangers. Le personnel est au grand complet et les acheteurs n'ont pas le desagrement d'attendre pour fitre servis. On est empresse, courtois et plein d'egards pour tous ceux qui visitent ce magasin. Les paciuets sont ])ortes aux vapeurs, aux depots des chemins de fer, aux hotels, sans charge extra. y The St. Lawrence Hall Montreal City Guide, '>'<■ Montreal City Guide. 81 summer of that year, and would have recaptured Quebec and retrieved the disaster of the Plains of Abraham, had not a British fleet suddenly arrived under the shadow of Cape Diamond, was obliged to retreat towards Montreal, whither he was soon followed by Murray and Amherst. The French had to bow to the inevitable, and Vaudreuil signed the articles of capitulation. Meantime Levis, who had retired to St. Helen's Island, sent a flag of truce to Murray, to request the surrender of his troops with the honours of war. For some inexplicable reason this demand was not granted, and the high-minded Frenchman construed the denial into an insult. When the shadows of night had fallen, and the foliage of the great trees intensified the darkness, he gathered his men m the centre of the island around a ))yre of blazing wood. At the word of command the colours were trooped, the staffs broken, and the whole thrown into the fire, while the drums beat to arms, and the veterans cried " Vive la France ! '' with the anguish of despair. The next morning the remnant of the French army filed before their conquerors and piled their arms, but never a shred of the white flag was there, to deepen their humiliation. Chief among the public squares and gardens of Montreal, in size and in historic interest, is the Champ de Mars. In 1812, the citadel or mound on the present site of Dalhousie Square was demolished, and the earth of which it was composed was carried over and strewn ujjon the Champ de Mars. This fact, within the memory of the oldest inhabitants, has led some people to suppose that the Field of Mars dates only from that comparatively late period. Such, however, is not the fact. No doubt the dumping of so much new earth, with ])roper levelling and rolling, was a great improvement ; but the site and general outlines of the ground itself belong to a higher antiquity. The Champ was a scene of promenade in the old French days, and many is the golden sunset that fired the leafy cylinders of its Lombardy poplars, as beaux, with peaked hats and purple doublets, sauntered under their graceful ranks in the company of short- skirted damsels. The chief glory of the Champ de Mars is its military history. With the single exception of the Plains of Abraham, there is no other piece of ground in America which has been successively trodden by the armies of so many different nations in martial array. First, it witnessed the evolutions of the blue-coated Frenchmen — probably such historical regiments as those of Carignan and Roussillon — and its sands were crunched by the hoofs of chargers that bore Montcalm and Levis. Then the serried ranks of red-coais paraded from the days of Murray and Carleton. It were worth while to know how many regiments of the British army have, at one time or another, turned out on the Champ de Mars. Next, for about six months, the ground was used by "The cocked-hat Continentals ; In their ragged regimentals ;" 82 The St. La whence Hall St. James Street, Cor. Victoria Square, HAVE NOW RECEIVED A FULL LINE OF Spring ^=- and *^ Summer* Mantles AND MILLINERY GOODS Comprising a large and well selected stock of Ircnch glov^crd, ^dtrich and 3|^anci) ?Jcathcrd, GOLD SND SILVER CORD LJICE. OS^IDEI^S I^O^?, STREET, DINNER AND EVENING COSTUMES^^ -^AND MANTLES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Executed in the newest styles and on the shortest notice. SAMPLES OF MATERIALS SENT BY MAIL WHEN DESIRED. Montreal City guide. 33 many of whom went forth therefrom to defeat and death under the chfls at Quebec, with the heroic Montgomery. And now it is the parade-ground ■of our Canadian Volunteers, The ilhistration gives us a specimen of the Victoria Rifles, one of Montreal's crack regiments. The buildings shown are the rear of the Hotel de Ville and of the Court House ; then the twin towers of the parish churcli, which are seen from almost every point of view ; and next to them the side of the modest little Presbyterian Church called St. Gabriel's. This is the oldest Protestant Church standing in Montreal, and long may it stand, for it jireserves the memory of Christian courtesies between three leading Christian communions. While the church was being built, the good old Recollet Fathers offered the congregation the use of tlieir chapel to worshij) in. The sturdy Scotchmen accepted the offer, and when they moved into their own kirk presented the Fathers with a hogshead of Canary wine and two boxes of candles. Subsequently, when the Anglican church was burnt, the Presbyterians — doubtless remembering how they had been indebted to others — came forward promptly and put St. Gabriel's at the entire disposal of the Anglicans for the half of every Sunday, until their church could be rebuilt. This offer was accepted as graciously as it was made, and thus St. Gabriel's is, in itself, a monument equal in interest to anything in Montreal. Historically, the Place d'Armes is even more interesting. As it stands at present, there are few more charming spots in Canada, framed in as it is by the Corinthian portico of the Montreal Bank, the Ionic colonnade of the Canadirn Pacific Railway offices — and the towers of Notre Dame. Our view is taken from Notre Dame, so that we get only a portion of the Place d'Armes ; but while we lose part of the Place, we gain a glimpse of the city as a whole, extending away to the foot of the mountains. Next to the Bank of Montreal, with its beautiful portico, stands the Post Office. Between it and the mountains the most ])rominent buildings are St. Mary's College and the Church of the Gesu., which attracts Protestants to its services by good music. Farther west the Gothic pile of St. Patrick's Church bulks largely on the slope of Beaver Hall. The Garden of the Place d'Armes is very beautiful in summer, with its young trees and central pyramidal fountain ; but in winter it is invested with a particular glory — for the place is the coldest spot in Montreal at all seasons of the year — the north-west winds streaming from the mountain in that direction as through a Colorado cafion. Its history goes back to the early history of the city. In 1643 and 1644, the Colony of Ville-Marie — the beautiful ancient name of Montreal — was ])ractically in a state of siege, owing to the incursions of Indians. The noble Maisonneuve kept on the defensive for a time, until he was remonstrated with, and several of his more 34 THE ST. Lawrence Hall LIGGET & HAMILTON, KETgiL^DBT400D8>^piEBili!iIil AND IMPORTERS. Mantles, Dolmans, Ulsters. Wraps ana Sliawls, READY FOR USE. Costumes made to order and at short notice. Prices Moderate. SILKS, SATINS, VELVETS, LAGES, 6L0VES, PARASOLS, SUNSHADES AND UMBRELLAS, The best Value in the Trade. THE POPULAR VERDICT IS THAT LIIJI{ET 2^HAMILT0H $VE the BE^T IfALDE iq HOMTI(EAL Strangers will please note that Goods are marked in plain figures, and no second price made. LIGGET k HAMILTON MONTREAL, The St. Lawrence Hall Montreal City Guide. Montreal City Guide. 35 influential followers openly charged him with cowardice. This stirred his martial spirit ; he determined on changing his tactics. With a train of dogs accustomed to scent the trail of the Iroquois, and at the head of thirty armed men, he marched out in the direction of the mountain, where he was met by upwards of two hundred savages, who fell upon him and compelled nis force to retreat. Maisonneuve formed the rear-guard. With a pistol in each hand, he walked slowly back, and never halted until he reached the present site of the Place d'Armes. There, when the French had repulsed the foe and gathered their dead and wounded, they under- stood both the valour of their commandant and the wisdom of remaining behind the shelter of their fortifications. There is no city in America which has a greater number of public institutions of an ecclesiastical, educational, or charitable character. Chief among these is the Church of Notre Dame, the largest edifice of the kind in America, except the Cathedral of Mexico. At the founding of Ville- Marie, a temporary chapel of bark was built on " Pointe a Callidre," which was used until the following year, when a wooden structure was raised on the same spot. In 1654, this chapel becoming two small, M. de Maison- neuve suggested the construction of a more commodious church adjoining the hospital in St. Paul Street, on the spot where stands to-day the block of stores belonging to the Hotel Dieu. Service was held there ';or upwards of twenty years. In 1672, the foundations of a more spacious edifice were laid in the Place d'Armes, and the church was completed in 1678. This lasted till 1823, when the present temple was devised, which, on the 15th June, 1829, was opened for public worship under the auspices of Mgr. Lartigue, first R. C. Bishop of Montreal. The pile was intended to be a representative of its namesake, Notre Dame, of Paris. Its towers are 227 feet in height, and contain a peal of eleven bells, unrivalled on this continent. The " Gros Bourdon " of the western tower is numbered among the five heaviest bells in the world. It was cast in London, weighs 24,780 pounds, is six feet high, and at its mouth measures eight feet seven inches in diameter. The nave of the church, including the sanctuary, is 220 feet in length, nearly 80 feet in height, 69 in width, exclusive of the side aisles, which measure 251^ feet each, and the walls are five feet thick. The church is capable of holding 12,000, and on extraordinary occasions, when chairs are used, 15,000 persons. The twin towers of Notre Dame stand out to every traveller as the most notable landmark of Montreal. Other churches are so numerous that Montreal, like Brooklyn, has been denominated the City of Churches. Christ Church Cathedral, on St. Catherine Street, stands deservedly first. It is a gem of Gothic archi- tecture, not surpassed by Grace Church, of New York. It is built of 36 THE ST. LA WRENCE HALL Mathieu Bros. WINE MERCHANTS 87 ST. JAMES STREET, MONTREAL. Special Agents for the celebrated WINES and SPIRITS of W. & A. GILBEY London, England. » < ♦ > « CZZiLMFiLaXTE W. A. Gilbey Pommery Piper Heidsieck G. H. Mumms Hock Moselle, W. A. Gilbey Sparkling Moselle, W. A. Gilbey SAXJTEniTES W. A. Gilbey Berton Guestier Brisson CZ^AHET W. A. Gilbey Berton Guestier Brisson De Luze & Fils BOITRGOaiTS W. A. Gilbey Charles Polack Marsala Macjeria Hermitage Hungarian Wines Maraschino Curasao Noyeaux Cherry Brandy Orange Geneva Orange Brandy Orange Bitters Ginger Brandy Regent's Punch Peppermint Orange Syrup Cloves Quinine Sherry Montreal City Guide. 37 limestone, dressed with cream-coloured sandstone, and its interior fittings are in remarkably good taste. In the grounds is a monument to the memory of Bishop Fulford, one of the most distinguished prelates that ever ruled the Church of England in Canada. The Presbyterians have noble edifices in St. Paul's and St. Andrew's. The Methodists, Unitarians, Congregationalists and others are well represented, while the Israelites have two synagogues. The Jesuits boast of a church which is an exaci counterpart of the celebrated Gesu, of Rome. The spirit of ambition is strong in the Catholics. The late Bishop, Mgr. Bourget, commenced the task of erecting ^. facsimile in miniature of St. Peter's. The architect was instructed to proceed to Rome and simply reduce St. Peter's to exactly one-third of its actual dimensions and reproduce it in that fashion in Montreal. Slowly it has been growing before the puzzled eyes of the citizens, and strangers ask with wonderment what it is, or is likely to be. Not only are the charitable institutions of Montreal more numerous in respect to population than those of any other city on this continent, but several of them belong to a high antiquity, and are intimately connected with salient events in the history of New France. The foundation, for instance, of the Hotel Dieu, reads like a romance. When Maisonneuve offered his services to the " Compagnie de Montreal," and was named Governor of the future colony, he was sagacious enough to understand that his scheme stood in need of a virtuous woman who would take care of the sick, and superintend the distribution of supplies. Such a person should be of heroic mould, to face the dangers and privations of the wilderness. What gold could not purchase. Providence supplied in the person of a young woman — Jeanne Mance, daughter of a proaireur du roi, near Limoges, in Champagne — who was impelled by an irresistible vocation to the missions of New France. Queen Anne, of Austria, and several distinguished ladies of the Court, apprised of her merit and extraordinary resolution, encouraged her in her design ; and Madame Bouillon, a distinguished lady of that period, placed means at her disposal for the establishment of an hospital. In the summer of 1641, two vessels sailed from La Rochelle, one bearing Maisonneuve, a priest and twenty-five men — the other carrying Mademoiselle Mance, a missionary and twelve men. The winter was spent at Sillery, near Quebec. On the opening of navigation in 1642, a small flotilla, consisting of two barges, a pinnace and another boat, moved up the solitary highway of the St. Lawrence, and on the 1 8th May possession was taken of Montreal by the celebration of a solemn mass. The two principal persons who figured at the ceremony were Maisonneuve and Mademoiselle Mance ; and thus it happened that a woman assisted in the founding of this great city. 38 The St. Lawrence Hall S. H.& A. S. EWING, Proprietors and Manufacturers of the «< VIENNA >» BakiiiQ^PowiIei IMPORTERS OF Coffee, ^pice^.di'. Tartar', (Ssc, cSsc, eyond is the broad flowing St. Lawrence with the Victoria Bridge and the Lachine Rapids just visible in the distance ; fading away toward the horizon are the hills of Vermont, many miles away. AROUND THE MOUNTAIN. The drive around the mountain, is certainly one which it would be difiicult, for natural beauty, to surpass. On a clear, bright day, the view from any point of the drive is magnificent j several hundred feet below is spread out a gorgeous panorama of ever vaiying beauty, affording com- manding and attractive views of the Canadian metropolis, and the great river of the north. Well stocked and highly cultivated farms attest the pros- perity of the husbandman ; comfortable homesteads, nestling 'mid a lux- urious growth, dot the landscape ; here and there broad belts of forest, shade the view and form a fringework to the picture ; looming up faintly shadowed in the distance, the far off hills of Vermont rear their summit, while, like a silver thread winding through the valley, the majestic St. Law- rence flows onward to the sea, spanned at this point by the Victoria Bridge, one of the greatest modern specimens of engineering skill. Haridsome private dwellings, faced with gardens laid out with great taste, line the roadway and add to the beauty of the scene. Omnibuses leave the post office for the Mountain Park at short inter- vals in fine weather. Refreshments can be had during the season at the restaurant on the summit, near the Peel street steps. Pedestrians can reach the top of the mountain by steps above Peel street or above University street. A steam elevator is also being constructed, which will convey passengers from the eastern slope, opposite University street, to the summit, for a few cents. There are also many paths of easy grade. TO LACHINE. The drive to Lachine (9 miles) is one of great interest. Lachine is the summer residence of many Montrealers, and has become famous 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 1789, when over two hundred persons were burned alive. Caughnawaga, an Indian Village, is situated immediately opposite, and is connected by a steam ferry. The Lachine road leads along the bank of the St. Lawrence and com- mands views of scenery of unsurpassed beauty and grandeur. 64 THE ST. Lawrence Hall J. B. LALIBERTE, The Largest Manufacturer of Fine Furs IlbT THE aDO^v£I3iTIO^T Specially invites Tourists and Strangers to call at his Establishment on their way to Montmorency Falls and see his stock of Rich Furs always on view in a well-lighted Showroom. Speciality of Indian Curiosities at a very reasonable price. No. 145 ST. JOSEPH STREET, QUEBEC. Montreal City Guide. 65 TO LONGUE POINTE. Another favorite drive is in an opposite direction to the last, to Lon- gue Pointe, passing 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. MOUNT ROYAL CEMETERY. Is situated on the east side^ of, tly mountain, about two miles from the City. The approach to it is 'l^JJS^^^'^S carriage way, passing through which may be seen many of thel^d beauties of, nature, and from several points on the road there are beaijtiful views to be had in every direction. The road, which is kept in Jhe |inpst condition, is planted on each side with trees. The gateway, at the entrance is a beautiful structure of cut stone, with iron gates. From the main entrance, avenues diverge towards different parts of the Cemetery ; that on the right leading to the winter vaults. In passing through the grounds the visitor sees many little nooks, under the over- hanging foliage of trees, which grow in all their natural wildness, and whose deep shadows spread a refreshing coolness around, and invite him to rest on the garden seats which are placed in different parts. On the highest summit in the Cemetery are built the vaults of the Molson family, which are said to be the most extensive and costly private vaults on the conti- tinent. Looking from this eminence the eye ranges over a most enchant- ing picture of rural scenery ; in the distance rises a part of Mount Royal, clothed with its primeval forest, while immediately below lies the most finished and beautiful portion of the Cemetery, with its costly granite monuments, or more humble marble or stone tablets gleaming among the foliage and flowers. 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 train leaves Bonaventure station every morning at 7 o'clock for Lachine, (9 miles) where a staunch steamer is m 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 from the tourist's programme. 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In general use in Laboratories of Anatomy and Natural History ; employed by Lithographers, Photographers, Gilders, Shoemakers, &c., &c. PURE VINEGARS. (No mixture) Our Vinegars are manufactured on the most approved principles, combined with the latest impro- vements which the progress of the times has put at the disposal of Technical Arts. We use only the purest and healthiest substances, and, therefore, we warrant OUR VINEGARS PURE AND FREE FROM POISON. We do not use one suigle drop of SUJ^PHirUIC; ACID, and we do not buy one drop of ACETIC ACID, made out of wood, to obtain a FICTITIOUS strength, whilst some manufacturers buy Acetic Acid by the car-load, to sell a mixture which they call Vinegar. Montreal city guide. 67 The following description of the descent of the rapids, taken from an American newspaper, will be found interesting ; " Here a boat comes off from the village (the Indian village of Caugh- nawaga) and brings an Indian. He is a fine looking man, apparently about 60 years of age ; he comes on board to pilot the boat over the Lachine, which is the last but most dangerous of the rapids. As the boat moves onward to the rapids, all the passengers are anxious to get a good position in order to have a good view of the heaving, breaking and laughing waters. As we near the rapids, we appear to be running upon a small grass crowned rocky island. Indeed the bow of the boat is so near that it appears to be impossible to clear it — we look to see if the pilot is at the helm. Yes, there he stands, the Captain at his post in front of the wheel-house, and the Indian pilot, with three other strong men at the wheel ; and as we look at the calm countenance of the Indian, and see that his bright eye does not so much as wink, but is fixed steadily upon his beacon, whatever it may be, and that the wheels-men are fully under his control, we feel that, with his skill, care, and knowledge of the way, we may banish fear from our thoughts. He guides the boat among the Islands and rocks, over the rapids and through the intricate channels, as easily as a skillful horseman reins a high spirited charger. As quick as thought the boat glides away from these rocks, which it 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." PUBLIC SQUARES. JACQUES CARTIER SQUARE, which has a fine outlook upon the river is ornamented by two Russian guns, trophies from Sebastopol, and presented to the city by the Imperial Government. A column surmounted by a statue of Lord Nelson is placed at the head of the square. This column was erected in 1808, by the mer- chants of Montreal, shortly after the death of the Admiral at Trafalgar. It has recently been partially repaired, and the bas-reliefs represent pass- ages in the life of the hero. The base is square, six and a half feet broad on each side, and about 10 feet high. From the top of this a circular shaft or column rises 50 feet in height, and 5 feet in diameter. It is of the Doric order, and finished 68 The ST. Lawrence hall 21s-b. «* VE^R Insurance Company of Canada. -^ FIRE h LIFE -^ACCIDENToie-s- o o 50 t- — 71 ft • ^ O c ■O ' n 2.C/) -p f> " I " n -1 B (» ETp -M [» n u 3 2 2.5 Head Office, 179 St. James St., Montreal Subscribed Capital & Assets - $1,444,855 Government Deposit - - - - 122,000 Reserve Funds - L.sses Paid Exceed 308,926 2,250,000 Montreal City Guide. 69 • ANADIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES have always occupied a prominent position among the financial institutions of the Dominion, and considering the magnitude of their operations, the fate of chances to which their business is ex- posed, the ramifications of their dealings it is most creditable to the management of the companies in existence to-day to find the sterling character of the security they offer to their policy-holders. We find the combined ages of the six fire com- panies to be 212 years, an average of 35 years each, showing conclusively that the admi- nistration of these companies is indeed creditable and worthy of the greatest confidence at the hands of the public. Companies which have stood the public criticism of their acts, during a term equal to 212 years and are still before the imblic soliciting, its patronage must be regarded as proved by time to be honorable in their dealings and upright in the adjustment of claims and hence an honor to the country which claims their allegiance. Among the six companies is the Citizens Insurance Company of Canada, a corpora- tion established in 1864 by wealthy citizens of Montreal to transact Fire Insurance therein. Later on it opened out Life and Accident branches, being the first company to establish Accident Insurance in America, and took over the existing business of the European Society which was with-drawing from the country. In 1875 '* extended over the Dominion, and barely got well established in the agency field before it had to face the epidemical conflagrations of 1876 and 1877. Its losses in these years alone approached three quarters of a million, a debt which was discharged with the utmost promptness and liberality as the recipients have testified in the cards of thanks the Company holds. The recuperative powers of the Company from this severe blow re- ceived in its infancy, may be gleaned from the satisfactory financial position of the Company at this present writing. On the basis of the financial statement as made by the English companies, it shows a Capital subscribed of $1,009,800 Assets 435,055 Reserve fund over Paid up Capital - - - - 237,606 A financial exhibit worthy of the increasing patronage which is being bestowed upon it by a discriminating and appreciative public. Further it has $122,000 on deposit with the Dommion Government for the special security of its policy-holders and as a guage of its probity and integrity it has disbursed to its policy-holders with a liberal hand over $2,250,000. In the Life and Accident branches it has introduced new and liberal features not granted by other companies of which intending insurers should make special enquiry. Among these are combined Accident and Life policies ; — Life, Endowment and Annuity policies payable at ages 55, 60 and 65, with and without Tontine features. Accident policies covering against partial disability as well as total, 6^c., »Vc. The Company has adopted a motto, which will commend itself to the loyal peoplo of the Dominion, viz : ** To buiUl up a nation, support its institution;?.'* No traveller should leave the City without calling at the Company's office and securing an Accident ticket which it issues in all forms from 1 5 cents for a ringle journey covering $3,000 in event of death, $15 weekly indemnity total disability and $5 partial disability, to the annual Policy at $5 premium. •70 The St. Lawrence Hall . 3D. EIDTTsT-^ieiDS MANUFACTURER OF INSIDE BOLT WORK WAREROOM: 327 St James Street, COMBINATION LOCKS - MONTREAL ;^=-Call and see the Safe that stood 62 Hours Fire. -53» GOLDIE & McCULLOCH Awarded GOLD MEDAL FOR BURGLAR-PROOF GOLD MEDAL FOR FIRE-PROOF 1884 ^^ •» AND HIGHEST AWARDS AT ALL EXHIBITIONS WHERE SHOWN ; But notwithstanding, our make is superior in quality fnH finish, our Prices are no higher tlian others, and terms of payment the EASIP2ST. % •?»«• WAREROOMS : 298 St. James Street, A FEW DOORS WEST OF McGILL, ALFRED BENN, General Agent. Montreal City guide. 71 with mouldings. On the top of the pillar is a square tablet, the whole sur- mounted with a statue of Nelson eight feet in height. The likeness is well preserved and the attitude judiciously chosen. He is dressed in full uni- form, and decorated with the insignia of the various orders of nobility con- ferred upon him. The principal ornaments are in panels on the four sides of the base or pedestal, and are emblematical of the principal events in the professional life of the hero. On the west side, there is on the plinth of the base, a figure of a crocodile, emblematical of the battle of the Nile. On the panel on this side, are cannon, anchors, and other naval trophies, with a laurel wreath, which surrounds the following inscription : — — '' IN MEMORY or THE RIGHT HONORABLE VICE ADMIRAL LORD VISCOUNT NELSON, DUKE OF BRONTE, Who terminated his career of Naval glory in the memorable Battle of Trafalgar, On the 2 1 St October, 1805, After inculcating by signal, this sentiment, Never to be forgotten by his Country : •' England expects every man will do his duty," This monumental column was erected by tlie Inhabitants of Montreal, In the year 1808." The east panel contains a representation of the interview between Lord Nelson and the Prince Royal of Denmark, on the landing of the former after the engagement off Copenhagen. The inscription reads : " The Right Honorable Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte, after having, on the 2nd April, 1801, with ten sail of the line and two ships of 50 guns, taken and destroyed the Danish line, moored for the defence of Copenhagen, consisting of six sail of the line, eleven ship batteries, supported by tlie Crown and other batteries, displayed equal precision and fortitude in the subsequent negotiations and arrangements with the Danish Government ; whereby the effusion of human blood was spared, and the claims of his country established." On the north side of the base is represented the battle of the Nile, with the following inscription : •' On the first and second days of August, 1798. Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, with a British fleet of 12 sail of the line, and a ship of 50 guns, defeated in Aboukir bay, a French fleet of 13 sail of the line, and four Frigates, without the loss of a British ship." The south side commemorates the battle of Trafalgar, and bears also the following inscription : " On the 2ist October, 1805, the British fleet of twenty-seven sail of the line, com- manded by the Right Hon. Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte, attacked off Trafalgar, •72 THE ST. La wrence Hall Owen McGjirvey 8c Son's WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FURNITURE ? WAREROOMS 1H9, 1851, 1853 Notre Dame Street, Corrifc.r McOlll Street. ^1 Have constantly on liancl the largest, best assorted, and acknowledged by all, the cheapest stock, quality considered, of IIOUSEIIOl.l) FURNITURE in the Dominion, We have sent goods of our own manufacture to the lirst I'aris Exhibition for which we got HONORABLE MEN'l'ION in three departments. We again exhibited in Mont- real, in 1856, and received Seven First Tri/es and a Diploma, for the largest and best assortment of Furniture. We again exhibited in 1880, and then received Seven Prizes and a Diploma for the largest and best collection of Furniture. We again exhibited in 1882, and received tliirty-two I'ri/es, Our exhibit for 1884 received twenty-three Prizes, seven Diplomas, and one Silver Medal, for .Sofa and Bric-a-Hrac comliined of original designs ; since sent to the Antwer]i and London Exhibitions with a very complete selec- tion of Furniture taken from stock, and one Bonze Medal for best assortment of Rattan Furniture, which show how goods of our own manufacture can bear the inspection of Judges qualified to discriminate between really good work and merely showing articles made for Exhibitions specially. SAVAGE & LYMAN, 255 ST. JTAMBS STUEHT, ^AVH CONSTANTLY \H STOCK A FINE ASSORTMENT OF jEWeIIei'^-^of> Latent! •^^t!p^>and-^De^ign^. -« SILVER JEWELLERY OF CARNIVAL DESIGNS A SPECIALITY.*- Gold and Silver Watches of Swiss and American Manufacture. (Next to Messrs. H. MORGAN & CO. 'S) No. 255 ST. JAMES STREET, MONTREAL. Montreal City guide. 73 the combined fleets of France and Spain, of thirty-three sail of the line, commanded by Admirals Villeneuve and Gravina, when the latter were defeated, with the loss of nine- teen sail of the line captured or destroyed. In this memorable action, his country has to lament the loss of her greatest naval hero, but not a single ship." The monument was surrounded by a rough iron railing, the whole being enclosed within a chain, which was supported by eight pieces of cannon furnished by Sir George Drummond, then commander of the forces in Canada. The cost was ^1,300 stg. Nelson was on the Quebec station in command of the "Albemarle " in 1782, and had a narrow escajje of becoming a Canadian; for being violently enamoured of a fair Quebecer, he was with difficulty torn away by his fellow-officers and prevented from marrying her. VIGER SQUARE OR GARDEN, is situated on Craig and St. Denis streets. It contains three fountains, the largest one being in the centre of the square. Close by this fountain is a neat conservatory for the propagation of flowering roots, &c., for the decoration of this, and other city squares. The grounds are beautifully laid out, and the utmost care and great discrimination has been displayed in the choice of trees and shrubs, which are i)lentifully cultivated. The celebrated City Band plays here in the evening, twice a week, during the summer. VICTORIA SQUARE. At the head of McGill street, is neatly laid out, the centre being oc- cupied by a large fountain. Being comparatively a new square, the trees are yet but small. At the south end of this square is placed the beautiful bronze STATUE OY HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. This work of art is from the studio of Mr. Marshall Wood, and was presented to the city by H. E. Lord Dufferin, then Governor General, on the 2 1 St November 1872. The cost of the statue was about $3,000, — together with the pedestal, the latter the gift of the Corporation. DOMINION SQUARE is upon the rising ground more to the west. It is the finest square in Montreal as to site. The Windsor Hotel, the new Cathedral of St. Peter, St. George's Church and Rectory, and the many other churches close to it give it importance architecturally. It also commands a fine view of the mountain. Besides the above, the city posesses several smaller squares, such as Richmond square at the extreme end of St, Antoine street ; Philips square 74 THE ST. Lawrence hall The * Medical k Hall -H-yipothecapies to ji. I^. fl. I'lie Prince of Wales.*!* XTOnTS.SJLST CORXTER OF ST. LAWRENCE HALL BLOCK. IMPORTERS OF Genuine Drugs and Chemicals, ENGLISH k FRENCH PERFUMERY, SOAP, BRUSHES, SPONOES, OB AND TOILET BEQUISITES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, e^ J. PALMER & SON IMPORTERS OF J^uman jJair, Perfumery^ p^ancy Qoods Manufactxarers of -McWIGS, TOUPETS, SWITCH ES^le-s- 1743 NOTRE DAME STREET, MONTREAL. Ladies Hair Dressing, and all kinds of Hair Work done in a Superior Manner. The St. Lawrence Hall Montreal City Guide. Montreal City Guide. 75 between St. Catherine and Dorchester streets ; Custom House square bet- ween St. Paul and Commissioners streets ; and Place d'Armes square between St. James and Notre Dame streets, and immediately opposite the cathedral of Notre Dame. All these form pleasant resorts in the summer months, and afford pleasing recollections of the country to the passers-by. Public buildings. THE COURT HOUSE. This building situated on Notre Dame street, is after the Grecian style of architecture, and is in its unpretending and massive grandeur, second to few buildings in the City. The most striking feature is its large Ionic portico, and the bold projection of the pediment, which gives the central portion of the principal front a very noble appearance. The front is divided in its length into five compartments, the wings advancing somewhat less than the centre, so as to give the facade an ar- tistic prominence, and to free the building from that monotony which marked the earlier public buildings of the City. Ample proportions are given to the entrances, vestibules, corridors, and stair-cases, while spacious halls of Justice and public offices are laid out, as well as ante-rooms and private chambers for the Judges and chief officers of the Court. Besides capacious fire-proof vaults, the building contains rooms for the Police, Criminal, Circuit, Superior and Appeal Courts, Advocates' rooms, Council room and library, offices for the Prothonotary, Sheriff and Registrar, and rooms required for all other officers engaged in the administration of Jus- tice. The total length of the building is 300 feet ; width 125 feet ; height 76 feet. It is built entirely of Montreal stone, and the roof is covered with tin. Cost about $300,000. BONSECOURS MARKET, on St. Paul street, near Jacques Cartier square, is a very large and sub- stantial building, which the tourist who wishes to see the Lower Canadian peasantry would do well to visit on a Tuesday or a Friday. Under this one roof, and from the market carts and booths around, every sort of eatable can be purchased, from maple sugar to mutton and fish. Vege- tables of all sorts testify to the fruitfulness of the surrounding country. All sorts of cheap clothing, baskets, little shrines, images, and wooden shoes, are displayed to tempt the rustic purse, and restaurants of primitive style to tempt the rustic stomach. A poor man of simple taste finds here everything he may require for horse or person. There are six other markets in the city, but this is the one best worth a visit, The length of this building is nearly 500 feet, and its appearance when crowded on a market day is very lively. 76 The ST. Lawrence Hall anadian # lacific ^ lailwail. -m ^AS- THE MOST DIRECT AND BEST EQUIPPED ROUTE BETWEEN TORONTO, OTTAWA m MONTREAL, AND ALL POINTS EAST AND WEST. This thoroughly built and splendidly equipped line, which was only opened for traffic in August, 1884, has already earned a reputation for comfort and regular time that few lines in America have ever reached, and none until after many years of operation. In the construction of this line the utmost care was taken with every detail, and nothing was left undone to make it what it was intended by its pro- jectors to be, the very best new line ever c<»nMtructed on the American Continent. TRACK AND BRIDGES. The cuttings are unusually wide and thoroughly drained ; the embankments are very wide and solid; the bridges, resting on first-class masonry, are of steel, and of twice the ordinary strength ; the rails are of the best steel, manufactured under rigid inspection, and are laid with angle splices of double strength ; the ties are large and closely laid, and the track is ballasted with the best materials. EQUIPMENT. The new line is equipped with the finest Passenger, Sleeping and Parlor Cars in the world. The wheels used under all the passenger rolling stock are of Krupp steel, 40 inches in diameter, not one of which has ever failed ; the axles are of steel and of the full size of the iron ^xles used on other lines. The car bodies are strongly framed to meet any contingency, and are wider and higher than those of any other railway. Both first and second class cars are designed to secure uniform warmth combined with perfect ventilation in winter and an abundance of cool air with freedom from dust in summer, and the cars of no other line can compare with them in these respects, nor in strength, elegance and comfort. THE SLEEPING AND PARLOR CARS Are owned and operated by the Company, and no expense has been spared to mcke them perfect. They are finished outside with polished mahogany and their interiors with their rich carvings and beautiful fittings are beyond comparison. The berths are wider and longer than in other sleeping cars. The curtains, blankets and linen, made expressly for the Company, are of finest quality. SECOND-CLASS SLEEPING CARS Are run on this line instead of the ordinary second class cars. They are handsomely finished in light woods, on the general plan of ordinary sleeping cars. They are bright and pleasant, and so comfortaole that they are largely u.sed by first-class passengers in making short trips. Jio extrn chnrm^e Is made In these cars. TIME The trains of this tine are run sharply on time. Tlie through trains make very few stops, and no annoying delays are permitted to occur at stations. All freight trains are kept well out of the way of passenger trains, and no train In permitted to follow a passenKer train from a station until It has passed tne next station ahead. This is the only line in America where this rule is in force. SAFETY. Every appliance of proven value, calculated to secure safety, has been adopted on this line without regard to cost. These are too numerous to mention, but they include an elaborate guard system at all bridges, Cooke's patent safety switch at all turn-outs from the main track — the only safety switch in use Montreal City Guide. Yt in Canada, and the only one known that will with certainty prevent derailment from a misplaced switch. Especial care has been taken to make the heating apparatus on trains entirely safe, and the oil used in lighting the cars is manufactured expressly for the Company, and is safer even than candles, while it anords a most brilliant light. CIVILITY AND ATTENTION. The civility and attention of the employees of the Company are spoken of by every traveller on the line. The cleanliness of cars and stations is also noticed. These two points are, next to safety, most carefully watched by the management. SCENERY. Some of the finest scenery in Canada is found along this line. It varies from beautiful to magni- ficent, and is nowhere uninteresting. Broad fields and rocks and lakes and forests are passed in suc- cession. The beautiful Ottawa River is on one side or the other from Carleton Junction to Montreal. A fine view of the picturesque Parliament Buildings at Ottawa is obtained from the passing trains, and the line crosses directly over the magnificent falls of the Lievre of Buckingham. DURING SEASON OF NAVIGATION THIS LINE «MAKES*DIRECT*CONNECTION*AT*OWEN*SOUND» With the New and Elegant Clyde-Built Steel Steamships "ALGOMA," "ALBERTA" i "ATHABASKA" Winnipeg, Manitoba AND THE Great North West Territories Be certain your tickets read by this new and popular Canadian Short Line, as you will save both time and money. W. C. VAN HORNE, W. WHYTE, D. McNICALL, Vice President, General Supt. Gen. Pass. Agent. Head Office: - - MONTREAL w The ST. Lawrence Hall LATE OF CHICAGO, CORNER McGILL AND NOTRE DAME 8T8., GLOTpe m wm Fine Ready-Made Clothing — AND — Gknts' Kurnishino Goods. O- TUB Omj-ST .A.IvCESalC.A.2>T HOTTSE I1:T 2»a:OiTTiaE-A.X.. -®«l MEN'S UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY, Largest Stock and Greatest Variety In Canada. American And Canadian Tourists' Trade Solicited. Montreal City guide. W CUSTOM HOUSE. The new Custom House, is the splendid building erected by the Royal Insurance Co., and which the Governmer t, in 1870, purchased for $200,000, the splendid oak furniture and fittings, safes, &c., being trans- ferred with the property. Alterations were made to make it suitable for its new purpose. There are three principal entrances, one, and the most imposing, being that by the stone portico facing on Custom House square, and the other two being from Commissioners street, and Common street respectively. Entering by this main entrance, the landing waiters' offices are on the left hand side, and the warehouse offices on the right. Imme- diately adjoining the former is the Surveyor's office. Passing through the Landing waiters' room, we come to the offices of the Sampler and weigher, and the Tide Surveyor. The first offices on the second storey are those of the Collector, a large room for the Clerk, and which may be used as a waiting room, adjoining it, the public offices of the Collector, and again adjoining this, a private office, all of them neatly fitted up. Directly opposite to the Collector, is the office of the chief Clerk and Treasurer. Descending from the passage between them a few steps, we enter the Long Room, emphatically the chief feature of the building" It is 94 feet long, 26 feet wide, and 27 feet high. The ceiling is very beautifully decorated, and at one end is placed the Royal Arms. On the other side of the stairs leading to the long room from the side entrance, is the shippers room, with large ante-room for sailors, and near them are the appraisers rooms, the whole in such close proximity as to make them very convenient. The warehousing appartments are exceedingly spacious and commodious. Three elevators, worked by steam power, are used in taking packages to the different flats. MERCHANTS EXCHANGE. In the Arrets of the French King, dated at Paris, May nth, 17 17, we find the following : — " On the petition presented to the King by the Merchants of Quebec and Montreal in new France," containing : " That trade being the principal means by which the colony can be sustained and augmented, it is im- possible that the merchants can ever flourish as long as they have not the liberty to assemble in a convenient place to treat mutually of their busi- ness ; that the meetings of merchants have appeared to be requisite for the utility of commerce in all the cities of France, and that if His Majesty will grant them the same grace, they hope that the measures they will take for the trade, will render it in a short time flourishing ; they therefore beseech His Majesty to permit them to assemble every day in a suitable place in each of the said cities of Quebec and Montreal — to all of which His 80 THE ST. Lawrence Hall J. 9 ^. /I\e^9tyr?, /T^erel^apt Sailors, flo. 1671 j\lotre Dame Street, /T^optr^al. Montreal City Guide. 81 Majesty having had regard \ having seen the said petiton ; heard the report, and considered the whole, His Majesty being in His Council, with the advice of Monsieur the Duke of Orleans, Regent, has permitted and per- mits the said merchants to assemble every day in a suitable place in the cities of Quebec and Montreal, there to treat of their commercial affairs, &c. Until 1858, there was no building set apart as an Exchange, when a building was erected upon the site occupied by the present Exchange. It was destroyed by fire on Christmas morning, 1865. The present build- ing is three stories high, with basement and finished attics. The ground floor is divided into large double ofiices, with safes. On the second floor is the reading-room, sixty feet by thirty-two feet, extending from front to rear, with ofiices for the Secretary and two other double offices. The third and fourth are occupied as offices, a portion of the latter being used as a residence for the keeper. The building is heated with steam. The facades are cut stone, the principal one facing on St. Sacrament street, being in the Italian style, with main entrance in the centre. CORN EXCHANGE. This building forms the corner of St. Sacrament, St. John and St. Alexis streets. It is three stories in height, the upper being equal in height to the two lower ones. The lower story and a portion of the second is of dressed Montreal stone. The upper portion is of red brick, with stone dressing. The upper flat is fitted up as an elegant and spacious hall for the transaction of business ; and is frescoed in a simple yet effective style. The room is well lighted with lofty windows on three sides. Adjoining this room is the Secretary's office and Board room. mechanics' institute, situated on the corner of St. James and St. Peter streets, is in the Italian style of architecture, and consists of three divisions, the centre having a portico with columns and rusticated pillars on lower story. The pillars and quoins are ornamented. In the second story is the reading room, library and class rooms. In the third story is the main hall, which will comfortably seat 800 persons. The library of the Institute contains about 7,000 volumes, and the reading room is supplied with all the leading news- papers and periodicals. Classes in mechanical drawing and other branches are sustained by the Institute during the winter months, and are well attended, large num- bers of the members availing themselves of the privileges thus afforded them. In obtaining teachers for these classes every effort is made to secure the best talent of the city. 82 The ST. La wrence Hall MICHEL TESSIER, Fashionable Bootmaker, No. 209 McGILL STREET, No. 209 Montreal. CCrSTOIiviE TT^OI^IS: -A- SIPECI-A-UT'Sr. The St. Lawrence Hall Montreal City Guide. Montreal City guide. 83 THE CITY HALL. This is a very imposing and handsome building close to the Cou»t House. It is 485 feet in length, and is built in a adaptation of modern French style with lofty mansard roofs and central pavilion. All the muni- cipal offices are in this building, including the water-works and fire-alarm offices. The Recorder's Court and Police office are in the basement. The city is governed by a Mayor, elected annually, and twenty-seven aldermen. Three aldermen, one of whom retires every year, are elected by each of the nine wards of the city. THE HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS' BUILDING. This commission consists of members nominated partly by the Mon- treal Board of Trade, the Corn Exchange and the City Council, and partly by the Dominion Government. Its duties are to watch over the harbour to keep up the standard depth of water, to keep the wharves and quays in good repair, to extend them when required, to allot places to incoming vessels, and generally to supervise all matters connected with the com- merce of the city other than the collection of custom duties. The Board has also care of the channel of the river as far as Quebec. Under its direc- tion all the operations of dredging and removing shoals have been carried on for a long series of years, and to its enlightened views of the destiny and capabilities of the city are due the present commodiousness and effi- ciency of the port. The plant engaged in this work consists of eight steam dredges, two stone-lifting barges, and eight tug-boats. The commission occupies a large cut-stone building adjoining the Examining Warehouse. In the basement of the building are i)laced the engines for the electric lamps which light the harbour. THE INLAND REVENUE OFFICE is a building on Custom House Square and has recently undergone exten- sion. This square was in old times the market place of the town. The present building was erected in 1836 for a Custom House. THE BOARD OF ARTS AND MANUFACTURES is a commission nominated by the Government of the Province of Quebec for holding industrial exhibitions, carrying on schools of technical art, and generally watching over the industrial interests of the province. It occupies the large building at the east end of the Champ-de-Mars, formerly occupied by the Geological Survey Museum. THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE is similarly constituted to the preceding, and has care of all public interests relating to agriculture. It holds exhibitions annually in conjunction with the former Board. Its offices are in St. Gabriel street. 84 The ST. La whence Hall TOURIST ROUTE CHARMING SCENERY. WELL APPOINTED STEAMERS. Round Trip Tickets to Ottawa, Do. do. Do. do. Single Fare, - - - UP BY RAIL AND RETURN BY BOAT. UP BY BOAT AND RETURN BY BOAT. UP BY BOAT AND RETURN BY RAIL. $4.90 4.00 4.S0 2.50 THIS IS THE ONLY RIVER ROUTE BETWEEN OTTAWA AND MONTREAL. jASSING beautiful river scenery, Lake of Two Mountains, the Indian Village of Oka, Mount Calvary, with its Seven Famous Old French Chapels and Shrines, Trappiste Monasteries, St. Ann's Rapids, (famous as the scene of Moore's Boat Song,) Shooting the Lachine Rapids, and Passing Under the Great Victoria Bridge at Montreal. FROM OTTAWA. — Steamer leaves daily for Montreal at 7 a.m. TO OTTAWA. — Steamer leaves Lachine daily on arrival of train leaving Montreal at 7 a.m. SIDE EXCURSIONS.— From Montreal: a day trip to Carillon, fifty miles up the Ottawa River, returning in the evening via Lachine Rapids. TO SHOOT THE RAPIDS.— TAKE 7 p.m. train for Lachine every afternoon. Canadian Pacific Railway connects with steamers at Ottawa for Montreal. HEAD OFFICE: 89 COMMON STREET, MONTREAL. R. W. SHEPHERD, Jr., Manager. Montreal City guide. 85 THE POST OFKICE, on the corner of St. James and St. Francois Xavier streets, has a frontage on St. James street of 129 feet. Its depth from St. Francois Xavier street to the Montreal Bank Building is 95 feet. The height of the main building from ground level to the roof is 88 feet, and from the basement to summit of central tower 1 20 feet. The building is constructed of Mon- treal greystone. The style of architecture is the modern Italian. The facade on St. James street is highly ornamented with cut-stone pillars, pediments and carved portico, while the mansard roof is decorated with richly furnished mouldings. The central tower contains a large illuminated clock with immense dial jilate. The mansard roof is of wood and i)ro- tected with iron and slate. The basement and first floor are constructed of fire proof materials, and the entire frame of the building is of iron, while the floors are laid in Baccerini cement and well trussed with iron for the greater preservation of the valuable contents of the building. It costs about $800,000. Mails for England close three times a week, for the United States twice daily. Canada is a member of the Postal Union, and the ])ostage to all countries in the Union is 23^ pence stg. or 5 cents ])er half ounce. For all parts of Canada and the United States the rate is 3 cents. City or drop letters are one cent. Postal cards at two cents are provided for En- gland and the Postal Union, and at one cent for Canada and United States. Transient Newspai)ers are one cent. All postage must be prepaid. The regulations for Book and Parcel Post and for other mailable matter as well as the hours of departure can best be learned on inquiring at the Hotel office as they vary from time to time. VICTOKI.\ SKATING RINK. Skating is one of the most popular of the amusements pursued by the citizens of Montreal during the winter season. While the river St. Law- rence furnishes room for all who may desire to practice the art, still the violent storms often prevent it being practiced in exposed places. To provide against this, several private rinks have been erected, the principal one being that known as the Victoria Rink. This is the largest and best skating rink in Europe or America. The Grand-Duke Alexis, who skated there during his visit to Canada, pro- nounced it better than anything of die kind in Russia. The club consists of over 2,000 members. The building is 250 feet long by 100 broad, is built of brick, and covered by a semi-circular arch-like roof, fifty feet high in the centre. The space used for skating is surrounded by a promenade, raised about a foot 86 The St. La whence Hall ']elaw/re& Hudson C.Co's IS.A.ILI30.A.3D. SARATOGA LINE Twenty-Eight Miles the Shortest Route bet- ween Montreal and New York. The Only Line to Saratoga, Lake George, and Lake Champlain. The most Direct Route to Troy, Albany, New York, Philadelphia, and All Points South andtEast. Passengers by this Route, during the Summer Season, may exchange their tickets for those reading "Through Lake (J hum plain and Lake Georfiy, via the Charnplain transportation Company's Steam- ers," affording them an opportunity of viewing some of the /'7/Jt'St Scenery in America. Wagner's Elegant Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars Run via This Route. The Through Mail and Express for New York carried over this Line. During the Season of Navigation, close connection made at Troy and Albany, with day and night boats on the Hudson River for New York. Information given and Tickets sold at all the Grand Trunk Ticket Offices, and at the Company's Office, 143 St. James Street, Montreal J. W. BURDICK, CHARLES C. McFALL, Gen. Pass Agent, Albany. Gen. Agent, Montreal Montreal City Guide. 87 above the level of the ice. The front portion of the building is two stories in height and contains, on the lower floor, commodious dressing, cloak rooms and offices. All around the building is a gallery. The building is lighted at night by gas and electricity. When many hundreds are on the ice, and with every variety of costume, pass through all the graceful figures that skaters delight in, the scene presented is dazzling. The following, taken from the columns of a local newspaper, is a description of a carnival held at the Victoria Rink, on the evening of the 3rd February 1879: "When Lord and Lady Dufferin, attended by their suite, took their seats under the dais about eight o'clock, the scene was magnificent. Never since the carnival in honor of the Prince of Wales' visit has there been such a brilliant assemblage in the Victoria Skating Rink. As the band dis- coursed the noble strains of " God Save the Queen," the skaters left the attiring rooms and bounding on the ice, commenced their graceful evolu- tions. Every nationality under the sun was represented. Indians of various tribes, with thick layers of war paint, brandishing tomahawks and scalping knives ; Spaniards and Italians shooting love and jealousy from their piercing black eyes ; obese Dutchmen, with their indispensable pipes and peculiar gait ; negro minstrels, rattling bones and thrumming tambou- rines and banjos ; girls of this period with immense chignons and unsightly Grecians ; girls of the olden times in quaint but comely costumes, eclipsing the so-called finery of the nineteenth century belles ; Chinamen and Japanese laboring hard to show their superiority over the nations they des- pise ; brigands intent on plunder ; pirates glorying in their deeds of blood, riflemen in their simple uniform, glowing with the ardour peculiar to volunteers ; ladies of the Elizabethan period proving beyond dispute their claims to beauty and fashion ; swells of this and other ages, sporting eye- glasses, ringlets, and languishing whiskers ; in fact, such a commingling of curious characters as to excite all kinds of emotions in the breasts of the observers. Round and round the glassy surface they glided, while the Victoria Rifle or City Band in the side gallery played majestic marches, lively qua- drilles, and sparkling polkas. For several hours the perpetual movement was kept up. There could be no lagging with such bright eyes and plea- sant faces looking encouragingly on. Surely the greatest pleasure that ever fell to the lot of fair women and brave men is to don fantastic costumes and take part in a skating carnival in the presence of a fashionable gather- ing like that of last evening." THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BUILDING. This building, situated on the corner of Craig and Radegonde streets, is one of the finest in the City. The style is the mediaeval or decorated 88 The ST. Lawrence Hall Intercolonial Railway of Canada — () — THE POPULAR CANADIAN ROUTE — KOR — SUMMER TOURIST TRAVEL! — () — Through Express Trains daily between Quebec, Halifax, N.S., and St. John, N.B., and also connections made for all Baie des Ohaleurs, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton points. NEW AND ELEGANT PULLMAN, FIRST CLASS, BUFFET, SLEEPING AND SMOKING CARS ON ALL THROUGH TRAINS. Perfect Steel Rail Track and Iron Bridges. •<^QUICK^TIME^AND^SURE^80NNECTI0NS^- P^HIS ROUTE traverses for 200 miles the South Shore of the Majkstic St. Lawrence, thence through the Famous Lake and Mointain Region and 1^ Valleys of the Restkiouche and Metai'Eolvc Rivers, unequalled for their Magnificent Scenery ; and the picturesque and beautiful shores of the Baie des Chaleurs, and Gi'LF ok St, Lawrence, abounding in Trout and Salmon Streams. o THE FC^'-CrXj.A.S, SUMMER AND SEA-BATHING RESORTS — ok — Rivi6re du Loup, Cacouna, Bic, Rimouski, M6tis, Metapedia, Dalhousie, Bathurst, Newcastle, St. John, Shediac Piotou and Halifax are on this line. CLOSE CON^" CTIONS made at Quebec with the Grand Trunk and North Shore Railways, and at Q jc and Riviere du Loup with the Steamers between Montreal, Quebec, and the far-iamed Saguenay River. Round Trip, Summer, Tourist and Saturday Excursion Tickets at prin- cipal Offices of the Grand Trunk Railway, and at the Office of this Line : — 136^ ST. JAMES STREET, (opposite St. Lawrence Hall.) IvIONTRKAL, Where all information, Time-Tables, Maps, and Illustrated Descriptive Guide Books will be supplied free. a. W. ROBINSON, General Eastern Agent, Montreal. A. BUSBY, ffen.' Passenger Agent. D. POTTINGER, Chief Snpt. Montreal City Guide. 89 Gothic. The foundation and some four feet of the base, is of Montreal limestone, but the superstructure is of Ohio sandstone. In its design the building has one feature, distinguishing it from every other secular or ecclesiastico-secular structure in the City, namely, a richly crocketted spire, springing from a dwarf arcaded tower on the corner facing Craig and Pvadegonde streets. The effect is striking and highly favorable. The main entrance on Radegonde street stands out in relief, and has a slightly pro- jecting porch, with turrets, gable, &c. ; and the doorway has richly moulded columns ; while over it is a window filled with tracery. The windows are well relieved with mouldings and columns. The roof is of the mansard pattern, and was adopted in subservience to the requirements of the cli- mate, to which the Gothic roof, with its many snow colleciing angles, is not so well suited. It is surmounted with an appropriate cresting, which gives a light and pleasing finish. In the interior is much to admire. The woodwork is finished without paint, presenting an unusually striking and rich effect. On ascending the broad stairway to the second floor the visitor passes betwixt a glass screen and a counter, to reach the reading room. On the right of this passage or corridor, is placed the library, in which the book cases are stained and varnished, and have an effective incised orna- mentation, while the arcading enclosing the office, challenges attention by its rich detail of diaper and cusjjed arches. The reading room (which is free to all) is a most elegant and cheerful apartment. There are pictures on the walls, and the floor is covered with handsome carpeting. The Lecture Hall, on the third storey, covers the whole superficial space of the building, and is 25 feet high. It is large and airy, and is seated for eight hundred, with metallic chairs covered in green morocco. The whole build- ing is heated by steam. The centre store on Radegonde stree. is occupied by the Bible Society. GREAT NORTH WESTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S OFFICES. These new buildings., situated at the Junction of St. Sacrament with St. Francois Xavier streets, are in the modern Italian style of architecture, and specially adapted to the requirements of the Telegraph Company. They are built of the best quality of freestone fiom Berea, Ohio, U. S., being transported the long distance intervening, at considerable expense. There is 65 feet frontage on St. Fran(;ois Xavier street, while that on St. Sacrament street, is 135 feet. The height of the building from the street level to the top of the dormer windows is 74 feet. On the ground floor, in the angle formed by the junction of the two streets, is the main entrance to the public receiving room ; a fine airy apartment about 60 feet by 40 and 18 feet in height. It is sub-divided by handsome glazed partitions. 90 THE ST. Lawrence Hall FURNISS. LAVIOLETTE & CO. IMPORTERS OK WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, Etc. Etc. Etc. No. 81 St. JAMKS Strkkt, (NEAR LA BANQUE DU PEUPLE.) MONTREAL. SOLE -A-O-EITTS liT C.A.1T.A.3D.A. FOSe LA OIE DU VIN DE ST. RAPHAEL .... Valence. A. MAGNIER «& CO Cognac. O. LAVIOLETTE & CO Havana. J. T. WILKENS Rotterdam. Montreal City Guide. 91 and so arranged as to afford ample accommodation for the steadily increas- ing Montreal business — a space equal to 40 x 21 feet being devoted to the public. The extensive operating room, fitted with the instruments, and all in motion, is an interesting sight ; its adjuncts, and the engineer's offices are on the second floor, while on the last flat is the stationery department? work room, &c. Upon the roof, crowning all, is the cupola, looking like an immense pepper castor, being punctured all round with scores of holes for the admission of the web of wires which will here centre from the vast and steadily increasing number of offices which dot the Dominion in all direc- tions. From the cupola the wires are carried to the operating room. The edifice, which has been constructed in a very substantial manner, forms a noteworthy addition to the number of elegant and substantial public buildings that the Canadian metropolis possesses. BANK BUILDINQS. MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA. This magnificent edifice, said to be the finest building for commercial purposes in America, is situated on the corner of St. James and St. Peter streets. The general design is of modern Italian character, the basement being rusticated and faced with grey Halifax granite, while the rest of the building is built of Ohio sandstone, with polished Peterhead red granite columns in the principal entrance. Internally, the arrangement is some- what peculiar, the general banking office being arranged at the back of the building, approached by a central corridor from the street. This is a handsomely designed room, about 60 feet by 50 feet, and 42 feet high, paved with tesselated tiles, with galleries for head clerks, &c., on two sides. Out of this main banking office, which is fitted up in the most elaborate style, are the strong rooms, which have been designed and constructed with the utmost possible care, to ensure the safety of their contents against fire and thieves, no expense having been spared to make them as perfect as possible. In the first and second floors are arranged the board-room, secretary's rooms, and other offices, and the whole building is fitted up with every convenience. The windows are filled with double sashes, the inner one glazed with plate glass. The bank-room windows and doors are fitted with Burnett's patent wrought-iron revolving shutters, and electric bells are used throughout. A telegraph office, with wires communicating with all the telegraph systems in the city is fitted up within the building, and a handsome electric clock marks the time, with dials in five different parts of the structure. 92 The ST. Lawrence Hall CANADA PAPER CO., Limited, X'a.per Malsers azid "V^liolesale Sta-tioxxers. Hole AfrentM In t'anndn for tlio (>«'lel>rnte■— J ) EST.A.Br.ISIXED iS72 g-— ^ " Stroud Brothers, Tea aiiil Golfee iiiipoilGi8, 91 ST. LAWRENCE UAIN STREET, MONTREAL. ALSO AT — TORONTO, OTTAWA, KIN6ST0NIBELLEVILLE. -wIciFEEfH EJCTR^CTED WlfpeUT P^IN** AT CITY DEMTAL SURGERY ROOMS BY — Dr. W. H. DION YOUNG, 1694 NOTRE DAME STREET, Is pleased to inform the neighboring towns and country that he has been obliged to enlarge his rooms for numerous accommodating calls. Teeth inserted in every method. Filling attended to in Gold, &c. Medical Advice gratis. All Operations performed in a Scientific Manner. Montreal City guide. 9ft BANQUE JACQUES CAR! lER. The new building occupied by this bank is situated on the east side of Place d'Armes, and is a well executed building in the modern French Renaissance style, four stories in height, with high mansard roof THE VICTORIA BRIDGE. This wonderful triumph of engineering skill was completed in 1859, from the designs of Robert Stephenson and A. M. Ross, ably carried out by the energy of James Hodges. The bold idea of a bridge to span the St. Lawrence dit not, however, originate with them, as, in fact, the Ho- nourable John Young in 1847, ''^"d Mr. C. T. Keefer in 1851, had, long before the English engineers came out, demonstrated its feasibility and pointed out the location which was afterwards, with slight modifications, adopted. The engineers skilfully availed themselves of a ledge of rock, which crosses the river from Point St. Charles to St. Lambert's, upon which to found their superstructure. The bridge is 9,184 feel in length. There are 25 tubes, which are supported by 24 piers and the two terminal abutments, or, to be more precise, there is a centre tube, and on either side six pairs of double tubes. The centre tube is detached at both ends ; and the double tubes are bolted together and to the piers at their inner junction, and free at their outer ends. These free ends rest upon rollers, and, as openings are left between each set of double tubes, the expansion and contraction caused by the extremes of Canadian climate are amply provided for. The tubes are of wrought boiler plate iron, built up with most careful calculation of varying thicknesses of plate, and stiffened with angle-iron. They are of the uniform breadth of 16 feet, and are arranged for a single track within. Their height varies from 18 feet 6 in. at the terminal tubes to 22 feet for the centre tube. The centre tube is 60 feet above the summer level of the river. Besides the openings for expansion, windows are placed in the tubes to afford light. All the spans are uniformly of 242 feet, excepting the centre, which is 330 feet. The piers are built of limestone of the same formation, the Chazy, but taken from two localities, one at Point Claire, on the Island of Mon- treal, and the other at Isle Lamotte, in Lake Champlain. The dimensions of the piers at the summit are 33 feet in the line of river by 16 feet in the line of the bridge. They descend to a point 30 feet above summer level, very gradually increasing in size. At this point the masonry is extended horizontally 10 feet on the up-stream side, from whence it descends, at an angle of 45 degrees, to a point 6 feet below summer level, and thence perpendicularly to the bed of the river. The 96 THE ST. Lawrence Hall W. S. WALKER, IMPORTER OF , Fine waiGies i ENGLISH AND FRENCH CLOCKS, Silver and Silver- Plated Ware, &c. No. 1711 Notre Dame Street, (OPPOSITE THE SEMINARY CLOCK.) (ESTABLISHED 1853.) Watches, Clocks, Musical Boxes and Jewellery Cleaned and Repaired. GOGHENTHALER 'THE JEWELLER HAS NOW ON HAND THE LARGEST AND BEST SELECTED STOCK OF DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND JEWELLERY Fine Gold Jewellery, Novelties in Silver Jewellery, Canadian Souvenirs, Beautiful Jem Rings, Ladies' and Gents' Watches, all makes, and the grandest stock of Carnival Jewellery in the city, made by ourselves. VISIT OUR ESTABLISHMENT AND BENEFIT BY IT. FINE WATCH REPOSITORY: 165 ST. JAMES STRKKT 165 NEAR ST. LAWRENCE HALL-WEST, ^ 2"HE St. Lawrence Hall Montreal City Guide, Montreal City Guide. 97 main increase in the size of the piers is thus upon the up-stream side ; the other sides, however, increase slightly as they descend. The current runs at the bridge at the rate of seven miles an hour, and the pressure of the ice when piling and shoving in the spring and fall is enormous. The hori- zontal gain of 10 feet in the up-stream dimension of the piers prevents the ice from reaching the shaft, and the sharp edges to which the piers are brought upon that side form saddles upon which the ice cannot rest, but must break asunder or glide aside. The dimensions of the piers at their foundations are 92 feet by 22^ feet. The abutments are 242 feet by 34 feet at the top, and 290 feet by 92 feet at the foundation. The entrance to this wonderful structure is between high parapets of massive masonry, hewn in Egyptian style. Over the entrance, cut into the lintel, is the inscription : — Erected a.d. mdccclix. ROBERT STEPHENSON AND ALEXANDER M. ROSS Engineers. Over the lintel, just in front of the first tube, is inscribed : Built by James Hodges FOR SIR SAMUEL MORTON PETO, BART. THOMAS BRASSEY AND EDWARD LADD BETTS Contractors. The iron for the superstructure was all prepared at Birkenhead and SRflt out, each piece so marked as to go readily into its place. The first stone was laid on July 20th, 1854, and the first passenger train crossed December 19th, 1859. The following data, from Mr. Legge's excellent little book about the bridge, are giveu for the benefit of visitors who may be fond of figures : — Cubic feet ot masonry, 3,000,000 feet; tons of iron in tubes, 8,250; number of rivets, 2,500,000 ; painting on tubes, 30 acres, four coats, equal to 120 acres; force employed, 3,040 men, 142 horses, 4 locomotives. Total cost 6,300,000 dollars. Strangers desiring to visit the bridge will require to obtain a pass from the Grand Trunk Railway office at Point St. Charles. THE ART ASSOCIATION. This institution was incorporated in the year i860 under the presi- dency of the late Bishop Fulford, who, during his lifetime, took a deep interest in its proceedings. Its operations were carried on by a council of gentlemen interested in art matters, and for many years, under their aus- 98 THE nT. Lawrence Hall THE^STANDKRD Life Assurance Company ESTABLISHED 1825. Head Office in Canada: - - UONTREHL, STANDARD BUILDING, MONTREAL. The Standard is one of the oldest and nnost extensive Institutions in Great Britain for ttie Assurance of Lives. 2,773 New Proposals for Life Assurances were received during the year, for $ 7,557,678 Total Sum Assured at 15th November, 1884 - - - 99,608,971 Accumulated Funds Invested in Mortgages in England, United States and Canada, Government Securities, Lands, &c. 31,470,457 Claims Paid in Canada, over 2,000,000 Deposit in Ottawa for Benefit of Canadian Policy-holders 1 98,000 Other Canadian Investments, over .... 2,000,000 Prospectuses, Annual Reports, Xablea of Rates, &.G., can be obtained on application at tbe Head Office, Montreal, or any of tbe Agencies tbrougbout Canada, -wbere every infornrxatlon on the subject of Life Assurance -^vlll be si^ven. W. M. RAMSAY, MANAGER, Canada. Montreal City Guide. 99 pices, exhibitions were held with much success. The late Mr. Benaiah Gibb, a member of the council, died in 1877, and bequeathed to the Asso- ciation the lot of land at the corner of St. Catherine and Phillips' square, upon which the gallery is erected, and 8,000 dollars in money. He left also his own collection of ninety paintings and some bronzes as a nucleus for a gallery. To these, some works of art have been added by the libera- lity of citizens. The gallery is open every week day from ten until four on payment of 25 cents. Members paying an annual subscription of five dollars, and their families are admitted free. Besides the permanent exhi- bition, special exhibitions of paintings, engravings, ceramics, and other works of art are periodically held. Lectures on kindred subjects are pro- vided, and art classes are carried on under competent teachers. An Art Reading Room to form the nucleus of an art library has been recently started in this building. THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY occupies a building of its own in University street. It dates from the year 1827, when it was first organized. The Museum was commenced in 1832 in a building in Little St. James street, and the Society removed in 1858 to its present building. The ground flat is occupied by the lecture room and library. On the second flat is an excellent and extensive natural history collection and a collection of interesting objects connected with Canadian history and the native races of Canada. Besides the regular meetings of the society, courses of lectures are given during the winter on scientific sub- jects, the transactions of the society are published in the Canadian Naturalist, a quarterly magazine established in 1852 by the late E. Billings. In it all the papers of interest which are read at the monthly meetings appear, and the bound volumes of back years contain a mass of interesting and valuable information relating to the natural history of Canada which cannot be found elsewhere. 100 " The ST. Lawrence Hall ROYKL CANADIKN FIRE AND MARINE NSUKANCE*i!OMPANY. mr CAPrTAL, - - - $500,000 157 ST. JAMES STREET, m ANDREW ROBERTSON, President. HON. J. R. THIBAUDEAU, Vice-President. ARTHUR GAGNON, Sec.-Treas. l)i^ector|s : JOHN OSTELL. JONATHAN HODGSON DUNCAN McINTYRE. G. W. MOSS. HUGH McKAY. WM. SMITH. ROBERT ARCHER. GEO. H. McHENRY, Manager. Montreal City Guide. ' 101 M:0NTREAL, Canada. -^ HENRY* HOGAN,* PROPRIETOR. ^ 'OR the past 30 years THIS HOTEL, familiarly known as the "ST. LAWRENCE," has been a household word to all Travelers on the Continent of North America, and has been patronized by all the ROYAL and NOBLE Personages who have visited the City of Montreal. This Hotel, including the entire block which is admirably situated, being in the very heart of the city, and contiguous to the General Post Office, Public Buildings and other plases of interest and of business, has recently been acquired by Mr. Henry Hogan, the former Proprietor, who has handsomely and appropriately decorated and renovated the interior, and completely refitted the whole of the apartments with new furniture, comprising 100 new rooms, making the present number of apartments 250. A new and elegant Passenger Elevator has also been added, and the Halls and Public Rooms are lighted by the Electric and Incandescent Lights, making it the most attractive lighted Hotel in the Dominion. The Hotel is managed by Mr. Samuel Montgomery, under the im- mediate personal supervision of Mr. Hogan, than whom no one is better qualified to conduct an hostelry of such magnitude as the St. Lawrence Hall, and than whom no one has gained a better reputation as an oblig- ing, generous and considerate host. Hotel Coaciies are in attendance on arrival of ail Trains and Steamers. Ail Baggage Cliecks sliould be given to tiie Porter in attendance. 102 The St. La whence Hall 536 to 542 Craio Strekt, .^k. "»i^- ►^GARTH & CO> Steam m Hot Water Engineers, MANUFACTURERS OF GARTH'S PATENT HOT WATER FURNACES, All kinds of Cast Iron, Steam and Hot Water Fittings, Brass Work for Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fitters, Coppersmiths & Engineers, BEASS and lEON CASTINGS MADE TO OEDER. AGENTS AND MANUFACTURERS OF VID DDZErS PmEm STEflin JET PDPIPS, THE CHEAPEST AND MOST EFFICIENT PUMPS ON THE MARKET. NO WORKING PARTS! NO LUBRICATION! Van Duzen's Loose Pulley Oilers. IMPROVED AUTOMATIC LUBRICATORS. For Looomotives and Stationary Eniarines, &o. Holland's Oline Compound. ^ IRON foundry: CORNER MAISONNEUVE AND LA6AUGHETIERE ST8. 4> « Montreal City Guide. 103 Tariff for Hackney Carriages. — m — ONE-HORSE VEHICLES. Time allowed— Fifteen Minutes, For I or 2 persons 25 cts. For 3 or 4 persons 40 cts. Time allovred— Thirty Minutes. For I or 2 persons 40 cts. For 3 or 4 persons 60 cts. For the first hour. For I or 2 persons 75 cts. For 3 or 4 persons i .00 For every subsequent hour. For I or 2 persons 60 cts. For 3 or 4 persons 75 cts. TWO-HORSE VEHICLES. Time allowed— Fifteen Minutes. For I or 2 persons 50 cts. For 3 or 4 persons 65 cts. Time allowed— Thirty Minutes. For I or 2 persons 65 cts. . For 3 or 4 persons 75 cts. a I For I or 2 persons $1.00 For 3 or 4 persons 1 . 25 BAGG-AG-E. For each trunk carried in any such vehicle, 10 cts. No charge shall be made for travelling bags, valises, boxes or parcels, which passengers can carry by the hand. a. When the drive exceeds half an hour, hour rate to be charged : fractions of hours for any drive exceeding one hour shall be charged at pro ratd hour rates as above esta- blished for drives by the hour ; b. For drives between midnight and four o'clock in the morning, fifty per cent shall be added to the tariff rates above established ; c. The tariff by time shall apply to all drives extending beyond the city limits pro- vided the engagement be made within the limits ; d. Children under five years of age and sitting on their parents or guardians' lap will be admitted free of charge and shall not be held as being included in the word *' persons " in the said tariff; e. The word " drive " wherever it occurs in the said tariff shall be held to admit stoppages within the time fixed for said drives. 104 The St. Lawrence Hall Hover's Patent Sofa Bedstead, PATENTED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, UNITED STATES AND CANADA. CLOSED.— As a Parlor Sofa. OPEN. — As a Beef, with Spring and Hair Mattress. y-^'HE ONLY useful and common sense Sofa-Bed — has stood the test Q [^ for years — No Pulleys, Wires, Catches, etc. to have it out of order f every second day ; positively free from insects ; has a place under the seat to stow away the bed-clothes. PRICES— ffom $25,00 to $75,00 Packing, $1.00 extra. Forwarded F.O.B. to any part in Canada. THE UNIVERSAL COMMODE CABINET ^ c=; ■»► Invaluable not only in the Sick Room, but in the Nursery, Bed-room and Bath-room. HEALTH AND CLEANLINESS. THE UNIVERSAL The Universal Cabinet, made in Black Walnut, Ash or Cherry, packed up, forwarded to any part of Canada, F.O.B. , on receipt of $3.50 ^?^: The Universal Commode Cabmet Co. Sole Manufacturers under Royalty Patents of the "Hover Sofa-Bed" and "The Universal Cabinet." 2 PHILLIPS SQUARE, Montreal. Montreal City Guide. 105 Montreal Fire Alarm Telegraph. Box No. 3. 3- 4- 5- 6. 7- 8. 9- 12. J3. '4- 15- i6. 17- i8. 19. 21. 23. 24- 25- 26. 27- 38. 29. 3'- 32. 34- 35- 36. 37- 38. 39- 41- 42- 43- 45- 46. 47- 48. 49- SI- 52. 53- 54- 56- 57- 58. 59- 61. 63. 63- 64. LOCALITY. Cor. St Jean Kaptiste and St. Paul .sireel.i. Cor. Jacques Cartier Sq. and St. Paul .street. St. Gabriel Street Fire Station. Cor. Notre Dame and St. Frs. Xavier streets. Cor. St. Sacrament and St. Peter streets. Cor. St. Paul and McGill streets. Corner Youville and Common streets. Cor. Notre Dame and McGill streets. Cor. Craig and Chenneville sts.(Cent'l Fire St.) Corner Craig and St. Lambert Hill. Cor. Vitre and Sanguinet street. Cor. St. Lawrence and Lagaucheti^re streets. Cor. Dorchester and St. Urbain streets. Corner Bleury and Dorchester streets. Beaver Hall Hill. St. Antoine (opp. Genevieve street.) Cor. Brunswick and Dorchester streets. St. Catherine street, (No. 5 Fire Station.) Cor. St. Lawrence and St. Catherine streets. Cor. German and Dorchester streets. Corner St. Catherine and St. Denis streets. Cor. German and Ontario sts. (Fire Station.) Cor. St. Lawrence and Sherbrooke streets. Corner St. George and Sherbrooke streets. Corner University and Sherbrooke streets. Cor. McGill College Av. and St. Catherine st. St. Lawrence, (opp. Guilbault street.) Cor. Prince Arthur and Shuter streets. Corner King and Common streets. Corner Duke and Ottawa streets. Corner Dupr£ Lane and St. Maurice street. Corner St. Antoine and Cathedral streets. Chaboillez Square (Fire Station.) Wellington street (Fire Station.) Mill street. Corner Wellington and McCord streets. Corner Colborne and Ottawa streets. Corner Notre Dame and Mountain streets. Corner St. Antoine and Mountain streets. Corner St. Catherine and Mountain streets. Corner Sherbrooke and Peel streets. Corner St. Antoine and Guy streets. Corner St. Martin and St. James street. Corner Notre Dame and Canning streets. Corner Fulford and Coursol streets. Corner William and Seigneurs streets No. 10 Fire Station, St. Catherine street weit. Grey Nunnery, Guy street, cor. Dorchester st. Canada Sugar Refining Co.'s Refinery. St. Gabriel Market, (Fire Station.) Grand Trunk Works, (Pointe St. Charles.) Cor. Notre Dame and Bonsecours streets. Bo» LOCALITY. No. 65. Dalhousie Square, (Fire Station.) 67. Corner Wolfe and Notre Dame streets, 68. Corner Roy and Drolet streets. 69. Corner Sherbrooke and St. Denis streets. 71. Windsor Hotel, c. Dorchester and Stanly sts. 7a. Corner Craig and Visitation streets. 73. Corner Cadieux and Courville streets. 74. Corner Dorchester and St. Andre streets. 75. Corner Mignonne and St. Andre streets. 76. Fire Station, corner Beaudry and Ontario, 78. Corner Seigneurs and St. Patrick streets, 81. Corr-T Robin and Visitation streets. 82. Corner St. Catherine and Panet streets. 83. Corner Maisonneuve and Dorchester streets. 84. Corner Logan and Champlain streets. 85. Corner Champlain and Ontario streets. 86. Corner Congregation and Wellington streets. 87. Corner of Menai and Forfar streets. 91. Cor. Craig and Gain streets, (Fire Station.) 92. Adams Tobacco Factory, Notre Dame street. 93. Corner Ontario and Fullum streets. 94. Corner Berri and Dubord streets. 95. Gas Works, Hochelaga. 96. Rolling Mills, St. Cunegonde. 97. Shedden Co.'s Stables, William street. 112. Corner Notre Dame and Rolland's Block. 113. Opposite 60 German street. 114. Hochelaga Fire Station. 115. Corner Moreau and Notre Dame streets. 116. Corner Moreau and Ontario streets. 117. Corner Marlborough and Logan streets. 118. Corner Notre Dame and Frontenac streets. 119. Corner Iberville and Logan streets. 121. Corner Partlienais aud St. Catherine streets. 123. Corner Wolfe and Lagauchetiere streets. 124. Corner Dufresne and Mignonne streets. 125. Corner Christophe and Ontario streets. 126. Corner Wellington and Eleanor streets. 127. Opposite 112 Maple street. 128. Corner St. Catherine and Amherst streets. 129. McDonald Tobacco Works, Ontario street. 132. Old Custom House (North Corner.) 134. Corner Craig and Hermine streets. 135. Exhibition Building. 139. C. P. R. Shops, Hochelaga. 143. Seigneurs street, (Fire Station.) 143. Corner Notre Dame and Guy streets. 145. Reservoir, McTavish street. 149. Canada Rubber Company. 152. Corner Dorchester and Mansfield streets. 153. Corner St. Catherine and Fort streets. 106 THE ST. LAWRENCE HALL Henry Birks & Co. ^^JeWelleus, \zr^ 235 and 237 ST. JAMES STREET. GOLD and SILVER WATCHES. PINE JEWELLERY. DIAMONDS. SOLID SILVER. FINE ELECTRO-PLATE, CLOCKS, &c., &c., &c. IiTSE>E]CTIOaiT HT-VITEID. ff^;^!? ESTABLISHED 1842. ^zS^ CHARLES ALEXANDER, MANUFACTURER OF 219 St. James Street, IVIontreal, A FEW DOORS WEST OP THE "HALL." RETAIL ONLY. Montreal City guide. 107 L. E. N. PRATTE, IMPORTER OF ^PIANOS^ ORGANS AND HARPS. Ttie largest assortment in Canada, at thie naost reasonable prices. INSTBUMENTS BY HAZELTON BROTHERS, New York, KRANICH & BACH, New York, FISCHER, New York, DOMINION ORGAN and PIANO CO., Bowmanville, Ont. BROWNE & BUCKNELl, New York, ERARD, Paris, France, «*AND OTHERS ■(». ' ' ' Also the celebrated Piano-WM. KNABE S CO., Baltimore. To order, Instruments by the best makers of London, Paris, Boston and Vienna. Cases of rare woods in artistic designs and carving made to suit any style of decoration. 1676 NOTRE DAME STREET, NEAR NOTRE DAME CHURCH