Beauties of the StLawrence . A VIEW ON THE ST. LAWRENCE, FROM THE STEAMERS DECK. become more appalling as the channel is hidden in spray. At last,comes a return to still water—that is, still in comparison with themaelstrom from which the vessel has emerged. Proceeding onward we catch sight of that modern structure, theCanadian Pacific Railway Bridge, which spans the St. Lawrence atLachine and connects the Canadian Pacific Railway with bridge illustrates in a striking manner the change that hastaken place in engineering methods of bridge building since theerection of the Victoria

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Beauties of the StLawrence . A VIEW ON THE ST. LAWRENCE, FROM THE STEAMERS DECK. become more appalling as the channel is hidden in spray. At last,comes a return to still water—that is, still in comparison with themaelstrom from which the vessel has emerged. Proceeding onward we catch sight of that modern structure, theCanadian Pacific Railway Bridge, which spans the St. Lawrence atLachine and connects the Canadian Pacific Railway with bridge illustrates in a striking manner the change that hastaken place in engineering methods of bridge building since theerection of the Victoria Bridge. It is constructed on the cantilever Souvenir of Canadian Scenery. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY BRIDGE, LACHINE. principle ; its light, airy, seemingly fragile spans offer no resistanceto the wind, and combine the minimum of weight with the maxi-mum of stability. This bridge gives Montreal an alternative trans-

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