The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-07-18
VISITORS
Find Many Things of Interest
in Queer Quebec.

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1t is said that there are but three
historic cities in America, Mexico,
New Orleans and Quebec. The
Canadian city has more of the
French atmosphere than the one in
the United States. It was founded
by the French under Champlain in
1908 and since that time has never
lost the Latin accent although it
has been in the possession of the
English for over a century. The
language spoken on the streets is
French, the negroes talk French
and the cabbies yell at their faith
full steeds as they climb the pre-
cipitous slopes, in the same tongue.
When you ask man in Quebec a
question and he does not understand
you or does not know he always
shrugs his shoulders. When he
does that, you may as well move
on.
Required Courage to Build 1t.
It required great courage to build
the city of Quebec. The location is
similar to that of Palisade Park at
Devils Lake. There are a few
irregular, narrow streets along the
water, then comes the great
natural wall of stone, and on top of
the cliff the citadel and principal
part of the city. Much of the old
wall built by the English over
century ago still remains. The old
gates are there and on the highest
place the fort, stacked with old
guns and few modern munitions
of war. Two or three of the old
gates have been torn away in order
to widen the streets. The places
of ascent and descent are very
abrupt and so precipitous that
automobiles are of little use in this
most foreign city in America. The
streets in upper town are very
irregular and uneven. The street
cars go but one way on most Of the
streets. Double tracks are impos-
sible and it is necessary to always
go in one direction. This necessi-
tates many transfers in reaching
your destination. Many tourists
and others employ two wheeled
contrivance called caleche, (ca-
lash). The driver occupies little
seat near the horse and the two
passengers ride over the axle behind.
The vehicles are usually painted
white and light green, presenting a
picturesque appearance. There
are many cabs and these are used
to a great extent as it is almost i'm
possible to GO about without riding.
Dufferin Terrace.
The streets are very narrow, not
much wider than the alleys in Bar
aboo. There are no alleys in Quebec
but some of the streets are known
as allees (alleys). The mayor resides
on one of these allees. The houses
are old, built of masonry and show
the marks of age. One of the new
and modern buildings is the Chat
teau Frontenac, a fine hotel located
near the edge of the bluff called
the Dufferin terrace. It is modelled
after a similar structure in Europe,
and the location of the Quebec
building is so commanding that a
more suitable place could not have
been found. The st. Lawrence
river loses itself in the distance and
the city of Zevis on the island op-
posite is IN plain view. A fine
breeze comes up the river on hot
days so the atmosphere is never
sultry as it is in the streets below.
Between the hotel and the edge of
the terrace is a board promenade
go feet wide and one-fourth of a
mile long owned by the city. In
the evening the band plays and all
the citizens come forth to walk up
and down the great stretch to
gossip in French. The lights in the