The herald., 1920-10-21
CHATEAU TRossTrNAc ,5rowl CITADEL
S~-AS>s 'l<.s. 49,,

Quebec.s first street sousle-c,o ,
also the narroweSt street in o.
1t winds through the center q, ~
OF houses, many Of which srs ca,n.,
ed b. bridges across the ousI,, Nv
oughfare. This street, up which eva.
Gered the soldiers Of Champaign E,'
tenac, and La Sale. Is so hIdds. ~.
that 1t is not easy TO find but A -
tor who wants to see old Quebec IN,
to visit Sous-leCap.
Historic Ground,
AT the foot Of the heights ms,
Champaign street along which O.,
Richard Montgomery was mara,,,
with his Continental soldiers to stt,.S
Quebec in December, ITS when |.
and his aides were moved down h,
discharge of grape and canister f,or
British block house. Montgouer,
body was buried in Quebec for a vpsr
and was then removed to New YoA
and reinterred in old St PAN,
church. within sound Of the footf,,
Of Broadway's hurrying thousands On
the wall of bank at the corner A
St Peter and st. James streets "a,
bronze tablet marking the spot whsn
Gen. Benedict Arnold, operating agaInS
Quebec at the same time as Mont
gomery, was wounded and defeated b
his attempt TO storm the heights
Every foot Of Quebec, FIVE times be
sieged by white enemies alone-ra
counting reds historic ground. md
the visitor who cares to view Interest
ing places will do well to read the N
mantle story Of the old city before be
hires his caleChe in summer or hi
quaint sleigh in the winter csrnlnl
weeks. AS a matter Of fact, howrs,
Quebec is not difficult to see afoot pcs
viding one does not object to q BIT 4
hill climbing. Within a stones thrm
OF Dufferln Terrace Is the Pie
d'Armes, once the camp Of Huron b
dams under the protection Of III
French guns, and later the scene d
military parades. public meetings md
fashionable promenades during the @
French regime. Rising 100 feet iSO.
Dufferin Terrace and 800 feet aDoN
the st. Lawrence, is the famous on
Citadel with its stone walls and fror
ing cannon. In winter the shouds
Of this hill Is the starting polnt II IN
triple tOboggan slide down who %
gayly-clad merrymakers speed the tal
length Of the terrace. But few y'rs
from them Is the Governors Gafda
the chief attraction Of which sahue
shaft Of granite erected in lSS ID
memory Of Wolfe and Montcaln. Ooa
of whom were killed In the BATH.
the plains Of Abraham near BY, WHO
ended the rule Of the French
History, however, is not the s0ll
teresting thing about Quebec. Rs'
handsome, well-built city. Win ns
streets and splendid public oalanp
The people are lovers OF the ga.
outdoors. and there is sport ape1'
in both summer and winter wa
the ice king has spread his manu' v
ermIne over the heights, the peopF =
10y every known winter sport inu a
ing snOwshOeing, tObogganins' san
bob shedding, hockey and skatns'
the summer nearby fishing resole -
well patronlzed, and camping anu ~ ~
ing number their devotees oJ WV
sands. There are many size wv
great ynrerS including those to NOV.
morency Falls. a cataract i
higher than Niagara; Ste. Anne %.
pre the famous shrine; the 9O,sS
bridge. the greatest engineerlnS ~,
q, tho kind in the world; the lnan
Lorette, still the home OF tne n n.
indians, and Point Lewis, opposite w. Y.
bee. with its three forts frss W
Wolfe shelled Quebec more than ="
turv and q half ago.