The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-07

.musement clubs. We might mention
ne Victoria Skating club. the Caledonia,
aud Thistle Curling clubs. IheI
Montreal Snow Shoe club iss perheps,
ne moot prosperous corporate body o.
he kind IN the city. Their costume is
white flennel coat and leggings. blue cap
with tsssel. red sash with moccssins.
There is no prettier sight l imagine, than
that OF the club meeting q the Ac6ill
College gates moving up the flank Of the
mountain to the Pines, and gliding TO tho
rendezvous q the club house at Ousre' 1
morit.
not be surpassed. with the Grand Trunt,
Canadian Pacific, Champlain and 81.
Il y renee, Central Vermont Boston AND
Delaware, South Eastern and Northern
Shore.
The St. Lawrence River is 500 miles
long. and drains On area Of SJO'uOO,
SQUARE miles. From Montreal 70 Que
bee. distance or 100 miles, its width w.
ries from one 10 two miles; from : hort
distauce below Quebec TO the Gulf Of 81.
Lawrence it varies from 10 to 36 miles.
The distance from Montreal to the At.
lsutic Ocean is about 1000 miles. The
city q ESQ miles above salt water, and isI
SIS miles nearer to Liverpool than the
city Of New York.
The total length OF wharf accommods.
ltion ID about miles, Of which two
thirds Il for ships drawing 70 feet OF
water. The port p0ssesses every con-
veniencs for loading and dtepstching
ships, such % steam elevasore for grain
and appliances for shipping cattle. By
the cid OF the electric light, the ships are
loaded or discharged during the night o
\ we'll 90 during the Day.
The water supply Of the city is taken
from the ST. Lawrence, about one mile
above the head OF the Lschiue Rapids,
st . point 81 feet above the GUNNER
level OF the harbor. In closing my re-
marks on Montreal, l must say 1t is with
very great reluctance ] draw myself
away from ito places Of interest and
J smusement. But must hie on my way
J TO that old and historic city where W ole
, and Moutcalm fell, Quebec.
! We left Montreal about 2 80 p. M. by
way OF the Grand Trunk, and alter
about eighteen hours ride Ne we're 10
. Point Lewis, . small village on the op.
. posite side Of the river. 10 full view Of
. the grand old city Of Quebec. Ny nrs'
limpres Of Quebec were somethinG
4 like The late Henry Ward Beecher's. Hs
lsaid. .Queer old Quebec! OF al the citiel
lon The continent or America the quaint
leat. Here Was small Bit Of medieeva
J! Europe Pesched upon rock end osses
: 6oe ksepIno, i ~ northeast corner \. 2
4 Aoerieas : cngjceIty to:s % n9< \. 7,
: : sess! y n kiad e 'a's s'd' g y
a Wen, sSssr having crossed ihs rive
= and finding comfortAoIe quarterss 90
q taken refreshments IN the blancoa!'
Hotel, which is kept on the pureI'
= French style. (And be sure you bav
y your French handy when coming !,
y Quebec, becsuse 90 many don't spea
D. English.) By the way right across fror
lhe hotel is the oldest church IN Canad'
!e II u called Notre Dame der Victoire'
10 Ii was built in 1888. lie root. durin
er Wolie's siege OF Quebec, In l7tS, VI
70 destroyed BY the Levie batteries. 4 VI
'le however repaired, and 70 still used -
place Of worsh ip By the Catholics. y.
ryI' Most visIt0rs ere In . hurry TO see u
nt Plaius OF Abraham, the Wolfe snd Mon
20 calm monuments, aud the place wheI
lMontgomery fell. have seen them I
~ dsy, and % 1 looked upon them, q
lal mind was carried back into the histor
o. o. pa.t
'le But perhaps the most interestIng pie
90 OF all 10 the Ursuline con vent, Whi'
ler Vas founded In 1850. The conve
'!t buildings are . pile Of massive edific
nK OF stone. two and three stories big
N erected on ground covering an srea
m seven acres surrounded BY St. L0uis,
Ursula, ST. Anne and Garden Ste. I
. the right Of the principal altar 10 seer
%. large z, ating which scpsrates The cbur
tre from the choir, 10 which the nuns :
IN cloistered and attend divine service.
co. man. not oven the Chaplain, 10 allow
ere 70 enter the cloister. save the Govern
9 OF the country or member Of The 10!
'tre family.
eeS But 70 visitOrs the most attractive {
-" ~ ture or Tho Ine netitution 10 the chapel VII
! no y contains the mortal RENAME Of Mo
80 calm. and The following relics viz:
~ body Of s.. Clements, from the q
49, 49, combs OF Rome, brought 20 the Ur
~ .c6 lines, IN 1857 the skull Of one OF
~ ~ companions OF 81. Ursula. 167t; the q
~. 49, OF st. Justus, 1852, . piece Of the b
~ 80. cross, 1851; : portion Of the crown
- th0rOe, Or0o8nt STOm Ee5se - scoo'
- -. could see the skulls, but the bodies
~ buried 10 the wallis Of The chapel you
= !. i see and read The inscriptions on the
lets. One noticed especially, Non teal
lab- lepitaph:
ver- "Honor 10 MontcAlm,
II Fate in depriving Him Of Victory,
tin Rewa arded him by . glorious Death
sM- s,s The city proper Of Quebec is entI'
~. ~. enclosed BY = massive wall Of masoI
~ pierced bya number Of celebrated %
49,. -. viz: 81. Louis Gate, Kent Gate,
'usy ~ johns, Pslais, Hope, Prescott.
ION The citadel and the old fortihcati
sre e|rAnk, 81 course, among the leading
hae fractions Of Quebec. These were 9
hIs. under the Duke Of Wellington, at -
Gt. OF o26 100000. This encloses about
y 81 acres, IN The middle Of which visttora
,om- shown small brass cannon. captured
rine the British q Bunker Hill. The ns
kind gun on The citadel, still marks the o
dian time.