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is situated at the foot of the Laurentian hills, just where 

 the North Eiver is precipitated over a steep and rocky bed, 

 to the level of the bottom lands in the St. Lawrence valley, 

 about thirty-three miles from Montreal. In the early 

 morning, the weather was dull and threatening, and do 

 doubt kept back many who would otherwise have attended, 

 but one hundred and ten, all told, assembled on the platform 

 at Quebec Grate depot, having either faith in the coming of 

 brighter weather or sufficient courage to face the wet, if 

 rain should come. Among those present were Sir "William 

 Dawson, president ; Mr. J. S. Shearer, Prof. Penhallow, Dr. 

 J. Baker Edwards, Messrs. Alf. H. Masson, A. Holden, 

 Hollis Shorey, W. T. Costigan, J. H. E. Molson, James 

 Slessor, J. A. Eobertson, J. Beattie, J. Gowdie, Chas. Gibb, 

 Messrs. Eolland, De Bellefuille, Dunlop, Archambault, S. C. 

 Dawson, Walter Drake, Eev. J. H. Evans, T. B. Caulfield, 

 E. White, and others. 



Under the able management of Conductor Dickson, the 

 excursionists were all on board punctually to time, and the 

 train steamed steadily and rapidly away. 



Drawing up at the platform of St. Jerome depot, the 

 naturalists were met by Mr. LeClaire (mayor), Mr. Eolland 

 (fils), Mr. T. Davis and Mr. Scott, who welcomed them to 

 the town, and informed them that the various works and 

 mills of the neighborhood would be freely open to the 

 inspection of the party. The beautiful park belonging to 

 the manor, known as the " Domain," was also placed at the 

 disposal of the excursionists. Sir William Dawson then 

 sketched out a programme for the day, as follows : — 



Geologists, under the direction of Sir William, to walk 

 to the river and study the geology of the district. Botan- 

 ists, under command of Prof. Penhallow, assisted in the 

 geological department by Mr. Evans, to ride to the Cascades 

 and there search for specimens. Entomologists to hunt up 

 the Domain. As soon as the above programme was mapped 

 out, the different parties proceeded at once to their assigned 

 hunting grounds. Those for the Cascades (including three- 

 fourths of the party) were provided with buggies, carts, 

 omnibuses, hacks, etc., and. in fact, no two vehicles were 



