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TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES 21

homespun, which clothes the family, and it is from these looms that the famous Murray Bay homespuns, blankets and spreads are produced.

The little French children in Tadoussac endeavour to meet the boats every day, and sing their songs for money from the tourists. It was fun to see them scramble for the coins tossed to them. One little chap played the accordion for all he was worth, and the whole troop sang The Marseillaise lustily. .

We made the trip up the Saguenay in the early evening, and our steamer moored for the night at Bagotville, the terminus of the through steamers from Montreal. Con- siderable development has taken place here in recent years in the pulp and lumber industries. It is also the terminus of the Ha Ha Bay Railway, operating to the town of Arvida. As a result of unlimited electric power an im- mense plant was erected at Arvida for the manufacture cf aluminum products.

The next morning we found ourselves at Chicoutimi, the head of navigation on the Saguenay. The Chicoutimi River here joins the Saguenay. The growing town of Arvidais about four miles inland from Chicoutimi. Charm—- irngly situated on a hill, Chicoutimi seems to form a little world of its own. Its name seems to be singularly appro- priate, meaning in Montagnaise dialect, “up to here it is deep.” Chicoutimi was one of the earliest Jesuit Missions and a great fur-trading centre.

Many of our party climbed the hill to the Roman Cath- olic cathedral early in the morning. To our surprise we saw a beautiful church of immense proportions. Mass was being sung when we entered.

Leaving the church, we bought post cards at a large, Up-to-date drug store, and passed Woolworth’s on our way back to the steamer. We noticed some very fine residences