. A complete geography. ing of the St. Lawrence, thus deep-ening the channel so as to admit great ocean vessels as far as Montreal. Quebec is one of the quaintest and most interesting cities on the conti-nent. It resembles a bit of the Old World, transplanted to America, and avisitor from the United States feels that he is indeed in a foreign country. I COUNTRIES NORTH OF THE UNITED STATES 205 Besides trading and commerce, there is some manufacturing in Quebec,particularly the manufacture of boots and shoes. Ottawa, another city of great importance, is above Montreal atsome large falls in the
. A complete geography. ing of the St. Lawrence, thus deep-ening the channel so as to admit great ocean vessels as far as Montreal. Quebec is one of the quaintest and most interesting cities on the conti-nent. It resembles a bit of the Old World, transplanted to America, and avisitor from the United States feels that he is indeed in a foreign country. I COUNTRIES NORTH OF THE UNITED STATES 205 Besides trading and commerce, there is some manufacturing in Quebec,particularly the manufacture of boots and shoes. Ottawa, another city of great importance, is above Montreal atsome large falls in the Ottawa River. On account of its fine waterpower, Ottawa has much manufacturing, and is especially noted forsawmills and other lumber manufactories. More than that, beingthe capital of the Dominion, it has some beautiful government build-ings, known there as the Parliament Buildings (Fig. 217). The second city in size in Canada is Toronto, located on anexcellent harbor on the shores of Lake Ontario. • Being situated in. Fig. Parliament buildings, Ottawa. the midst of a fertile .farming country, and having water connectionwith coal on the east, and lumber and other raw products on thewest, Toronto has become a manufacturing centre. Yet, in spite ofthis, the inhabitants have paid great attention to keeping the citybeautiful, and it is one of the most attractive cities on the continent. A number of smaller cities are located along this water route. PortArthur, which in position corresponds to Duluth in the United States,is a shipping point for grain, cattle, and other western products. Windsor(Fig. 139), opposite Detroit, shares some of the advantages of that city,being a shipping point and a manufacturing centre. Not far from Toronto,on the extreme western end of Lake Ontario, is Hamilton, a manufac-turing and trade centre; and there are other cities on the same peninsula,the largest being London. 206 NOBTH AMEBICA On the eastern end of Lake Ontario, near tlie Thousand I
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