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The fori'st thickens uloiig the lino, hccomes covorod with leaves, 

 raises up its large trunks and uncovers its vast shoulders. We see her(> 

 the inaiestic types ul' Canadian tree.s and find the reason of the existence 

 ol' those saw-mills and shantitvs which we see iialf hidden as we proceed 

 and which cut up an enormous qiiantity oi' raw material, and are the fac- 

 tors of a very extensive industry. 



Althouu'h the place where we now are i.s called Cahano, the naine of 

 the station is Fort Ingall, and we are always in the parish of St. I ouis de 

 Ha! Ma! ^Ve discover the line and admirabli> 1.aki' Temiscouata lilong 

 whose shores we run for over liiteen miles, passinu' ihrouuli nuni 'rous 

 cuttings in th.' solid rock, making an inlinite numhv'r of turnings follow- 

 ing th'' sinuiisities of the shore. Two eleu'ant hotels in the modern stylo 

 , ailract our attention. We nri' not lonn' snrjirisi'd to sec them built in 



this spot which still retains its primitive appeiiraiice. for many tourists 

 and fishermen go to Lak-' Temiseouata in the summer season. Many 

 travellers i'ornu rly used to stop at this place bejore the railwav was buili. 

 Cabano was an excell -nt post for all of them, but now it ha^ liiven plaeo 

 in a great measure to Nolre-Dame du Lac. an impoilant pari.sh. thi- ]arii''st 

 in. t!u' whole of this region. "\A'e reach it in a lew n:inutes after running 

 over the distance whicli separates Fort Ingall IVoin Clout ier Station, at the 

 far end of t!ie lake. 



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N^otre-Dame du Lac is Ijiiilt on a height whii li overlook.-^ Lake 'i'emis- 

 couaia and whence the view extend:- to an ((joal dL^tance on t lir right 

 and hi', Deiieaih us spreads that splendid sle-. i of wat- r whieh hioks 

 liki' a majesii<' river calmly ilowing betwei.i familiar banl<s In line 

 summer days, the hike looks aslec)) in the repose of au" s ami li-s calm in 

 its dee[) ]>ed ; l)ut if tile lightest wind arisi's it becomes angry and over 

 it'- vast back roll ]v,i ssinu: wav"s like a ma !<• on a lion's ne.k. There ar(> 

 nri mountains on either side but only elevation-- oi greater or l-ss. v |; iii'hi, 

 and ill the whole scenery ih Te is a hai/iuiny at once wild and n^entle 

 M'hi.'h particularly please,-, il,. eye. Only one of the shores is inha l)iti d, 

 the west one on which we .-.land and whieh coniains the jiarishes oI'Sl. 

 Louis. Nfitre-Diinie and a portion ofSle. Rosi'. The oth'r shore is still in 

 a wiidstati;. Tlieri' lies the sei^iiinry ol' ^ladawaska. whieh lurmerly 

 b longed to the heirs Laiiguedoc .and whieh i< now owned hv diU'ercnt 

 -SI augers. 



The Seigniors ol Madawaska ari' not aiixion- to dispose of Ihei;- lands 

 l.H'eaUfC they lind it more prolitable lo cut ihe timber oii it. The whole 

 ol' ihat sliore is therefore uncultivated and we liardly distiuLiiiish one 

 isolat(>(l roof on tlie shore of tic lake. Ne\ertheless scnne miles ahead we 

 see in the direction of the 'ui>[)er end a dwellin;x oi' rather considerable 

 api)etiram'e in the midst of lieUls. This is the solitary farm of Mr. Levite 

 Tiierriault, at the month of the liiver Touladi. the largest (d'all the waier- 

 ronrsi's Avhich fall into Luke Temiseouata. This fiver abounds in fish to 



