THE 



CANADIAN HANDBOOK 



AND 



TOURIST'S GUIDE. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The Nooks and Corners of Canada, and. more especially 

 of the Lower Province, in addition to the interest they 

 awaken as important sources of Commercial and Agricultural 

 wealth, are invested with no ordinary attraction for the 

 Naturalist, the Antiquary, the Historian, and the Tourist in 

 quest of pleasure or of health. We have often wondered why 

 more of the venturesome spirits amongst our transatlantic 

 friends do not tear themselves away, even for a few months, 

 from London fogs, to visit our distant but more favoured 

 clime. How is it that so few, comparatively speaking, come 

 to enjoy the bracing air and bright summer skies of Canada ? 

 With what zest could the enterprising or eccentric among 

 them undertake a ramble, with rod and gun in hand, from 

 Niagara to Labrador, over the Laurentian Chain of Moun- 

 tains, choosing as rallying points, whereat to compare notes, 

 the summit of Cape Eternity in the Saguenay district, and 



