. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. miles fromthe international boundary. The Saint Croix,forming the boundary, also falls into the Bayof Fundy. The Restigouche, flowing into theBay of Chaleurs, the Mirimachi into MirimachiBay in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and theRichibucto, into Northumberland Strait, are theother large rivers. A dense forest, chieflyspruce, still covers most of the province, andlumbering is the principal industry. The fish-eries are second in importance. Ag
. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. miles fromthe international boundary. The Saint Croix,forming the boundary, also falls into the Bayof Fundy. The Restigouche, flowing into theBay of Chaleurs, the Mirimachi into MirimachiBay in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and theRichibucto, into Northumberland Strait, are theother large rivers. A dense forest, chieflyspruce, still covers most of the province, andlumbering is the principal industry. The fish-eries are second in importance. Agriculturefollows the river valleys mainly, but the marshlands at the head of the Bay of Fundy havebeen converted into rich pastures, and newland in the interior is continually being broughtunder cultivation. In time, no doubt, the wholeof the level area in the centre of the provincewill be devoted to agriculture, when the forestwealth has been exhausted in that region. Themineral resources of New Brunswick have notyet been developed to any extent. Prince Edward Island.— Prince EdwardIsland, the smallest province of the Dominion, CANADIAN 1. Mount Sir Donald, and tlic Illocillewat Glacier, Selkirk Mountains. 2. Lachinc Rapids. St. Lawrence River. CANADA — GEOGRAPHY IS an island in the Gull of Saint Lawrence, long, with an extreme breadth of about30 miles, separated from New Brunswick andNova Scotia by Northumberland Strait, whichvaries from 9 to 30 miles in width. The curv-mg coast on the north side of the island isbroken by a deep bay with a narrow entrance,and terminates in long, narrow points. Thesouth coast is very irregular, presenting a suc-cession of bays and inlets. The island has auniform, gently undulating surface, everywherefertile, and for the most part-cleared of woodsand brought under cultivation. Quebec.— The oldest province, Quebec, for-merly a French colony, is still largely inhabitedby French-speaking people, although in the ex-treme s
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