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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1872 Excerpt: ... THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK. CHAPTER III. The Province Of New Brunswick--Quebec And New Brunswick Railway--Fertility Of Soil--The Intercolonial Railway--AshBurton Treaty--San Juan Dispute--St. John--The Old ChurchYard--Fire--Boat-race On The Kennebecassis--230 Men Wanted--London Guardians Of The Poor And Emigration--The St. John "Telegbaph" On Immigration--Masonic Festivity--An Emigrant.s Letteb. The attention of Englishmen is very seldom called to the quiet, respectable, well-to-do Province of New Brunswick. Two or three months ago the papers devoted a short space of their crowded columns to the description of the opening of the European and North American Railway, between the State of Maine, in the United States, and New Brunswick, by President Grant and Lord Lisgar. This line of railway runs now from the sea-port town, St. John, without a break, to Quebec, and Montreal and Portland, Boston and New York. To travellers like ourselves, who had to go to and from the different northern Provinces, this line will prove an inestimable benefit, as the steamers from St. John to Portland or Boston are very crowded, and often experience very rough weather. On one voyage the vessel, whose cabins were all built above the level of the deck, presented such a broad surface to the wind, that it took us exactly an hour to turn round in the harbour of Portland: in fact the wind was blowing so high that the captain resolved to stop in the harbour all night: but seeing the steamer to Boston venturing out at full speed he could not bear the idea of being left behind, and we were soon committed to the tender mercies of the Atlantic Ocean. There happen to be many natural harbours of refuge all along the coast of Maine and New Brunswick, so we ran no very great risk, except fro...
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