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There is also a small lake orfthe hill, which" is well worth 

 visiting. From the top of Covey Hill there is a beautiful 

 panoramic view of the surrounding country, the spires of Mon- 

 treal being visible with a good glass on a clear day. There are 

 traces of mineral springs in the vicinity, containing sulphur 

 . and iron, pointing to extinct volcanic agency. Returning east- 

 wards, and after lingering on the banks of the Missisquoi Bay, 

 the next object of interest in this section is BromeLake ; lying 

 some sixty miles from Montreal, in a lovely section of country. 

 Near the head of this lake is situated Knowlton, a place 

 which bids fair to become a permanent summer residence of 

 some of the Montreal bon ton; and certainly a more seques- 

 tered and yet accessible spot could scarcely be had. Access 

 is had from Montreal by rail to Waterloo, and thence five 

 miles by daily stage. The fishing in the place is magnifi- 

 cent ; and for shooting, the ample cover afforded by the 

 dense growth of reeds at its outlet, with here and there a 

 still deep pool hemmed in with willows and low shrubs, 

 barely admitting passageway for a dug-out canoe to enter, 

 till the lake suddenly expands, showing its surface covered 

 with duck and teal, — altogether make it a most delightful 

 retreat. 



Returning again to St. Johns, and taking the course of the 

 Richelieu, — which river differs from almost all others, in 

 becoming narrower the further you descend it, till it dis- 

 charges itself into Lake St. Peter, after a course of about 

 seventy miles, — we come to Chambly Canton, lying between 

 the rapids of the Richelieu river, and the Chambly and St. 

 Johns Canal, distant from St. Johns about twelve miles. 

 This is an old military station, the fort here having been 

 erected by the French in 171 1. It is now manned by a few 

 of the Canadian Rifles and the Artillery, but is a great resort 

 for the troops in summer from the garrison of Montreal for 

 target and other practice. Chambly Village is one mile 

 distant, an old and pleasant village, on the west side of the 



