The picturesque StLawrence . of deliverance was interpretedat Quebec to show Gods love for Canada,which of all these countries, is the only onethat professes the true religion. Amazing stories circulated concerning theEnglish losses. It was said that three thousandof these wretches died after reaching land inaddition to the multitude that was drowned,and even this did not satisfy divine justice, forGod blew up one of the ships by lightning during 228 The Picturesque St. Lawrence the storm. Vessels sent to gather up the spoilscame back laden with marvellous treasure,including rich clothing, pla
The picturesque StLawrence . of deliverance was interpretedat Quebec to show Gods love for Canada,which of all these countries, is the only onethat professes the true religion. Amazing stories circulated concerning theEnglish losses. It was said that three thousandof these wretches died after reaching land inaddition to the multitude that was drowned,and even this did not satisfy divine justice, forGod blew up one of the ships by lightning during 228 The Picturesque St. Lawrence the storm. Vessels sent to gather up the spoilscame back laden with marvellous treasure,including rich clothing, plate, silver-hikedswords and the like, and reported that thoughthe autumn tides had swept away many of thecorpses, more than two thousand still lay on therocks, in attitudes of despair. How tragic was the early history of the river!But now it is a stream of commerce and pleasure,in most ways wholly beneficent; and for storiesof human woe one has to delve into the shadowypast. May the time never come when this willbe otherwise!. o XII THE BEAUTIFUL SAGUENAY COMMERCIALLY the New World yieldedlittle to the French for many years, exceptto the fisherman; but the wilderness had itstreasures as well as the ocean, and it needed onlythe enticement of a few knives, beads and trinketsto induce the Indians to part with the spoils oftheir winter hunting. Gradually the fishermenabandoned their old vocation for the morelucrative trade in bear and beaver skins. Theybuilt rude huts at convenient places along thewaterways, abused the Indians and quarrelledwith each other. One of their trading-posts wasestablished in 1598 at Tadousac where the Sague-nay joins the St. Lawrence. A cluster of woodencabins was built amid the wild rocky heightsclad with pines, firs and birches, and sixteennven were left to guard the expected harvest offurs. Before the winter was over several of themen had died, and the rest scattered throughthe woods, living on the charity of the second and a third attempt was
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