Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-09-07
Communications.
For the Grant County Herald.
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Mr.. EDIroR Il did not think to write
you again so soon-but being SO much
taken with this part of the country
could not refrain from giving you turn.
The St. Lawrence river is stream OF
its own character; none other that know
or ever heard Of being like unto it-bold
rocky, and generally an easy elevation
from the water back, and in some parts
Of it, say fifty miles or so above Quebec
rising from eco TO 500 feet, with bolt
face to lie river,-rcck beirg shale anc
trap stream moderately strong-fron
one TO three miles wide, and deep emo ngF
for the largest class of sea going ships
OF which there are now many in port.
The division Of lands and style Of bull
ding, are so unlike the States. Land:
are laid out with given number of ar.
pens in front, or say mostly from eight tc
twenty rods, and running back from the
river, or road, or whatever the face
boundary may be, to regions unknown
This method makes the land or farms
like SO many lanes, and generally not
much wider than good wide lane; anc
then all the houses and out-houses arc
built along this front line, be it river Oh
road. 1t therefore has the effect of ma.
king one continuous village for miles anC
hundreds of miles. The little farms are
generally we'll cultivated--a moderate
degree of comfort, but little of the lux
uries Ct what is now called good-lising
all the surplus is apparently lasished il
dress. The same one-horse cart that the
Frenchman always had, is used; if You
want to ride, (and by the by this is i
great business here, the volante or ca
lash is always ready; and your driver
thinks he does not useyou well unless he
drives you like fury.
Quebec is famous for narrow alley
like streets quite clean, mostly on SOL
ii rock foundation, large part built at
the base OF the hill, and the arsenal and
Notifications cap the summit with hea-
Wy battery Of mortars and thirty-twe
Founders, mounted on the high and mas
sive vail WI ith su1r,rI Is II e dc cit,
On the hill. This battery, the arsenal anc
underground rooms are said to be not Ia
kable: DO not believe it. Il had the
appearance to me as if the Yankee Ma
ton needed to, they could soon compel .
surrender even if they haye seven
years supply of provision on hand
They certainly have an enormous supply
Of military stores, Why Wolf sealed the
precipice whore he did, | cannot con-
ceivc, for not more than hall q mile a.
bove, is place of comparative easy &C.
cess. Montgomery was killed in place,
1t would seem, that no sane man wonld
be found in, for such an object. The
works are of easy access on the west and
north, the elevation of the arsenal above
the river is 485 #. There is no under
mining it, for the place is on a promcn-
tory. of shalc and trap traversed by white
quartz, not hard TO work, but pitched in
every conceivable angle of position.
A ride to the falls of Mont Morentsi,
seven miles, is really splendid. There
there is volume of water equal to Platte
and Grant united, leaping over a preci-
pice of 800 #. into a chasm in fair view
of the St. Lawrence river. 1t is alto
gether really beautiful fall. The rock
is blue shale, and traversed by seams
which divide it into every imaginable an
gle and pitch. The shrubbery around is
tir and white cedar. There is water ia
ken out above the fall to drive very
large saving establishment, but one hun
dred more mills might be driven by the
power here.
Next day took q calash for the valley
of the St. Charles and the falls of Lau-
retto, nire miles from Quebec. There
is total fall of over 500 ft.-cascade
and then an inclined, one after the other
for distance Of a half-mile ii is through
chasm or canyon of grey granite over
a hard trap rock, and is a ragged, terrible
rough place. Here are about 800 chris.
TANNED Huron Indians, and such a sci
oh give me the native red man in his
glory to such improvement. I founG
here native Yankee, trying to make
some improvement by building a house
for visitors. He had built a foot-bridge
over the stream, in a place for a fine
view-but the Catholic priests directed
their servile slaves TO tear it down, for
said they, "this is consecraied river
and the church has blessed it and it must
not be desecrated by man walking over
it." SO Of course, down came Mr.. Yam
KEGS bridge. There are two large chur-
ohes here; in fact in almost any direc-
ton you turn your eyes tits large churcl
and small house. The priests are riding
in fine coaches, and their slave bount
devotees in carts.
The Lumber trade, is the great bust.
ness Of Quebec, and the amount forward
ed to England is by scores of millions. -
There are very many of the large elias.
ships here now for lumber; and thou:
sands of emigrants come over in them
and pass on TO Upper Canada and tn,
States.
feel much pleased with my visit t,
Quebec, and Mrs. w. was better pleas
ed with the scenery than any other plac,
she has yet seen. 1t is bold and beauti
ful to charm. The country is natural
ly in soil poor, but much labor, and tina
subdivided as it is, has made the genera
visage fine and really charming.
The St. Lawrence-I know not how
to express my admiration of it-deep
bold, and really great.