, 1877-12-10

man WIN could heartlcasly thrust upon uno!fcnl-
ing brakomen the job Of shoNtng,
"A.sAMRTQuAafIAN,"
Tor tho Rake of tHlulorthliztnK some aboriginal
pccuiiarfty Of this foriorn settlement IN tic
lackw0hts ought to be severely ,acnlt with.
I'urs,ng the Valley Of the Mctapedtnc,-or
Mctapcata, for the final letter appears to hc
optional bo1l' tn w1lituK and pronounclng th!s
its pleasant woo0tam! scenery, for hy this tino
the ahedcs Of evening have deePcncd Into
pitct'y darkness, about o'clock tho heavy rum
bte Of the train tel's that wo are on tha bridge
hare passed the Province line anl orc In New
brunswick; rc1rettina that wo have no cp}1or-
tunlty OF seeing more Of this, which il acktowl.
edged to % the most picturesque as we'll a. tho
a,la. Just l,att an hour Inter We are
tildcnsstng delicious trout aud eA1mon
II the sllnin9:room et Camphelton.
hc5ohsl this point tho traveller cast -hound must
expres..trn1n per lny, and tho "accom,nnla-
tton " runs At night; 10 That une t,as hut slen-
der opportunities Of seeing what ths Province
and tho proynctats arc Hike. In this position OF
conductor, and nny other available sources OF
lucal information. II appears that we arc now
following the coast line uf The
HAr or cMALEuR.
which Is brond Inlet from tho Gulf; that
right across this bay. thirty miles from here, Is
tic Peninsula OF Qaspc: Wild, mountainous
district, almost untnhabtcd except for few
fishing Villages on the shore. The uaspe dis.
You'd tho iimit: Of these acanty setsismants;
and for six months III the year thu refnoter por-
tlous OF the peninsula ase as completely shut OF
from tho rest ot thu world ~ II thor were 10
many detached islands III tl,e oIen Atlantic.
fortunate settlers 10 this district were Mt Lines
dasu duefes. the he ~intsz mon.h,. Aiose s''s ths
coast line from Csmphe!lton aouthwarls
thsrs are numerous ports and 'nlete where tm.
portant trade Is Carried on In lumber and fish.
The latter article OF commerce il now ahpped
IN frozen condition to Quebec and Ontario In
lar9e quantities: In fact thte bub!ness has de-
yeloped 70 an sxtcnt for which the railway ata.
d flsh!nE village which wc passed about 10
o'clock. ths buelnrss Of freezing Ash for DIS
tant markets has been brought to high pcTfcc-
t!on W!ta!n Sa tpx mls; So sf tnis ptase taeFs
mouth Of which river Bathurat ts located, ranks
perhaps a. the most celebrated OF fishing
streams In this Province, and is visited every
season by npnsrog. d';ciplcs Of 1zaes waltnn Ton
railroad tnen assured the writer that he Ind
taken Is fnaay % ton salmon, averaging twelve
pounds each. In single morning, before bsoak'
fast, by fair fishing with rod aud line Ia this
stream.
IL the only other place Of auY Importance on
this section of tho road. Here Ia another Iron
bridge Of great length, .carrylaR tho RAILROAD
serious engineering difficulties than any other
polnt. SCARCELY any effort has been nude all
through this distrtcs to bring The soil under
systctnatlc cultivation. The people appear to
ro'y solely upon their 'sherles or lumber sales,
cot'tent to lHpnrt Utmost everything, they re-
quiro from tllc other Provinces. The scttle.
nlcats rarcly extend any distance back from tho
cnast; aud ;hs hilsics Of tho interior, clad with
dense forests Of spruce and un,ierbrush Of
distance s, from I'll tho Railway. Within fe1 mifes
from here there !s good hunting IN tho fall.
Caribou Is, found In plenty. and an o.
caslonal elk. or m,n,so mar still bo
nre said to abotnd nil through these Wools.
THIS ncglect Of tie inhabitants to cultivate their
land was explained as naturally resulting from
tho fact that twas 40 much eastor to ontn d
dollar Sy .g 1ut T. the pay Ns Fganns ny .c
tedious process oe wrinkinE tho tccessaries Of
lifc from their not very fottiEo soil. Up I'LL Inst
year this who!o district, In common With murh
70 the nctTsnorlng Province: relied meinly upon
plies OF 1our mil grain: but sirce the opening
81 supplied H from oatarIa. ' " -"
tin boaou,r,er. y fGMoroS s ros, /. reached two
hours after midnight. Travellers who have hal
opportunities of mating acquaintance with tIlls
place describe II rs very pleasant and amort
little city 81 uoont 5000 population. rapidly
with every Indication Of future prosperity. The
location, In tic midst Of high md breezy
tnb1c-ihnd otcNpyinE a central poaition
toward throe Provinces. h certainly very
John. Tic Can.tai of Now Brunswick, dlstant
ctghty.nlne miles; also to Shcdiac and Point slu
CtlenE, OIL Northumberland Strait, whero daily
ltao Of steanbaats connects with ports, on
Prince Edward Island. That 9utlaylng PsovlnSs
roa4ls, being 10 plcntlfuliy supplied With watcr
COMMUNICATIONS to and from alt ports for tho
greater portion Of tho year. But the terms On
which Prince Edward Island came snts the
Union Involved tho immediate compilation Ut
tlia narrow.ga,lgo syetcnl Of RAILWAYS which now
trayerscs the tataad from end to eni. The Du-
sntnton Government has also expended largc
sum OF money with the object Of facilitating
communication with this island during tlts Win
ter n,ontha; and powerful propollcr, aheo.etl
With wrought-iron plates to cut tho !co, named
tho Northern Light, has boon built for tho ex-
l'rchs ps,rpose Of keeping open tle navigation
Ut tho strait.
Early Ia tho morning We cross tho PROVINCE
linn; then about O'Clock VIC tnri, out Of Our
berths to SOC what Nova Scotia and
THE ConHQulp MOUNTAINS
sFe Ill., anu ss9 g. S's .%s no,sos noS o.
nre disappointed. But the grand mountain
scenery through which the cars arc now passing
IL q sufficient recotupcnse. The train Eltlcs
along nar1ow lc.lGe on the sleep lillstie.
wlnltng In and cut with tho sharp curYcs tint
follow every twtse In the contour Of ths mount
ain riilgt&. flown many hundred feet below,
oil the left, lies the Valley u tho Wallace, with
narrow strip nj cultivated land fringing thu
slles OF tho stream. AZ one polnt we Ict
charming glimpse ot tho Whole length af tho
ynlloY; and lust here the sccne Is really nut un
worthy TO hs compared with tho glorious land
ecapes In lilc Hierfa Sovaaa With which travellers
on tho Central pAcihc are wont TO b. thrilled.
Shortly Afterwards tho roal passos through
t!rcn cutting, then strikes olttownrds the south-
vest ht1ngtnx Into View towards tho south hroad
valley with open fields and meadows, presenting
strong contrait to the densely-wootled REGION
from which wo have Just emerged. Low duwn
IN tho distance We gan see rctcrtcu tn this
bright nurntnx suushina tho church sp!roa Of i
t,lwn, aud bJyond that long dark water line
which somebody tells ia u the bay Of Fundy.
\ few minutes 1noEs And tho train runs into tic
depot 1t
TRURO,
whcre IL tho junction Of branch road from
P[ctou, connecting thcrs With another atean,-
buat routa tn Princo Edward Island. Ttts
pleasant |ltilu town Qi Truro is hcrde,1ly thQ,
sn,Artrst lotlkiuv place that we have aeen In .
thousand miles nf travel. Il Ia situated at tho
~ hnH