Year: 1875




with another young gentleman, to climb to
the half mast and succeeded in getting
fine view Of the scenery. II was quite
noticeable while there, that the legal gentle
man was not as much at home, as he, no
doubt, is in a courtroom, and we also noticed
that neither Of the gentlemen attempted the
feat again.


Pasbiac was oar next stopping place, and
is a fair sample Of other fishing villages.
We here entered the Bay Of Chalours, aud the
ride up this bay is one Of the most interest
ing trips one can imagine. The scenery is
all that one could wish for behind rs the
shoreless Gulf, aud on each side the banks,
miles apart dotted here and there with
pretty fishing settlements and high noun
tains, rising up grimly in the background.
The next place Of interest after leaving this
beautiful bay, is the Bay and River of Mir
amichi here we stopped at two fiourishiug
towns, Chatham aud Newcastle We dis
embarked at these places for a promenade,
and as we passed through the streets Of the
latter place we were surprised at seeing two
Of our party playing cards on the steps Of
church. They plead Innocent not knowing
il to be a church, but we left them to- the
tender merces Of Baptist clergyman, who
was with us at the time.


1t was here that one Of our party was
mistaken for the steward of the vessel, and
from that time forward his peace Of mind
was disturbed beyond measure, 10y the hard
hearted passengers, who insisted on calling
him steward" which would have been all
very well, but for the fact that the steward
was little, dried-up Frenehman, whose
optics were affected much after the same
manner as Ben Butler's.


Point du Chene was next reached, many
passengers leaving the boat and connecting
with the railroad for st. John. As we
arrived after dark we saw but little of the
place, our time being occupied mainly in
bidding goodbye 10 our fellow passengers.
A few remarks as to the persons in whose
company we travelled would perhaps be Of
interest, as showing the different qualities
Of mind exhibited by these persons At
first there was some little restraint all were
on their good behavior but after meeting at
table several times, and getting familiar
with the faces about them, all felt more at
home


The passenger. showed their individuality
more plainly. One man, who desired all to
understand that he had travelled before, and
knew the customs on board ship, was very
particular about his seat at the table, aud
insisted that one of our party had his place,
and should give it up 10 him, which request
being complied with, accompanied 10y the sug'
/ gestion that perhaps he would like the chair
/ he occupied at the previous meal, he settled
/ himself down, with grunt OF satisfaction,
and low grumble about ignorant laudlub-
bers and inpudent Yankees, fully satisfied
that he had convinced all OF his claims Of
being posted in the regulations Of the steam
er's cabin. We had a very distinguished
company on board, consisting. among others,
of lawyers steamship agent, and govern
ment official, who apparently was a member
of the Cabinet, but on inquiring we learned
that he was q fish commissioner. We did
not comprehend before the importance which
is attached 10 that Office. and feel even now
that il a few Of these officials were salted
down, the world would still move.


We could tell many things about our fel-
low passengers which would be Of interest,
for we feel that We travelled with very in
teresting party, but time aud space warn us
that we must be brief, aud must pass over
the actions of our friend, the steamboat
agent, who, although very fine fellow,
would dirt with the young ladies on board.
We must omit, also, the peculiarities Of said
young ladies', who, although being very sen
sible generally. were terribly sensitive about
being thought seasick


The railroad from Point du Chene TO St
John passed through fine country, afford
ing much delightful scenery. At St John
we found fine hotel, the Victoria, con
Quoted on the principle of most large Ameri
can hotels The city isvery pleasant. abound
ing in picturesque scenery, but III parts very
dirty and dmgy-hardly equal to a modern
New England city A ledge underlies the
city, making capital foundation for build
ing, but causing any amount of trouble tC
street commissioners, many streets being cut


through the solid rock to a depth OF thirty o.


forty feet


During walk over the city, we saw man.
interesting sights, and many nice-looNinl
people. Visiting Carleton, just opposit


the city, we obtained fine view of st. JOIN
and surrounding country. Leaving st. John


which was the last place at which we STOP
} ped that is, under the dominion of tn
: Queen on board the fine steamer City o
New York, we soon passed beyond the rock
shores of New Brunswick, and steane


along the coast of Maine, with its bold an
> forbidding outlines. We Webreathed, perhaps
little more freely, on entering the jurisdiC


tion OF the United States at least, we fel
that we wye in country where greenbaclS
were the legal tender, subject to no discount
however much we might regret the fact tina
their value was unstable and huctuating
subject entirely to the mercy of speeulator'
Perhaps we were conceited, vain of on
country and countrymen, but the hills SCENE
to be little higher, the water a shad
j clearer, the trees and grass tfihe greenei
and the inhabitants decidedly more INTEL
gent than any in the Queens dominion
Eastport was the first place where W
u put foot on American soil after leaving Mor
treal, and not wishing to believe that an


of our countrymen are unfamiliar with th
; scenery on our Atlantic coast, we reirai
8 from describing that interesting portion O
Il our trip. From Eastport to Boston, "
e stopped but once, at Portland a ride q
e about eight hours from Portland brings Il
o 10 Boston, where we leave the good steamer
? and part from our companions, hoping tina
e we may, at some future time, enjoy the sam
e trip, and hoping also, that our experienc
II may lead many TO seek health and Pleasur
d among the quaint cities and beautifp
d scenery of the Dominion of Canada.
II MIRAMICnI.
e Bnr culture is spreading rapidly in Califo
e. MIA, At the present rate OF increase it
1t estimated that there will be in fouryears on