Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . Central R. R. Distance,3:34 m. ; time, 14 hours. Or rio Fitchburg and Rutland, 344 m. Or via Portland & Grand TrunkR. R., 405 m. From the West, via Detroit and the Grand J runk R. R.) ~1V /PONTKEAL, the largest city and commercial metropolis of British NorthIVI America, is situated on an island of the same name, at the confluence ofthe Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers, in lat. 45° 31 N. and Ion. 73° 35 W. It de-rives its name from Mont Real, or Mount Royal, which rises 750 ft. ahove theriver, and closes the city in on that side. Including it
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . Central R. R. Distance,3:34 m. ; time, 14 hours. Or rio Fitchburg and Rutland, 344 m. Or via Portland & Grand TrunkR. R., 405 m. From the West, via Detroit and the Grand J runk R. R.) ~1V /PONTKEAL, the largest city and commercial metropolis of British NorthIVI America, is situated on an island of the same name, at the confluence ofthe Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers, in lat. 45° 31 N. and Ion. 73° 35 W. It de-rives its name from Mont Real, or Mount Royal, which rises 750 ft. ahove theriver, and closes the city in on that side. Including its suhurhs, Montreal stretchesalong the river for 2 m., from S. E. to N. W,, and for some distance extends from oneto two miles inland. The houses are built mostly of a grayish limestone from adja-cent quarries, and with its tall spires and glittering roofs and domes, and the l)eau-tiful villas that stud its lofty background, the city presents as picturesque a pano-rama as is to be seen on the entire continent. The quays of Montreal are built of. View of Montreal from Mount Royal. solid limestone, and, uniting with the locks and cut-stone Avharves of the LachineCanal, they present for several miles a display of continuous masonry which hasfew parallels. Unlike the levees of the Ohio and Mississippi, no unsightly ware-houses distigure the river-side. A broad stone esplanade, or terrace, the jiarapetsof which are surmounted with a substantial iron railing, forms the river-front. St., the chief commercial tlioroughfare, extends along the river the wliolelength of the city. Other important business streets are St. James, McGill, Xotre-Dame, and Commusioner Sts. The fashionable promenades are Gieat St. Jamesand Xotre-Daine Sts. Tlie finest private residences are in the suburbs, towardMount Royal. The settlement of Montreal dates from 1535, when it was visited by .JacquesCartier, Avho named its mountain. In 1542 the first European settlers arrived, andjust one century later
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