The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-07-02

enough to keep two or three excursions
busy for two or three weeks. Montreal is
The metropolis Of British North America,
and is situated on an island of the same
name, thirty miles in length By ten in
breadth. lying a little below the confluence
of the Ottawa River with the st. Lawrence.
1t has a population of 100, 900 and lies at
the base Of a high hill, Mount Royal, which
gives the city its name. 1t is The head of
ocean steamship navigation on the st.
Lawrence Diver and a great centre Of rail
road communication. From Mount Royal,
1000 feet high. a view of the city and sur
rounding country, with the river and the
Laehinc Rapids in the distance, can be OBJ
tanned, which for beauty cannot be sur
passed. The whole mountain is being con-
vcrtcd into a vast park. 1t is accessible by
Il carriage drive ofsomc eight miles, winding
around the steep sides of mountain. This
trip is considerably abbreviated if desired
by a cable railway with Il rise of 800 feet
to 800 feet of length, operated by a station
airy engine which pulls up one car and
lowers another at the same time by means
of three cables, two furnishing the motive
power and the third for safety. We tried
| the ride and found it exhilarating in the ex-
tremc. They charge you five cents to go
| up and three cents to come down, the re-
duced fare on the return trip being in con
sideration of the ease with which you can
slaGtn,l Inv POM AVv ,rro yittr ,yit1,nuf Ihn
assistance of the cars, If you are SO dispos-
cd. Certainly no one need stay up for want
of thrce cents, for a single slip might send
him to the bottom in a hurry noleiS 0olens.
The day happened to be a church festival
and many of the public buildings were
closed, but his Honor, the Mayor, at 10
O'Clock held an informal reception at the
City Hall and escorted numbers of the tour
lists through the building and the police
headquarters. Time would fail to describe
the number and magniiiccncc of tie many
public buildings of this great city. The
church Of Notrc Dame. said Ia be the
largest church cdifice in America, and hav-
ing a seating capacity Of ten thousand, was
of course visited. 1t has two towers 800
feet high, in one of which is a mclodious
chime Of bells and in the other a single bell
weighing nearly thirty Thousand pounds,
on which alarms are struck in case of fire.
The reservoirs from which the water sup
ply of the city are obtained are cXcavat-
ed III the solid rock. 206 feet above
the surface of the river and twenty
five feet in depth. The supply of water
the Lachinc Rapids, and the cost Of the
reservoirs with the operating machinery
was over -, 600, 600. The docks and
wharves of the city are of the most substan-
tial character, and are said to be |uncqualcd
by those of any other city in America.
4 new Roman Catholic Cathedral, now in
process of completion after the model of
st. Peter at Rome, will, when finished, be
outside of Rome. The Bonscconrs church,
the Victoria House, the Government
House, and many other places of interest
were invaded by the travellers, everything
tending to increase their respect for things
English, and everywhere they were treated
with marked courtesy and %politcncss.
Among the oddities of the city is the
''Cantccn' of Joe Boeuf, or Beef, 4 grog-
gerry located ON the river front, as well de
scribcd by the name Of cramps paradise
as by any other. Those who choose to pay
for their reircahnent can do so, those who
cannot are equally welcome to help them
selves. and Joe gives every day to the poor
aud homeless sailors. Stevedorcs and others
large quantities of bread and soup. lie is
an eccentric chap. When his wife died
he buried her with great pomp and show.
the remains being accompanied to the
cemetery by a band of music which on
their return, by Joe's instructions, played
''The Girl ! Left Behind Me"
But the day wancd long before the sight
Secrs were satisfied. and AT . o'clock in the
evening a reception WAS rendered the visi-
tors by the Mayor, at his private residence,
which was attended by nearly every one
Of the eXcurSionists. as well as large num-
bers of the citizens and members of the
City Council. Tie grounds were hand
somciy illuminated with Chinese lanterns
and colored lights. The reception lasted
until 1920, a pleasing incident being a ser
enade by the Fifth Royal Scots Regiment,
who We're out marching and halted in front
of the Mayors residence to pay their re-
Spccts. All the conclusion of the scrcnadc,
the regiment gave three cheers for the
Mayor and three more for the Jersey edi-
tors and resumed their march. At 1890
he Editorial Hop came Off at the Wind
sor, the Mayor and his lady and many
prominent citizens being in attendance.
and to the strains of dcligIltsome music
and in 4 spacious room draped tasterully
with American and British flags. the Jer-
Sey men and women, with the assistance
of fair women and brave men of Montreal.
chased the hours with flying feet or promo
nadcd the spacious corridors of the hotel,
pausing al times To partakc of the elegant
refreshments provided in the adjoining
supper room. We noticed the genial
Cwynne, the younger of the iSanbedaS,
gracefully gliding through the mazcs of
the waltz with the Lady Mayoress of Mon
t,,a1 .4.l a. tom. al