FUR TRADE. 3It 
several little islands in the river near the town, 
partly improved, partly overgrown with wood, 
add greatly to the beauty of the scene. La 
Prarie with its large church on the distant side 
of the river, is seen to the greatest advantage, 
and beyond it, is a range of lofty mountains 
which terminates the prospect. Such an end¬ 
less variety and such a grandeur is there in 
the view from this part of the mountain, that 
even those who are most habituated to the 
view, always find it a fresh subject of admira¬ 
tion whenever they contemplate it; and on 
this part of the mountain it is that the club 
which I mentioned generally assembles. Tw o 
stewards are appointed for the day, who 
always chuse some new spot where there is a 
spring or rill of water, and an agreeable shade : 
each family brings cold provisions, wine, &c.; 
the whole is put together, and the company, 
often amounting to one hundred persons, sits 
down to dinner. 
The fur trade is what is chiefly carried on 
at Montreal, and it is there that the greater 
part of the furs are shipped, which are sent 
from Canada to England. 
This very lucrative trade is carried on, partly 
by what is called, the North West Company, - 
and partly by private individuals on their own 
account. The company does not possess any 
