. Montreal province of Quebec Canada . tle carts and homespun clothing. Amidthe jabber of the Norman patois, and preposterous hagglingworthy of Italy, over the trente sous, the neuffrancs, or the uncen, one catches glimpses, through the jostling crowds, of pilesof wooden shoes, of brilliant stripes of native-rag carpet, ofhome-made chairs, or olive-wood rosaries and metal charms,exposed for sale ; and at Easter-tide the display of enormousoxen, decorated with paper roses, green, yellow and red,delight the hearts of the children and peasants. The management of the harbor of Montreal is under th
. Montreal province of Quebec Canada . tle carts and homespun clothing. Amidthe jabber of the Norman patois, and preposterous hagglingworthy of Italy, over the trente sous, the neuffrancs, or the uncen, one catches glimpses, through the jostling crowds, of pilesof wooden shoes, of brilliant stripes of native-rag carpet, ofhome-made chairs, or olive-wood rosaries and metal charms,exposed for sale ; and at Easter-tide the display of enormousoxen, decorated with paper roses, green, yellow and red,delight the hearts of the children and peasants. The management of the harbor of Montreal is under thecontrol of an efficient Board of Commissioners, with the Mackay as President. The work done annually bythe Trust regarding improvements to the harbor is of the mostarduous nature, and the time devoted to the welfare and growthof the port by the members of the Board is given at a sacrificeto personal and business interests. The Trust has accomplisheda great national work, which the citizens of Montreal Bank of MontrealMonument to Queen Victoria in Victoria of Toronto (U . S. Consulate). Post Gallery. 24 MONtREAt mx i. ^ « While hundreds of sportsmen from the United States tisn ana Game. x and Great Britain each year visit Canadas magnificent forests, lakes, rivers and streams, who can tell even as well asthe native himself the advantages of this or that section asregards the deer, the moose, the trout, the ouananiche, orthe small-mouth bass, and there are still thousands devoted tothe reel and rifle who are utterly ignorant of what the territorynorth of the 45th parallel has to offer. First of all, fishing and hunting in Canada is an inexpensivesport, as compared with other sections of the continent; par-ticularly if it is gone about in the right manuer. If the luxuryof a guide is demanded, the pay runs from $1 to $3 per day,according to locality, but never more. Throughout the Prov-ince of Quebec, Jean-Baptiste and his
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