I ts TRAVELS THROUGH LOWER CANADA : 
even with the surface of the water, so that 
it is only in a few places that boats can ap¬ 
proach the shore. The rocks are of a slate 
colour, but spotted and streaked in various 
directions with a dirty yellow; in many places- 
they are perforated with small holes, as if they 
had been exposed to the action of tire. The 
shores of the bays, on the contrary, are covered 
with sand; oh digging to the depth of a few 
feet, however, I should imagine that in most 
parts of the shore the same sort of rocks would 
be found as those seen on the extremity of the 
point; for where the sandy part of the shore 
commences, it is evident that the rocks have 
been covered by the sand which has been 
washed up by the waves of the lake: the 
northern shore of the lake abounds very gene¬ 
rally with rocks of the same description. 
On the western side of Point Abineau the 
strand differs in no wise, to appearance, from 
that of the ocean: it is strewed with a variety 
of shells of a large size; quantities of gulls are 
continually seen hovering over it; and during a 
gale of wind from the west, a surge breaks in 
upon it, as tremendous as is to be seen on any 
part of the.coast of England. The mounds 
of sand accumulated on Point Abineau are 
truly astonishing; those next to the lake, that 
have been washed by the storms of late years, 
are totally devoid of verdure; but others. 
