‘ Intercolonial Railway to Point du Chene; across the Straits

u of Northumberland in the boats of the Charlottetown Steam ’9" i ' Navigation Co. to Summerside (see page 27), and thence by rail to Charlottetown, the capital city, or to any other part of the

province.

This routepasses along the principal coast towns of Massachusetts and New Hampshire to Portland, Maine, and thence across’th‘e: frOntier at . Vancehoro, and through some fertile lands and charming scen'ery alOng the St.-]ohn River to St. John, N. B. A variation of this trip, and in fine summer weather the most romantic and charming, is to take one of the splendid passenger boats of the

International Steamship Co. (see page 2"»28) which leave Commercial Wharf, Boston, arriving at St. John about twenty-five hours later;

The boats of this line are all staunch and well—equipped, the two larger and later-built, named the “State of Maine” and “Cumberland,”- being each of 1600 tons burthen, and almost rivalling, in the completeness and

elegance of theirifittings, the great floating palaces of the" Providence and New York Line. "

Leaving Boston in the late afternoon,,the tourist has close and beautiful views of the inner and outer harbors: Nahant, Thatcher’s Island and Cape Ann. A varied and elegantly prepared supper is served about 6 p. m., and after it the tourist can note the many near and distant'points of interest

and beauty along the coast, as the sunset deepens and the shadows begin to fall far outover the darkening-waters; and up and down the coast-.— singly and in groups, “through sunset’s radiance ' The lighthouse gleams like a dying star.”

After a pleasant night’s sleep in one of the luxurious and airy staterooms the traveller will probably awake to find himself entering the harbor of Portland, where the boat will remain long enough for him to see much of

the “City of Elms,” and its beautiful haven, unequalled on the North American coast. ‘

The remainder of the trip will be by daylight, closely skirting the

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