46 THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF GREEN ISLAND. 



of dampness all about us, of chilliness within us, and an atmos- 

 phere of thick, sticky saltwater — and especially St. Lawrence salt- 

 water noted for its nature as described — above, around, and on all 

 sides, enveloping the vessel and shutting out earth and sky and 

 water. We were in the miserable arms of a light attempt at New- 

 foundland fog, to us a most admirable display of those qualities so 

 inherent to the atmosphere about and around all parts of the 

 Gulf of St. Lawrence. If this was a taste of what was to come, 

 no wonder that they were noted the world over ; and one could 

 readily believe the old saying that " the inhabitants of Newfound- 

 land use their fog for cloth, cut it with scissors, and make shirts 

 and breeches of it." The vessel, of course, wasobhged to anchor. 

 Once during the day we tried to proceed, but, unable to do so, we 

 anchored again, this time off Green Island, to which place several 

 of us went to examine the hunting, while the crew searched for 

 dry wood — a hard thing to find — to burn. We had passed, up to 

 this time, several noticeable places both on shore and in the shape 

 of islands close to us ; and as it is well to know the important items 

 of interest connected with places thus visited or passed by the tour- 

 ist, let us see what has escaped us. On our right, directly opposite 

 Mai Bay, the group of Kamouraska islands just hides the village 

 (with its little church, hotel, and other buildings) by the same name. 

 As a pleasure resort it is noted in Quebec and the neighboring 

 regions for its fresh, country-like appearance, as are most of 

 the villages on the south shore of the river, and its excellent bath- 

 ing. A little farther on the same side, the Pilgrims — whence the 

 name I cannot tell — another smaller group (five small islands), 

 about six miles further eastward, are quite interesting in a scientific 

 point of view. They are quite near the land and connected by 

 reefs dry at low water. Though small at best, the largest of these 

 islands, nearly two hundred and ninety feet high, is well wooded. 

 Still but a short distance farther east are the three small, steep 

 islands called the Brandy Pots. The most northern and largest, 

 being half the height of the largest of the Pilgrim group, and also 

 partially wooded, is often visited at the fine spring of water on its 



