The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-13


the Pope's Nuucio being present There
10 waterfall near the village, and If the traveller
can spare the time, and s DESTROYS OF seeing French
CANADIAN Manners he will stop at one OF the hotels
which snord good accommodations, as he passes in
the anernoop and take the cars for Montreal on the
After leaving st. Hyacinth the road passes over
the Yamarka river by bridge of four hundred feet.
and subsequently the Black river twice, when the
care reach Durham, twenty seven miles distant
nineteen of which for the most part through am
unbrOken forest. Twelve miles from Durham, the,
st. Francis is crossed by bridge three hundred and
twenty.feet-sixty eight from the water; and ten
miles beyond this is the Richmond stati0n-seventy-
one miles from the st. Lawrence. The village Of
Melbourne IL on the south west side OF the St. Fran
els, which empties into Lake ST. Peter, lmmediately
opposite that Of Richmond.
From Richmond to Sherbrooke, twenty four miles,
the road winds along the bank of the river, amid q
succession of hill and dale sands rapids and water
Richmond, near its junction with the st. Francis,
passing frequently through deep cuts and over high
embankments, until it reaches the Magog river
which it crosses, the bridge being 246 feet LENGTH
near SherbrOOke.
This village is situated on q hill, on each side OF
the Magog river, which here descends with great "a.
pidity, sffording ample water power, and on the
banks OF which are wooen mandatory, pail FAC.
tory, an iron foundry, machine shop, saw and grst
mills and paper nall. The agency Of the British
American Land Company is here, which possesses
upwards OF 500 900 acres of land, for which they
offered BY the company are "oneith Of the purchase
money paid on entry, with easy credit for the re-
mainder." was handed at the Office . list Of lots
that are for sale selected as well for the quality Of
ment, neighboring settlements, churches schools,
roads, mills and stores, aud yet find upon upwards
of hundred and fifty lots. probably two thirds Of
the humber 9ered shas have been made
to comply With the conditions of sale, in conse-
quence Of the want Of roads to convey their pro-
duce to market on the st. Lawrence
This barrier to q direct intercourse with the st.
Lawrence still exists; but as has already been re-
marked, the railroads will open up markets on the
sea board. Another obstacle to the improvement OF
the eastern townships will be found IN the nature Of
the tenure under which deeds have passed, the
conditions contained in which, say committee Of
the Legislature upon the subject similar to those
contained in the deeds made by the most exacting
seigniors of Lower Canada" and contrary to the
tenure of free and common soccage.
The cars usually run three times day, each way,
between Portland and Montreal; but as section Of
the road was being repaired, one train had been
persons coming on from Portland on my re.
turn, all of whom expressed themselves highly de-
lighted with the scenery particularly that between
the Provinces and that cityincuding of course the
White mountains, which time would not permit me
to visit.
As the Chaudiere has its source in the eastern
townships and the localities in which gold has been
found are in that section of the Province, made
inquiry as the actual state Of affairs and the In
formation received from two very intelligent gentle
men satisfied me that there is vast deal Of exag-
geration mixed up with little truth, in the state
ments that are published.
Previous to leaving Quebec, had conversation
with a gentleman who is large stockholder in q
company that has been formed to work the mines,
if any shall be discovered to warrant their doing so,
having obtained grant of an extensive tract for
that purpose, who Informed that he was not over
sangune to the result of the exploration which ia
at present going There was only place, he said,
where gold had been found to any extent and there
the quantity procured in a day did not exceed in
value twenty four dollars. That the country is rich
in mineral wealth, however, there can be no doubt,
and Of description which it will be more conducive
to the public veal to improve. TRAVELLER.