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somi-civiulnr line of knolls, ciu^h one niurv hristliiii^ thiiii tlii other, i)ut 

 I'roni tlif Innd iIk'V <'an be seen only when Ihcy sci'm to l)i' o)i the i»oiiit 

 ol or. shinii' down on us. In the vi-ry howi'ls t)l this l'orinida1>le trinii't) 

 of ninuiilains, Avliieh irom at'av seems to have ]io hreak nor variety of 

 aspi-.i, Xiiiure has exeaviited a bay, the uu'st adiuir.ihli', ih' most p 'rfect, 

 the iDost iittraclive in its wiid ;uid pietnriscjue graudeuv which th' yo 

 ean eonteniplati . This is Ha ! Ila ! I'ay which no doubt owi's its name 

 to tin- cry oi admiral ii>ii whi"h bnvst Irom the lips of the lirst men wiio 

 saAV •'. 'i'his bay is ii'-.M-Jy a niiie louo' ])y hali a mile wide, li i.s pertectiy 

 Avihl .wid nniiili;:bitcd, aillioim'h il oif^Ts tic safr-t aiid mnsr i liaruiuiir "i' 

 •shelt IS. 



iJcyond llu' shr.v". th'' mouariins which iinvc upcai'd to let it pass, do 

 not close ac'ain ; on lh" contrary, they i.ave n wide spaec l»etw 'cii thein 

 Avhi' h extends to another shore further awiiy. ibre are the Unest li-ids 

 and the most piiMurcsqiae d\vellinii' })h(ces of this stratiu'e corner of the 

 earth. Tlie Avholeof this space is rennirkahlv level, Avith only a slij^ht iiill 

 whi( h seems to have been placed there expressly for '.he purpose of receiv- 

 inji' i>icinres(iue country house.s aiid of •••ivini!;' iheir iiih;d)iiaiits a moi-e 

 ext\ lided and fuller view ot the surroundiny- si^iiery. Oiie i.s tempted 

 to thii.k ihat this s])acc was fonni'rly coven d with w.iter. but let us leave 

 thi.s 'lypothesis to yeolou'ists and let us sav, in th words of a simple tra- 

 vell.r. Iiimiliar with the natural beauties of hi-- ("Uiilry, that there is no 

 bett' r idact> for a summin- residence than Ila! JIa ! liay, in St. Fa!)i ii, 

 whit h is as yet so lit tie known and which is n-vrtheless so d 'serviiM^' 

 of prai.a>. The name of Ila I ]Ia ! Bay has been extended to the whole 

 regi<.n whii'h wo have just (h-scribed and i)eople o'eiierally sav that th y 

 are troini>- to Ila I Ila ! liay and not to the Walls of St. l-'abien. 



This is a drawi)ack, because travellers and American totirisis arc 

 much more familiar with Ha I Hal ISay. in theSau-aenay river and which 

 is much larger but not nearly so pitloresqui' as th^u of St. l-'abien. 



When once the latter is known, it wi.l b -come a favorite summ t 

 resort Some families have com" to reside there witiiin late years, but 

 its di;-tance and the dilHeulty of 'ommunication have j)revenied them 

 from ret uruing. I'rom the Si. I'uMen m;iiii road to Ila ! Hal iJay there 

 is only a roiigh, steep and ro</ky road. Two vehi<'les cannot i)a.ss "ach 

 other in it and it is dilhcult for even a single vehicle to proceed withf.ut 

 accid 'ut down the hill. Filled with boulders, which leads to ih • beach. 



There has lately b -en some talk o( buildinu' a branch railway from 

 Bic Station, at ijic, the parish nearest to St. Fal)ien. to Ha I iia I i>ay by 

 following the sea-shore for a sliort distance. This project will. 1 believe, 

 be carried out before long. It was our duty to inform the public ofoiie of 

 the most enchanting sites in our country, to induce lamilies who desire 

 above all to enjoy our Canadian scenery in its finest and grandest aspects 

 to go there and we seized the oi«portunity to give a des(n-iptioii of the place 

 and thereby en)oy a pleasant change Irom our professional duties. 



