TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES 5

in Hull, then Chaudiere Falls. The Indians used to throw tobacco and trinkets into the Falls, believing that Manitou, the great Spirit, lived there.

At Nepean Point we were privileged to see Cham- plain’s monument, and the guns used in 1812.

On Rockcliffe Drive, noted for long stretches of nat- ural beauty, is the Royal Shanty, erected "in September, Igor, by the lumbermen of the Ottawa Valley. During that year the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York visited Ottawa 1n the course of the Royal Tour undertaken in the first instance in connection with the inauguration of the new Commonwealth of Australia, but subsequently ex« tended so as to include the Dominion of Canada. In this shanty their Royal Highnesses accepted the hospitality of the lumbermen’s association, and were “regaled with pork and beans, and other delicacies, constituting shantymen’s fare.”

We drove through New Edinburgh suburb, and saw Ottawa’s ski- -jump.

In the Archives we admired many rare historical paint- ings, and the famous George III silver.

We passed the Mint, but did not have time to go through the building. The clothes of the men, who work here are laundered in the building. Combs and. brushes are provided for them, in order to conserve the gold dust, which is worth thousands of dollars annually.

We Saw Rideau Hall, in which Royalty has been enter- tained. It was once the home of Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise and her husband Lord Lorne. It was also the home of His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught. It is now occupied by our beloved Governor-General, LOrd Willingdon and his charming lady, who have been very gracious hosts to visitors from the Home Land and other countries. Nearby is Earnscliffc, the former residence of