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The above remarks apply only to the roads of New Brunswick. In 
Canada, the roads are in very much better condition, as much more 
trouble is taken with them. 
How the As a general rule, the harder the frost is, the heavier is the road; 
affectsThe ^ or ™ vei T c °ld weather, the snow becomes frozen and is in a state of 
roads in powder, and the slightest breath of wind causes this to drift into the 
winter. track. The sleigh runners drag very much in this, producing a 
peculiar creaking sort of noise, which cannot be mistaken. A hot 
sun, or better still, a slight fall of soft snow makes the roads 
much easier, and the sleighs then glide along without making any 
noise whatever. 
Difficulty The difficulty of making any regular observation either of the nature 
an m obse? coun ^ r y or state of the roads was very great; for in the first place, 
vations on everything was thickly covered with snow, sometimes of great depth, 
the march, k e d s 0 f r i V ers, ravines, &c. being completely snowed up, and leaving 
no mark of their situation; and in the second, the cold was generally 
so intense as quite to preclude the possibility of making any notes at 
the time, so that anything worthy of note had to be written down from 
memory at the end of a long day's march. 
Halting The stages of the march between St John, New Brunswick, and 
between St Riviere-du-loup are the following :— 
Kiviere-du- (l) —24 miles. Petersville; a log hut in the parish of the same 
lou P- name. 
( 2 ) — 38 
(3) —30 
(4) —32 
(5) —23 
(6) —26 
(7) —24 
(8) —36 
(9) —37 
Fredericton; the capital of the province, a town 
on the St John River. 
Tilley's; a settlement on the St John river. 
Woodstock; a town on the river. 
Florenceville; a settlement on do. 
Tobique. 
Grand Falls. 
Little Falls, all villages on the same river. 
Fort Ingall, a blockhouse fort and settlement on 
Lake Temiscouata. 
(10)—42 „ Riviere-du-loup ; a town on the St Lawrence. 
In all 312 miles, ten days' journey. The road is the post road, and 
is one of the best in the province. 
start of the The party detailed, left St John at 7.30 and 8.30 a.m., on the 6th 
party. of February, 1862. The following were the officers who accompanied 
the party:— 
Royal Artillery, 4th Brigade,— 
Lieutenant F. M. Smith. 
„ H. Anderson. 
Asst.-Surg. W. R. Steuart, m.d. 
