TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES II

that those who did not land at the bottom, took up perman- ent abode in the cemetery across the street.

(3) St. Joseph’s Oratory, the scene of many pilgrimages, where we saw several ascending the 99 steps, one at a time, and offering a prayer on each step.

(4) Two Martello Towers, once used as a protection against the Indians.

(5) The Masonic Memorial Temple under construction.

(6) The wall,'over zoo years old, which once surrounded MOntreal as a fortification.

(7) Beautiful Lafontaine Park of 92 acres, with rustic bridges and lagoons. ‘

(8) The homes of the poorer classes in the lower section

of the city. The outside staircases, characteristic of the early days, were numerous here. ,

(9) Desjardins’ attractive fur store, said to be the largest in America. It was our privilege to be shown through this store, some of the party having made purchases.

(10) At the eastern extremity of the mountain, the cross, which marks the spot where Maisonneuve planted a cross in 1642. It is illuminated at night by a hundred electric lights. Ships far down the St. Lawrence river pick up this glowing emblem of the Christian faith, as they head eastward for Montreal on the last log of their thousand mile sail from the open Atlantic.

(11) McGill University, nestling in the shelter of the mountain.

(12) Notre Dame, the principal Roman Catholic Church, 100 years old, which stands side by side with banks and office buildings, looking down on the spot, where Maison- neuve, founder of Montreal, with his own hand, slew an invading Iroquois chief. Its Gothic architecture resembles closely that of the great edifice of the same name in Paris.