The Republican journal., 1905-12-07
capital of continent, the battle ground of
the old world MOWERS for the conquest of

the new world. 1t was founded by Cham
Montcalm. The best views Of Quebec are
, from the river, or from Lewis, on the oppo-
/ site bank of the st. Lawrence.
The promontory of Cape Diamond juts
! out with it's steep dark cliffs, and perched
upon the top is the Upper Town. encirc!ed
! by walls and ramparts, parapets and bas-
tions, towers and gates. At the foot of the
cliffs nestle the quaint old buildings and
narrow streets of the Lower Town. To
the left is the citadel, covering an area Of
40 acres 1t was completed in 1882 at a
cost of $25,OOO,OOO We we're shown through
this place by little Jackey. Farther to the
right, on Dufferin Terrace, is the Chateau
| Frontenac, magnificent hotel built by
| Canadian Pacific Railway. Here you have
splendid view of the st. Lawrence. Up
! on Duffern Terrace is bronze statue of
| Champlain, the founder of Quebec, erect
| ed in 1898. Next in range of vision are the
Archbishops Palace and Laval University.
Among other notable buildings in the
upper town are the 3asilica or French
Dieu Convent, st. Patrick's Church, City
Hall and others. Outside the wall, as be-
fore mentioned, is the magnificent quad
range of Parliament building on the
Grande Alice which leads to the famous
plains of Abraham and where we saw
Wolfe's monument. Quebec was beseged
five times-by krke in 1929, Phipps in 1880,
< Ea1f il,
1859 and Montgomery in 1775.
We went over the city pretty well by cab
and trolly and our friends Mr. and Mrs.
b., with some few others of the party. rode
in "caleche,' one of those two-wheeed
vehicles imported from France and which
are used only there and in Quebec. Those
who rode in these vehicles had the privilege
OF going to see pile of last years snow, 2
feet high. This is true, for Mr.. B. said So
We went through the narrowest street in
the city, called Sons lie Cape, and two per-
sons sitting side by side in victoria could
touch the buildings on either side as they
rode along, and barrel obstructing our
way made it necessary for our driver to get
off and remove it before passing on. How
would you like to 60 up flight of steps so
in number (and called Break Neck to get
from one street to another, or from the old
townto the new Not often, will guarantee.
AT least l did not.
Sunday morning was beautiful, and this
was to be our day at St. Anne de Beaupre
and Montmorency falls. Beaupre is 81 miles
from Quebec on the st. Lawrence and Mont
morency falls are about half way between
the two. These places are connected by
trolley, and on arriving at st. Anne we
found the large ediice full to overlooking
and our party had to stand They were hold
ing services and there must have been sever
al thousand people in the church. AS Beau
pre- is a small town we wondered where the
people all came from. On entering the
church we noticed pyramids of clutches.
canes, etc, on either side, extending to the
ceiling of the balcony. These were left by
people who claimed they were cured at the
shrine of st. Anne and who had left their
supports behind In front of the church is
a statue of ST. Anne A small chapel on the
side of the hill called the Scala Santa con-
tain> flight of stairs which devoteeS as
cend kneeling. The stairs lead to an upper
room containing relies from the Holy land
and the stairs were built in imitation of the
steps mounted by the Saviour in the palace
of Pontius PLATE during the sacred passion
Near the Scala Santa is the fountain of
water noted for its curative power; also d
section Of land divided Off, called the way
of the cross. Upon the Hill is the Saviour
on the cross and the ceremony consists of a
chant going up, with a short talk, or sermon
1--WE 90 not know which, as it was in Latin)
on arriving at top, land the chant in returning
1t was very odd to US as we sat there beside
the great stone church and saw and heard
them go on with their religious ceremony.
We bought a number of souvenirs of st.
Anne de Beaupre and what we saw will
certainly linger long in our memory. On
our return we stopped at Montmorency
falls, This is very pretty fall, and here it
was, a number of years ago, that an acct
dent took place which was related to us by
native. There are two tall abutments on
either side and upon these, we were told,
rested a suspension bridge spanning the
falls 1t was built, tested and accepted by
the Queen, and one day native with his
horse, two-wheeled cart, wife and child,
were crossing and when about midway the
bridge collapsed and went into the falls,
and nothing was ever found of the bodies,
horse or cart. 1t seems upon examination
at the foot of the falls that not 1-16 of the
water runs into the st. Lawrence that comes
over the falls, but there must be chasm or
under river where everything goes. There
is park connected with the falls called
Montmorency Park, and here we saw the
'Kent' House, built by Queen Victora's
father; also an exhibit of deer, moose, elk,
bear, etc, by Holt, Renfew d Co., the large
furriers of Quebec. To reach the park
from where the trolley line leaves you, you
enter cable Car and go up on an angle Of
AS, or better, about 2S5 feet to the top, and
OF course come down the same way.
We returned to Quebec in time for supper
and Monday morning early crossed the ferry
from Quebec to Lewis and took our last look
of the citadel; and then, saying good bye
to old Quebec, started for the White Noun
tains We arrived at Fabyans about four
O'Clock and saw Mt. Washington in all her
Spiendor. We were all tired and anxious
for a good nights rest and awoke next
morning refreshed and ready for our start