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MONTREAL HOUSE, CUSTOMTHpUfii&SQIJAR^,' MONTREAL. The most perfect m xnoit^^pMk' M»Kped r/ r e7or Inrentedi THE RAILWAY AND NEWSPAPER d w^Mm (LIMITED.) c« O Incorporated by Letters Patent, 32-33 Vic, Cap. 13. 199 St. JameSj corner of St. Peter Sts.^ MONTREAL. DIRECTORS : T. E, FOSTER, Esq. M. H. GAULT, Esq. HEN'RY SHACKELL, Esq. F. E. GILMAN, Esq. A. W. OGILVIE, Esq. T. E. Foster, President. Henry Shackell, Vico-Pres. Edwin Kemp, Secretary-Treasurer. CONTRACTS MADE FOR AND Advertisements in all Newspapers in the Dominion. I Free Reading Boom open to all at their Offices, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. i IT r * ■■•4 •?.% . ti^' -^ — w' JL t ..t,:!-^*"^-. -jr...! c5i..>^i4.^iL,--:^ i liechaaiBm and time. 1 |0 • ronze i ■ ■ h GS. rs Dve \ c; ^it'-* !!^*- THE TRAVELLERS' r'i^' GUIDE « FROM f f«8«» 4,11, io % *»a«„8 ■■*.•■■' Niagara Falls, being the great centre of attraction for all Nor- thern tourists, and the point at which travellers from the United States, who intend taking a trip down Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence make their entry into Her ?>f ajesty's Dominions, we select it as our starting point, and supposf ig that the reader (without our aid) has already done the Falls and neighborhood to his satisfaction, and, in all probability, has in turn been done to his cZis-satisfaction, we will mercifully omit all mention of the wonders of Niagara, and proceed at once to LEWISTON, ""' ^'^' " ' ''■'"'' a beautifully situated town, about 7 miles from the Falls, on the Niagara Eiver. It is a place of considerable importance, and stands at the head of navigation on the river. In 1813 it was destroyed by the British, and rebuilt a^r the termination of the war. At this place the tourist embarks on board a splendid steamboat (the City of Toronto) which runs twice a day between Devoted Kxelusively TO THE SALE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH & CONTINENTAL FA RED LACE, 280 PRICES MODERATE. Uotre Dame Street llontreal. ( t I i i As t i T this point and Toronto. On the opposite side of the river stands the village of i « :^-^ ^ • 1 QUEENSTOWN, A small, picturesque town, not of much commercial importance, but noted on account of the memorable battle that took place on the neighboring heights in 1812, when the British most galUntlj defeated the enemy, and drove them across the river. Just above the village stands (visible from the deck of the steamer) . BROCK'S MONUMENT. This monument was raised in commemoration of the British General, Sir Isaac Brock, who f«!l in the sanguinary action above mentioned. His remains, and those of his aide-de-camp, Colonel John McDonald, who died of wounds received in the same battle, ar# buried here. The first monument was completed in 1826, and was blown up in 1840, by a miscreant nained Lett, who was afterwards imprisoned for this dastardly act. The pre- sent handsome shaft was erected in 1853, Its height is 185 feet ; the base is 40 feet square by 30 feet high ; the shaft is of free- stone, fluted, 75 feet high and 30 feet in circumference, sur- mounted by a Corinthian capital, on which stands a statue of the gallant general. The view from this monument is most gor- geous. The eye wanders with untiring delight over the richest imaginable scene of woodland and water. Below flows the now tranquil River Niagara — calm atid majestic in its recovered sere- nity . In the far distance, on either side, stretches the richly wooded landscape, speckled wtih villas and cottages. The whole view is terminated by the magnificent sheet of Lake Ontario, which J3tretches away, like a flood of light, to the horiroo. ; i ft ''■-■' ' - NIAGARA TOWN, 'H.: i ,v;]:-fT!^ -)Ja ^isxi Stands on the Canada shore, at the mouth of the river, facing Lake Ontario on the one side and the river on the other. It was at one time the seat of Government for Upper Canada, and the m m 'ir: V •iO(|;sU V ! DfPORTBR OF i ':- ; 285 Notre Dame Street, Montreal. ' - : * / 4<-. ,' 1 ilit-ii Has constantly on hand the LARGEST AND BEST Stock of fine Oold Jewellery to he -found in Canada, all goods are marked in plain figures, and prices are much lower than the same quality of goods can het>btained elsewhere, *-^-<. jn^-;?? ;:• ■/.;: vd />'•' uu ^r ^j u:'* ' Melloi's is the only Jewellery Establishment in the Dominion that has EIGHTEEN LABGE SHOW CASES filled exclusiTely with fine jewellery. 285 KOTRE DAME STREET. CRYSTAL BLOCK, ;in .nri A few doors east of the French Cathedral. -.^ 'Vrif'* ^■n^ 'in i ( i.:4 '^ ^h, m it < ' i of fine n plain odican om that ,tb fine I • principal commercial town. Its surrooDdings are fall of varied and historical associations. The drives in the vicinity are most refreshing, and the scenery beautiful. Latterly it has become quite a fashionable summer resort. A large new hotel, located in a beautiful grove on the banks of the river, affords ample ac- commodation to visitors. On the American side of the river is ^ FORT NIAGARA, Which has many historical associations, but which we have not space to touch upon. The English GrCDeral Prideauz fell here in the battle of 24th July, 1759, and the French garrison afterwards surrendered to Sir Wm. Johnson. Leaving Niagara, about four bourses sail brings the traveller to ^4. TORONTO, ■'SS The principal City of the Province of Ontario. It is situated on Toronto Bay, a beautify sheet of water, four miles in length by two miles in width. Toronto, signifies in the Indian language, a place of meeting, t i In 1823, it contained but 4,000 inhabitants ; now, it has a population of about 75,000. Although not picturesque, it is most agreeably situated ; the view from the western entrance to the harbor, and from the island, is varied and striking; the spires and cupolas afford a most agreeable diversity to the dis- tant outlines of the City, and mark it as a place of wealth and enterprise. The long lines of houses, and the rectangular blocks of buildings, intersected by streets running towards the four cardinal points of the compass, with here and there a handsome church or an elegant edifice, strike the eye of the stranger with an agreeable surprise. Young in years, it has none of the associations which render Quebec almost classical ; but it is as proud of itd beautiful bay and aquatic sports, as Quebec is of its ancient walls and citadeL Among the places of interest are — The Queens Park, the College Avenue, University Buildrngs, 8 SfliRii Brothers. ^ IMPORTERS OF ;- ^ * .1.;^ 4S^ Notre Dame Street, [NEAR McQILL,] .i^a-sx.Ui.' f. 'ii T.-*?.-!-, ,■ .■■11 /■■'.*■ i;«"'*f;i'- 'ft ... I ... i» . '» 5 ?,^. Vfj:.|'' Strangers and Tourists visiting the City, will \^. find at this Establishment a full and •r^! . V 1 \ well selected . i V . » i 1 ii .' .1 STOCK OF GOODS. . t •• I !■ Experienced and attentive Clerks only employed. ■■ „ 9 \ Trinity Golles;e, the Nonnal and Model Schools, Os^oode Hall, Upper Canada College, St. James Cathedral, St. Michael's Ca- thedral Knox's Church, Metropolitan Church, Provincial Luna- tic Asylum, St. Lawrence Hall and Market, Lieut.-Goyernor*8 Residence, &c ^ '» '^f/t f 'i /'' V.: i ■ >1 f \ *.....> \ One of the elegant steamers ot the Canadian Inland Steaki Navigation Co.'s line, leaves Toronto every day for Montreal. Travellers can go on hoard, oh tain their staterooms, and make the passage by the Lake; or, if they prefer it, can go by Grand Trunk Bailway to Eangston, and there take the steamer. We will now describe the Towns on the route in their natural order. The first port at which the steamer touches after leaving Toronto IS ■Swri^^jif I i-j' rf PORT HOPE. -I ■ftSv *■««■•" '■•MF'JP*^' L The location of this town is very pleasant, the site extending over a valley and the surrounding hills, and though owing to natural obstructions, it is rather irregularly laid out, the appear- ance it presents, viewed either from the lake, or any other avenue of approach, is very picturesque. A steamer plies regu- larly between this port and Rochester, N. Y. Population of the town about 6,000. irh til! COBOtJRO, The next stopping place, lies seven miles below Port Hope. The town, which is lit with gas, is very prettily laid out. The broad and spacious streets, for the most part intersecting each other at right angles, are adorned with several fine public buildings, and numerous elegant residences. The most noticeable amongut the former are, Victoria Hall, (containing the Town Hall, Corpora- tion and County Offices, erected at a cost of over $100^000,) the Churches of the various denominations, and Yictoria Col- lege The latter is under the management of the Wesley^n Methodist Church in Canada. It has faoultiei of law^. ind medicine in Montreal and Toronto. Cobourg has a population of about 6,000. Midway between Port Hope and Cobourg ra ** Duck Island," on which is placed a Government light kouie. le 90 WeUinffton Street, Montreal, IRON FOUNDERS AND UANUFACTUBEBS OF Marshbank's Foundry Cupola, [Which tmeUs SiztMii poands of Iron with one of Coal] Fire-Escape and Extinguisher Orden Solicited for all doicriptiona of CASTINOS9 which will rMoire prompt attention. Montreal Machinery Agency. We are |>repared to contract for delirery, in good order, at any Wharf or Railroad Depot in Canada, Single Tools, or Complete outfits of From the leading Manufacturers in Canada and the United States. DiAmond £mery Wheels and Grinders, Bturtevant's Blowers mad Exhaust Fans, Patent Cold Boiled Shafting, Turned Shalting, Hangers, Pullejs, Mill Gearing, Belting and Hose, Wheels and Wire Bope for transmission of Power long distances, Hoisting Machines and Patent Gas Machines for Hotels, Factories and Warehouses, Band Sawing Machinerj (for Log Sawing, Be-Sawing, Patlern-making, ftc.) Perin's Frenoh Band Saw Blades, Fire and Burglar Proof Safes, &c. -ff Brotherhood's ] Low-j^riced, serviceable & unsurpassed A PAiKNT in quality ^may he attached direct to I "CYLINDER rapid working Machinery ^ Screw 11 MNGINE. J Frapelhrs dec. JAS. B. AimSTf/90 WeQingtoQ ttvMt, Ko&treaL - Is Riy< chaii Quii migl GiUf It place teriei ous < with defei agaii Islan sheet in th< £i publi Hall, Adja vinoii notio 0«. a, i!. isher seiye prompt ncy. 7harfor a of tfttes. iwers flDd , HangexB, e Bope for md Patent id Sawing c.) Perin's surpassed direct to , Screw ML J 11 KINGSTON Is pleasantly situated at the head of the Thousand Islands, River St. Lnwrenoe, Where Lake Ontario, the last link of the ehain of the inland seas of the west, together with the Bay of Quinte and the great Cataraqui Creek, are united with the miffhtj channel which conveys and empties their waters into the Giuf of St. Lawreice. It occupies the site Of the old French fort of Frontenac. As a place of defence it stands next in strength to Queheo. The bat- teries of Fort Henry are calculated for the reception of numer- ous cannon and mortars of the largest calibre. These, together with neighboring martello towers, form a formidable and efficient defence against any aggressive movement which might be directed against the city. Opposite Kingston are Wolfe and Garden Islands, between which and the city lies the bay, a beautiful sheet of water. On the other side of the Islands is Cape Vincent, in the State of I^ew York. Kingstoti possesses two collies, and has several handsome public buildings, such as the Court House, Custom House, City Hall, Banks, Post Office, &c. The population is about 15,900. Adjacent to the city is Portsmouth, where are located tho Pro- vincial Penitentiary and Eockwood Lunatic Asylum. Before proceeding down the St. Lawrence, we will briefly notice^ the principal ports on the American side of Lake Ontario. GHARLOITBSVILLE, At the mouth of the Genesee Biver, is the port of entry for the City of Boohester. The river is navigable for steamers five miles from its mouth, as far as Carthage, whence passengers can take the railroad cars for Bochester. two miles distant. The next port, after leaving Charlottesville, is > . ' \ OSWBOO, A beautiful and tourishiog town. It is the oommerdal centre 12 Montreal, June 11, 1874. Messrs. H. WHITESIDE & Co., Gbmtlsubm^ After selling your valuable " SpkImg Bn>,** for four yean I bare t6 aftte that I fiiad it fiur superior to anything ever introduced into the market. lUdMnMiiliy, perfect ncisettssnessy cheapness, and its neat and cleanly appeauranoe have oommended it to aU customers; from whom I have only assurances of utmost satisfiwtion, FaithfiiUy yours C. B. PARISEAU, Wholesale A Retail Dealer in Furniture, 7? his- 447 & 449 Notre Dame Street. WHITESIDE'S ikVini ^^13It(B lEill IS SOLD BY ALL FURNITUBE HOUSES THROITOHOUT CAHABA. Office, Factory and Warerooip.Sj fTf- '> (OLD COLLEGE BUILDINGS), 66 & 68 College Street; 3S/i02sra7JE=i.Ei-A.Jii: / * J n of a fertile and wealthy part of the country, and oontaina some of the largest flouring mills in the world. It is the terminus of both a railroad and a canal, connecting it with Syracuse and the New York Central Railroad. The population is about 20,000. SAGKETrS HABBOB, A small town lying oh a spacious bay, is 45 miles below Oswego. It was founded in 1799 by a Mr. Sackett, of Jamaica, L. I., from whom it took its name. From its position on Lake Ontario, it is admirably suited for the purposes of a naval station, and was, in fact, the American headquarters of the Lake Ontario fleet in the war of 1812. It is now the seat of a military post, called " Madison Barracks." CAPB VINCENT Is a pleasant little town, lying at the head of the St. Lawrence, so named in honor of one of the pioneer settlers — M. Vincent Le Roy De Chaumont. It is said that this place was selected as the retreat of the Emperor Napoleon, in case he should be obliged to seek an asylum in the United States. Gape Vincent is con- nected by railroad with Chaumont, Brownvillo, Water town and Eome. T^E THOUSAND ISLANDS. The Lake of the Thousand Islands is an expansion of the St. Lawrence, at its emergence from Lake Ontario. It is the most numerous collection of river islands in the world. It commences a little below Kingston, and stretches down the river between 40 and 50 miles, for which distance the St. Lawrence is between 6 and 12 miles wide. Notwithstanding their name, the number of these islands far exceeds a thousand; there being at least 1,500. They lie partly in Canada, and partly within the bounds of the State of New York ; the boundary line between the United States and Canada dividing them into about equal parts. Nowhere in the world is a more beautiful scene presented to the 14 » Almm. W* W^%Tik lliPORTIB AND DIALIB Ul wmm (B(P(Di@« M Watches, Clocks AND Jewellery. ^ Cutlery Plated-ware AND Toys. 426 & 428 NOTRE DAME STREET. Gold and Silver watchee, Fine French and Bronze Clocks, Gold and Gold-plated Jewelleiy. Jet goods in every variety, Bronze FigureSy Silver Filagree and Oxidized Jewellery, Every description of Fancy Goods, and Toys. 15 eyes of the traveller than here. As the steamboat is j^ted throush the iatrioate ohannels, dodging here and there among the islands, showing each moment new and ever-varying beauties, the scene is beautSul beyond description. Islands of all sizes and shapes are scattered in profusion throughout the waters; some covered with vegetation, others bare and ragged rooks ; some many acres in extent, others measuring but a few feet ; some showing a bare, bald head, a little above the level of the water, while, a short distance off, a large island or rock, crowned with a considerable growth of pine or cedar, will rise abruptly out of the water, to the height, probably, of 100 feet or more. This is a famous spot for sporting ; myriads of wild fowl of all des- criptions may here be found ; and angling is said to be rather fatiguing than otherwise, from the great number and size of the fish. On the American shore, opposite the Thousand Islands, is situated CLAYTON. A village formerly of considerable importance as a lumber station. This is a favorite resort for fishing and shooting parties, who make it head quarters while pursuing their sport. Oppo- site, on the Canadian side of the river, is GANANOQUB. A flourishing town of about 3,000 inhabitants. The beauty of the islands and river, as seen from this point, cannot be sur- passed. During the last five years it has become quite a favor- ite resort for tourists and pleasure seekers. Fron^ its position it has almost unlimited water power, which has been so far utilized that the town is now one of the most flourishing manufac- turing towns in the Province. After leaving Gananoque, the |next port, on the American side, is the little, rock-perched towq ►f ALEXANDRIA. The situation of which is extremely picturesque and romantic. If f ! 16 JPrescott, Candda. fjQ^' llus House has \)een recently enlarged and re-famkhed and is now second to none in the Dominion Thw long experience of the Proprietor in catering to the wants of his guests enables him to guarantee to patrons, every comfort and accommodation that any first-class house can offer. TOUKISTS AND PLEASURE SEEEEBS will find this House a most desirable resort, situated, as it is, on the shore of the beautiful St. Lawrence, a short distance from the Thousand Islands, and surrounded with choice fishing grounds and unsurpassed sceneiy. FOUR FIRST-CLASS STEAMERS continually cross between this port and the Oity of Ogdensburg, making a trip every thirty minutes. L. H. DANIELS, Proprietor, 17 Some two or three miles below the village is a point from whence one hundred islands can be seen at one view, the beauty o^ which can scaroe^ be imagined. This k a fine fishing ground^ noted for its maskalongCi which are of large site, many of thent weighing from 40 to 50 pounds, and often as much as 70 pounds] They are taken with trolling lines, and it requires considerablci skill to land on.e safely. At the the foot of the Lake of the Thousand Islands, on we Canadian shore, lies the town of BROCKVILLE. So named in honor of General Brock, who fell in battle at Queeaston Heights, in 1812. This is one of the most pleasant towns on the river. It is a delightful resting place for travellers, a favorite resort for tourists, and a desirable home for permanent residents. All the steamers stop here. A steam ferry boat plies every half-hour between this place and MORRISTOWN, a pretty little village on the opposite side of the river. Twelve miles below Morristown, also on the American side, is situated the beautiful City of OGDEXSBURa, one of the most wealthy cities, of its size, in the State of New York. The streets are wide, and lined with beautiful shade trees ; the public buildings very fine, and some of the private residences are magnificent. It is a great resort during the summer season for pleasure seekers, and being the terminus of the Ogdensburg and Rome Railroad, it is one of the principal points for travellers to take the steamers down the Rapids, for Montreal. I uimcd lately opposite Ogdensburg, and connected with it by a steam terry, is PRBSCOTT/ A town of about 3,000 inhabitants. About a mile below the town, at a place called ** Windmill Point/' are the ruins of an lavMimqp 18 I I i^ i! J ; I 1 1 P OF HARTFORD, CONN. CASH ASSETS (July ist.) - - - $2,937,000. Grants everything desirable in ON THE MOST FAVOURABLE TERMS. AOOIDENT DEFABTMEKT. General Accident Policies are written for a term of one to twelve months each, and insure a sum of $500 to $10,000 against death by acci- dent, and $3 to $50 weekly indemnity for wholly disabling injury by accident (not to exceed twenty-six weeks for any one accident,) at an annual cost of -^15 to $10 per thousand for occupations not specially hazardous. Hazardous risks taken at higher rates. LIFE DEFARTMENT. All Policies non-forfeitable. Its ten, fifteen, and twenty year policies can.be converted into endowments, at the option of the insurant. This feature is original with this company. G. BattersoN; President. | Rodney Denis, Secretary W. E.^C0TT, M.D., Surgeon. Foster, Wells & Brinley, General Agents for Dominion. OFPICE--199 St. James Street, Montreal. 19 ■old stone windmill, in which, in 1837, the rebels, under Von Schuk, a Polish exile, established themselves, but from which they were driven with severe loss. DanieFs Hotel an establish- ment ^ept in first class city style will afford thosfe who may desire to spend a day or two at this place, as good fare and as comfortable a home for the time being as can be found anywhere. L. H. Daniels Esq., the proprietor, thoroughly understands how to keep an hotel, and never fails to give his guests satisfaction. It is worth while to remain a day or two in Prescott if only to have the pleasure of being entertained at this House. It has for years been a favorite resting place for travellers. Prescott ki the southern terminus of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railroad, which con- nects Ottawa-^(the capital of the Dominion) — with the frontier. About five miles below Prescott, is Chimney Island, on which the remains of an old French fortification are to be Been. The first rapid of the St. Lawrence is at this island, called the GALOP RAPIDS. The next town, on the American side, is Waddington, and^in the river, over against it, Ogden Island, from the name of its proprietor. On the Canada side is Morrisburg. A short dis- tance below Morristown is Chrysler's Farm, where an American force was met, on its descent to Montreal, in 1813, defeated and turned back by a detachment of British troops.* Thirty miles below Ogdensburg is Louisville, from whence stages run to Mas- sena Springs — distance, seven miles. These springs are said to have proved effectual in restoring debilitated constitutions. LONG SAULT RAPIDS' For some miles after passing the town of Prescott, the scenery of the river rapidly changes. Then commences that magnificent series of rapids of which the Long Sault is one of the most re-, markable. It is a continuous rapid of about nine miles in length,! divided by an island in the centre into two channels — the Amer-; mmiim (/ I! Al I . i ilii I I !, f^' •I 1 20 (©«iP^AWi\ MlD^lIL Cornwall, Ont., Unquestionably the best Hotel between Montreal and Toronto. Has all the Modern Improvements. FIEST-OLASS IN EYEET EESPEOT. Tovrists will find this a delightful resting place. FISHING AND SHOOTING REQUISITES, HORSES, CARRIAGES, BOATS, Sc, Can be procured for the nse of Guests. W. H. DX7NKI]5r, PROPRIETOR^ 21 ican channel and the Lost channel ; a name given to it by the French boatmen, as they supposed that if a boat drifted into it, it would certainly be lost Formerly tlM Amerioaa or East chan- nel was mostly run by steamers, but of late the Lost Channel is mostly used. This channel presents a grand and terrific appearance, the water being lashed into a white foam for several miles. The passage on the southern ohaitnel is very narrow, and sudh is the velocity x>f the current, that a raft, it is said, will drift; the nine miles in forty minutes. When a steamer enters within their influence, the steam is shut off, and she is carried onward by the force of the stream alone. Great nerve, strength and skill are necessary to pilot the vessel, and several men are required at the wheel." " One of the most singular sensations we experienced" says a distinguished traveller, ** was that of sail- ing many miles perceptibly down hill." This going down hill by water produces a highly novel sensation, and is, in fact, a service of some danger, the imminence of which is enhanced to the imagination, by the tremendous roar of the head- long, boiling current. The Canadian Navigation Company, how- ever, have never lost any lives by accident, in descending the rapids. CORNWALL, At the foot of the Long Sault, on the Canada side, a neat Httle town of about 5,000 inhabitants, contains som^of the largest cotton and woolen mills in Canada. This is a very pleasant sum- mer resort and is much frequented by tourifts who find good sporting and fishing in the neighbourhood. The Hotel accom- modation is unsurpassed, the Ottawa House affording such as is not often found outside of the large cities. Everything is neat and dean about the premises, the attendants are obliging, and the proprietor Mr. W. H. Dunkii^ unremitting in his attentions to his guests. Everybody who visits this house once, desires to do 80. again. Travellers who intend stopping at Cornwall should make a note of the "Ottawa House." Cornwall Lh u Ill's i M H 22 fv*! ' * f'^^-*'3^»*» V Hit"?'"'.' h^'v, ;r-rr The Great International Route between the ){? 'i'iiipi ,_ tirifft- The only Through Route to QUEBEC, MONTREAL, TORONTO and all points in Canada. ■'; ^ ir :■ i • ,-^:'; : I .' ? ■■ 1 I 'If Through Express Trains leave BOSTON, PORTLAND and BUFFALO for DETROIT AND CHICAGO Connecting -with all the Roads diverging from those Cities. Fullman Palace and Sleeping Cars on all Through Trains. BAaO-AG-E CHECKED THROUG-H. FARES LESS than by any other Route. Through Tickets, Time Tables^ and reliable information inay be ob- tained at all principal Ticket Ofdces in the United States and Canada. JOS, UICKSON, ' . / WM. WAIN WRIGHT, ^ Secretary S^Trtamrerj ^ '^ General Panenger Agent Montreal. ' ' '^' ' ' ^ '^''*^ ' ^ ' ' ^/^ . Montreal. WILLIAM O'BRIEN, AgenCT^if >^ 143 St- Jambs Street, Next door to the St. Lawrence Hall ^ '■ ■""• ' ' •-'"•' MONTREAL. '' ''' ^'■■"' ^ "^''^ ^^^'^ 23 Sail t»j ■ i^* ij' i„: ^ A LAKE ST. FRANCIS, land lies in the river opposite the town, and belongs to the Indians of J ^ | y f] ij ST. REGIS. This is an old Indian village, a little below Cornwall, on the south side of the river. The tourist will observe from the deck of the steamer the old church, litting its tin roof above the neigh- boring houses. The bell, hanging in this church, is associated with a deed of genuine Indian revenge. On its way from France it was captured by an English cruiser, and taken into Salem, Massachusetts, where it was sold to the church at Deerfield, in the same State. The Indians, hearing of the destination of their bell, set out for Deerfield, attacked the town, killed forty-seven of the inhabitants, and took one hundred and twelve captives, *' among whom was the pastor and his family." The bell was then taken down, and conveyed to St. Regis, where it now hangs. The boundary line between the United States and Canada passes near this village, and the course of the St. Lawrence is hereafter within Her Majesty's Dominions. This is the name of that expansion of the St. Lawrence which begins just below Cornwall and St. Regis, and extends to Coteau du Lac, Many little islands are scattered here and there over its surface. Coteau du Lac is a small village at the foot of the lake ; and, on the north side, over against this place, is Grand Island. Just below are the Coteau Rapids. The Cedars is a small town just above the rapids of this name. Passing these rapids — a very excitmg passage — you glide into Lake St. Louis, from which you catch a view of Montreal Mountain in the distance. V BEAUHARNOIS. Is a small village at the foot of the Cascades, on Vte south bank of the river. Here, vessels, when ascending the river, enter the Beauharnois Canal, and pass around the rapids of the Cascades, i 1 ill! ! i !{ ' 'I' ■ ' in. I I ■•«4 t\0 TREAL. ChAMBLY « SOR RAiiiiKrAir. Eu 'ii;-i.> SUMMER ARBAN&EMENT Co'inifnencing the 4th May, 1874. .n: stations, MONTEEAL .;..;... ."t^*; */:;■ *'.«!4t A.M. 8.45 P.H. 5.15 Chambly Basin.. ..............:...:l;A'?,^:;;..i. 10.15 Chambly Canton 10.20 Kichelieu 10.30 6.25 6.30 6.40 Stations. Eiohelieu Chambly Canton Chambly Basin St. tt:e* Ti^-A.i2srs. A.M. P.1C. 7.35 4.35 7.45 4.45 7.50 4.50 ^-^- I «:g { 5.25 MONTEEAL 8.50 6.15 };;....'ira '♦!. ' .wi ASHLEY HIBBAED, ' * Manager* 25 Cedars and Coteau into Lake St. Francis, a distance of 14 miles. On the north side, a branch of the Ottawa enters the St. Law- rence. LACHINE. At the foot of Lake St. Lonis, is a village of about 2000 inhabi- tants. It is a favorite resort during the summer^ months for I Montrealers. The Lachine rapids begin just below the town. {Opposite is CAUGHNAWAUGA. An Indian village, lying near the entrance of the Lachine rapids. It is said to have derived its name from the Indians who had been converted by the Jesuits, who were called " Oaughnawauga's '* or *' Praying Indians.*' This is evidently a misnomer, for instead of praying, they were given to preying^ and were distinguished for their predatory incursions upon their neighbours in the New England Provinces, and had a most surprising fondness for scalps. The bell that now hangs in their church, it is said was the pro- ceeds of one of th'^ir pious excursions. The following is a des- cription of the descent of the Lachine Bapids, taken from an American newspaper : At this point (Caughnawauga) a canoe comes off and brings an Indian. He comes on board to pilot the boat over the La- chine, which is the last but most dangerous of the rapids. As the boat moves onward to the rapids, all the passengers, even to the novel readers, are anxious to get a good position, in order to have a fine view of the heaving, breaking and laughing water. As we enter the rapids, we appear to be running upon a small grass- covered, rocky island. Indeed, the bow of the boat is so near that it seems impossible to clear it, we look to see if the pilot is at the helm. Yes, there stands the captain at his post, in front of the wheel-hoiile ; and the Indian pilot with three other strong men, are at the wheel ; and as we look at the calm coun- tenance of the Indian and see that his brighteye does not so H ill.. I 26 niiTm ITR BOSTON VIA ■%^} Pullman Day aiid SleepiiigCto THROUGH AVITHOUT CHANGE. '?••■ i',1' vHi -r-:'1 :! K! 'VI v«,*;i Trains leave Montreal from Bonaventure St. Station, 9.15 A. M. DAY EXPRESS, With Pallman Parlor Car, Arriving in Boston 10.20 p.m. same night 3.45 P. M. NIGHT EXPRESS With Pullman Palace SleepiDg Car, arriving at Springfield, 6 30 a.m.; Concord, 5.20 a.m.; Manchester, 6.00 a.m.; Lowell, 7.00 a.m.; Lawrence, 7.30 a.m.; Worcester, 9.25 a.m.; BOSTON, 8.35 A.M. , .^„ f. u. :; For Tickets and full information, please call at ; n' 136 ST. JAMES STEEET, MONTEEAL : ■■'•. F. PICAKD, Ticket Agent. L. MILLS, G-en. Supt. Traffic, {aw. a t ti i w« ttt S. W. CUMMINGS, Pass. Agt. J "^- ■*-^^'^^»> ^ ^- 27 mch as wink, but is steadily fixed upon his beacon, whatever it lay be, and that the wheelsmen are fully under his control, we [eel that with his skill, care, and knowledge of the way, we may vanish fear from our thoughts. He guides the boat among the [slands and the rocks, over the rapids and through the intricate channels as easily as a skillful horseman reins a high-spirited char- ter. As quick as thought the boat glides away from those rocks 'hich it appeared impossible to avoid ; but the pilot apparently is eensible to fear, though not to the responsibility that rests upon lim. He is aware, and all are aware, that one j^lse move and all [s lost ; for the current is so swift, the seas runs so high, and the )oat is driven so rapidly, that one touch upon a rock would shiver ler to atoms. Although the passage of the rapids appears to be 30 dangerous, a sense of pleasure and excitement takes the place )f fear." In about half an hour after leaving this last rapid the )oat passes under Yictoria Bridge, the longest and largest bridge Kn the world, after which the traveller comes in full view of the [City of Montreal. MONTREAL, the commercial and financial metropolis of the Dominion, is also [the most populous of Canadian cities. It is situated at the head i of navigation for ocean vessels, 540 miles from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the Island of Montreal, which lies between the I broad St. Lawrence and the rapid Ottawa — the two great rivers of the North. The island extends some thirty-two miles in length, and ten in width, and is considered the garden of the [province. The surface of the island is level, with the exception [of the eminence of Mount Eoyal, which rises 550 feet above the [river level, The settlement of the town was first determined on [by the first explorer, Jacques Cartier, in 1535, at which time an [Indian village was located here, called Hochelaga. The perman- lent founding of the city, however, did not take place till 1642, [and in one hundred years of growth, thereafter, it gathered a [population of only 4,000. It was under French rule till 1760, 28 If.'!' i in 11. ' i & 1' ' i ' * Tj X* Tl *¥! \r ' O XT JuXiXi X O IlIOF llQOt ml THE UNDERSIGNED HAVING OPENED A FIRST-GLASS BOOT & SHOE STORE — IN— No. 375 Notre Dame Street, r Would respectfully inform the Ladies of Montreal^ that they mil find a i" First-class Assortment \t ~0P- ' LADIES', MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S ;-■:>» r ISi^ »SI OF THE LITBSI MSIGN8 AND tl THR FINEST MATEKIAL IN THE lABKIT. i i ( iM,V -uy*- Ilaving made special arrangements with the best Wholesale Houses in New York and Boston, as well as in Montreal, we are in a position to o£fer a superior article at terms more reasonable than have heretofore been presented to the public vO^ The Proprietors (late with Burt's Fine Shoe House in New York and Brooklyn) are well up in the wants of the Fine Shoe Business, aiid respectfully solicit a call. ' • »» i' > ',*''-- 'hi j , ,ij,c; i? - ' R& A. PERRY,"? Late o/By,rt'8y Broo/clvfi* 376 NOTRE DAME STREET. ' i>' i''t if .1.) 29 when it passed into the hands of the EDglish. In 1832, the cholera raged in Montreal with great violenoe, carrying off 1,843 inhabitants in a population of little more than 30,000. In April, 1849, a political mob burnt the Parliament buildings, and the seat of Gk)yemment was, in consequence, transferred to Quebec, subsequently to Toronto, and finally to Ottawa. In July 1852, a destructive fire laid waste a large portion of the city, burning 110 houses, and destroying property valued at $1,363,264. Not- withstanding these reverses, the city rapidly recovered, and to- day numbers p population of nearly 170^000 people. Years of industry, intelligence, enterprise and labor, have produced a mighty contrast. At the beginning of the present century ves- sels of more than 300 tons could not ascend to Montreal, and its foreign trade was carried on by small brigs and barges. Now, ocean vessels of 4,000 tons, the magnificent floating palaces of the Eichelieu Company, and ships of from 700 to 2,000 tons, from all parts of the world, lay alongside the wharves of the har- bor, which are not equalled on this continent in point of extent, accommodation, approach and cleanliness. Montreal has now over 200 miles of streets and lanes, some of the streets are nar- row, but the majority will compare favorably with any on the continent. Nowhere can finer or more solid public buildings be found. The buildings for commercial and other purposes would dignify any city. There are none in the United States which present finer specimens of street architecture than are found — not isolated here and there, but in long blocks and throughout the whole city. PLACES OF INTEREST. The Court House^ on Notre Dame Street, is after the Grecian style of architecture, and is, in its unpretending and massive grandeur, second to few buildings in the city. Bonsecovrs Market, of the Grecian Doric style of architecture, is equal, if npt superior, to any building of the kind in America. ' ■' ' 30 I Canadian Navigation Company Royal Mail liine BETWEEN MOITREAl, IIIGSTOI, TOROIIO, HlMillOII ■ AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS. ■<: i^i ^ i »v i.. This Line composed of the following first-class Side Wheel Steamers, viz : ,,, ^ (Composite) - - - Capt. Sinclair Dunlop u CORSICAIS- - SPARTA]^ - CORINTHIAN - PASSPORT BAVARIAN (New) MAGNET - It Farrell Simpson " Carmichael McCoy Will Leave tbe Canal Basin, Gananoque, Kingston, Cobourg Port Hope Darlington • Toronto - at 12.45 p.m. at 5.30 *' at 1.30 a.m. at 2.10 " at 3.30 '' at 8.00 " Montreal, every morning, (Sundays excepted) at 9.00 a.m. Lachiue - - - ■ at 12 30 p.m. Valleyfield - - -at 6.30 " Cornwall - - - at 9.30 « Dickinson's Landing at 2.00 a.m. Prescott - - - - at 9.20 " Brockville - - - at 10.30 " MAKING DIRECT CONNECTIONS AND PRESCOTT AND BROCKVILLE, "With the Railways for Ottawa, Kemptville Perth, Arnprior, &c. ArdviDg at Hamilton at 10.45 K i' III 31 )t. Sinclair Dunlop Farrell Simpson Gannichael McCoy at 12.45 p.m. It 5.30 *' It 1.30 a.m. at 2.10 *' at 3.30 •' It 8.00 " at 10.45 " AT TORONTO AND HAMILTON, WITH THE RAILWAYS FOR Gollingwood, Lake Superior, Stratford, L :'l ^ The Custom House. Commissioners Street, is a splendid building of imposing proportions. The New Post Office, Great St. James Street, now in course of erection, is in the modern Italian style, the facade highly ornamented with cut stone pillars, pediments, and carved portico. The Mechanics^ Institute, a fine building of cut stone, is in the Italian style. Merchants^ Eocchange, on St. Sacrament Street. Young Mens^ Christian Association Building^ corner of Craig and Eadegonde Streets, one of the finest buildings in the city, in the Mediaeval or Decorated Gothic style. Montreal Telegraph Co.^s Offices, St. Francois Xavier Street, is of Ohio freestone, built in the modern Italian style of archi- tecture. Christ Church Cathedral, unquestionably the fines*^^ specimen of ecclesiastical architecture in America, is situated on St. Catherine Street. , , . St, George's Church, St. Janivier Street, a beautiful edifice, built of Montreal stone. Cathedral of Notre Dame, reputed to be the largest church edifice in North America, holding within its walls 10,000 people. The building is 260 feet long by 140 feet broad, and the two massive towers, fianking the front upon the square, rise 220 feet. There is a famous peal of bells in the left tower, one of which is the '^Gros Bourdon," weighing fifteen tons, and haying a deep bass intonation. The prospect from the right tower, which can be ascended by payment of a slight fee, is wonderfully wide, looking out upon the broad waters, the islands and shipping of the St. Lawrence, the rapids of Lachine, the distant Vermont hills, and the suburban villages. The seminary of St. Sulpice adjoins the Cathedra], and is surrounded by spacious gardens and court'yards. In near vicinity, around this fine square, are 33 the noble buildings of the important Banking and Insaranee Companies of the Dominion. Church of the GesUf situated on Bleury Street, is most beauti- fully frescoed, and contains some very fine paintings. The style of architecture is the Bound Eoman Aroh. Bonsecours Church ia on St. Paul Street, and is the oldest church in the city. Mass was first performed in it on the 15th August, 1675. Merghants Bank — This magnificent building, the finest edifice for commercial purposes on the continent, is situated at the comer of St. James and St. Peter streets. Molson^s Bank, also on St. James street, is a very handsome structure, built of Ohio sandstone. The Bank of Montreal, Place d'Armes, is built in the Corinthian style of architecture. The Bank of British North America j Great St. James street, is a handsome building of cut stone, and built in the composite style of architecture. Ceneral Hospital — Dorchester street. Hotel Dim Hospital — St. Famile street, founded in 1744 by Madame de Bouilon. Grey Nunnery — St. Catherine street west, founded in 1755. McGUl College — Sherbrooke street. The most important edu- cational 'nstitution in the Province of Quebec. NELSON'S MONUMENT. ^ * ' At the head of Jacques Cartier Square, is a column of grey lime- stone, crowned with the figure of the hero of Trafalgar. Erected in 1808. . , . .. ^ CHAMP DE MA.RS ? ^ Is the old parade ground for the garrison regiments and volunteer soldiery. Three thousand troops may be reviewed upon it, and it is a favourite promenade. 3 34 SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY, XjCDCJ^Xm TinS^CE TsA-DBIjE. I CQ to o H rH CO Tf rH u5 i-H •^ «0 eO rl ■"»< C4 O M r-t « O li— IrHrHOOOOOit-QO ^ t-l r-t fH I— 1 1— 1 1— 1 1— t o GO H !Q •< a ^ H ,SO'r><£'OQOr-tC^»CfH«0-^*4h-C* c Q r-J r-J £2 e IV • V DRIVES. :. The Canadian carriage is kept with scrupulous neiiness, and the drivers are your willing and obliging servants, knowing every inch of the routes by which they convey you ; and the charges, unlike the American coaching fares, do not spoil the fairest pros- pects by threatening total ruin to your finances. »■ 36 SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY^ Montreal and Hoston Air Line, Comprising the South Eastern Railway, Passumpsic Railway, Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railway. TWO PAST EXPRESS TRAINS Composed of New and Most Elegant Cars with AH Modem Improvements will run from Montreal Bonaventure Station, to BOSTON — LOWELL DEPOT. Making Connections for all other New England Cities. THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS LINE ARE UNRIVALLED, WHOLE TRAINS RUN THROUGH i ••)».'• ■WITHOTJT O H -A. IT a- E ! From Montreal to Boston. i,.vj(,V' Our Trains stop Thirty Minutes for Meals at the Mem phr am agog House, Newport, Vermont, and at the Pkmigbw asset House, Plymouth, New Hampshire, whose repu- tations speak for themselves. DAY EXPRESS LEAVES MONTREAL, 8.45 A.M., ARRIVES AT BOSTON, 10 P.M. •—This Train stops for Dinner at Memphramagogi Pemigewasset House, Plymouth, N.H. •«. NIGHT EXPRESS LEAVES MONTREAL, 3.15 P.M., ARRIVES AT BOSTON 8.40 A.M. For Tickets and information apply to the GENERAL OFFICE, 202 ST. JAMES STREET. Q, LEVE, Passenger Agt. A^ B. FOSTMB, Manager. T. JET. A. ALJ>EjS', Superintendent, Office :— 202 St. James Street, Montreal. hi) ( a? AROUND THE MOUNTAIN. The drive around the moantain is certainly one which it would be difficult, for natural beauty, to surpass. On a clear, bright day, the view from any point of the drive is magnificent ; several hundred feet below is spread out a gorgeous panorama of ever varying beauty, affording commanding and attractive views of the Canadian metropolis and the great river of the North. ' We}l stocked and highly cultivated farms attest the prosperity of the husbandman ; comfortable homesteads, nestling mid a luxurious growth, dot the landscape; here and there broad belts of forest shade the view and form a fringework to the picture ; looming up, faintly shadowed in the distance, the far off hills of Vermont raise their summit, while, like a silver thread winding through the valley, the majestic St. Lawrence flows onward to the sea, spanned at this point by the Victoria Bridge — one of the ^eatest modern specimens of engineering skill. Handsome private dwellings, faced with gardens, laid out with great taste, line the roadway, and add to the beauty of the scene. TOLACHINB. The drive to Lachine (nine miles) is one of great interest. Lachine is the summer residence of many Montrealers, and has become famous by its annual regattas. It is noted as bebg the scene of a terrible massacre of the whites by the Iroquois Indians, in the year 1689, when over 200 persons were burned alive. Gaughnawauga, an Indian village, is situated immediately op- posite, and is connected bv a steam ferry. The Lachine Road leads along the banks of the St. Lawrence, and commands views of scenery of unsurpassed beauty and grandeur. TO LONGUB POINT. Another favorite drive is in an opposite direction to the lastj to Longue Pointe, passing through the village of Hochelaga. mmmmmm 38 I f..... ■. IGATION bOMPAN! BETWEEN .'^ MONTREAL AND QUEBEC. ii-jirf^f Thsi Magnificent Steamers J:^; '« ' fi "ABYSSINIAN," Capt. NORMAND PAULET, Leave BONSECOURS PIER (first Pier to the left, foot of Jacques Cartier Square) DAILY (Sundays excepted) for ATHENIAN," Capi. E. C. WURTELE, ' *' Calling at SOKEL, THREE RIVERS AND BATISCAN. This is the great fashionable thoroughfare for American Tourists. Pare Cheaper than any other first class Company IH^-TICKETS for sale by Agents at all the Hotels and at Fisher's Stamp Ofl&ce, St. Francois Xavier Street, opposite the Post Office, where State Rooms can be secured. RETURN TICKETS AT REDUCED RATES. For Freight or Passage, apply on the Wharf,. Bonsecours Pier, and at the Office, No. 24 Jacques Cartier Square. H. J. STEVENSON, ■ ■. - ^ C. H *LEF AIVEE, Passenger Agent, Sbobbtart-Tbeas. 39 The river scenery in this direction is very fine, and of quite a different character from that west of the city. The villages of Longueuil, Boucherville, and Varennes may be seen on th^ op- posite side of the river. ' '^ . r MOUNT ROYAL CEMETRY Is situated on the east side of the mountain, about two miles from the city. The approach to it is by a winding carriage way, passing through Which may be seen many of the wild beau- ties of nature, and from several points on the road there are beautiful views to be had in every direction. The road, which is kept in the finest condition, is planted on each side with trees. The gateway at the entrance is a beautiful structure of cut stone, with iron gates. It would be useless to undertake an enumeration of all the places of interest in and about Montreal, for we believe that there are but few places on the American Continent where can be found so much of interest to the traveller, whether in pursuit of health or pleasure, as iL this city. l>„... RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT OFFICES. Grand Trunk Railway Offices ^ for Quebec^ Portland^ Toronto ^ &c. at Bonaventure Station, Depot — Bonaventure Street, Upper Canada Line of Steamers — 177 Great St. James street. Ottawa River Steamboat Office— ^o. 13, Bonaventure street. Passengers go via Lachme Railroad, Bonaventure Depot. Quebec Steamboat Office — 24 Jacques Cartier Square. ■■'! '.r fi CAB FARES. Fare per Hour — Coaches, or four-wheeled cabs, or correspond- ing winter vehicles, drawn by two horses, for the first^ hour ^1. For each subsequent hour 75 cents, and pro rata for intermedin ate quarters of an hour. Cubs, two or four-wheeled, or corresponding winter vehicles, 40 8f. uwmiii niLL OTTAWA, ONTARIO. ■\ ■ ■ . r ' THE LARGEST HOTEL IN THE CITY, Unrivalled for Style and Locality. Every Convenience, Comfort, and Elegance. ' ■■ * • ■ • ^ WILL ACCOMMODATE 300 GUESTS. CARRIAGES TO AND FHOV THE Mn Ai\D TRAL\^. CHARGES MODERATE. J. B. McKENZIE, ^ Ottawm, June 1874. 'F^'S^O'JPJRX^TCD'Sf' 41 drawn by one horse, for one or two persons, for the first hour 60 cents, and for eaoh snbieqaent hoor 40 cents. For three or four persons, for the first hour 75 cents; each subsequent hour 50 cents, and^ro rcUa for intermediate quarters of an honr« Usual charges for two horse carriages to go round the moun- tain, a distance of nine miles, $4, for one or four persons. For cab, f 1.50 for two or three persons ; for four persons $2. to QUEBEC. From Montreal to Quebec, passage is made on one of the ele- gant steamers of the Union Navigation Company, called the *' Abyssinian '* and 'V Athenian." Leaving Montreal in the evening, passing the fort op the island in the harbor, leaving Loogueuil to the right, and passing the group of islands below the city, and the mouth of the Ottawa river, you are fairly on your way to the old capital. SOREL, Forty-five miles below Montreal, is the first port at which a halt is made by the steamer. Sorel is built on the site of a fort built in 1655 by M. DeTracy, and was for many years the summer residence of successive governors of Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Richelieu and St. Lawrence, popula- tion about 8,000. Five miles below Sorel the river expands into a wide lake nearly twenty-five miles in length, and nine miles in width, known as .* LAKE ST. PETER. The rifer St. Francis here enters the lake from the south. During the descent to Quebec, a great amount of shipping of every class will be passed, and immense timber rafts will be ob- served, floating down to the great timber mart at Quebec, some- times in single rafts, and sometimes in many, combined into a floating timber town, populous with hardy lumbermen, whose songs enliven the monotony of their voyage. 42 ;^'„^iRS »«'V^"/"'."'C4V [^ -ma ^ THREE RIVERS. T. G. FARMER. Peoprietor. N . I , A FIRST CLASS LIVERY STABLE ATTACHED TO TH CMO U S E ,W I TN CAREFUL DRIVERS.* TRUSTY PORTERS ALWAYS IN ATTENOANCE ^ This Hotel is charmingly situated on the ^- BLuk of the Sic LawrescOc The Balconies overlook the Eiyer and afford a ,^.,,^,.,. . ,, splendid View of .... , . iiii®i2Miiiif ©©11111, The accommodation is unsurpassed, the House being kept in first class City style, — Shawenagan Falls and St. Leon Mineral Springs are only 24 miles ,-. ' distant. ,..^.--\ .- ^ - - Carriages and Boats for the use of Guests. T. G. FARMER, Proprietor. Three RiTers, July 1, 1874. ....,> 43 THE M- d a USE iiagi miles iiagan lests. etor. THREE RIVERS, Situated midway between Montreal and Quebec, is one^of the oldest settlements in Canada, and has Convents and Church edifices of considerable architectural pretensions. The town was first settled in 1618. Population about 9000. Tourists would do well to spend a day or two at this place, there are beautiful drives in the vicinity and good boating and fishing. There is also excellent Hotel accommodation — Farmer's Hotel being noted far and wide as a favorite resort for the tra- veller, First class fare, — elegantly furnished roomfj and clean beds are what is required to make a Hotel what i.t should be, and these are all to be found here. Mr. Farmer thoroughly un- derstood the art of makin^^ his guests comfortable, and does it. The famous falls of Shawanagan, second only to those of Niagara are but twenty four miles from Three Eivers, and those of the Grand' Mere 13 miles further up the St. Maurice. The cele- brated St. Leon Mineral Springs are also 24 miles from here. The Chaudiere jiiver enters the St. Lawrence about six miles above the City of Quebec. At this point the precipitous ban cs of the St. Lawrence increase in height, and the eager strr.^er catches a distant view of the towers and battlements of the grand old northern City. Before reaching the town, " Wolfe's Cove " will be pointed out, to the left, that memorable spot where the brave commander landed his forces under cover of darkness, and scaling the pre- cipice, fought the battle which changed the destiny of the western empire. The round martello towers, in advance of the defences of the city, on the plains of Abraham, first attract attention, and you sweep in full view of the defiant battlements and towers which crown the natural walls of old Quebec — the seat of ancient dominion — where jealous nations contended for supre- macy, and shook its rocky throne with the roar and clash of con- tending^ armies. m .' i m SHERBROOKE, P. Q. The Magog House has been thoroughly renovated and enlarged in FIRST-CLASS STYLE It is situated in a very pleasant part of the town, com- manding a view of two rivers. It is only a few steps to the Post Office, Telegraph Office and Banks. J^ LIIsrE OIF ST^Q-ES LEAVES EVERY DAY FOR 1 LAKE MEMPHREMACOC, To connect with the Steamer "Lady of the Lake," for Newport. H. S. HEPBURN, JProprietor, 45 SHERBROOEE. Situated just 100 miles fh>in Montreal, on the line of the Grand Trunk Eailroad and in the beautiful and romantic valley of the River St. Francis is Sherbrooke, the most enterprising town of the Eastern Townships. We can confidently recommend the traveller to spend a day or two here. There are beautiful drives in the vicinity, good fishing and boating and magnificent sceneiy. To add to its attractions the town can boast of one of the best kept and most comfortable Hotels to be found in the Province. We refer to the Magog House, which is conducted under the personal superintendence of the proprietor H. S. Hepburn, Esq. Tourists who may visit this Hotel on our recommendation will not be disappointed. 'it QUEBEC Was founded in 1608, by Samuel de Ghamplaigo, on the site of the Indian village«)f Stadacona. No city on the Continent so impresses the tourist, by the startling peculiarities of the site and novelty of its general aspect, as this *^ Ancient Capital," or stamps its impress so indelibly in eye and memory. A massive wall of hewn stone, of nearly three miles in length, and varying, but everywhere of forbidding height and thickness, with pro- jecting bastions and frowning cannon, communicating with the outward world by five massive gates, encloses the better portion of the Upper town. The . ^ ^ _^.,----...l',.;,^,^.^ CITADEL ••;., ;,i .;:,.,. ,^; Will perhaps prove the point of greatest interest to many, from the historical associations connected therewith, and from the fact that it is considered an impregnable fortress. It covers an eiQclosed area of forty acres, and is some three hundred and forty^ feet abo^e the river level. The zigzag passage through which you enter the fortress, between high and massive granite walls, is swept at every turn by formidable batteries of heavy guns. On the forbidding river walls and at each angle or possible com- 46 ,-ri > '.'1 i/v'»r '. .T*! rV? .-* tli ' RUSSELL HOUSE CORNER ANN & GARDEN STREETS, ■r-: "T^ .y iii.-'.-.tr' ■•;•..-, !>r;t'-^;j. ■> ■ ^ , , This modem built Hotel is open as an auxiliary to the * St. Louis Hotel. TERMS MODERATE. WILLIS RUSSELL, ' : PROPRIETOR. JUNB 1874. r V f r- s* t ► ■*>* ♦7 . manding point, guns of heavy calibre sweep every avenue of approach by the river. Ditches, breastworks and frowning batteries command the approaches by laud from the famed •* Plains of Abraham." The precipitous bluffs, rising almost perpendicularly from the river, three hundred and forty feet, present a natural barrier which may be swept with murderous fire, and the covered ways of approach and retreat, the various kinds and calibre of guns, mortars, howitzers and munitions of war, will be viewed with eager interest Among the places of interest may be mentioned : The Plains of Abraham, with its humble monument, marking the place where fell the illustrious Wolfe. The (Jovernors Garden, with its monument to Wolfe and Montcalm. The spot whei^fell the American General Montgomery. The Roman Catholic Cathedral with its many fine old paintings. The Episcopal Cathedral. The Esplanade, from which is one of the finest views in the world. Houses of Parliament. '-- v Spencer Wood, the residence of the Lieut, Governor. Laval University, &c., &c. In Quebec living is comparatively cheap, and hotel accommo- dation is as good as any Canadian city can furnish. There are several dozens of minor hotels, and some extensive ones, such as the two newly furnished, vast hotels — the St. Louis Hotel and the " Russell House," kept on the American principle, which have, of course, from their size, the first claim on the traveller's attention ; and the rush of visitors at these hotels during the summer months sufficiently testifies to the comfort and civility, which await the traveller. The Messrs. Russell — two obliging Americans — hare succeeded^ and deserve to succeed, as hosts. The city and environs abound in drives varying from five to thirty miles, in addition to being on the direct line of travel to 48 St. LOUIS HOTEL /• The ST^ touts HOTELi which is unrivalled for Size, Style and Locality, in Quebec, is open only during the Season of Pleasure Travel. It is eligibly situated, near to and surrounded by the most delightful and fashionable promenades, THE GOYERNOR'S GARDEN, THE CITADEL, THE ESPLANADE, I THE PLACE FARMES DURHAM TERRACE, which furnish the splendid views and magnificent scenery for whicL Quebec is so justly celebrated^ and which is unsurpassed in any part of the world. The Proprietor in returning thanks for the very liberal patronage he has hitherto enjoyed, informs the public that this Hotel has been thoroughly re- novated and embellished, and can now accommo- date about 500 Visitors ; and assures them that nothing will be wanting on his part that will con- duce to the comfort and enjoyment of his Gruests. . WILLIS RUSSELL, June, 1874. Proprietor, 49 ]L 0« ed for only ed by es, s CE, ificent ►rated, orld. I very forms ly re- Unmo- that I con- ests. ietor. ► the far-famed Sagaenaj, Murray Bay, Kamonrasks, Cacounay Rimouski, Gaspe, and other noted watering places. Quebec can minister abundantly to the tastes of those who like to yacht, fish, or shoot. Yachting, in fact, has become of late quite an institution. You can on those mellow Saturday after- noons in August and September, meet the whole sporting and fashionable world of the Upper Town on the Durham Terrace or Lower Town wharves, bent on witnessing a trial of speed or sea- manship between the Mouette^ the Black Hawhy the Wasp^ the Shannon, the Bon Homme Bichard, and half a score of crack yachts and their owners. Let us see what the city contains : — First, the west wing, built about 1789 by Governor Haldimand, to enlarge the old Chateau burnt down in January, 1834 : this mouldering pile, now used as the Normal School, is all that remains of the stately edifice of old, overhanging and facing the Cul-de-Sao, where the lordly Count de Frontenac held his quasi regal court in 1691 ; next, the Laval University-, founded in 1854, conferring degrees under its royal charier , the course of studies is similar to that of the celebrated European University of Louvain ; then thece is the Quebec Seminary, erected by Bishop Laval, a Montmorency, in 1663 ; the Ursuline Convent, founded in 1636 by Madame de laPeltrie; this nunnery, with the E. C. Cathedral, which was built in 1646, contains many valuable paintings, which left France about 1789 ; the General Hospital, founded two centuries ago by Monseigneur de St. Vallier ; in 1759, it was the chief hospital for the wounded and the dying during the memorable battle of the 13th September — Arnold and his continentals found protection against the rigors of a Canadian winter behind its walls in 1775-6 ; the HotelrDieu nunnery, close to Palace Gate, dating more than two hundred years back. As to the views to be obtained from Durham Terrace, the Glacis and the Citadel, they are unique in grandeur, each street has its own familiar vista of the surrounding country It is verily. * ^ . 4eH*i^^^^ as Henry Ward Beecher well expresses it, *' like turning over the leaves of a picture-book." The Montmorency Falls, a magnificent sight at almost all sea- sons of the year, are situated about nine miles from the city. Between them and Quebec is the Beauport Lunatic Asylum, the largest and finest building of the kind in the Province. Many tourists and excursionists, after viewing the old northern capital, and its romantic and beautiful surroundings, will pursue the journey still further down the great St. Lawrence to that won- derful river the Saguenay, which enters the St. Lawrence one hundred and twenty miles below Quebec. On the way down the river, the mouth of the Eiver St. Anne will be passed, off the lower extremity of the Island of Orleans. This river enters the larger stream through a bold ravine, and many ascend the stream for a short distance to the Falls of St. Anne, which, with the surroundings, are pleasing and attractive. Thirty-six miles below Quebec is a group of six small islands, alive with geese, ducks and teal, who make this a breeding place. The quarantine station at '' Grosse Isle " deserves a passing notice — a lovely spot of itself, quietly sleeping in the great river, but a very charnel house in the past, receiving, in the time of the famine in Ireland, six thousand emigrants in one huge grave. The river widens broader and broader below this point to ten and twenty miles as you sail on, as upon a shoreless sea, losing sight of either shore. MURRAY BAY, On the North Shore, ninety miles belovr Quebec, is a fashionable watering place, and the fine fishing in Murray River is much patronized. The river here is about twenty miles wide, and steaming across to " Eiviere du Loup," on the South Shore, pas- sengers are landed within six miles of CACOUNA, One of the most fashionable watering places in America, and m 51 m where tourists will find facilities for enjoyment, either of luxuri- ous ease or active sporting. Continuing down the St. Lawrence, on the northern shore, TADOUSAC is reached, at the mouth of the Saguenay. Here is famed facil- ities for hathing, for seal hunting, and for fishing in the tribu- taries of the Saguenay. The first permanent stone building erected on this continent was erected here. THE SAGUENAY is the largest affluent of the St. Lawrence, haying its source in Lake St. John, and a straight course of one hundred and thirty miles from the lake to the St. Lawrence. The unper half of its course is a series of falls and rapids, navigable only by canoes, and flowing through a dense and almost unknown wilderness. The uBvigable portion of the river will float the largest vessejs of the world, from its mouth some sixty miles to the head of naviga- tion, and has been described as a perfectly straight, yawning gulf, torn for the whole distance in the grey miea schist, rising on either hand in precipitous clififs, whose bases rest in unknown depths — a panorama of rocky walls and precipices — a region dark, desolate, cheerless and cold. The ascent terminates in Ha-Ha Bat, a quiet and lovely bay, receding from the river several miles, a cheerful village, animal life, and facilities for amusement are found here, a change most wel- come from the sombre desolation of the ascent. Lake St. John, in which the river has its source, receives the waters of eleven large rivers, and an innumerable number of smaller streams from the vast water-shed surrounding it, but discharges all its waters through this one wonderful stream. STATUE POINT Is a noted gem of scenery on the river, a perpendicular rock below HarHa Bay, at the termination of a great plateau, three hundred feet wide, and six hundred feet in height, with sides as smooth as 62 tbon^ polished by a skillful workman. Six miles above the Bay of St. Johns are the great points of attraction on the river, GAPS EISBNIIY AND TRINIIT BOGE» Collossal promontories of sheer descent, at whose very base the largest ships may ride in the immense depth of waters ; sights never to be forgotten — bold, barren, forbidding and awful. The discharge of a cannon on shipboard between these bare walls of rook, is said to crash back in echoes which no one could wish to have repeated, one such sensation sufficing for a lifetime. r J . ' 1 , "■- » '■' .;■ t- ' . t ^rr;^ •r) • - . ■ .1 .!....? ft* . ^ t ! * w J ■lf,r';-r ' ■ - ■i-.-i. . ij ., . :„* '^ .\ - ,t • . ' . I -. . ' • ■ ' ' ■ • - '/■ I,..-. •■■ '»-», T, . f --».*!, ;.f'-|. .:;, .--J-'-A H- i^ -.'Jit..*, ,!v^.| ; . . AT"'" ■<>/■■ V I 53 Bay B the sights The Jls of sh to MONTEBAL TO OTTAWA. The hest route from Montreal to Ottawa, the Capitol of the BominioD, is to take the train to Lachine, which leaves the Bonaventore Street Depot every morning (Sundays excepted) at seven o'clock, and there stepping on hoard the steamer Prinob of Wales, (Captain H. W. Shepherd) or steamer Pbinoebs, (Captain McGowan) sail up the river. By this last route we have a hotter opportunity of seeing the heautifhl scenery of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, as they first meet. It is a bright morning and the sun glr,nces slantingly along the majestic waters, tinging with golden light the tips of the wavelets as they rise, one after the '^t^ er, to greet his rays. A faint mist like a delicate veil, spread ^ v the bosom of the river, on which one or two islets repos ^s childhood sleeps on its mother's bosom, yet it does not conceal the enchanting beauty of the scene, but adds grace and loveliness to the charms, which it vainly strives to hide. It is soon dissolved, and the light breeze which has sprung up, carries it all away. Away we go, stemming the current, until in due time, we reach Ste. Anne's, where are a succession of rapids which we avoid by going through a lock. More islets are here, round which the Ottawa bubbles and struggles in itecourse, while the pretty village of Ste. Anne's reposes in quiet beauty upon the bank. This village is considered the starting point for the Ottawa River, by all orthodox voyageurSj as the last church on the island of Montreal is situated here, and is, moreover, dedicated to their tutelary saint, from whom also the village takes its name, Emerging from the canal, again we enter the Ottawa, having left the St. Lawrence far astern, and after sailing about two miles, we find the shores reeede on either hand, to about eight miles wide, and this recession continues for a distance often miles, for we are in the Lake of the Two Mountains, so called from two mountains on the north side rising four to five hundred feet from the water. The river 54 ! i ivlptlim |oi;any ' ROIAL MAIL LINE OF STEAMERS. MONTREAL TO OTTAWA, New Iron Steamer PEERLESS Captain A. Bowib Steamer PRINCE OF WALES Captain H. W. Shephbed « QUEEN VICTORIA - - - - Captain P. Y. Macdonnbll •* PRINCESS - - Captain P. McGowAN ■.-. .r:r .„,;.,- .„.,?• UPWARD. ^.;i 5>/i»> h^v' ::t. ,^ Passengers leave by the 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Trains for Lachine by Railway, and connect with the Steamers "Prince of Wales" and "Princess" for Ottawa and intermediate landings. ,- '/-/ilJ'; DOWNWARDS, l- -.-< .Mr ^'•''m^ ■ Passengers leave Ottawa at 7 a.m. bv Steamer " Peerless and at 9 p.m. by Steamer *' Queen Victoria," for Montreal and intermediate landings. « MEALS AND STATEROOMS EXTRA. . i : Passengers leaving Ottawa by the Evening Steamers will descend the Rapids. No througii Passengers taken on Saturday Evening Boat The comfort and economy of this Line are unsurpassed, whilst the route is one of the most picturesque in Canada. Tourists will find this a delightful trip. Freight for all points on the Ottawa sent through with despatch daily- Freight Office— 87 Common Street, Canal. " ' ••>.'- jingle and return Tickets may be had at the Company's Office, 13 Bonaventure Street ; at the Grand Trunk Depot, Montreal, and at the Office, Queen's Wharf, Ottawa. R. W. SHEPHERD, JPreaideiU, 55 f. IRS. ,. BowiB BKPHSRD DONNBLL dGowan ray, and iwa and p.m. by Rapids. route is ful trip. h daily. flBce, 13 and at \ideiU. ) divides here into four branches, that which we have just come np, another which diverges towards the north-east, and forms the western boundary of the island of Montreal, the third called the Dutchman's Ghenalj and the fourth passing Vaudreuil around the Isle Perrot. There is the Isle Jesus, and beside it Pigeon's Island, on which are the ruins of an Indian village, also Isle aux Prune, lately purchased by Dr. Girdwood, of Montreal. For tJbe purpose of guarding against the incursions of the Indians, the French built a fort on the Island of Montreal, opposite to the vil- lage, but both village and fort have now fallen into decay, and large trees are growing inside the ruined walls of the latter. This property has been recently bought by the Hon. J. J. C. Abbott, M.P.P., upon which he has built a beautiful villa where he passes the summer months. A few miles further on we arrive at a fine new wharf named Oka, situated in the Indian Village of the Two Mountains. This village is inhabited by the remnants of two tribes, the Iroquois and the Algonquins, as the village of Caugh- nawaga, opposite to Lachine, is by a remnant of the Iroquois. A Eoman Catholic Church divides the settlements, as the people are all baptised into that Church. Three or four chapels stand on the mountain side. The highest peak of the mountain is called Calvary, and on certain religious fetes of the Church it is frequented by both white and Indian. Now we stop at the village of Como and Hudson. Both these villages are the resort of some of our Montreal friends who pass the summer months there with their families. At the head of the Lake of the Two Mountains the banks contract, so that the river is not more than half a mile in width, and it continues thus narrow, for about a mile, when there is again an expansion, for the length of nine miles, forming the Upper Lake of the Two Mountains. On the southern bank is the mountain Eigaud, where there is also a settlement of the same The river again contracts to the breadth of half a mile. name. and continues, sometimes broader, sometimes as narrow, until we reach Carrillon. Great improvements have been made at this place by the Railway Company, by building new wharves and 56 III station houses, and here again the navigation is impeded by rapids. A railroad has been formed between the two stretches of navigable water, and by it we arrive at Grenville, whence we proceed by the Steamer Peerless (Gapt. Bowie) or Queen Victoria (Captain Macdonell), to Ottawa, which we reach about six o'clock p.m. Yonder is a raft of wood coming floatiog down, manned by hardy voyageurs, who have built their wooden hut upon the timber island they have made. Far, far back, in the thick and dark woods, have they toiled through the inclemency of winter, gather- ing together the huge monarchs of the forest ; far, far back, where the bears prowl, and the gaunt and hungry wolves ^' make night hideous" with their bowlings; while the hardened snow has covered the ground many feet deep, and the frost spirit has *-!*- "Bound the waters in icy chainf B7 a spell unseen yet strong;" and the cold is keen, cutting, and piercing, such a cold as can only be felt when the thermometer ranges 30° or 403 below zero ; in this wild scene, in this severe season they have toiled, felling the huge trees and fitting them for the market. And now, one by one, they have launched the logs, and fastening them strongly together, have committed them to the river to bear them down. They have sent them rushing crib after crib down the slides, which have borne them along and plunged them again safely into the dark deep water. Kefastened, and their hut rebuilt and their low masts with broad square sails all arranged, there they go night and day, watching the floating treasure which serves them for a habitation, until they reach a market, where it is broken up and sold. Hardy, daring fellows are the voyageurSy simple and kind withal. Though their manners are homely, their hearts are warm. Heaven speed them down the rapids to a safe arrival and a profitable sale of their hard earned produce. * ::^! r * Both from Qrenville and Carillon and half way between them, are roads leading back into the mountains, for the great range commencing at Labrador and uniting with the Rocky Mountains 67 apids. igable by the tptain m. ed by imber , dark ;atber- where ! nigbt w has i-. in only jro; in ng the )ne by irongly do»irn. \f hich I to the i their night for a en up e and rts are aland them, range intains runs through this country. The interior of this region is dotted every where with small lakes, which here and there form a Tariefcj to tho scenery. In the Township of Wentworth alone, there are upwards of sixty, plentifully stocked with red and grey trout, inviting the disciple of IsaaC^ Walton to pursue his favourite amusement. Lake Louisa, or Abbott's Lake, is perhaps most worthy of notice among them all, especially as it is more accessible than any. It is a beautiful sheet of water, clear as crystal, so that at the depth of twenty feet, the pebbles which show the bottom may be counted. It is surrounded by rocks and mountains, which here jut out far into the water, and there recede in indentations sometimes as deep as half ^ mile, forming pleasant little bays. The lake is about four miles long, by three in breadth, and is altouether the very fac simile of the largest of the lakes of the North of England. It is abundantly stocked with fish, principally the grey trout or Zunge. The Ked Trout is also found in it, but not BO plentifully. To reach it, we start from Carillon in the train for Qrenville, after engaging a buggy to meet us about four miles off. Then we proceed at right angles with the Railway, all the way through the Township of Chatham, and a mile and a half into that of Wentworth. Here we are at Qrenville on board the steamer, and traversing the waters of the Grand River, ai the Ottawa is called ; five miles from Grenville we stop at L' Original, where a stage awaits passen|;ers going to the celebrated Caledonia Springs, a distance of some 9 miles through a very interesting country, giving some very picturesque views. The springs are much frequented by invalids during the summer months, for the sake of the mmeral waters. As we hurry on with the restless speed of stean, we have abun- dant opportunities of examining the picturesque banks of the river on both sides, until we come close up to the citj. About two miles below Ottawa, on the north side, the Gatineau empties itself into the Grand River. A few miles up this stream the Canada Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company have erected very extensive furnaces for the purpose of smelting the iron ore. MK Qv from their Hull Mine. This is likely to he a very important branch of trade in the new Dominion. See yonder, that white curtain hanging over the steep bank on the south side. As we near it, it changes and we can see it is not a curtain, but a waterfall, being none other than the Eideau Falls. There it falls, gracefully as flowing drapery falls from the shoulders of a queen, a most beautiful sight. The body of water is not so large, and the height of the fall, 30 feet, is not so great as to warrant the appellation grand, bat what it wants in grandeur is amply made up in beauty. Grently, gracefully, the water pours over, and mingles with that of the Ottawa beneath, with just as much noise as is necessary to add to the effect. We obtain a fine view of it as the steamer passes close by. Looking ahead, we now get a splendid view of the Parliament and Departmental Buildings, standing out so prominently on the bluff called Major's Hill. These buildings only require to be visited to be appreciated. All we can say is. go and see for yourself, dear reader. And now we reach Ottawa City, picturesquely built upon three separate bluffs or ledges forming the river bank of the south side. Bight before us is an imposing scene, second only to Niagara in grandeur and mag- nificence. The Ohaudiere Falls are immediately above the city, and there, with thundering cadence, the waters precipitate them- selves down the precipice of forty feet in height, and gathering into a basin, boil, and seethe, and hiss, and whirl around in mad excitement, while the spray arises and the sunbeams gleaming upon it form an almost perpetual rainbow. A fine bridge spans the river just below the Falls, froaa which a magnificent view of them is obtained. Beside the Grand Fall there is also Little Ohaudiere on the northern side, and here a curious phenomenon presents itself. The great portion of the waters which precipitate down the latter, find their way underground, where none can trace their course. The following description, quoted from Bouchette, will give us some idea of the singular scene. He says, " The Little Ohaudiere may, without much difficulty, be appoached from the Lower Oanada shore, and the spectator, standing on a level f ^ 59 f %» . with the top of the fall, and on the brink of the yawning gap into which the floods are headlong plunged, surveys the whole lenght of chutCy and the depths of the cavern. A considerable portion of the waters of the falls necessarily escapes subterraneously, after their precipitation, as a mu3h greater volume is impelled over the rock then finds a visible issue. Indeed this fact is not peculiar to the Little Chaudiere, but is one of those curious characters of this part of the Ottawa of which other singular instances are ob- served ; the waters in various places being swallowed by deep but narrow rents and fissures, leaving their natural bed almost dry, to dash on through some subterraneous passage that defies the search of the explorer. There are in the Falls of the Chaudiere materials for much geological speculation, and the mere admirer of nature's scenio wonders and magnificence will derive much gratification and delight by the survey and contemplation of their manifold beauties," On the northern bank, a slide has been made, bo that the timber can be sent from above to below the foaming waters without endangering either it being broken by abrupt and rude collision with kindred logs below, or shattered upon the rock. These slides are frequent in the Upper Ottawa, the rocky state of the river necessitating their construction ; and they are admirably adapted, carrying down the logs of timber safely, and without any damage to prevent a sale in the market. But to return to the city. : t ■" '^- -i OTTAWA, J?,>:, ■1\. Like Quebec, is divided into Upper and Lower Towns ; although some make three divisions, adding the Middle and perhaps this last division has the advantage of being more correct. The Upper Town, as its name implies, occupies the highest part of the rooky banks, and the Middle and Lower Towns are con- tented with a less elevated position. The Eideau Canal joins the Ottawa Eiver, through a gorge between the towns, by a succession of locks. This canal connects the Ottawa with Kingston and Lake Ontario, through a series of lakes and streams. It is 135 miles 60 long and forms a triangle with the St. Lawrenod and the Ottawa riven. The Upper terminus is about 180 miles from Montreal, while the lower is 120 miles. A handsome bridge spans the gorge and forms a connection between the towns. As a city, Ottawa has perhaps the most beautiful and picturesque situation of anj in the Proyince. Built beside the magnificent Chaudiere, upon a rooky elevation, commanding a fine view of the surrounding country, as far as the eye can reach, it is almost equal to Quebec itself. The fine far-stretching campaign, opened up to a great extent by hardy settlers, who have cleared for themselves a home and farm ; the villages nestling among the trees, the deep dark forests extending on their hand, as yet apparently untouched by the woodman's axe, and the magnificent river, all command by turns the delighted attention, and call forth unmingled exclama- tions of pleasure. The city itself is well built, and the elevation of the ground has been taken advantage of, to heighten the effect. The County Buildings, several banks^ good hotels, and churches of various denominations are situated here. What the Bideau Canal does for Eangston, the Ottawa and Prescott Bailroads does for Presoott — ^forms a connecting link with Ottawa City. This line is fifty-four miles in length, and connects at Presoott with the Grand Trunk Bail way, and also, by means of a ferry, with Ogdensburgh on the United States shore, whence a railroad extends as far as New York. From Ottawa, many very pleasant excursions can be made into the country, both by stages and steamboats, running to difiTerent parts, so that every facility is afforded for enjoying to the utmost extent the romantic scenes which abound on every side. The only difficulty one has, is created by the want of time to go over the country thoroughly. On the bank of the Oatineau Biver are also situated the mills of the same name, the property of the enterprising firm of Gilmour & Co., under the able management of John Mather, Esq. These mills are very complete, with all the necessary apparatus for sawing the timber into deals and boards, and preparing it for the market, ? taki then dowi L and consi we c with effeci abun thes alltl is, th expai the s count 1^ J * ^ 61 taking it in its rough state from the river, squaring it off, and then disoharging it back again to be made up into cribs and floated down to the Ottawa, and thence to Montreal or Quebec. Looking at the Ottawa altogether, it is perhaps one of the finest and most picturesque of all the rivers of Canada; and when wc consider that it drains a country of about 80,000 superficial miles, we cinnot but think that many more years will not pass over, without a vast change for the better in the laiid. Clearances effected, and comfortable farms and dwelhngs erected on a soil abundantly fertile, with still a background of unlimited forest for the successful prosecution of the lumber trade ; when we look at all these facts, the conclusion to which we must inevitably come is, that PROSPERITY is written inl^ble characters upon the broad expanse of country stretching around us. The establishment of the seat of Government at Ottawa will also tend to open up the country, and the increase will be great. ':i- * * • ' • f #. * ;'-%" r- ■ ' ■•" •■^4r . ■.'■;., ^< i' (1. '\.t ■r.r^i* [ EBtabUshed — A.D. 1778. "THE GAZETTE," Comer St. Francois Xavier and Craig Streets , ;ir k' THE LEADING COMMERCIAL NEWSPAPER . % OF s*.* TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Subscription for one year $6 00 ^ to the United States 8 00 Am. cy. To Great Britain, £1 10s. stg. Subscription for one year $150 <* to the United States 2 00 Am. cy. To Great Britain, 7s. 6d. stg. Canadian postage on papers going out of the Dominion, prepaid by Publishers. T. & R. WHITE, PublUher; fj 63 f GAZETTE PRINTING HOUSE, MONTREAL. SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR Railway &* Steambont ^rint^m£, Commercial S* Legal (^rin^ing, Show (Printing, (Book Work, S^c, (ire. ♦ BAILWAT, LOCAL AND COUPON TICKETS. Good Printing, Cheap Printing, AND PROMPTNESS IN THE EXECUTION OF ORDERS. 4 T. & E. WHITE, Office corner Craig ^ St, Franeoit JTavier Si. 64 (HAT AlEBICAN CLOTHING k TAI10BIR6 ESTABLISH JL MiO w¥ ®)3Mi3ffl rt**.**"- Ce volume doit etre rendu ^ la derni^re date indiqu€e ci-dessous. I «— — — — ^»— — ^M— ■— • — — ^R-i-«»^^«^«^iM> II ^— — . I — — ^— — — — ' : - ? 2. >- ? Pr •'^ — . -J o : -1 *r to r/-"* »- Z^ — - CO - n -5 n p. — > —> ^ ^ fi- S-i I I—' J' 3r ^ '-^ a « a c ? / I. ^ i n. W^W t I 1 i>8fc3t.*%.- aiB(^"flw =j in c i t Great American Clothing and Tailoring Establiskment ! "w^. "v^jllsh: & CO., 463 NOTBE DAME STBEET, 3rd Store from McGiU Street, MONTREAL. Gentlemen can rely on the noted character of this Establish- ment for supplying first-class Work, in the Merchant Tailoring line, etc. Orders will be executed with the greatest despatch con- sistent with correctness of Fit, Workmanship, etc. Prices will be found uniformly moderate : — Fashionable Tweed Suits, to measurement, $12 to $18. The extensive stock of Ready-Made Clothing, (native and Imported,) being one of the largest in Canada comprises every variety of garments for Gentlemen's and Youths' wear, in all the American and Canadian styles of the day: — Gents' Fashionably made Tweed Suits, $10.50 to $15.00; Youths* $5.50 to $10.50. '1 he immense assortment presented in the newly Iiiiported Stock, for the present season, in fine Woollens, Tweeds, Tricots, Mixed and Plain Coatings, Venetians, Sataras, etc , will afford ample facilities to all buyers for making their selec- tions. The best Cutters, and Coat and Pants makers, are engaged ; so that perfect satisfaction will be ensured to customers. Strangers and tourists are especially invited to visit this Es- tablishment where they will always receive a cordial welcome. WALSH " xs^^ C^ ^^ ^^^ $»^ \ ISj^ O^STTI^E^L. BROWN & CLAGGETT, Importers and Manufacturers of Ladies' Dresses, Suits, Mantles & Gents' Clothing THE DOMINION EMPORIUM FOR Fine Sbawls, Silks, Velvets, Laces, Ribbons and Kid Gloves, Ladies* and Gents* Furnishingrs and -'-K^^ f 4SCI¥ # Sf 4f £1 Pl"f ii Of every Description, Quality and Style. Corner Notre Dame and St. Helen Streets.