Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-09-22
4 YANKEE ASTRAY.

QUEBEC. Sept, IA, 1877.
/ should state, in my sketches of this ancien
city, to which may be applied the words Of scrip
ture, "snce the fathers fell asleep, all things e
main as they were that new thing is COZ
templated, and that is, a new parliament building
| or e.i,ative hall; bat who can tell in place S,
overcome nth the sleep of ages, that it may no
be as long in building as the famous cathedla al o
Cologne. which was commenced more than SD
huLdred years ago, aod is not yet completed
! The moss hes long ago gathered on a part of ii
whilst on other parts the workmen are still bu ;,
I lay ing new stone to finish the structure.
What contrast between The two cities MOI
treal belongs to the active present: Qi.btc 10 III
antique past. Montreal is all enterprise, energ
and vim; Q ibec has fallen INTO more than Ri
Van Winkie rep Sc. Montreal l. bright, moderi
| new; Quebec is of the old med @v. type. |
Montreal, a structure is point d oui rs notice ,b
ior being Of The most recent ST., aud cousrn.
non. In Q ebcc, the most famou, buIllng-
the oldest and most time worn. Across t.
street from the motel where W. stop, i. I IN
.Lcieut house $50 caed) IN the city. 1t !. 10
u ed barber, shop. 10 NJ unreal, they pii
tuN'bst'Se III lubIt
JARED for and kept az. IL iebec, there j. scar.
" On. tnat does not iyyk ues elected, AID SOM,
"a III dap dated.
We tout Carriage to-day to view he Ii brs
ed fails of M1Dtmorency. 1hs di lance f Of
Q .ebec is about SIX mics. You first closs n
river st. Charles, broad, shallow end sugg,l
stream. AT a di lance, may be seen the Main
Hospital. q handsome stone building.
The road passes along the northern bank of H.,
st. Lawrence, and the rows of neat house, OF
each side Of ii, constitute the village of b supori
though not much resembling New Eng LAT,
village, its appearance was rather pleasing ID al
tractive. The houses were evidently those OF Ia
boring men, and varied but slig billy in cost anu
style. Most of them were of stone though SON,
we're of brick, and others of wood. With a few
exceptions, they were but one story in height
with tail gables, and small dormer widows. Tn,
windows swung in and out, and most of then
| mad an outer and an inner set. twas PECULIAR
ty, that nearly all the houses were placed with
corner to the road Our inference drawn from
| this was, that it was done Intentionally to allow
each householder good view from his end win
dows, as well as his front ones of passing travel
lers and vehicles. Our cab driver, however, ex-
planned it otherwise, asserting that the object Wa
to present the gable end fairly and squsreIy 10
the north, in view of the severe storms of winter
whereas the road runs n0rtheasteIly. The reader
may decide this knotty question for himself.
Near the centre OF this long village, stood q
neat and handsome stone church, Catholic OF
course. II had two towers, and looked new and
attractive.
At the end Of the village of BEAUFORT com
meneed the process of bleeding your purses, which
all sight-seers have TO undergo. You can 20 nj
farther till you pay toll of about q quarter.
bile farther ON, you cross the Montmorency by
bridge, and your carriage stops at a waysde inn
HIRE you must enter the grounds on foot, but, be
ore admitted, must pay quarter each. Then
hoy presents himself as guide. You do no
know whether you ne, guide or not. so YOU le
uim 20 with YOU He does not understand
word of English, and is of no earthly use 10 you
| Dot as you have him. you must pay Tim.
The water in this river Is very low, as II is il
timer ilvers AMI streams; and this fact rohs th
tall OF part of Its beauty. A mill dam has bee
] erected short distance above the cateract, anI
THIS iends TO divide the water, and seeds part OF
IN smaller streams down separate falls. But ate
making all these deduc rs, il is oLe of the faes
: WATERFALL IN the world Ii is not Niagara, Nc
any hing like Niagara. Whilst the height of to-
fall 10 nearly 100 eet greater than hst Of Mag ~
yet this Is more THAI Counter balanced by the diff
renee ID The volume of water Niagara pour
own a Hood OF water more than 1000 ,hsll sa,
10000 y times greater tnan Montmorency But IT.
| Honlmrreucy Is grand aud btautIfui fall II !
ituated just vt the COT inrnce o. the river with tn
St. Lawrence, and is in full sight in voyag ny NJ u
do The ialtcr Ivti. 10 Stt the best Wit VS., an
a complete idea of Its beauty an grandeur, yo
should hot only view 1t anove the ia aud fruu
the high bank NJ at the s Lswr nee, bat desce
the steep stairway, aud Ook up fro" the ledge be
how. The waet tails over tue face Of stee
Ct IT, $50 feet down to u rocky bed below.
would be magnificent sight to see II IN he spring
j. wheB tn" deep snow of ihi- Lortbern region @ei
u just Siedin. 10 the glowing rays of The sun, an
~hsn the MontDoisncy wa, pouring over tn
rocky Gift full volume of ~srei, sDd dashing
! into the bosom of the mish ty st. Lawrence. !