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moths or butterflies. The Cascades themselves defy alike 

 description and criticism. Imagine if you can a steep hill 

 of water, seemingly a mile in length, rushing towards you 

 all the time. The whole river is churned into white foam 

 with violent dashing on the picturesque boulders which are 

 strewn with such profusion in the bed. " The white horses 

 of the sea " charging down in one solid body. Word-painting 

 and color-painting equally fail in giving an idea of a scene 

 where the chief impression is that of measureless velocity 

 and irresistible power. Go spend an hour there yourself 

 and acknowledge that spots of picturesque beauty are to be 

 found without travel to foreign lands, or even to great dis- 

 tances in your own. Looking up the stream, the whole 

 scene is as wild and untouched by the hand of man as it 

 was in the days of Jacques Cartier. 



The whole party greatly appreciated from different points 

 of view, the eligibility of the ground chosen, and enjoyed 

 themselves to their heart's content in their several ways. 

 In the afternoon, the procession of carriages re-conveyed 

 the botanists to the depot, with baskets lightened of provi- 

 sions and cold tea, but weighty with samples of minerals, 

 stones and plants intended for competition. It had been 

 decided to offer prizes for certain subjects, and a few minutes 

 spent in canvassing on the outward journey had realized 

 twenty-seven dollars for this purpose. At the depot, the 

 specimens were turned over to the Committee to be judged, 

 and after careful inspection the prizes were awarded as 

 follows : — 



1st, Plants ; named specimens ; Miss Van Home. 



1st, unnamed specimens ; Miss H. Y. Eeid. 



2nd, do, Master Pearcie Penhallow. 



3rd, do, Master Eric Harrington. 



1st, Insects ; unnamed specimens ; Miss Edwards. 



2nd, J. F. Hausen. 



3rd, Master Walter Adams. 



4th, Master Bertie Holden. 



Best collection minerals, unnamed : Miss B. B. Evans. 



The work of inspection over, Cure* Labelle drove his car- 

 riage to the edge of the platform and received quite an 



