II. 



Alter h'iiviii^' l.ilil'- Metis, wliich is the suiiu.it-i' n-sort of iVoui lill-'cii 

 to ;mli!'^' 11 Iniiiflrtd i)('<)p!,«, whoiiixk tluTc to it joy its niituv.il h.iiuii 's 

 and liie s|)h'ii(i;d cliiual.' ou tli" slunv otlh<' St. Lnwrcuc;', wliieli ai liial 

 point is iiciirly forty mi! s \vid«', W' eomc to the p.iri h nl'Saady Buy nud 

 we lollow the slioi'e without iiileriuplion iis iar ns Ste. I'Vdieiit!, ten miles 

 belo ,, 'M^riiue. ;( louniey oj lolly niih's at least. Those who have not 

 mad liiisf*.' ip jiiav i!ol '-eliM'e me wh ii ! say that il i- iu'it' .^'-ihle lo eoii- 

 ceiV'. a'lVlliili'V ''i: 'V ov !?>ore strikiliL!' ihaii the siierta<'le alloKl'd l)y this 

 loiU'' I! ive on I lie V' ry II. aril i 1' th-' St. l^awreiiee. on a p vi' e;Iy ] vel 

 grav 1 iuad supevio;- in tveiv vesr. '■\ te ihe ]>.',-t ei'maeadaiin;': .il road.-, and 

 wheli nonhl r (piire t!ie nios' iiillinu' reriairs to he kept, in tiie very h-st 

 ordc ■ in I'l.' ^vo^,■.; oi weaih'i's In ^'oiiiu' ov r ihis road o.'i- eaniiot help 

 ibeli.Mi' ura;.iul '■> ['rovidtMice !or liavinu,' oreal.-i] .-o line a evUiiiiiy as ovarci 

 and ;.:.■•■* h^'i'-pj- tiianki'ti! i'or ih' i'aei iiiat iMHUilii'iil Nafur-' u'i\'es us ^i 

 man\ .iil\ a.iilay' s Lo s 'k I'ov a. Ml hen. 'lii by. 



!■ ..- uiuL •;!> i •' ;y in a u'reai measure (\v.i> to tlio extu-piional (a'.i]iti"s 

 oiler' (1 l)y such a road on t he shore ol'i he Si . La wr"!iee and to t lie extension 

 oi' 1: ' (d'd settlements that til' [)ai'ishe,s V.'.,' liave la ntioiied have he'U 

 Ibiind (i. 



IjUI. unlbri unalv'ly. ai I lie j)!', siul day ihi>is no lon^-er siiliieieni and 

 unless we eonstiuet beibre long the branch line IVoiu Metis to M; lane and 

 col(>ni:'.alion rrii'dsinto the intt'iior, the I'rovinee run.s ihe risk of seejiio- 

 one (1 iis iiiiesi s. rtions I'all into insignilicaiiee and deea.y. 



I will iiow qiiot.' the very words olMiev. Mr. U. Monisset. the [laiish 

 prii si ol »Sandy Hay. a rtinarkably intelligent gi'iitlenian and (-.ne who 

 tiike-'j an interest in iveryiiiing ealeuialod to promote the welfare of the 

 country, lie says : " Sandy Hay eontains about two hundred, iiiid eiuhty 

 families. It is an (ss< iitially aiirienituial jtarish. but has no other m-'aiis 

 of ' onnnunii'Uiioji than Ih" shore-roaii and on;' oitwo roads le-ading to the 

 concessions. It is imi)os.>ibh' to inild a wharf here be,au-e we have 

 ueit h.r a nalural ]iort nor a suitable beaeli. \V.' miu-iif pndiialtly urow 

 cereals and Vegetabh's and rai.se cattle, hul we have no uiark.'t lor our 

 produee. '("he nearest raalway station i;; »St. t)etave de Metis, thirt.en 

 mik .s distant, llow eau cattle and she.';) be sold with any p.olir when 

 they hav" to walk so far V They lire on lli- way, are liable to accident I'rom 

 the ieni))eralure or otheiwise. they arrive at ihe station exhausted, run 

 the risk of losing value and in auv c is ■ a whol' day must I) ■ lost in driv- 

 ing them there and other exi>enses iucuired which take away all the prolit, 

 since ilie fanner is oldiged to s '11 the cattle at the same price as the farm- 

 ers of the adjaeiit parishes of Sie. Luce and Ste. Flavie, who have the 

 Interiadonial at hand and sell their (;atth' on the spot or shi[) them by 

 railwav.' 



