The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06
In THE MAINE WOODS.

oughly original city below you. 1t is
literally snrcharged with life, with
French life, and without single dull,
un1nteresting spot. Much of this, he
or she who reaches Montreal at night
must take for granted, but there is left
the stroll through the French quarter,
easily reached through Bonaventure
station along Notre Dame Street under
the shadows of Notre Dame, up where
Nelson from his monument looks down
on tho square that bears the name of his
greatest battle, down St. James street.,
TO Victoria SO uare, crowned by the figure
or England's honored queen, then turn
to the right and then by st. Peters great
cathedral, not finished yet, but to be
finished some time, through the square
and back to Bonayenture station again.
Morning finds you nearing Toronto, that
paradise of wheelmen with it's beauti-
fully paved streets, with it's air of peace
full repose, with its Queens park. its I'M
versity building, its parliament build
lngs. its miles of homes and more miles
of business blocks, thoroughly charm
ing city, and If you take tho main line to
Chicago, city you have several hours to
examine, and with several hours at your
disposal you should try to sea at once the
business and residential sections of the
city. Here the new management of the
Grand Trunk has made itself felt in the
city.
From Toronto to ST. Clair, if you tr ke
tie direct line in the afternoon, reaching
| the tunnel, the greatest sub marine tun-
| mel OF the world, before night-fall, you
pass through an attractive region where
the white walls of wealth remind you
that this is an English country; that you
are passing through q bit of England,
| just as you passed through bit Of
France. TO be sure, Toronto dwarfs all
the cities in its Immediate vicinity, OF
| for that matter. in hundred miles, but
they who built the early towns along the
line OF the Grand Trunk, selected well,
and they have their monuments in the
enduring nature of the municipalities
they established.
Ihere IS a down grade, nothing sug-
aestlng the necessity of anything of the
kind. There is CUT and yet the train
mas been running through almost level
country: There is lighting of lamps
although il is still daylight. There is a
coming through If the man who is a
thousand times repeating. "Get ready TO
nave your baggage insp. cite |. 1 am not
me inspector but the man Who goes be-
fore. Get ready to have your
baggage inspected" and then you have
passed into perfect darkness, save as you
tain sensation of the lack of pure Cana
dian air and You know without being
told that you are passing under the ST,
Clair river the swffez 81 river in all the
~orld navigated byE STEAMERS, and that
III are in U.o longest tB-marine tun.
Aeli Ut the earth. tunnel in lts Way d
marvel OF engineering skill and suggesting
the tins when the English Channel will
be tunneled also. Out again. This time
on American soil.
But if at Toronto you prefer to take
the great western division and go at once
to the beautifully situated city Of Hamil-
ton and then to reach the tunnel by that
route, the early morning route, you pass
through still more picturesque section.
From Hamilton to st. Clair there is one
marvellous view soon after you leave
Hamilton that will live in memory,
glance over o lovely country toward a
distant town. You don't know its name;
you would not find it if you looked for
it on the map, but the Wow is charming
From Hamilton you can go if you
please to Niagara Falls, crossing the
great suspension bridge. Many have
tried, many will try to describe Niagara
Falls No one ever succeeded. Mari.
Twain tried it when he located Paradise
at the falls and gave us Adams own 40