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Canada; its Defences, Condition, and Resources: Being a third and concluding volume of "My Diary, North and South" — John Shaqi

Canada; its Defences, Condition, and Resources: Being a third and concluding volume of "My Diary, North and South"Russell, William Howard, Sir

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Canada; its Defences, Condition, and Resources: Being a third and concluding volume of "My Diary, North and South"

Name: Canada; its Defences, Condition, and Resources: Being a third and concluding volume of "My Diary, North and South"
Author: Russell, William Howard, Sir

Russell, William Howard, Sir

Canada -- Defenses; Canada -- Description and travel

Introductory--Canada and the Mason and Slidell case--Threats
  of annexation--Defence of Canada--Reasons for visiting the
  British Provinces--Illness at New York--Hostility displayed
  there--Monotony of New York--Hotel life--“Birds of a
  feather”--Nationality absorbed--Start for Canada--Railway
  Companions--Public credulity--A victory in the papers--History
  of “A Big Fight”--General Pumpkin and Jefferson Brick                1


  CHAPTER II.

  To the Station--Stars and Stripes--Crowd at Station--Train impeded
  by Snow--Classic ground--“Manhattan”--“Yonkers”--Fellow-travellers
  and their ways--“Beauties of the Hudson”--West Point: their
  education, &c.--Large Towns on the banks of the Hudson--Arrive at
  East Albany--Delavan House--Beds at a premium--Aspect of Albany
  not impressive--Sights--The Legislature                             17


  CHAPTER III.

  Unpleasant journey to Niagara--Mr. Seward--The Union and its
  dangers--Pass Buffalo--Arrival at Niagara--A “Touter”--Bad
  weather--The Road--Climate compared--Desolate appearance
  of houses--The St. Lawrence viewed from above--One hundred
  years ago--Canada the great object of the Americans--The
  Welland Canal--Effect of the Falls from a distance--Gradual
  approach--Less volume of water in winter--Different effect and
  dangers in winter--Icicles--Behind the Cataract--Photographs
  and Bazaar--Visit the “Lions” generally--Brock--American and
  Canadian sides contrasted--Goat Island--A whisper heard--Mills
  and Manufactories                                                   28


  CHAPTER IV.

  Leave Niagara--Suspension Bridge--In British territory--Hamilton
  City--Buildings--Proceed eastward--Toronto--Dine at Mess--Pay
  visits--Public edifices--Sleighs--Amusement of the boys--
  _Camaraderie_ in the army--Kindly feeling displayed--Journey
  resumed towards Quebec--Intense cold--Snow landscape--Morning
  in the train--Hunger and lesser troubles--Kingston, its rise
  and military position--Harbour, dockyards--Its connection with
  the Prince of Wales’ Tour--The Upper St. Lawrence--Canada as
  to defence                                                          53


  CHAPTER V.

  Arrive at Cornwall--The St. Lawrence--Gossip on India--Aspect
  of the country--Montreal--The St. Lawrence Hall Hotel--Story
  of a Guardsman--Burnside--Dinner--Refuse a banquet--Flags--Climate
  --_Salon-à-manger_--Contrast of Americans and English--Sleighs--The
  “Driving Club”--The Victoria Bridge--Uneasy feeling--Monument to
  Irish emigrants--Irish character--Montreal and New York--The
  Rink--Sir F. Williams--Influence of the Northerners                 71


  CHAPTER VI.

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