_ <7 then they do up my garden, catch a 
     
    

    
     . few fresh trout for dinner, and do other 
     
    

    
     ‘\ little things; but at sundown all come 
     
    

    
     \ back here to sleep. I treat them well, 
     
    

    
     and they don’t mind staying in at 
     
    

    
     nights. Wait until the evening, they 
     
    

    
     are looking up my two cows that are 
     
    

    
     off in the woods, and I promise to trot 
     
     out every man-jack of the eighteen.” 
     
    

    
     There is excellent fishing in the 
     
    

    
     York and Dartmouth Rivers, as well 
     
    

    
     as in the waters of the harbor and bay; and visitors in pleasant Gaspé 
     
    

    
     have no lack of general summer amusements. 
     
    

    
     Steering south and crossing Mal Bay, the fishing Village of 
     
    

    
     Percé is reached, a district made remarkable by the neighboring 
     
    

    
     Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island. After leaving Percé, the 
     
    

    
     steamship passes between island and rock and affords fine views of 
     
    
   
   
    
     both. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Bonaventure Island acts as a breakwater for the Percé 
     
     shores from which it is distant about two-and-a—half miles. Its 
     
     inhabitants are fishermen. The island is a mass of rock with cliffs 
     
     nearly 500 feet high, and a' sail around it is very enjoyable. 
     
     Several desperate naval engagements have taken place nearby. It 
     
     is at the Percé Rock, however, that interest centres itself strongly. 
     
    

    
     Percé Rock is nearly 300 feet high and about 500 feet long. 
     
     Its precipitous sides rise directly from the sea. The huge Cliff is 
     
     pierced by a lofty arch under which boats sometimes pass. Formerly 
     
     there was a second arch or tunnel near the outer end of the rock, but 
     
     it fell with a great crash, leaving only a high pillar of what had stood 
     
     before. The top is covered with grass; and sea birds in great numbers 
     
     make it their home. Their loud cries have often helped to gtlltlfi lIOmC 
     
     the mariner when caught in a fog. 
     
    

    
     Of the general scenery found here much may be written 
     
     that is favorable. The village has two coves and is divided by the 
     
     Mont Joli headland. Artists and lovers of wild and romantic scenery 
     
     may find here all that their hearts desire. Mont Ste. Anne in 
     
     rear of the Village rises almost abruptly to a height of 1300 feet or 
     
     more, and is the first sight of land obtained from vessels coming up 
     
     the Gulf to the south of the Island of Anticosti. On a clear day it 
     
     may be seen sixty miles away. The ascent towards French Town 
     
     commands a good general view, and makes an excellent standpoint 
     
    
   
   
    
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