LETTER XXVHI. 
Leave Quebec.—Convenience of Travelling be¬ 
tween that city and Montreal.-*~-Post Houses . 
■— Calashes. — Drivers. •— Canadian Horses 
very serviceable. — Salutations on arriving at 
different Post Houses. —Beautifid Prospects 
from the Roadon the Top of the Banks of the 
St. Lawrence.—Female PeasantsStyle of 
Farming in Canada.—Considerably improved 
of late.—Inactivity of Canadians in not clear¬ 
ing more Land .— Their Character contrasted 
with that of the People of the States. — Ar¬ 
rival at Trois Rivieres.—-Description of that 
Town and its Vicinity .— Visit to the Convent of 
St. Ursule. — Manufactures of Birch-Bark . 
—Birch Canoes s how formed.—Leave Trois 
Rivieres, and reach Montreal. page 1 
LETTER XXIX. 
The Party make the usual Preparations for as¬ 
cending the St. Lawrence.—Buffalo Skins. 
How used by Travellers—Difficulty of pro¬ 
ceeding to Lake Ontario otherwise than by 
Water .—Rapids above Montreal .— Village of 
La Chine. — King’s Stores there. — Indian 
Village on the opposite Side of the River. Si¬ 
militude between French Canadians and In¬ 
dians in Person and Disposition of Mind .— 
Owing to this the Power of the French over 
the Indians.—Summary View of the Indians 
in Lower Canada.—The Party embark in a 
Bateau at La Chine,—Mode of conducting 
Bateaux against a strong Current.—Great 
