Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-17
IN The NORTH.
John Quill Continues His
Canadian Trip.
Visits the Lake St. John Region
Above Quebec.
A Beautiful Country Astounding in Fish
and Game.

nee, .l+tll1lu NE, anu Win q 'N''''''''S
memory Of my delightful visit Wlthln
it's portals, journeyed one morning
no.tnward toward tie st. John valley,
ing in the Lake, st. John region. Cross
ing thr st. Charles river to liadleySVllle,
,.hrrc a functions is made with the
Quebec railway to Montmorenc% Falls,
:MG The Shrine Of st. Anne, l tarrled
;ust long enough to look backward.
The view from Hadleysville looking
south towards the city Was on ever 10
be remembered. The spires and towers
III ill. ancient Guy stand out III bold
relief against q back@rourd OF Cana
liam blue WhiiA mellow. and along the
water front from the Princess Louise
basin at oar feet. the scene is more
than beautiful, hat peculiar hazy mist
is hanging over the water like silken
curtain. giving one a view like II Nene-
tim picture. But the scene changes
ana .,,.pl. we are climbing the slope Of
the famous Laurentides mountains
chain towards the Quebec summer col
ony. Oh Irlesbourg. The little town of
charl"sbourg stands upon plateau
between tn" hiks. with 4 'accful si"lA
towards thu valley of St. Charles. here
Gurb.c'S citizens spent then summer
uiuutnS. Tiaev iIte erected bcau'ltni
SUMMER homes. LIndscaDcd the -r'uitd
with IaVnS ana terraces. ana laN"
tuit.-I this little suburb OF the wtll"i
city into Il villaG.. beautiful. II Is the
business mans retreat from tn" nc'Se
and hustle of the metropolis to ~ '""l
ANA Sha'iy spots. There are two sta
lions in dhc villt"" on the line 81 TIE
| road. some three miles apart. ana ne
| progress That is being made il. bulldin%
! is fast knitting the two parts nj The
/ town together.
: few miles beyond is LOrtttc, the
home of The friendly Hurons an Indian
tribe, UnDsr iincnl descendants w. gel
such eayag,. wars with the Iroquois in
/ the time OF Frontenac. Il couple of CEN
turtles ago. but TIE Indians are At peace
! row. Thoit war dances al" over, an''
/ they utilize their spare time and gun
/ q liveiihood by hunting ;,pd trapping,
and the manufacturing Of lhnccs,sinS.
ANA fancy h"Gd work in which they arc
very proficient. The town is famous
| for its falls, which are Very picturesque
| and striking. They differ from our
! Niagara in grandeur. but they are Just
as striking in their way. The little
river and lake above it is the source o.
J Qeubec'S magnificent water supply,
F, the water being carried through 20 inch
pipes into the city. BeN": q L"'ctte IS
| me mute aGncl!lufal ViiE'Gc' Nd!c'lt!-
! "r, W'h ITS Waterloo cemetery. Just
beyond thr village re crossed the
Jacques cartier llFcf i very Ni"e "N-
| lillS' Oh water, NOR" ike 4 ldke imam
river. rms IS me f"Noflte Spot 81 me
/ salmon Usher, Who Likes 10 cast q Hy.
! Like st. Joseph, our n"Xt stopping
/ i'iacr IS 2 very pretty sheet oi water
| reminded! mo some Of ON heautifur
'obh"sS''"c"tit"". Little cQion, has
settled mere aol built pretty summer
! homes on he shores u thc lake. The
fishing they It'd in" WIS rood. princi-
paily bass. lake and zie"kled trout A
, little steiner plvs OF The lake adding
( III" to the picture. From this pretty
! little Canadian watering place to
! Bourg Louis, tn road skirts for the
/ most part Lake Sargent, another beau
tiful sheet of WATER looking inviting
enough to drop line INTO it fer bass
f.! ana perch.
! 81 R1y,1,ond The n,rter informed IN,
was N. next tow, On the line. 81.
H,vn.orJ ;s the largest and prcttiast
~, ,hc Zinc Tn. River St Anne H.
i, ,.i,,..e H. town f,,;, tho canter ,nc
/ e,.,,ar.,l climbs have. b.,isas ho,.. and n,
tla su,,rnar ana FAN aJa ,n,,cl. n N.
wealth and g,ietv Of tha t,vn, From
81 R,vnond tn Rivier. a Pierre tbe
road runs through 4 wild pic
tturesnu, section of tae country.