. The sea coast resorts of eastern Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton . y warmday is of rare occurrence, the evenings and nights being delightfully cool,and the air filled with the odor of brine from the ocean. 46 INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, St. John is well provided with hotels, the Royal, the Dufferin andVictoria being examples, and being the chief city of New Brunswick, toit converge all rail and steam navigation lines of this East Countree Visitors to the city much enjoy the fine drives amid its of these leads across the suspensio
. The sea coast resorts of eastern Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton . y warmday is of rare occurrence, the evenings and nights being delightfully cool,and the air filled with the odor of brine from the ocean. 46 INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, St. John is well provided with hotels, the Royal, the Dufferin andVictoria being examples, and being the chief city of New Brunswick, toit converge all rail and steam navigation lines of this East Countree Visitors to the city much enjoy the fine drives amid its of these leads across the suspension bridge, and affords a fine viewof the reversible cataract which exists where river meets sea. Think of the immense volume of water which the St. John Riverdischarges into the sea, all emptied through a narrow rocky chasm but500 feet wide. Just above the city the river expands into a broad baywith every intention of a quiet exit from its confining banks. But justabove the city, where, at their narrowest point, two bridges have beenbuilt, one a foot and carriage suspension and the other a railroad canti-. lever, the waters are confined in a rugged gorge, through which they rushwith the speed and power of a mill-race. Here occurs the fall. It is apeculiar fall, and the above term applied to it by an American humoristexplains its peculiarity. At high tide the sea has a descent of fifteenfeet into the river; at low tide the river has a like fall into the sea ; athalf-tide all is serene, and the river may be navigated with safety. Thisis above St. John, and does not affect the seaward approach to the historical interest St. John possesses much. Near the bridges, uponthe Carleton side of the harbor, one may see the ruins of Fort La Tour,where was enacted the grandest drama of womans heroism ever enactedin the New World. Madame La Tour and her famous defence of the SEA COAST RESORTS. 47 fort and garrison which occupied this spot will be remembered as longas Canada has a histo
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