SS TRAVELS THRtitf&tf LOWER CANADA ! 
At day break on the second morning of our 
voyage, we quitted the island of Perot, and 
crossed the Utawas River, in order to gain the 
mouth of the south-west branch of the St. 
Lawrence. A tremendous scene is here pre¬ 
sented to the view; each river comes rushing 
down into the lake, over immense rocks, with 
an impetuosity which seemingly nothing can 
resist. The waves are as high as what are 
commonly met with in' the .British Channel 
during a smart breeze, and the breakers so 
numerous and dangerous, that one would 
imagine a bateau could not possibly live in the 
midst of them'; and indeed, unless it were na¬ 
vigated by men intimately acquainted with the 
place, and very expert at the same time, there 
would be evident danger of its being filled with 
w r ater. Several times, as we passed through 
the breakers, the water dashed over the sides 
of our bateau. Tremendous and dangerous 
however, as the rapids are at this spot, they 
are much less so than some of those met with 
higher up the River St. Lawrence. 
The water of the Utawas River is remark¬ 
ably clear, and of a bright greenish colour; 
that of the St. Lawrence, on the contrary, is 
muddy, owing to its passing over deep beds of 
marl for some miles before it enters into Lake 
St. Louis. For a considerable way down the 
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