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Un des pymboles suivants apparattra sur la dernidre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbole -—^ signifie "A SUIVRE ", le symbole V signifie "FIN". , IVIaps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre filmds d des taux de reduction diffirents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clichd, il est filmd & partir de Tangle supdrieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fc 5g M( Wli PublisI Publishod by the Dominion News Co., publishers and proprietors. !90 St. James street west, Montreal. ._^ J. C. KING, Advevtislng Agent MA I if i': PREFACE. In the preparation of this little Han l-book, tlie Publish- ers liave not aspired to much of an historical or anti- quarian character, but have had in view the single object of furnishing a sketch of tb.e places describedin the way most serviceable to the travelling public. The same idea has prompted tlie form In which it is issued, combining, as it doe8, a pocket, men.orandum and Guide Book, all in one,-- -the suggestion of Mr. J. C. King, whose experience with travellers on the steamer Quebec had led him to recognize what would be most valuable and acceptable to them. It is believed that this Hand-book will supersede everything in the way of a Guide to the river-cities, Montreal and Quebec, and it is confidently expected that the class for whom it is intended will, by tlieir patronage, sustain the Publishers in that belief. No labour lias been spared to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, and it is intended to revise the same carefully with each yearly issue. Entered according to Act of Parliament in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, by C. R. Ckiskolm, tn the office of the Minister of Agriculture. ^r r . r >/i:^ ^ <^^^^ ^^^>^ '4^ I' A intei with faith passi stree ence as t neati servj they the c fares total with requ AND ITS ENVIRONS. ■1 n RESUMING that arrangements have beea made to reniain in the city for two or three days, and that the tourist desires to make himself acqiiairited with all the places of interest in and about Montreal, we shall join compan)* with him, and shall endeavor to act the part of a faithful cicerone by allowing no point of interest to be passed, without at least a brief notice. Taking as our starting point, the corner of St. James street and McGill street, we shall, if required, experi- ence no difficulty in securing a comfortable conveyance, as the Canadian carriage is kept with scrupulous neatness. The drivers are your willing and obliging servants, knowing every inch of the route by which they convey you, and the charges, as will appear by the cab tariff further on, unlike American coaching fares, do not spoil the fairest pi'ospects, by threatening total ruin to your finances. Each driver is supplied with these tariff* cards, and must produce the same, if required to do so. ^S^' M S. CARSLEY, ORY GOODS IMPORTER, M 393, m, m & 399 lOTRE DAME STREET, MONTREAL, And 18 Bartholomew Close, LONDON, England. INFORMATION. S. CARSLEY'S is the largest Dry Goods Store in Canada. All Goods marked in plain Figures, and no Second Price. The Reason Why, S. CARSLEY, Can sell so Mtjcfl cheaper than other drapers, is because he sells for prompt Cash only, and imports his Goods direct from Europe. ' Our arran<^ement8 being completed, we commence our tour, and entering St. James street, wliich is the principal thoroughfare of the city, paved with Nicholson pavement, and lined with fine buildings, occupied as stores or oflices, we pass a large building jbrnnng the left hand corner of St James and McGill streets, and occupied for many years by Messrs. Morgan & Co., as a dry goods warehouse. Immediately opposite this building are the Ottawa Buildings, formerly the Ottawa Hotel, but now used for shops and offices. Further on, on the opposite side of the street, is the establishment of Messrs.-Savage, Lyman tfe Co. (estab- lished 1818), a place of great attraction to strangers, where may be found the latest styles of jewellery, gems, bronzes, and works of art. At the corner of Dollard-street, a little further on, is a beautiful stone edifice in which the Nkw York Piano Company, under the management of Mr. H. J. Shaw, have their warehouse and roon^s. The building is 05 feet by 50, 4 storeys high, and is fitted up with great taste, and every convenience. At the corner of St Peter-street, stands the Mech- anics' Hall. This building is in the Italian style of architecture, and consists of three divisions ; the centre having a portico with colunnisand rusticated pillars on the lower storey. The pillars and quoins are orna- mented, and the windows on St. James-street have moulded cornices. The library of the institute contains over 5000 volumes, and the reading-room is snpplied with British, United States, and Canadian papers, and periodicals, and during the winter months classes in several useful branches of education are sustained by the Institute, and are well attended. 1^™' 6 i i CENTRAL VERMONT R. R. QMEE'N M&WMTAiN M&WTE. The Old Established and Popular All-Rail Eoute — BETWEEN MONTREAL & NEW YORK, —AND— liOliTMEJIX & BOST0M, Four Express Trains daily to New York, with Pullman and Wagner Sleeping and Parlour Cars attached. Three Express Trains daily to Boston with Pullman's elegant Sleeping and Parlor Cars attached. No Other Line Does It, Tourist's and Exouusiaw Tickets at greatly reduced rates for sale at all the leading Hotels and 'i'icket Offices in Montreal, and all the principal Cities of Canada and United States. Also, at the Company's Ofiiccs, 136 St. James St. MONTKEAL ; 271 BuoADWAY, cou. CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK ; 260 Wash- ington St., boston, where Seats and Berths in Drawing- Koom and Sleeping Cars can be secured A. C. STONEGRAVE, Canadian Pass'r Agent. J. W. HOBART, S. W. CUMMINGS, General Superintendent , General Passenger Agents ST. ALBANS, VT. The Ticket Offices of the South Eastern Railway Co. are on the ground floor of the buiUiing. Looking across St James street we notice a beautiful building, *' The Merchants Bank," of which tlie late Sir Hugh Allan, of "steamship fame," was President and founder. The general design of the building is of moMisticated, and built of grey Halifax granite, while tlie rest of the building is Ohio sand-tone, with polished Peterhead granite columns at the principal entrance. Internally, the arrangement is somewhat peculiar, the general banking office being arranged at the back of the build- ing, approached by a central corridor from the street. This is a handsomely designeack:woods man, of stalwart frame, rough and ready ; anil the sailor, on the other side, is not less effective as a specimen of the British tar. He is pulling at a rope, ami is appropriately encompassed by the emblems of commerce. The whole sculpture is cut in Binny stone, and its light hue brings it into fine relief, when placed against the dark blue tinge of the Montreal stone. The work was executed by Mr. John Steel 1, U.S.A., Her Majesty's sculptor in Scotland. Connected with this bank is a Savmgs Branch, the business of which is carried on in a building adjoining the one just des- cribed, and connected with it by fire-proof passages. Taking our stand on the steps of this bank, we have before us the square known as Place d'Armes, during the French regime a Market Place and Drill Ground, but now a beautiful, though small, public garden with a fountain in the centre- On part of this square stood, in early days, the French parish churcli, the founda- tion of which was laid in 1671. The church was low, built of rough stone, pointed with mortar, and had a high pitched roof, covered with tin. On this square, in 1775, was assembled the handful ofcitizens, soldiery and regulars, who, after review, proceeded to the point where ^than Allen, and his followers, had landed, in his reckless adventure to capture the city, and in which lie was defeated. The scene has greatly changed. The square is now enclosed with a neat iron railing, on a stone foundation, a fountain is erected in the centre, and handsome en- trance gates are erected at the four corners. The stone 22 Capdian Pacific Railway, EASTERN DIVISION. TIIE GREAT mTfRoirToF CAMDA THE FINEST EQUIPPED PASSENGER TRAINS IN THE WORLD No one travelling throiigli Canada should fail to visit THE CAPITAL OF THE DOMINION. B3 sure to secure your tickets via the GRAND PALACE CAR LINE On whose Fast Express Trains between MONTREAL and OTTAWA are run the celebrated ~)CARiLLON and LACHINE,(- THE GUANl)E«T DlUWINQ-RoOM Cau« IN AMERICA. For Tickets, Seats in Drawiiig-Kooin Cars, Time 'J'ables and all information regardiiig routes. &c., apply at the Comi)any"s City Ticket omce, 103 ST. JAMES STUKET, or Ticket OtHces WINDSOR HOTEL. W. C. VANHORNF, ARCHER BAKER, Ocneral Manager. General ^nperinfttnhnf GEO. W, HIBBmRD, ^Siiot. Gcn'l. Pass. Agent, 23 posts on either side of the gates are surmounted by a shield with the arms of the city, cut in stone. Ou eitlier side of tlie square, are buildings., which, for soli- dity and architectural beauty, are unsurpassed in Canada. These buildings are chiefly devoted to bank- ]\]ir and insurance offices. Tliat which immediately adjoins the Bank of Montreal was formerly known a?. the City Bank, but is now the Hkad Offices of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is a plain hut substan- tial stone building of the Doric order, three storeys in height, the centre portion of the buihiing being formed ot' two rows of stone columns. Tlie Company has recently made extensive additions to the building both in front and rear, and the interior arratigenients are conunodious and complete. Further on, at the corner ofSt. James-street and Place d'Armes Hill, is the build- in.i; of the Lifie Association OF Scotland, a lofty edifice of sandstone. On the left hand side of Place d'Armes is the Jacques Cariikh Bank, a beautiful new building, well executed in the modern French KenaisHance style, tour stories in height, with high mansard roof. A few yards further alon^;, and at the corner of Notre l)an)<'-Htreet, stands the Masonic Hall, or, a^ it is more (atniliarly. known, *'Muir's Building." The Lodge U H)m, in th? upper portion of the building, is beauti- Inlly fitted up with all the requirements necessary for the ceremonies observed by the *' brethren of the nivHtic tie." On the opposite si(le of the square stands the Ontario l^vNK. Tliis building is in the pure Italian style of architecture, chaste and simple in its features, yet producing a handsome faQade, It is four storeys higli, anil built of Montreal stone. Tlie frontage of the 24 DELAWARE 4 H™8 C. C^^'^- MM^ "SABATOQA LINE." 28 MILES THE SHORTEST EOUTE — BBTWEXK — MONTBBAL and JVEW YOBK. The only Line to SARATOGA, LAKE GEORGE & LAKE CHAMrLAIN. The most direct Route to TROY, ALBANY, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and ALL POINTS SOUTH AND EAST. Passengers by this Route, during the Summer Season, may exchange their tickets reading through LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND LAKE GEORGE, Via the Champlain Transportation Company's Steamers, affording them an opportunity of viewing some of tlie FINEST SCENERY IN AMERICA. Wagner's Elegant Drawlng-Room and Sleeping Cars run via this Line. The Througli Mall and Exi)re8s for New York carried over this Line. During season of Navigation close connections made at Troy and Albany with day and night boats on the Hudson River iur New York. Information given and Ti<'ket8 sold at all the Grand Trunk Ticket Offices and at the Company's UJlice, 143 STo JAMES STREET, MuNIREAL. I>. M. Kkndhtok, CuAiiLKS C. McFall, C'eu. PasS' Jfftnf- Genii. Agent Albany. Montbhal 25 buiMingis fifty feet, and the deptli seventy feet; height over sixty-two feet; fbrming as a wliole, a very fine liiiilding. On the Notre Dame street corner is the lian(l.«onie buildin^^ occupied by the Roval Innuranck Co., and on the corner of St. James-street the hand- some earated by shafts into five compartments, and subdivided by mullions into 30 valls, which have withstood the summer sun and winter storms for now over 200 years, will soon have to make way for more modern structures. The old Seminary was the sameshape as at present, viz., form- In 30 DON'T FOUaET TO VISIT W. J. CLARKE'S BEAVER HALL SQUARE, Within four minutes walk of the Windsor Hotel. Canadian Silver Jewellery ! Snow-Shoes, Toboggans, &c., &c. The Largest Stock of Novelties to be found in the City. LOW PRICES. 31 iiig three siiies of a square, 132 feet by 00 feet deep, jiik) had attached spacious gardens and grounds, extending 342 feet on Notre Dame-street and 444 feet on St. Fran^'ois Xavier-street. A portion of this o;;irden was taken for a site on which to erect the pre- sent Parish cliurcl), and a row of buildings on St. Francois Xavier-street further curtailed its dimensions, k'living the garden of but Hmited extent. What has been retained, is well laid out and cared for. Proceeding down St. Francois Xavier-street (ilie Wall street of Montreal), entering it from Notre Dame street we pass the beautiful buildings of the Exchangk Bank, and on our way, we pass the offices of the Cana- dian Express Company, tlie line building of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, also the uthces of the Canada M'.Uual Telegraph Company, and a few doors away on Hospital street the offices of the Dominion SS. Co., D. Torrance & Co., agents, and speedily find ourselves standing before the superb building erected by tlie Montreal Telegraph Company tor its own use, and now occupied by the Great North- western Telegraph Company, wliich has leased it. This block has a frontage on St. Sacrament-street of 110 feet and on St. FranQois Xavier-street 65 feet. The public entrance is on the corner of the streets named, and there is another entrance on the latter- named street, which gives access ro the general offices. Above the public entrance in the attic storey i« a large illuminated clock, and connected with this there are witliin the building a number of clocks, the whole worked by electricity, thereby securing a uniformity of time throughout the preniises. fiBI 32 HENRI LARIN, . 18 ST. \dh( IP' MONTREAL. The ONLY First Class Establishment in the Street, WORK DONE IN THE LATEST AMERICAN STYLES. 33 Opposite to this building, on St. Sacrament-street, stands the Merchants' Exchange Building, which is three storeys high, with basement and finished attics. The facades are cut stone, the principal one, facing on St, Sacrament street, being in the Italian style, with the main entrance in the centre. Near to this place is situated the Corn Exchange which forms the corners of St. Sacrament, St, John and St. Alexis streets. It is three storeys in height, the upper storey being equal in height to the two lower ones. The lower storey and a portion of the second is of dressed Montreal stone. The upper portion of the building is of red brick with stone dressings. The upper flat is fitted up as a spacious and elegant hall for the transaction of business 5 the room is well lighted with lofty windows on three sides. j Returning to St. Francois Xavier-street, and passing down, we enter St. Paul-street, a narrow street, but on which are some of the finest buildings erected for mer- cantile purposes. Passing one block downward, we enter a small square on which is erected a plain build- ing formerly used as a custom house. In front of this building, facing the Harbour, is the Custom House, an exceedingly handsome edifice, which was erected for the Royal Insurance Co. of London, and was subse- quently purchased by the Dominion Government From the tower of this building a beautiful view of the Harbor, the River, and Victoria Bridge is obtained. A short distance below the Custom House is the " Montreal Sailors Institute," an institution which has accomplished very much for the welfare (both spiri- tual and ten^poral) of the large class for which the Institution was founded. The comfortable reading and cofiee room are largely patronized b^ th^ s^^m^u, B 34 ROSAIRE ROY & CO, 'J ©rcimmt^fiilliri ^ 9 ST. lAWREKCE MAIN ST. MONTREAL. SPLENDID ASSORTMENT -) OF (- French and English Goods SHIRTS TO ORDER. fluffs., ^aLLa^&j ^ies., N.B.— Special attention pai«lto tourists. 35 Return ino; to St. Paul-street, and passing onward, we ascend St. Sulpice-street, on the lower side of which are the immense blocks of warehouses known as the '^ Nun's Buildings/' used as barracks for the troops sent out during the " Trent" difficulty, but now occu- pied by wholesale firms. Passing up this street we have a fine view of the side of the French Parish Church, and speedily enter Notre Dame-street at the Place D'Armes. Passing along that street, the tourist will note the chaste and elegant style of architecture adopted for the large Retail Establishments which line its extent. Shortly after we turn into Notre Dame- street, we notice among the fine blocks of warehouses one known as the Cathedral Block. This occupies the site of the old Christ's Church destroyed by fire in December 1856. Midway between the Place D'Armes and the Court House we stop, and passing through a modest looking gateway, we find ourselves surrounded by ancient look- ing buildings with old-liashioned slanting roofs and iron shutters. This is The Convent of *' La Congregation DE Notre Dame," founded by the celebrated Marguerite Bourgeois, who commenced the undertaking in the year 1659, with some young iadies she had brought from France. The buildings originally extended 234 feet along Notre Dame and 433 feet on St. Jean Bap- tiste-street. The Notre Dame-street front was enclosed by a high stone wall, which was taken down about 1835 and a range of cut-stone houses and shops erected. The buildings in St. Jean Baptiste street still stand, but the old chapel was taken down a few years ago, and was replaced by an elegant edifice of cut stone, en- trance to which is gained by this arcjied gateway E 36 Business or Pleasure Trip, I No matter which, you will be repaid by visiting the largest In all Canada, AT — 188 ST. JOSEPH ST.. MONTREAL. Ion's, Mil's, Boj's ani Cira's Wearing apparel of every known variety. FREE TELEPHONE AT YOUR DISPOSAL. I. A. BEAUVAIS. i : I 37 from Noire Bame-street. The black dress worn by the sisters of this congregation has given to the estab- lishnitnt the name of the '' Black Nunnery/' Proceeding along Notre Dame-street, we reach the Court House. " iis building is after the Grecian style of architecture, ..odified to suit the requirements of the Courts of law, and the vicissitudes of the climate, and, although divested of some of the elegant ornamentation belonging to this beautiful style, is yet, in its unpre- tending and massive grandeur, second to few buildmgs 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 artistic prominence, and to fr'?e the building from that mono- tony which marked the earlier public buildings of the city. Ample proportions are given to the entrance, vestibules, corridors and staircases, 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. These offices are well lighted from the sides. Beside capacious fire-proof vaults, the building contains rooms for the Police, Cri- minal, Circuit, Superior, and Appeal Courts, advocates' rooms, Council room, and Library offices for the Protho- notary. Sheriff and Registrar, and rooms required for all other officers engaged in the administration of justice. The total length of the building is 300 feet; width 126 feet; height 76 feet. It isbuilt entirely of Montreal stone, and the roof is covered with bright tin. 38 J. RATTRAY & CO. Wholesale Tobacconists, — MANUFACTURERS OF— ^ CIGARS: CIGARETTES: FLOR DE CANADA, LITTLE CORPORAL, EL BUEN FUMAR, THE ROYAL, THE WEED, IMPERIAL, EXCELSIOR, ORIENT, SIN RIVAL, ST. LAWRENCE, As well as a large variety of other brands, in all sizes and shapes. — ALSO OF — TOBACCOS AND SNUFFS; IMPOBTEliS CF HAVANA CIGARS, American, Russian and English Cigarettes, MEERCHAUM, BRIAR AND CLAY PIPES, And every description of Tobacconists Goods. WAREHOUSH: AND OFFICE: 428 St. Paul, Corner St. Francois Xavier Street. JFACTOMY: 80 St. Charles Borrommee Street, MONTREAL. 39 Opposite the Court House, on Jacques Cartier Square is the RicHELiELT Hotel, a well kept and well appointed Hotel. In rear of the Court House is a large level plateau known as the Champs dk Mars, which was formerly used as a parade, or drill jsjround for the troops. It was originally but a small piece of ground situated in one of the bastions of the old town wall, but after the walls were removed it was enlarged to its present dimensions, 240 yards long by 120 wide. At the side ot the Champ de Mars, stands the St. Gabrtei -STREET Presbyterian Church, erected in 1792. It is a plain unassuming looking structure, and stands back several feet from the street. It is surmounted by a small steeple, which contains a bell s iid to be ilie nrst Protestant bell sounded in Canadr. For many years a part of the church was assigned to the uee of the troops, wheti any Scotch regiments were stationed in Montreal. On the site adjoining the Court House is erected the City Hall, a very handsome, imposing building in the modern French Style with nmnsard roof and {»avi- lion in tiie centre, it is four stories in height, a!)d 185ft. in length, and is one of the ornaments of the city. Immediately facing the City Hall on Notre Dafne-street Stan*' * a quaint lookijig low building enclosea by an iroi: . 'i?»ig. This cannot fail to be a point of interest to An r erican visitor. Duru,, the American invasion, in 1775, it was occu- pied by the American Brigadier-General Wooster, and in 1770 by his succefisor, Benedict Arnold, who held a council there with the illustrious Fifkiiklin, the two Carrol ls,(Charles Carroll, of Carrol Iton, and liis brother, m 40 Established 1860, Seath's Speciality TROUSERS TQ MEASURE H 1 These Trousers are made from all-wool Saxouy Tweeds, and eyery pair guaranteed. DOBT. SEATH & SOIIS> MERCHANT TAILORS, 441 NOTEl DAME STEEET, MONTREAL 41 afterwards Bishop Carroll) and Mr. Samuel Chase. In this building was erected the first printing press ever used in Montreal. It had been brought by Franklin in order to publish matters likely to bind the French Canadians to the '* American caupe ; " but ar neither the " pen " nor the ^' sword" proved successful, the principals retired from the field, and the printer remained, and shortly after started a newspaper which is still publi5:al Piiikips* Sole lu&ker oX Blake's «UlIIAL.Ii£NOS:'> Stone Breaker. 51 Directly opposite tliis is Viger Garden. The site o( this garden was originally a swamp or marsh, and i.e marked as such on an old plan of the city in 1758. Each succeeding year has witnessed improvements and additions, until the square has acquired its present beautiful and pleasant aspect. It is bounded by Oraig, Dubord, St. Denis, and St. Hubert-streets, and con- tains three fountains, the largest one being in the centre of the garden. Close by this fountain is a neat conser- vatory for the propagation of flowering roots, &c., for the decoration of this and other city squares. In addi- tion lo the three principal fountains, there are others for drinking purposes in various parts of the garden. 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 plentifully culti- vated. During the summer a band often plays in the (grounds. Ascending tliis street, which is one of the handsomest in the city, again, to St. Catherine street, ut a short distance along the latter to the East is the church of Notre Dame de Lourdes, which lacks the interest given to many other churches of the city by historical association, Imt is interesting on other groutids. The church is one of recentdate, and has been built and ornamented with the single design of expressing and interpreting, by means of palming, the dognia of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. This is the only work of the kind on this continentj and re- flects great credit upon the native artist, M. Bourassa, and his 6'or;A f'\ t 9 lecture. The front i8 of cut stone with two coluinns and portico. Beyond this is the St. Andrews Home, a biiildinff owned by the St. Andrew's Society, and intended as a home for the reception of destitute Scotch people. Still further along, is the French Mission Church (Protestant), erected b)^ the French Protestant Missionary Society in connection with the Church of Scotland. It is built of brick with stone dressings and slate roof, and in the Gothic style of architecture. The church is 58 feet long by 30 wide. Proceeding along Dorchester-street we cross St. Law- rence-street and soon reach the Montreal General Hospital. On theGthday of June, 1821, the foundation stone of the building [which now tbrmo the centre portion] was laid with Masonic honors, by the Right Worshipful Sir John Johnson, Bart., Past Provincial (riand Master of Canada. In less than a year the building was finished, and on the 1st May, 1822, it was opened for the eception of patients. On the 18th May, l8iU, the Hon. John Richardson, the first president of the institution, died at the age of 7G years. His friends, desirous of erecting some n»onunient to his memory, resolved to devote the money acquired by a public sub- ^cription, to the enlargement of this building, by erecting a wing, to be called the Richardson wing. Accordingly, on the IGth September of the same year, the corner-stone was laid, and the building was opened lor the reception of patients on the lih December, 1832, In 1848, the widow of the late Chief Justice Reid added the wing known as the Reid wing, as a m mument to the memory of her husband. Another wmg was added later on, and is known as the Morland wing. This 66 III! l!i NEW YORK PIAIO CO., St. James Street, 226 & 228, Montreal. The Largest Piano House in Canada. AGENTS FOK PIANOS. A. WEBER, New Yokk. DECKEU&SON, " DUNHAM, J. P. HALE, 4( YOSE & SONS, Boston. HALLET DAVIS & CO., '< HEJ NTZM AN & CO., ToKONTo WILLIAMS & SON, (< N. Y. I'lANO CO. ORGANS GEO, WOODS & CO., I BUKDETT&CO., | W. BELL & CO. Tuning and Repairing Organs and Pianos a Specialty, U, 0, 31UW, Manager, li. L. CADWELL, Manager, MONTREAL. WINnVEa. buildii to the but rj storey Turl John's! stone Jt is e display extern { 0pp. a brick market l^awrei ness stt a steep which CiiURcii the fror height c and one whole e the chi cleresto is entire Sherbro Bon Pai the sch Commis Proce we pass edihee e iJrbain- 67 '£0. building fi'onts on St. Dominique-?treet, and is attached to the west wing of the main building. It i8 a plain but rather imposing structure, built of stone, four storeys in height, besides a high Mansard roof. Turning up St. Dominique-street we arrive at St. John's Church (German Protestant). The corner- stone of this building was laid on the 21st April, 1858. It is erected solely with a view to comfort, without anv display of architectural beauty, either internally oV oxternally. Opposite to the church is the St. Lawrence Market, a brick building, similar in style to all the other public markets. Passing round this building, we enter St. Lawrence Main street, one of the principal retail busi- ness streets, and crossing St. Catherinestreet we ascend a steep acclivity to Sherbrooke street, at the corner of which stands the Sherbrooke-street Wesleyan Church. This church is of the early Gothic style. On the front is a tower surmounted by a spire, rising to a height of 120 feet. There are three entrances by the front, and one on the side. A lofty basement extends under the whole edifice, tbrming school-rooms, class-rooms, and good Workmanship Guaranteed. Strangers Visiting the City wonldldo well to oalll before pnrobasing elsewhere. 417 ^ 419 NOTRE DAME ST., MONTREAL. 69 a liandpome stone building of Gothic architecture, the interior of which is very well flnisiied and artistically tinted. As we ride along, we have to our left, and lying near the foot of the mountain, a pile of massive stone build- irgs, surrounded by a hi^h wall. This is the Hotel DiEU, the first of the religious houses formed in Mont- real, iiavmg been commenced within two years after the first occupation of the city. It was founded in 1644 by Madame de Bouillon, for the reception of the sick and diseased poor of both sexes. The first build- ing was situated on St. Paul-street, along which it ex- tended 324 feet, and on St. Joseph (now St. Sulpice street) it was 468 feet in depth. The building consisted of a hospital, convent, and church. The church stood upon St. Paul-street, and was of stone, in the Tuscan style, surnmunied by a triangular pediment and cross. Before the establishment of the Montreal General Hospital this was the only place to which the afflicted poor of the city could be sent lor relief. It furnished for many years a refuge for the miserable, and help for the sick, to whose comfort the siHters devoted themselves with the most praiseworthy benevolence. The increasing demands for aid rendered it necessary that more extensive premises should be obtained, added to which was the fact that the neigh- borhood was so tliickly built up that it became neces- sary to remove the hospital to a more open locality. To meet this the present premises were erected. This is the most extensive religious edifice in America. It is situated in a large open field, at the head of St. Famille- street, and contains the church, convent, and hospital. The whole of the grounds are surrounded by a massive at. n^ 70 . k i it PLUMBERS, GAS ^^^ STEAM FITTERS, BRASS FOUNDERS & FINISHERS, TIN & SHEET IRON WORKERS, VENTILATING. BELL HANGING &c. 76 & 78 McGILL STREET, MQNiVEEAI,. All Orders Personally Attended to. 71 stone wall, and the circumference of the enclosure is one mile and a half. The foundations of the buildinc; were laid by the Roman Catholic Bishop on the lat July, 1859, and in January, 1861, the bodies of the de- ceased nisters were removed, witb great solemnities, from their resting-place, in the old chapel, to the new building. The physicians of the institution are the protiessors of the French school of medicine. There are 75 nuns in charge of the institution, which contains a large number of old men, orphans, and over 200 pa- tients, while an average of over 200 sick persons are' annually admitted. As we leave this building, and continue our way along St. Lawrence-street, we enter *' St. Jean Baptiste village," a municipality, distinct from that of Montreal, and yet so joined to it, that the oldest citizen could scarcely tell you when he left the city, or when he enterecf the village. Near the centre of this village stands the Town Hall, and Market; then we pass the "Public square,'' and reach the point of divergence towards the mountain. Tlie corner at which we turn is known as the ** Mile End," it being situated a mile beyond where the St. Lawrence Tollgate formerly stood. if we should invu to the riglit, at this point, and ])roceed about ^ a mile, v;e should find ourselves in the midst of extensive stone quarries fron» whiclj have been taken nearly all the material used in the erection of the public, and private edifices of our beautiful city. Our course, however, is in the oppOvsite direction, and as we pass along a well-kept, level and pleasant road, we inform our tourist that we are now upon a tour, which inchules a visit to the Mount Royal Cemetery, a drive round the niountain, find u view of the beautiful 72 III OF FINE JEWELRY DIAMOND SETTERS ETC. 1 WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF GOLD & SILVER JEWELLERY KEPRESENTING THE FALL AND WINTER SPORTS OF CANADA, A Full Line of which is always on hand at ^THE BOOK STANDS-- On the Steamers «* MONTREAL " and "QUEBEC." These Goods are designed and manufactured by ourselves, and wo guarantee them to be pure coin silver. THOS. ALLAN k CO., 167 ST. JAMES STREET, MONTREAL. 73 country which lies on the western side of Mount Royal. Not far from Mile End and at the terminus of the City Passenger Railway Cars are the extensive grounds on which the Provincial Agricultural and Industrial exhibitions are held, and where permanent exhibition buildings have been erected. We next pass through the tollgate, and enter the avenue leading to that beautiful resting-place of the Protestant dea u tn o 3 :3 S ^ ki / 0) 03 3 0) Scenery unsurpassed on this Continent. s CO £i "J s ^ iL B5 cS » —' iD -- =« ►y — o-l <-! +3 O"^ ^ d 3 ^M fl 3 O 75 ricp, such as lakes or streams of running water, still, those which do exist are made available in eveiy possible way, to add beauty to the scene. Returning irom the Cemeterv, the drive is continued round the mountain, and soon reaching a higher elevation a beautiful panoramic view is obtained of the northern side f the Island. On a clear day thirteen village spires may be seen. In the distance the spire of the College ofSte. Thevose glistens in the sun, the waters of the Lake of the Two Mountains, and the Lake St. Louis and the St. Lawrence are visible. The village of Cote des Neiges, with its quaint old chapel, next attracts the attention of the tourist. It is a fair speci- men of a Canadian village. Many imagine it derives its name from the snow-drifts, the true name being The Village of Our Lady of Snow, but it is derived from a village of the same name in France. In the 17th century, among the French emi- grants who came to settle in Cajiada were several families from that village. When lookins: for land the^' went over the mountain, and as they beheld the beauti- ful view they exclaimed, 'this is like our native village in France.' Well pleased, they settled there, and built a small church, and named itL'Eglise de Notre Dame des Neiges. From that church the name of the hamlet is derived. Having passed through the village, there lies before us a choice of roads. We may pass direct tu the city, or take the road round the "^'two Mountains." We dev'ide upon the latter, and turning to the right, for nearly two miles the eye is delighted with a panoramic view of the cultivated larms of the Canadians. Thon turning to the left, we pass Ville '\ria, formerly the 76 ST. LAWRENCE HALL, MONTREAL. For the past thirty years this hotel, familiarly known as the ** St. Lawrence," has bepn a '* household word" to all travellers on the continent of North America, and has been patronized by all the Royal ana noble personages who have visited the city of Montreal. This Hotel has been recently re-taken by MR. HENRY HOGAN, the former proprietor, who has handsomely and appropriately decorated and renovated the interior, and com- pletely refitted the whole of the apartments with new furniture. The Hotel is admirably situated, being in the very heart of the city, and contiguous to the General Post Office, the princi- pal Banks, Public Buildings, Law Courts, Commercial Ex- changes, Railway and Telegraph Offices. The Hotel will be managed by Mil. Samuel Montgomery, under the immediate personal supervision of Mr. Hoqan, 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 au obliging, generpus and cou- siderate boat. the 184 the Op, ing 77 residence of the Earl of Elgin, Governor General, who fled there tor refuge from the indignation and fury of the people, when they burnt the Parliament House, in 1849, This fine villa and grounds is now occupied by the sisters of the Congregation as a boarding school. Opposite the convent is the Church of St, Luke. Turn- ing again to the left, towards Montreal, a magnificent view is presented of the St. Lawrence, the distant Mountains of Vermont and Boucherville, and Beloeil Mountain on the opposite side of the river. The finest point of observation is from the Butternut Tree on the roadside, just before descending the hill. Here a few minutes' rest will afford great enjovnient, as it presents a view unsurpassed for variety and. beauty. Descending the hilL we pass Cote St. Antoine, noticing on Cote St. Luc road'the McKay Institution for Protestant Deaf Mutes,* a handsome building endowed by the late Joseph McKay. ' Once more entering the City, by the toligate on Sherbrooke-street, and passing onward about ^ a mile, we reach the extensive buildings known as the ''Great Seminary." We have already alluded to the ancient Seminary building on Notre Dame-street. In addition to this building, the *' Gentlemen of the Semiiiajy^' had a large farm situated at the foot of the Mountain (and now intersected by Guv, Dorchester, St. Catherine and Sherbrooke-streets.) This was laid out in extensive gardens,^ orchards, etc., which were cultivated for the benefit of the Seminary. The buildings on this farm were commodious and substantial, and were surrounded by a massive stone wall. The entrance gates were flanked by two remarkable looking stone towers, still standing, and having at the first glance an appearance 78 DR. F. L. PALARDY, CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, IMl'ORTEU OF Patent Medicines, Seeds, Dyes, &c., 102. ST. JAMES STREET WEST, (Formerly St. Bonaventure.) Specialities : Specific against intemperance; Cod Liver Emul- sion witli Hypophoaijhites and Iron. Quinine Wine and many otliere,, not unlike the remains of cld wind mills. These quaint looking circular towers, with their rough walls, con- trast strangely with the more beautiful niasonry of the ujassive walls of tlie immense structure in their rear, known as the Great Senunary. iet we honor the " Gentlemen of the Seminary ^' lor the feelingn which liave prompted them to retain tliese old landnjarks. For ever ti century and a half have these towers withstood the assaults of time, and in their early history they served to guard the entrance within the wall wiiich surrounded the old '* Maison des Pretres,^' as the first building was called. - AVithinJ thcvse towers have gathered some of the early priests, and their Indian converts, looking anxiously towards the dark forest by wliich they wf re surrounded, expecting, yet dreading, the ap})earance of the treacherous and savage foe. Here, alao, the gentle Marguerite JiMur|;€ois 79 has sat, and taught the young Indian girl?, ani endeavored to impart to them eome of that z(»al which Mred her own heart. How changed ia t le pcene I Now, villa ami mansion surround the spot, and there is nought of bye-gone dayfa, pave t!)e<»e two solitary towerp, the last remaining relics of the "Fori de la Monfar/ne.'' The Gentlemen of the Seminary finding that they required greater facilities for ca ryingon their educa- tional 8chem.es deternnned to take down the old build- ings on the farm, and erect on their site, others of sufficient capacity for the accommoer of others, in 1737 to unite in works of charity, to live by tlielr own intone, roofs covered with slate. Standirvg by the side of the church, and looking across Dominion-square, we notice a lofty brick structure, devoid of ornamentation, even of the skimpiest nature. This is the Roman Catholic Bishop's residence, or, as it is called by courtesy, the Bishop's Palace. A wing at the rear is at present used as the Bishop's church. A few years more, and this will cease to be occupied as such, for we now pass lofty and 83 massive walls of masonry, which are part of nn iininense ecclesiastical structure, which, when coiii- pleted, will surpass all others in America, and is to Ix'' called The Canadian **St. Peter's." This Cathedral stands at the corner of Dorcheptor and Cathedral streets, and near the foot of the latter is the St. Joseph's Church and Orphan Asylun» (Roman Catholic. A fiew paces beyond Cathedral street, on Bonaventnro street, is the Grand Trunk R. R. Passenger Station, a venerable building, soon, it is hoped, to give place to a structure more worthy of a visit. We shall, however, proceed along Dorchester street. At the corner of Mansfield is Knox Church (Presby- terian). This church is in the early English style df Gothic architecture, and consists of a nave, side aisles, and a pulpit recess. Passing one block, we next arrive at St. Paui/s Church (Presbyterian.) For size, beauty and con- venience, this is one of the most important of our city churches. It is cruciform in plan, stained windows, and the usual accessories of Gothic arcliitecture. The capacity of tlie buihiing is that of 1000 sittings — there are no galleries, except one for the organ and choir. There is a basement under the whole area of the church, divided into lecture rooms and school rooms, with the necessary adjuncts to eacli. The walls to the level of the base are constructed of Montreal limestone ; the superstructure is faced with similar material, haviiii: the natural surface of the stone exposed to view ; the weatherings, groins, pinnacles, and all the ornamental parts of the work are of Ohio sandstone. The roof is covered with slate from the Melbourne quarries. 89 At tlie corner of Dorchester and Universitv Ptreets is the St. James Club House, a handeoMie building. Across Dorchester street is the New Jerusalem Chukch, a neat brick building, with stores in the lower portion [hereof. At the foot of University street are the buildings of tlje McGiLL Normal and Model Schools. These are built of stone, the style of architecture, carrying us back in fancy to the time of the Tudors. They front on Belmont street, and were originally erected for a High School. These buildings, as well as the name of the street, suggest mention of the principal educational institution in the city, McGillCollecje, the grounds of which are at the head of the street. It was tbunded by James McGill, Esq., a merchant of Montreal, who died on the 19th December, 1813, at the age of sixtv-nine years. Not having any children, he determined to cfe vote a large portion of his fortune to some object of t ^nevolence con- nected with his adopted country ; and in his last will, made two years before his decease, he set apart his beautifully situated estate of Burriside, on the slope of tlie Montreal Mountain, with a sum of £40,000, for the tbundation of a university, one of the colleges of which was to be named the McGill College. The college is situated above Sherbrooke-street, near the base of the mountain, and the structure consists of u main building, three storeys in height, with two wings, connected therewith by corridors. The wing to the west called the " Wm. Molson Hall" was the gift of the gentleman of that name, and consists of the Library with Convocation Hall above it. These build- ings and corridors, which are buili of Montreal lime- stone, contain the cl»ss rooms of the Faculty of Arts, ^Vl IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) // 7 :/. t/^ '^ ill I.I L2I 1.0 !i:i^ IIM »« 1^ III 2.2 if 1^ IIIII2.0 1.4 1.6 ^ > ^ Wj PhotogiBphic Sciences Corporation Vi WeST MAIN STRUT WIBSTIR,N.Y. 14540 (716) B73-4503 fV iV v ^s^ ^ p ^vx. ^ ^^ ^ ri7 .s^ a^ .s^ 90 and librar}^ and the residences of the principal, the professor in charge of tlie resident under^iraduates, and the secretary. The library con tains over 20,000 volumes of standard vv^orks. This number does not include tiie library of the Medical Faculty, which contains upwards of 5,000 volumes. The nuiseum was tbrmerly in these buildings also, and contained a general collection of type specimens of Zoology ; the Carpenter collection of shells, presented by Dr. P. P. Carpenter to the Univer- sity ; the Carpenter c<„>llection of Mazatlan shells; the Cooper collection of 2,400 Canadian insects ; a collec- tion of Canadian frewh water ar.d land shells, aLso Botanical, Geological arid Mineralogical speciniens ; models in mining and engineering and the philoso- phical apparatus with a Chemical laboratory furnished with all tlie necessary appliances. All of which weie removed to the Peier fttDrATH Museum, a beautiful donation to the university from Mr. Kedpath. At the west end of the college building is situated the observatory, the basement of which is devoted entirely to the observations on Terrestrial Magnetism, 'ihe ground storey and leaJs are devoted to Meteorological observations. The transit tower is for the purpose of furnishing time to the city and to the ships in ttie har- bor, and is connected by electric telegraph with u ** Time Ball " at the wharf. At tiie eastern end of the college is the building erected for the Medical Department. This is a fine stone structure, 4 storeys in height, erected in 1872 at a cost of about 130,000. Adjoining the grounds of the College (to the West) and opening on McTavish-street stands the Prksby- TfiRiiiN Coi^LKGE, a handsome structure recently erected; 91 and occupying an elevated site. It is built in a style of architecture unlike the majority of public edifices in Montreal, and at once commands attention. It is con- structed of Montreal stone, and, beside the usual class rooms, library, (fee, there are also dormitories for the students, and the western wing provides a residence for the principal. A handsome building has been recently added to the college by the benefaction of Mr. David Morrice, and comprises a convocation hall and library, dining hall, dormitories andoflices, and erected at a cost of upwards of $100,000. Jmn)ediately behind this college is the distributing reservoir of the Montreal Water Works. This is well worthy of a visit, and the beautiiul carriage drive around it, is at such an elevation above the city as to furnish a very fine view. Taking our stand near the building wherein are the appliances for letting on the supply of water, we turn our back to the city, and glancing upward to old Mount Royal, we see perched hiirh above us, and standing out in bold relief against the verdant niountain backgro\md, Ravenscrag, the residence of the late Sir Hugh Allan. Returning to Sherbrooke-street, we turn down Mans- field-streei and pass The Montreal Gymnasium, a hirge stone building, at the corner of Burnside and Metcalfe-streets. Entering St. Catherine-street, and turning to the east, we pass Victoria-street, near the foot of which is the Academy of Music, a pleasant Theatre. At the corner of this street, extending to University -street, is a hand* Home pile called the **^ Queen's Block," the lower part of which is given up to shops, and the upper compris- ing Assembly Rooms and a very handsome Concert Hall, called the '* Queen's Hall. ^2 Passing this block we next reach Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal). This church, which is unquestionably the most beautiful specimen ot ecclesiastical architecture in Canada, was opened for divine service on Sunday, Noveniber 27th, ISGO. It is of the cruciform plan, and consists of a nave and aisles 112 feet long and 70 feet wide; transepts lOO feet across the tower, and 25 feet wide ; tower 29 Icct ecjuare ; and choir, 46 feet long and 28 feet wide; Avith aisles for organ chamber. The spire, which in entirely of stone, rises to a height of 224 feet. Con- nected with the choir is the robing room and clerk'.s roam, and half detached from this an octagonal build- ing containin;^ the chapter house, and diocesan library. Internally, tiie nave, 67 feet high, has an open roof, the timbers of which are worked and carved. Two ranges of columns and arches separate the nave from the aisles* The capitals of these columns are carved, end designed from Canadian plants. The four end arches of the naves spring from sculptured heads, representing the tour evangelists. The ceiling of tlie choir is elaborately illuminated in blue and vermillion, ^and spangled with golden stars. The wlieel window on the 8t. Catherine-street front is in colored glass [the gift of the School children] and also the four smnll windows underneath, representing the four major pro- phets ; the whole of the windows in the clerestory of the choir are in colored glass. The altar wiridow is of the most chawte and elegant description. The transept windows and the windows in the end of the aisles are also of painted glass. The pews are all low, with carved ends and without doors. The stalls in each side of the choir are finely carved. The reredos ia laid with »3 encaustic tiles, chocolate-colored ground, mthjleur de lis in green. On one side of the altar are the suiiiia for the clergy, of exouisite workmanship. Three arched canopies, on polished stone columns, support the seats. At either sides are busts of the Queen and of the late Bishop of the Diocese. Over the arches is carved, and the letters illuminated, " Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." The font is a beautiful specimen of stone carving executed in England. The organ is by Hill of London and ' ^ the finest in the city ; and the clock and bells are a'so of English manufacture. The edifice is built of Montreal limestone, with dressings of stone imported expressly Irom Caen in Normandy. The entrance porch, on St. Catherine-street, is beauti- fully carved. On the eastern side of the Cathedral grounds stands tlie ** Fulford Memorial," a beautiful carved monument of Caen stone, erected in memory of the late Metropoli- tan. In rear of the Cathedral, on University street, is the See-house, a brick structure, of suitable style of architecture, and alongside of this, but on (Jnion Avenue, is the Bishop's residence, a very elegant struc- ture, in Montreal stone, w'th dressing similar to that of the Cathedral. A short distance below the Cathedral, on University- street is the Natural History Society's Museum. It iB built of white brick. On the ground floor is the lecture room, library, committee room, and residence of the keeper. The second storey, which is about 36 feet in height, contains the museum, which is sur- rounded by a gallery and lighted by skylights. The principal attraction m the galleries is the Ferrier col- lection of Egyptian and other antiquities ^ collected by H I'll H* Hon. James Ferrier, during a tour in the East, and presented by him to the Society. Continuing along St. Catherine-street, we pass by the upper side of PhilTips-square at the corner of \vhich is the building of the Art Association, which may be said to owe its existence to the generosity of the late Benaiah Gibb, who gave the site of the building with a large donation in money and his fine collection of paintings towards the object. At the corner of City Councillors-street stands the St. Catherine-Street Baptist Church. Its dimen- sions are, length 114 feet, width 72 feet. T\,e Sunday school occupies the lower portion of the building, which is entirely above ground, with a ceiling 15 feet high, and furnishes accommodation for one thousand scholars. The church proper is 60 by 72 feet, witii accommodation for 800. The building is entirely ol Montreal stone, rock finished, with dressed facings. Nearly opposite this is the new Zion Church, which, after the sale of the old church on Beaver Hall, the congregation leased ; it having been built for the Rev. Mr. Roy of the Independent Wesleyans. Driving up City Councillors-street, we turn into Ber- 1 of the thelot-street, and visit the building owned and occupied I the sta by the Ladies' Benevolent Society. A nociety having! The this name was formed in 1815. It was dissolved in I ing the 1822, but was again instituted in the year 18H2, after| Beneat the first visitation of the cholera, and had for its object originally the relief of the widows, and fatherless children, left destitute by that awful pestilence. The main building is a large 3 storey stone edifice, standing somewhat back from the street, and sur-joccupie rounded by beautiful sliade trees. Increased acconimo- opposite datic some recei Re Squa at Oil given way < Andr whici] '^omev Oathe. ■^urnio ieet fn the tov and a Behuo lofty ai ''v ope thecen (lance and tl i( \vards entered The het I)roj)ort 95 3 the in»en- inday Uiing, 5 feet , with rely of which, til, the e Rev. Bev- Icupied Ihaving ved i^i , aftei' object Iherless leditice, id 8ur dation has been gained by the construction of a hand- some stone wing to the east of the building, which has received the name of ihe " Princess Louise." Returning to Pliillip's Square, we pass anotjjer Square, which we see in front ol' us, called Beaver Hall, at one time the fashionable part of the town, but now given up to doctors and dentists, and keeping on our way down the hill of that name, we come to St. Andrew's Church, at the corner of Belmont Street, which was opened for worship in January, 1851. It is fomewhat alter the style of the celebrated Salisbury Cathedral. It is built of Montreal stone, with a tower surmounted by a' spire, whicli rise.s to a height of 180 leet from the ground. The entrances to the church, by the tower, on Palace-street, are from a flight of steps, and a terrace on each side ; while at the upper end (on Behnont-street) is another entrance. The interior is lofty and imposing, and the ceiling, which is spanned by open timber work, painted to imitate oak, rises in the centre to a height of 46 feet, and is in strict accor- dance with the style of the building. The gallery fronts and the pulpit are of rich Gothic vvork ; and the effect of the whole is heightened by the light passing through the stained ^lass wmdows. The interior dimensions are 90 feet bv 65 feet, includ- ing the transept. It will acconnnodate 960 persons. Beneath the churcji are school and lecture rooms, up- wards of 60 feet square and 16 feet high, which are entered by an arched door in the base of the tower. The beauty of the style of this building, ito admirable proportions, and tlie commanding position which it occupies, njake it an ornament to the city. On the opposite side of Beaver Hall is the CauRCU of tub 11' 0^ Messiah (Unitarian.) The style of architecture h the Byzantine, effective in character. The tower is 17 feet square, and when complete will be about 120 feet high. A broad flight of stone steps at the base of the tower leads to the eastern entrance of the building, which, however, is not used at present, the entrance being on Beaver Hall side. Over this door is a large rose win- dow, and in the chancel a window of a highly decora- tive character, both of which are filled with stained glass. Accommodation is afforded for over 800 per- sons. On the lo,/3r cornerof Palace-street and Beaver Hall hill is the First Baptist Church. The church first erected by this congregation stood on St. Helen-street. It was of cut stone, and capable of seating about 400. The cost of its erection was £1,200, including the land on which it was built. Many additions and improve- ments were made to the building, and finally, in 1860, it was sold, and a site on Beaver Hall was purchased, upon which to erect tlie present edifice. The present building is in the early English Gothic style sur- mounted by a tower, and is built entirely of stone, rock- faced with cut stone dressings, the roof being covered with purple and green slate, in ornamental patterns. The edifice is 55 feet wide by 80 deep, with a projection of ten feet in front and e'lgat feet ni rear, and consists of two departments, t^e main audience- room, or church, and the lecture room, or basement. The main portion of the building is 40 feet in height from the floor to the centre of the vaulted building ; it is arranged with galleries to accommodate an audience of about 1,000. There are three entrances, two in front and one on the east side of the building. 97 I'urning on to Palace-atreet, and beyond the Unitar- ian Church we pass a large stone building — the St. Bridget's House of Refuge. From this building to the corner of St. Alexander-street, a beautiful iron railing, with massive stone pillars enclose the well kept grounds attached to St. Patrick's Church. The church stands on an elevated site, several hundred feet distant from Palace-street, and access is more generally had to it from St. Alexander-street. It is one of the most strik- ing objects visible on approaching the city. It is built in the Gothic style of the fifte*^nth century. The ex- treme length is 240 feet, the breadth 90 feet, and the Ijeight of spire from the pavement is 225 feet. The interior of the building is moat elaborately decorated, and the altar presents a gorgeous appearance. The church will seat about 5,000 persons. In rear of this building is the St. Patrick's Orphan Asylum. Returning to Beaver Hall Hill and driving down St. Radegonde-street, by which name, the continuation of the street is known, we pass the building formerly known asZion Congregational Church, now used by the Reformed Jews as a Synagogue, and in front of which there are now stores. We now pass by a portion of Victoria Square, and reaching Craig-street our attention is at once directed to a handsome building forming the corner of Craig and St. Radegonde-streets. This is the Young Men's Christian ^^sociation Building. The building, situated on the corner of Craig and St. Radegonde- Htreets, is one of the finest in tlie city. Tlie style is the mediaeval or decorated Gothic. The foundation and some four feet of the base is of Montreal limestone, 98 but the superstructure is of Moutrea] stone with Ohio sandstone dressings. 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 adwarf arcaded tower, on the corner facing Craig and St. Radegonde- streets. The effect is striking, and highly fiavorable. Victoria-Squabe was formerly known as Commis- sioners-square, and was then devoid of any ornament, and so neglected that it tended much to mar the appear- ance of that part of the city in which it is situated. In the centre of the square stood a fire engine house (the Union,) which was removed about the time of the visit of the Prince of Wales. The name of the square was changed by the Council at a meeting held shortly before the visit of the Prince (1860). On the McGill-street end of Victoria-sqnare stands th3 Statue of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. This work of art (procured by a subscription among the citizens) is from the studio of Mr. Marshall Wood, and was formally presented to the city by H. E. the Governor General, on the 21st November, 1872. The cost of the statue was about $1^,000, — together with the pedestal, the latter the gift of the Corporation. Facing the statue, and on the opposite side of the street, are the Albert Buildings, a beautiful block of warehouses, probably not excelled by any in the Dominion, occupied by Thos. May & Co., and the Co-operative Association. Here we would direct the tourist to the beautiful view from this point, looking towards *' Mount Royal." A more exquisite picture could not be desired, and we question whether any other city could furnish a finer. 99 We have now arrived at our starting point, but we would tecommend our reader before leaving Montreal to take the G.T.R. train or drive out and see one of the greatest engineering feats of modern times designed by R. Stephenson, the eminent engineer, The Victoria Bridge at Point St. Charles. This great work wascoujpleted in 1860, and isnearlv two miles in length (9084 ft.) being used only for rail- way transit. It is supported by 24 piers, the central span being 550 feet, and 60 feet hign, the remaining piers being 242 feet, with massive abutments. The bridge tube is of iron, 22 feet liigh by 16 wide, lessen- ing at the ends. It was erected at a cost of $6,800,000. Three million cubic feet of masonry and ten thousand tons of iron enter into the construction of this massive work. The river beneath the bridge has a very swift current, and the piers are calculated to withstand immense pressure from descending masses of ice. Presuming that the traveller intends visiting Quebec after seeing Montreal, and that he wilftake one of the steamers of theR. and 0. Navigation Company we must inform him that he will find on board of each of them a most complete book, fancy goods and Indian curiosity bazaar, containing the largest assortnient of tourists' requisites to be seen anywhere, with all the latest novelties of the day always kept on hand. Stereoscopic views rind photos are a fipecialty i also unmounted plate views in all sizes and descriptions. The Indian curiosity department is unequalled for workmanship, style and value, and we can recommend tourists to take advantage of the bargains in these articles offered them as, by purchasing on the Steamer, the inconve- ience and trouble of hampering themselves with pur- chases of this kind when sight-seeing will be obviated m. Umti 100 8 18 all 8r 101 and they will be saved the commission on purchas^^ paid to parties who appf^ r to be disinterested. The stand on the steamer " Quebec" is managed by J. C. King, Advertisinj; Agent to the Strangers' Guide of Montreal and Quebec, and that on the Steamer "Montreal" by W. H. Fmk. ST. HELEN'S ISLAND. If the tourist desires to enjoy a day's pleasure out- side of the city he cannot do better than take the ferry steamer, and cross to this beautiful island yingf opposite the city. This Island has for nearly 200 years been an important military post. Under the French, it was a strongly fortified place, and even at present the defences are not to be despised. It is truly a beautiful island, and even when it was occii pied by the Imperial troops, were it not for the white tents seen among the trees, no one wc-uld ever have suspected it to be a strong military post. The Island has been virtually handed over to the civic authorities to be used as a public park^ for which it is admirably adapted. The Island received its name from the beauti- ful and devoted wife of Champlain> wlio by her kindness so won the hearts and affections o^ the Indians. It is said that, in accordance with the custom of the day, she carried a small mirror suspended from her neck, and the Indians seeing themselves therein went to their homes delighted that the beautiful pale-faced lady car- ried their likeness on her heart. From St. Helen's Island a beautiful view of the city can be obtained. Its massive buildings, and its exten- sive wharves forming a decided contrast to the view 102 presented to the French sentry as he paced to and fro in the olden time. The low niuddv beach, the ancient walls, Citadel Hill, the old Parish Church of Ville Marie, have passed away, and, with exception of the Bonsecoure Church or the riverside, ana old Mount Royal in the background, all is changed. MOUNT ROYAL PARK. The Mountain Park covers 480 acres, and was acquired by the city in 1874. It is reached by roads from Peel and Bleury Streets, and for pedestrians by the steps from the head of Peel or University Streets. It is under the control of three commissioners, mem- bcrs of the City Council, who secured the professional assistance of Mr. Freiierick Law Olmstead, of New York, a gentleman of great artistic taste and wide experience in landscape gardening. Under his advice the park has, ^br the most part, been laid out, as far as it has been laid out at all. In reality very little has been done excepting the construction of roa3s. In an admirable little book written by Mr. Olmstead upon the subject of the artistic development of this property, he shows that it is only by following in the lines which nature has already laid down, and by bringing the natural beauties of the place fully to ligut by the resources of art, that the most can be. made of its wonderful poseibilities. Mr. Oln^stead says of it: — ** Among properties of its classes your mountain possesses one marked advantage over all others. I mean that of noble landscapes extending far beyond its borders. These are of auch extent and so composed, and their foregrounds, within the property, are to be so easily adapted to iacrease their value ; their interest is so varied according to the direction of the outlook, and 103 the passlmg effects of clouds and atmospheric conditioup, that it is not only impossible lo speak of them in ade- quate terms of admiration, but, trying to take a busi- ness estimate of them, and seeking standard of comparison for the purpose, it will be found tliat tlie best that other communities have been able to obtaii> by expenditures counting in millions of dollars, ic really loo insignificant to be available for the purpose. '* The views over the surrounding country are indeed exceedingly fine. On the south is the level prairie dotted with villages, from Laprairie, in the distant bay on the right, to Varennes. The mountains rising abruptly from the plain are, commencing from the west, Monnoir, or Mount Johnson, Sheflfbrd, Rougemont with the Yamaska Mountain behind it, Belceil and Montarville. In the remote distances ar»9 the Adiron- dacka in New York, and the Green Mountains in Ver- mont. From the east end the spectator looks dOiH^n the valley of the St. Lawrence, and may see to the left the course of Kiviere-des-Prairies to its junction below the island ; far off on the left are the Lauren tian Hills. But thoroughly to enjoy the beauties of the Mountain Park the tourist shall follow the road across the Glades westwards already mentioned, and cross the Protestant Cemetery to the Belvedere conspicuous on the western summit. From that point the lower valley of the Ottawa opens out. The Lake of Two Mountafns, Lake St. Louis, the two northern mouths of the Ottawa, and the fertileisland of Montreal, are spread out aeon a map. Other drives of interest are that to Lachine going by the Upper Road and reluming by the Lower. The scenery is charuiinst, and the rapids oi' Sault St. Louis, are in full view. The Aqueduct and wl eelhouse on the way are worth seeing. 101 Drive to Back River, 6 miles from Montreal, is a pleasant, one. The Convent of the Sacred Heart, the Palace of the Archbishop of Montreal, and Jesuits* College, are situated here. CITY PASSENGER RAILWAY. Routes and Time. Craig and St. Antoinb Street Route. —Cars run every 15 minutep, from 7.00 a.m. Last Car from Papineau Road at 9.30 p.m. — Fare 6 Centg. HocHELAGA AND TANNERIES RouTE.— Cars run every 12 minutes, from 6.00 a.n). Last car from Hochelaga at 9.40 p.m.; from Tanneries at 10 00 p.m. Fare 5 Cents. St Denis Street Cars run every 15 minutes from 6.15 a.m. Last Car leaves top St. Denis street, at 9.30 p.m. from foot St. I>ni8 street at 9.40 p.m. Fare 5 Cents. Point St. Charles Omnibus.— Leaves Post-Office every 30 minutes from 6.15 a.m. Last Car leaves Post Office at 8 p.m. — Fare 5 Cents. St. Catherine and St- Lawrence RouTE.—Cars run every 16 minutes in the morning, and every 8 minutes after 2 p.m. I^ast Car leaves Mile-End at 9.40, and St. Catherine street Terminus at 10.20 p.m Fare 5 Cents. MOUNT ROYAL PASSENGER LINE. Leaves Post-office for Mountain Park and top of Mountain every haH-hour, from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. E^re, one way, 15 cts. ; Return, 25 cte. Children lOcts., and 15 cts. return. 105 FERRIES AND PLEASURE RESORTS. Laprairie. — Steamt r *' Laprairie " leaves wharf opposite Bousecours Market at 6.30 a.m., 12 a.m., 4 and 6.30 p.m. ; leaves Laprairie 6.30 and 8.15 a.m. and 2.00 and 5.30 p.m. Sunday. — Leave Laprairie at 8.15 a.m. and 5 p.m. ; Montreal, 2 and 6 p.m. Single iare, 15 cts. Lachine Rapids. — Leave Bona venture Depot at 7.55 a.m. for Lachine and steamer ** Beauharnois," reaching the city at 9.15. Fare, round trip, 50c. Leave Bona- venture Depot at 5 p.m. for Lachine and steanjer " Prince of Wales," reaching Montreal at 6.30 p.m. Fare, round trip, 50c. Belceil Mountain. — About 25 miles from Montreal, a delightful place of resort, is reached by the G.T.R., which despatch 5 trains every week day, and by the Steamer Cnambly on Tuesday and Fridays. Massue's and Deschamps' Groye. — Calling at Boucherville and Varennes, steamer Terrebonne leaves foot of Jacques Cartier square Monday, Thursday and Saturday at 10 a.m., and 3 p.m. Returning, arrives in Montreal at 2.30 p.m. and 9 p.in. Fare, return ticket, 30c. Isle Gros Bois. — Steamer **Montarvi!le" from Jacques Cartiei Wharf. — Mondays and Thursdays, 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 2.30 p.m. St. Helen's Island — Steamer "Filgate," leaving this side on the half hours and returning fk'om the Island on the hours. The first boat leaving this side at half-past eight, and the last boat from bt. Helen's Island leaves at seven. 106 Offices of Railway and Steamboat Companies. Canadian Pacific Railway, 101 and 103 St. James Street. Grand Trunk Railway, 143 St. James Street, W, D. O'Brien, ticket ao;ent. Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's Rail- way, 143 St. James Street, C. C. McFall, agent. Central Vermont Railway, 13(> St. James Street, A. C. Stonegrave, agent. South Eastern Railway, 202 St. James Street, A. B: Chaffee, jr., ticket agent North Shore Railway, Place d'Armes Square. Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Co., 133 St. James Street, R. A. Dickson, ticket agent, Intercolonial Railway, 136i St. James Street, G.W^ and Richelieu Companies Pier, G. W. Robinson, agent, Ottawa River Navigation Co., corner of McGill and St. James Streets, G. H. Patterson, agent. . Steamship Links. Dominion SS. Co., 8 Hospital Street, D. Torrance & Co , general agents. Allan SS. Co., 25 Common Street, H. & A. AUan, agents. . ^ . Quebec SS. Co., 205 Commissioners Street, David Shaw, agent. Canada Shipping Co., Custom House, H. E. Murray, general manager. 107 White Cross SS. Line, St. Snlpice street, opposite French Parish Jchurch, Munderloh & Co., general agents. lNMANiSS.^LiNK, 143 St. James Street, C. C. McFall, ticket agent. Donaldson Line of SS., Ross Line of SS., Great N. W, SS. Co., 23 and 25 St. Sacrament Street, Robert Re ford & Co., agents. Temperley SS. Line/_205 Commissioners Street, David Shaw. CITY ITEMS. Leading Stores on St. James Street, one of the Principal Streets of the City. The best restaurant in the City is on this street, a few doors from the St. Lawrence Hall, kept by Victor Ollivon, 147 St. James Street. ** Victor" was formerly **chef'* to the Windsor Hotel, and, as a caterer, is unexcelled. Monette's Cigar Store, St. Lawrence Hall, St. James Street, Smokers will do well to give Mr. Monette a cajl, as he keeps in stock the best imported brands. Admirers of fine jewellery, watches and articles of veriu would be repaid by a visit to Mr. Cochenthaler, 166 St. James Street. m ipfl ii 108 J. G. Parks, Photographer, 195^ Si. James Street, i« one of the oldest and Jeadine; photographic artists of the c'ty. At these rooms the tourist will find a large and varied selection of stereoscopic and other views, and can get first-class work in pictures, etc. Savage & Lyman, Jewellers, 247 St. James Street, This old established house has always on hand a fine n^sortment of the latest styles of jewellery, ornaments. etc. The only first class Electric Light Photographer in the city is G. C. Arless, 252 St. James Street, where pliotographing is done in first-class style, both by day and at night between the hours of 7 and 10 p.m. For a neat-fitting suit J. D. Anderson, 206 St. James Street, has a first-class reputation, and keeps on hand Hi» assortment of the latest and best English, Scotch and Canadian goods. The ladies will be charmed by a visit to T. J. Daw- son's, 239 St. James Street, where will be found most elegant styles of millinery, ladies* notions and fancy goods. The New York Piano Co., under the management of H. J. Shaw, 226 and 228 St. James, has taken the lead in Pianos, Organs, etc, in the Dominion, and are the Agents for the celebrated Weber, Decker & Son, Vose, Hale, Heintzman and Williams make. 109 Dr. F. L. Palardjr, 102 St. James Street AVest, is one of the leading chemists in the city, and liis establish- ment will be found stocked with all the most delightful requisites for the toilet, drugs, etc. Notre Damf, Street. Tourists are always desirous of taking in the best fur and hat establishment in the city, and we can recom- mend John Henderson & Co., 283 Notre Damk Street, as being the oldest and most extensive furriers in the Dominion. The *' old reliable " Singer Sewing Machine Co, have an agency at 281 Notre Dame Street, with Wm. Close, as manager, where the best of satisfaction in this line is always given. S. Carsley's dry goods establishment is at 393 Notre Dame Street. Carsley's fame for good articles at the lowest prices is well known, and every stranger should give him a call. Robert Seath & Sons, merchant tailors, 441 Notri Dame Street, turn out excellent suits of clothes in the latest style of material and cut. John Mcjrphy & Co., 403 and 405 Notre Dame Street. No one in search of articles of dry goods, etc., will regret a call to this establishment, where an excel- lent stock, as cheap as any in the city, is always kf.'p on hand, and the greatest attention given to customeis. ii 1 ft iff' 110 i For stylish and good shoes and boots, Alexander DouGT^AS, 417 Notre Dame Street, has an established reputation, and should have a call. David G. Laidlaw, 450 Notre Dame Street, has a stock of dry goods especially suited for tourist cus- tom, and will not fail to give satisfaction in quality and price. Bleurv Street. 17 Bleury Street, near Craig, is always a place of attraction to strangers, as Wm. Notman & Co., the celebrated photographers, have their rooms there. Beaver Hall Square. ^ . J. Clarke's, corner of Dorchester Street, is the place to go for Canadian views, fancy goods, photo- graphs, knick-knacks, etc. St. Joseph Street. For a superior article of Brushes, at the lowest rates, no one in the city can compete with Robert E. Boyd, 12 St. Joseph Street, who is the only manufac- turer of that article in town. I. A. Beauvais, 186 and 188 St. Joseph Street, has the largest clothing establishment on the street, and would well repay a call. Ill RoNAYNE Bros., Boots and Shoes, 192 St. Joseph i5TREET, have a most complete assortment of the latest make and best material, ami their store enjoys the best custoJTi in the citv. Craig Street. The only place in the city where Ostrich and other ^eathers are dealt in exclusively and manufactured is J. H. Leblanos, 545^ Craig Street, where the best satisfaction is given. C. W. Ray, Gilder, Craicr Street, turns out fin frames, and has on hand the most attractive style of gilding ^or pictures. e tyles St. Lawrence Main Street. Mark Workman, 32 St. Lawrence Street, Mer- chant Tailor, is noted for giving a good fit at a reason- able price. The leading Photographer on this street is Henri IjArin, 18 bT. Lawrence Main Street, where the best satisfaction is given. iil;] f.''4|! Y Tariff for hackney carriages. One Horse Vehicles. Caleche. — From any place to any other place within the City limits : — 1 person, 25 cts. ; 2 persons, 40 cts. If to return, add 50 per cent, to the above rates. When the drive exceeds the hour, hour rates to be charged. By the hour, for the first hour : 1 person, 50 cts. ; 2 persons, 60 cts. For each additional hour : 1 person, 40 cts.; 2 persons, 50 cts. Waggon. — From any place to any other place within the City limits i-l or 2 persons, 50 cts. ; 3 or 4 persons, 75 cts. If to return, add 50 per cent, to the above rates. When the drive exceeds the hour, hour rates to be charged. By the hour, for the first hour : — I or 2 persons, 75 cts.; 3 or 4 persons, $1. For each additional hour: 1 or 2 persons, 50 cts. ; 3 or 4 persons, 75 cts. Two-HoRSE.— From any place to any other place within the City limits:— I or 2 persons, $1; 3 or 4 persons, $1.50. If to return, add 60 per cent, to the above rates. If the drive exceeds the hour, hour rates to be charged. By the hour, for the first hour : — I or 2 persons, $1 ; 3 or 4 persons, $1.50. Each additional hour: 1 or 2 per- sons, 75 cts.; 3 or 4 persons, $1. Provided always that the rate per day of 24 hours will not exceed $10 : $5 for caleche, $7.50 for wagon, or $10 for a two-horse vehicle. Fractions of hours to be charged at pro rata hour rates, but not less than one quarter of an hour shall be charged when the time (Rxofipds the hour. Fifty percent, to be added rates from midnight to 11 a.m. The tariff by the hour shall be applied to all drives extending beyond the City limits when the engagement is commenced and concluded within the city. Baggage. — For each trunk or box, 6 cts.; but no charge shall be made lor travelling bags or valises which passengers can carry by the hand. 113 QUEBEC zVND ITS ENVIRONS. I-./.- Having landed, odr first course is t6 proceed to a hotel. We can recommend the St. Louis, owned by the Russell Hotel Co., and managed by Lewis Russell a veteran hotelkeeper. The Albion, managed by L. M. Blouin, is also a comfortable house. Quebec, until recently the capital of United Canada, is situated on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, in lat. 46 deg. 48 min. north, and long. 71 deg. 15 min. west from Greenwich. It was founded by Champlain, in 1608, on the site of an Indian village, called Stada- cona. It is the Fecond city in the Province, and has a population of about 65,000. The form of the city is nearlv that of a triangle, the Plains of Abraham form- ing the base, and the Rivers St. Lawrence and Si. Charles, the sides. It is divided into two parts — Upper and Lower Towns. The Upper Town is strongly forti- fied, and includes within its limits the Citadel of Cape Diamond, which is the most formidable fortress in America. The Lower Town is built upon a narrow strip of land which runs at the base of the Cape, and of the high grounds upon which Upper Town stands ; along the River St. Charles, and to the Plains of Abra- ham. Quebec was taken by the British and Colonial ibrces in 1629, but restored to France in 1722. It was finally captured by Wolfie in 1769, and, together with all the French possessions in North America, was ceded to Great Britain by the treaty of 1763. 114 t SHEET MUSIC & MUSIC BOOKS. Arthur Lavigne. MUSIC SEALEB & FITBLISHEB, Agent for the following celebrated Piano Manufacturers. E. McCAMMON, The ftoest Cottage Piano made. WHEELOCiC a CO., I CHRISTIE 2 ST. JOHN STREET, 1 FABRlQeE STREET. 139 grandest in the world, commanding the river up and down for many mUes. To the west are the plains of Abraham, where was fought the decisive battle of 13th September, 1759. Three Martello Towers, built in 1812, are to be seen, constructeii weak towards thecity, 60 as easily to be destroyed in the event of capture, and strong on the outer side, having cannon mounted. Im- mense military Ftores are constantly kept ready for use in the Citadel, and arms for twenty thousand are ready at a moment's notice. In the event of the capture of the city, it could easily be destroyed from the Citadel A Battery, consisting of about two hundred rank and file, is now quartered there. Among tlie improvements proposed by the Earl of Dufterin was the construction of a new Castle of St Louis in the Citadel, in the Norman style of architect ture, to be the residence set apart for the Governor General of Canada. Descending the Citadel Hill, we return to St. Louis street. At a short distance on the left hand side, is the City Hall, built on the site of the house once occupied by the chemist, M. Arnous, to which, as stated by some, Montcalm was carried from the Plains of Abra- ham after being wounded. The tliird house from the next corner, on the same side, is the house to which General Montgomery's body was taken on that fatal 31st Dec, 1775. It was then occupied by a cooper named Gaubert, and from it the body was taken and buried, as alx)ve mentioned, atthe foot of the Garrison Hill. Further down the street, on the right hand side, is a large building, now occupied by Col. Forest, which Intendant Bigot, with his wonted liberality with things not belongi^ig to him, presented to his mistress, the ! 140 IF YOU WANT A GOOD OLD ENGLISH HALL CLOCK, CALL ON P. E. POULIN ft CO., Manufacturing Jewellers, 73 ST. JOHN STREET, QUEBEC. J. WILLIAMS, PHYSIOGNOMICAL HAIR CUTTER, CAPILLARY ABRIDCER, — AND^ Oraiiiimi IMaiiipiilator* STUDIO : Genoral Montcairn's old Head-Quarters, opposite St. Louis Hotel< ST. LOUIS STREET, QUEBEC. K. B.-'Prlvate parlors for young Ladies and Children, Hair' cutting, l Quebec, a ^ an asylum for incurable diseases. In IGO?, it wa plat ed under the charge of the Hospitalieres Nuns, who m '701 constituted a separate body from their sisters o. the Hotel-Dieu. Near the General Hospital is a wind-mil i of a most old-fashioned order. It was used as a fort for t}.- Con- vent. On the opposite side of the river ar .nense vaults, used at the time of the French for si . iUg pro- visions.' The Departmental Buildinos are on the north side of the^Grand Allee, and forn» a magnificent pile. They are constructed in the modern style of architecture, are four stories in height with a mansard roof and towers 148 t . ■] THE GENERAL MET OFFICE, OPPOSITE THE ST. LOUIS HOTEL, QUEBEC, Is the proper place at which to obtain tickets to all the principal Lines leading out from this City, and at the lowest schedule Rates. Plans of the Steamers aud D'.ajjrams of Parlor and Sleeping Cars can be seen here, and a choice of State- Rooms or Berths secured at this office. N.B.— Secure tickets etc., as soon as your Route is chosen ca^ avoid the annoyance or extra expense often incurred uy delaying this too long. 149 at each corMcr. There are at present only tlie tliree sides of the square completed, the fourth, that intended for the Legislature, having only the foundations laid; hut it is expected that in uie course of a year or so this part shall also be completed, when it will be one of the tinest buildings on the continent. The ventilation and drainage are ahnost perfect, being much superior in those respects to the buildings at Ottawa. Being erected on almost the highest part of the city, the view from the roof and upper stories is unrivalled. In these buildings are contained all the Departments of the local government, v;hich heretofore were scattered throughout tiie city. On the Plains of Abrrham is the massive building, the Quebec Gaol, built some few years ago to replace that now occupied by the Morrin College and Literary and Historical Society. Near the Commissioners' Wharf is the Custom House, a tine building of Doric architecture, built of cut-stone, and whose portico fronts the St. Lawrence, with steps leading down to the water edge. . It was built in 1854, consumed by fire m 1864, and shortly afterwards rebuilt. In the vicinity is the Grand Trunk Railway Station ; the Ferry Steamer leaves for the station on the Jjcvis side of the river. Tlie same ferr^ conveys passengers to the Intercolonial station at Levis. The North Shore and the Lake St. John Railway stations are situated in St. Paul street near the foot of Palace Hill. 150 k LEADING HOTELS. St. Louis Hotel, St. Louis street, near Dufferin terrace, Willis Russell, proprietor. This House is convenient to all the places of interest. Albion Hotel, L. E. Blouin, proprietor. Palace street. Dominion House, J. Poitras, proprietor. Railway and Steamboat Offices. General Ticket office, opposite St. Louis Hotel, for the following Lines : Grand Trunk Railway, Intercolonial Railway, Quebec Central Railway, Richelieu Companies' Steamers, Saguenay Line of Steamers, Quebec SS. Co. LOWER TOWN. Steamboat Lines Offices. Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Co., on Company's wharf, A. Desforges, agent. St. Lawrence Steam Navigation Co., A. Gaboury, secretary, 40 Dalhousie street. Steamship Lines. Dominion Line, W. M. Macplierson, agent, 75 Dal- houpie street. Allan Line, 169 Champlain street, Allans, Rae & Co., general agents. Quebec Steamship Co., W. Moore, manager, 48 St, Jan^es street, 151 1 CITY ITEMS, QUEBEC. On your drive to the Palls of Monti lorenci we re- conin^end you to call at the British North American Hotel, which will be found a pleasant resting-place, really first class, with a lovely croquet-lawn, garden and grounds, kept by J. T. Laval lee. G. R. Renfrew & Co., furriers, etc., 35 Buade Street, have the largest fur establishment in the city, and keep on hand a splendid stock of goods, in all styles and of the richest quality. Remember the place, im- mediately opposite the French Cathedral. If you want any toilet requisites or drugs, give Laroche & Co., 14 Buade street, opposite the Post office, a call, and you will not regret it. Fyfe & Leitch, 4 Fabrique Street, have on hand an excellent assortment of general dry goods, fancv goods, and millinery, which cannot fail to please the most fastidious of the fair sex. We can recommend this place very highly. G. Seifert'a Bazaar, 12 Fabrique Street, is one of the principal attractions of the city, where the most recherche jewellery, ornaments and tourists' supplies can be had at most reasonable rates. ii 152 Lavigne's Palace of Music, 55 Fabriqne Street, is a most elegant establishment, where nnisical instruments of the best kind and of the most famous make can be procured, and the latest songs and music obtained. Morgan, Tailor to H. E. The Marquis of Lome, can lit you better than any man in Quebec. See his adver- tisement on another page, and give him a call. Every tourist wants nice confectionery, bon-bons, lunches, etc. Mr. McWilliams, of 50 Fabrique and 11() St. John Street, has two establishments fitted up in the most luxurious styles, where the greatest grati- fication at the smallest price can be had. Wright & Co., 26 Mountain Hill, have the largest stock of papers, periodicals, stereoscopic views, etc., in Quebec, and will not fail to give satisfaction. m Andrews Bros., St. John Street, are noted for their excellent fishing tackle, sportsmen's supplies and camping requisites, where those who intend having a few davs '* outing " or fishinjij can be suited better than any other place in the city. See Advertisement. L. P. Vallee, Photographer, lias the oldes^; establishment in the city, at 89 St. John Street, an^| always has on hand everything in this line of busineSj^^ Two miles from Cacouna Station on Intercolonial Railroad Line. .^ x^ i. o '6St w r ^ C-+- t n «) iC.j ^ o •^ ta p <-f- for CO md P?» T a o lan p CI. c- •^ n Ul cc cy Bridge, then through a field opposite the Hotel, and for which a charge is made, and down a stairway to a platform, which directly overlooks the Falls. The mad turbulence of the water and the deafening roar, which ever seema to increase, is almost bewildering, and the dizzy height at which one is placed causes a certain amount of uneasiness and sense of danger. There is wiUl- ness all round, the high cliffs with overhanging trees and bushes and the violence of the rapids rivet tlie imagination with resistless fa^^cination. On both sides of the river are the remnants of two towers, between which was suspended a bridge, but which fell about twenty-five years ago, carrying with it an unfortunate countryman, his wife, child, horse and vehicle, wliose remains were never afterwards discovered. A by-way road through the fields leads the visitor to the Natural Steps, which by son^e are considered the grandest feature of the scene. Nothing more wild and weird can be imagined than this mad river with perpendicular precipices on each side, clothed witl^ 160 tufts of shrubbery, and whose summits are fringed with over-hanging pines, watching down as it were on tlie threatening waters, now leaping over huge rocks and forming furious cascades, anon seething, moody, silent pools whose blackness makes night Took pale. Here the waters eddy round in ever-quickening circles, raising in their wrath bubbles and frothy atoms to the surface, and suddenly leap onwards beneath the overhanging cliffs. Where the visitor stands, shady nooks hidden in ferns and wild plants invite to rest, while the peculiar formation of the rocks serve as tables for pic-nic collations. In the summer, these Natural Steps are the resort of pleasure parties, and the followers of Izaak Walton can tempt from the angry torrent the most delicious speckled trout. Near by is what is called the Fairy River, which mysteriously disappears beneath the earth and again as mysteriously reappears. It is also called I'Eau Tenue. Among the places of interest worthy of a visit are the village of CiiARLKSBoniG, and a shortdistance east tlie Chateau Bigot; also Spkncku Wood, the residence of the Lieutenant-Governor ; W^oodfield Cemetery and MovKT Vernon Cemetehv. LAKE BEAU PORT. Continuing along the Charlesbourg highway, after leaving the village, for about four miles, we turn into a less macadamized, but nuich njore delighlfulj road. The sweet smell of the woods is a welconie, the song of birds hastens you on, and the wild, unculturea country charms you, till you feel in an ecstasy with the i>i 161 wliole scene, when suddenly you arrive at an opening in the forest, and a fairy lalce, surrounded by high mountains, appears before you, and, ere your wonder has had perfect consciousness, you are driven up to the Lake Beauport Hotel, a country house, with a verandah in front and gardens of flowers and kitchen vegetables in rear, a perfect Arcadian retreat, where a dolce far- niente reigns, and the greatest enjoyment is to be obtained. LORETTE. Tiie Indian villatie of Lorette is nine miles from town, un au are ^ast ;nce Ifter 10 a t>ad. a Ithe jjiLiie i\iverroau, *vnicii aivuiee at branch goin^ by the north and tlie other by the south side of the River St. Charles, or the Cabir Uoubat of tho olden time, both rejoining at the distance of about three miles. On the south branch is the French Catholic Cemetery, and beyond it the St. Charles race-(iourse. Lorette is situated on a hill, down which rushes the River St. Ciiarles, forming in the ceutre of the village the charmingly beautiful Falls of Lorette. A walk has been made 'in a highly artistic riiannor through the niost striking parts ot the vicinity, so that allthe beauties of these Falls can be adm"rv}d. It has more tlie character of a cascade, and there are delightful pieces of scenery above and below, and the river itself 18 a wild torrent, iti wli^ich at one time salmon were taken. In the eastern part of the village reside the remnants of the once powerful Huron tribe, now either coalesced with the French, or rapidly disappearing. ire INDEX— MONTEEAL. PAOB Academy of Music 91 Albert Buildings 98 Allan SS. Offices / 13 American Presbyterian Church 86 Art Association 94 Asile de la Providence 49 Bank of British North America 17 Bank of Montreal 19, 21 Baptist Church, St. Catherine Street , 94 Barron Block 15 Beaver Hall 95 Bishop's Palace 87 Bonsecours Church 45 Bonsecours Market 45 Cab Tariff 11 Canada, Cession of. 80, 81 Canaila Life Insurance Cos 15 Canada Mutual Telegraph Co/s Offices 31 Canada Rubber Co 47 Canadian Pacific Railway Offices , 23 Canadian Pacific R«» ilway Station 47 Cathedral Block.... 35 Chalmers Church (Presbyterian) 67 91 98 13 86 94 49 n 21 94 15 96 87 45 11 ,81 15 31 4T 23 47 35 67 163 PAGE Champ de Mars 39 Christ Church Cathedral 92, 93 Christian Bros. Schools .... 49 Citizens Insurance Co.'s Buildings 15 City Hall 39 City and District Savings Bank Buildings 15 City Councillors Street 94 Commercial Academy 69, 61 Convent de la Consjregation de Notre Dame,,, •...• 35 «« " Bon Pasteur 67 «* " Mount St. Mary 81 Corn Exchange Buildings'. 33 Cote des Neiges 75 Court House 37 Crescent Street Presbyterian Church 86, 87 Curling Rinks 84 Custom House 33 Dalhousie Square 45 Dollard Street 5 Dominion SS. Co.'s Offices 31 ** Square 87 Dorchester Street 49, 63, 85, 86, 88 Drive to Lachinfe 103 *• ** Back River 104 Drummond Street 86 Erskine Church 84 Exchange Bank 31 Exhibition Buildings 73 Federal Bank 9 Ferries and Pleasure Resorts 106 First Baptist Church 96 Forestry Hall.... 17 Francois Xavier Street 31 164 I>AGE Frencli Mission Cliurch . . < 65 General Hospital 65 Gesu, Church of 61, 63 Grand Trunk Railway Station 88 Great North Western Telegraph Go 31 Grev Nunnery 82,83 Gny Street 81,83 Gymnasium * 91 Hochelaga Convent 47 Hotel Dieu 69,71 House of Industry (Protestant) .'. ij'^ House of Refuge, St. Bridget's 97 Jacques Cartier Bank 23 Jacques Cartier Square 4! , 43 Knox's Church 88 Ladies' Benevolent Society Institution 94 Laval University Medical Faculty * . . . 41 Life Association of Scotland Buildings.. 23 Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Co.'s Buildings ,. 25 Longuf uil Ferry. 47 Masonic Hall .......; 23 McGill College 89, 90 McKay Institution for Deaf Mutes 77 Mechanics Hall. 5 Merchants Bank 7 Merchants Exchange Building.. 33 Messiah, Church of 96 Mile End 71 Molsons Bank 7, 9 ** Su^ar Refinery 47 Montreal Jail. 47 Montreal Telegraph Co.'s Buildings 31 165 PGE Mount Royal Cemetery ....\ 73, 75 Mount Royal Park 102, 103 Mount Royal Passenger Line 104 Natural History Society's Museum 93 Nelson's Monument 41,43 New Jerusalem Church 89 News' Stands on Steamers 99 Nordheimer's Hall 7 Normal Schools 89 North British and Mercantile Insurance Co.'s Buildings 31 North Shore Railway Station 47 Notre Dame Street 35—43 Notre Dame de Lourdes Church 51, 53, 57 Notre Dame de Nazareth Church 59 Nuns' Buildings ;^5 Olivet Baptist Church 87 Ontario Bank 23 Orphan Asylum (R. C.) 59 '* " (Protestant). 0. ,. 84 Ottawa Buildings 5 Parish Church of Notre Dame 25, 29 Phillips' Square 95 Place d' Amies 21 — 29 Pleasure Resorts 1 05 Point aux Trembles Institute 47 Post Office 17, 19 Presbyterian College 91 Public Schools (J7 Quarries, Stone 71 Queen's Hall 91 « Statue 98 R. & 0, Nav, Co.'s Wharf 43 H 166 PAGD Railway Offices 106 Reservoir, Water Works 91 Richelieu Hotel 39 Richmond Square 81 Roman Catholic Cemetery 79, 80 Royal Insurance Co.'s Offices 25 Sailor's Institute 33 Seminary of St. Sulpice 20,31 Seminary, Great 77, 79 South Eastern Railway Offices 7 Standard Life Insurance Co.'s Buildings 15, 17 St. Andrew's Church 95 St. Andrew's Home 65 St. Bridget's Church 49 St. Catherine Street 51—61, 83, 84 St. Denis Street 49, 51 St. Gabriel Street Presbyterian Church 39 St. George's Church (Episcopal) 87 St. Helen's Island 101 St. James Church (R. C.) 49 St. James Church (Episcopal) 83 *< Club 89 St. James Street 1—23 St. James Street Wesleyan Church 13 St. Jean Baptiste Street 35 St. Jean Baptiste Village 71 St. John Street 15 St. John's Church (German Protestant) 67 St. Joseph's Church (R. C) 88 St. Lawrenc*? Hall 17 St. Lawrence Market,, 67 St. Lawrence Street 67, 71 St. Luke's Church,. 49 -;.it 167 It' fc't ^''"<='' S : Pack's CiV---, •••.■•': 67,69 St Peter's S;d;;i ..■.■.■:::—9 !l |. iwr's Church ;:: ..v.'U It il^^'-^^S' Street : 49 |t. ^ulp,ce Street 33 at. Thomas' Church S5 ^"•eet Cars, Hon tes, etc 106, 107 Synagogue, Portugu.4e ;;. 1 04 University s^r' ■••••■•■•■•■:■■:::.•;.•:::; 9^7 ^^•f.anChuVch|i.^^^^^^^^^^ Windsor Hotel ^'^^'"'"'ester) '_/ " INDEX— QUEBEC. PAGE Artil leiy Barracks 135 Baptist Churcli 145 Basilica 129 Battery 133 ** "^Road 133 Beauport 117, 157 " Asylum 157 *' Lake 160,161 BuadeStreet 123,127 Cab Tariff 112 Cap Tourment 117 Cape Diamond 113 Castle Garden 121 Castle St. Louis 119 Champlain, Tomb of 119 Market HO Street 119 Chateau Richer 117 '* St. Louis 119 Chapel of All Souls 123 Chien d'Or 123, 125 Church of Notre Dame de Victoire 119 Custom House 119, 149 Charlesbourg 160 Chateau Bigot.... 160 Citadel 137, 139 169 PAGE Chalmer*8 Church 145 Chapel of St. Ursula 142 City Hall 139 Church and Convent of Grey Sisters 146 Convent, Bellevue 146 ** J esus Marie 146 Dalhousie Gate 137 DufFerin Gate 137 Duke of Kent's Residence 143 D'Auteuil Street 115 Durham Terrace 115, 117 English Cathedral 121 Esplanadle 115, 135 Fairy River 160 Finlay Ayslum 146 First Inn 129 Flagstafl^ Bastion 137 French Protestant Church 145 " Cathedral.^ 129 Falls of Montmorency ..117, 157^160 Fort Street 123 Foundation Stone, Castle St. Louis 121 Gaol 149 Garrison Club 137 Government Otlices. . .. *.. 147, 149 Grand Trunk Railwav Station 149 Grand Allee .' 115 High School.. 145 Historical Society's Rooms 145 Hospital, General 1 47 ** JefferyHale 146 *« LeBonPasteur 146 Hope Gate 133 170 PAGE Hotel Dieu Convent and Hospital 143, 144 Island of Orleans 117 Institut Canadien 145 Jacques Cartier's Elm 121 Jesuit Barracks 127 Jesuits, College of 127 Kent Gate 136 L'Ange Gardien 117 Lower Town 113 Lower Governor's Garden 121 Lay O^i^ ^.. t Ptiotegraphic Sciences Corpordtion 33 WEST MAIN STREET WIBSTfeR.N.Y. 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