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The rv/r^ also onllccls siipplcinciitary tit lies. ainountiiisi' to one twenty- 

 fifth f)f all the product" that is to «ay, for itistauci', tlu' tw-nty-Hrth bushel 

 of polatoes, the tW'Mity-filth bundle of hay, the tweiily-liilh pound of 

 sugar, etc. 



The parish of Sain^e Ivose is twelve miles lonu' by six d''ep. r^diind 

 it are line eoiiecssions, anionu'st others in the township of r,irlc''ii.<;ion, 

 where the mission of .'*iain, Jjeuoir-Al^be is sit uai'd with a ponuiation of 

 over oni' hundred. The oldei' .settbrs ol'Sainte Rose used lo u-o lo ••hureh 

 at Saint Uasile in canoes, and we have not verv fai- to e-o to liiid tlieni. 

 Now ihe villao-e is <'xtendinL;' rapidly to ih" riuht and hfi id'ihe (diapel, 

 a school has been ojiened oi)Uosite t he ])arsnuiiL!"e. some hundreds of feet 

 of sidewalks have liecu laid down andther/ov' who wishes to uive the. 

 oxam;)le iu all ihiiiiis, has planted in his small ijrai-di'ii the lirst api)le-t!eo 

 yet seen in the country. 



The lirst missioiiary of Sainte jiose was Rev. Mr. U-aiiliien, and the 

 first to draw up acts of civil stattis was i'ev. !Mr. St 'Veniird. wlu) liad 

 spiritual charue f)| 1 he nii.s'sion iitie.,'u years aii'o. 'Vlv hrst ]>asloral \"isit 

 Avas made by llishop !jaim-evin. Th ■ inhabiimts a-'e eiiu'au'ed in I'annino;, 

 hut also to a Li'reat extent in makinu' saw lous and sliiiiLri 's. A lireat 

 many ol'lhem p.-iss ih • wini'f in the ^vo^ds foi' that purpose; they lind 

 a si'oofl deal of emplovm-'nt althoiu'.h the forests haveb 'eii de:,i>oil •(! ofall 

 the ])ine they contai!i"d. JMirtunately they still contain plenty oi vpniee, 

 cedar and birch. 



Strann'e to sav tlicre is no emiiia'ation to i'omi)!ain of h 're and the 

 younu' parisli priest is verv uratefnl to Heaven for havinu- preserved his 

 parishioni'rs frtnn this evil aiiil has set apart a place on n hill ri'-in'4' a 

 short distance from the presbvterv. where everv veiir a s(demn hiyh Mass 

 is ctdebrated in honour of the patroness of C'atiada. Sainte Anne. This 

 solemnil y chiellv (Ui account ol ihephicc where it is celebiMted. cannot 

 fail to produee a u'rand eifect .and at the s.ame time attract nTcic nuntbers 

 of peoi)le from all parts of the country. PeiuliuL!' the <'i)nst ruction of a 

 chap.d on this hill. ;i llaL>- has been hoisiid which lloats hundreds of feet 

 up in the air aiul can be seen from a considerable distaui-e. 



The Madawaska Rivm', as everv one knows, is the disehartreof !^;dco 

 Teuiiseouala. It llows for a distance of a1)otit twenty four or twenty livt^ 

 miles aiul falls into the River Saint John, at I'Mmuudston. Its biiiks 

 are very low and the valley which it waters, shut in l)elwe(<u lines of 

 undulaiinii- hills affords aniost charniin<>' view, while at the same time 

 its soil is remarkaldy fertih'. The valley ol' the Madawaska which the 

 railway crosses throuuliout its entire hniD'th, is by far the most juetu- 

 resqup portion of the road. with t h(> exception of the parish of \ot re Dame, 

 vvhicli is beyond ctnuparisou. 



