Identifier: quebeccentralrai00queb (find matches)
Title: The Quebec Central Railway. Sights and scenes for the tourist. Pen and pencil sketches of Quebec City, the Chaudiere and St. Francis valleys, and lower St. Lawrence River
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Quebec Central Railway. Passenger Department
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Publisher: Boston: Rand Avery
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Queen's University - University of Toronto Libraries

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enemy followed closely, * * * * capturing five of EnsignAverys party; then fell on a band of about twenty, * * *and killed or captured nearly all. The other bands eludedtheir pursuers, * * * * and giddy with fatigue and hungertoiled wearily down the wild and lonely stream (Connecticut)to the appointed rendezvous at the mouth of the Amonoosuc.Passing the Basin, a great cauldron-like place, wherethe waters of the St. Francis are whirled and dashed aboutwith violence before they pursue their onward course to theSt. Lawrence, we arrive at East Angus, the site of the paper-pulp mills of Messrs. Angus & Co. This was lately a virgin 14 forest, offering primeval charms of unusual excellence. Cook-shire, five miles distant on the International Railway, is reachedby a fine bridge spanning the river, and a woodland drive. In half an hour we come within view of Lennoxville, andforemost in the distance appear the towers of Bishops Col-lege, the Oxford of Canada, so well and favorably known and
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extensively patronized, not only by the youth of Canada butby that of the United States. Proceeding, we reach Sherbrooke in fifteen minutes, whereconnection is made with the Grand Trunk Railway for Port-land, the Passumpsic Railway for Newport, Boston, etc., theWaterloo & Magog Railway, operated by the Central Ver-mont Railway Co., by which connection Montreal, Lake 15 Memphremagog, New York, and all western New Englandpoints can be reached, and with the International Railway, forLake Megantic. Every tourist who can spare the time shouldspend a day here before pursuing his journey further. TheSherbrooke House, directly opposite the station, has the mostcentral situation of any hotel in the city. Messrs. Meagherand Cote are courteous hosts; under their management thehotel has made rapid strides ^n public favor, and every yearwitnesses some improvement to increase the comfort of theirguests and add to the popularity of the house. The city of Sherbrooke ranks first in population, wea

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