Sir James E. Alexander, K. Ls., 85 K. St. J

J . ST. 85 K . LS . LEXAND ER K . , , SIR JAMES E . A , F OR CE S I N CA N A D A H E C OM M A N D E R OF T H E O N T H E S TA F F OF B E T I N T W O V OLU M E S . IL V OL . L ON D ON U , C O L B U R N . P B L I S H E R C ONT ENTS OF TH E S E C O N D V O L U M E . A CH PTER I . ’ An drews da at n s o —The e M acNab St . y Ki g t n Chi f — — Anecdote of the North C ou ntrie Masonry S a — tu rn alia o f th e 9 3rd Deer hu nting in Winter — — Provent for the bu sh Lou ghborou gh Lake The u er n a —The run wa s —The a e the h nt , K pp y L k in ’ — — Fa11 A crafty hunter The death of the roe — — — Stories of wolves More sport D og Lake Bad ’ — co nsequences of pistolling C amp in the snow — - Horse - shoe Lake Kill a four -y ear old bu ck D is c omforts of the ru nways in W inter 1 CHAPTER II . — Propo sal for a great military road General idea o f N ew — Brun swick Author i s invited to su rvey an d explore 6 IV CONTENTS . — — there Leaves Kingston R ou gh j ourney to M ontreal — — A co es e e ec o Sir c ar J ac so K . C. B . nt t d l ti n Ri h d k n, Line of the Military Ro ad Su rveying parties — arranged What was to be ob served on the survey — — The ou tfit Clothes for the forest When tobacco i s — — u seful Provisio ns Anecdote of an assistant s urgeon — — The canvas s sheds or half tents Medicines for the ” bush an d other stores 2 6 CHAPTER III . — The Grey Nu nnery Voyageurs for the Red River — Winter disco mforts Extraordinary vitality of birds — — — Leave Mon treal Arrive at Qu ebec Engage an — Indian Henchman Journey to the Riviére du Loup — The French habitans The Temisqu ata p ortage — — The black fly The peabody bird Effects of lu mber — — — ing Dreadful road s The Little Falls The River ’ — . o s N ew: run sw c e e e of ou a St J hn , B i k S ttl m nt b nd — ries Ar rive at the Grand Falls 45 AP CH TER IV . — Lieutenant Simmons Timber going over the Grand — — — Falls The lumber -m en The creeping-irons A trial — — survey The mistaken surveyor H ow Indians climb — — — — trees An escape W itch p oles A sku nk Leave — — th e Grand Fall s Ro ugh travelling The region of — ’ — beaver &c . A u er s r e The roos oo , h nt b id A t k CONTENTS . — — — Effects of lu mbering Woo dstock Accidents The ’ — — Valley of the St . John s Fredericton Arrange my ar r the fores — a a acc e ac p ty fo t F t l id nt Re h St . ’ John s city 7 1 CHAPTER V . ’ J obns t The F a s o ere ce re ar n St . Ci y ll C nf n g di g — roads C ommerce an d resources of N ew Brunswick — Provisions for th e forest More tricks u pon travellers — ” — — Journey to th e Bend An Accident The tide — — at the Bend V isit the mountain s ettlement Com — m ence exploring an d surveying Our first camp — — Manner of working A bu sh story Su nday in the — — forest Effects of p ork an d flies S ou rces of rivers - — — — Barrens Wild animals Rocks an d plants N ew — — Canaan River Negro stories The black bear c a — rr ve at the a e of es Ri h l nd A i N . W . ngl W t m oreland 9 6 CHAPTER VI . — A good line of country for road -making H ow the W oo s are c eare and roa s a e— ro osa s for d l d , d m d P p l — — settlement Royal Acadian rangers Leave th e camp — — to bring provisions Encounter burnt land Savan — — n ah grou se Miserable bivou ack Reach the N ew — — Canaan settlement It i s described Return towards — — the camp Discover a lake in the woods Wolves vi CONTENTS . — — about the camp Venomou s insects Continu e the — — — line Th e lynx An ugly lizard A land of streams — — Extravagant estimate by engineers A forest well — Silver fou ntai n Reach the S almon River 1 35 P CHA TER VII . — Explore abou t th e S almon River North an d S outh — American forests co mpared A fearful j udgment — C onstru ct two catamarans Voyage down the river — — A n original settler Bad effects of s aw- mills The — — s qu irrel -b ath Reach o ur second depot Proceed u p the as ereau— e th e ra oo — oc ur al G p Fl ming , D g n N t n — — — torments The Caribou Rej oin the p arty The set er o er s—The a s of the as ereau—A ra tl , R b t b nk G p iny — — c amp C onsequ ences of brown biscu it The great — — fire of Miramichi The bu rnt woo ds Beaver sign ’ — — C ain s river A river-serpent Dis tress of the party —On e a e ar on th e a th e o er a con h lf mb k C in, th h lf tin ue the lin e to B oiestown 1 61 CHAPTER VIII . — Retu rn of the p arty to Fredericton Visit the 0m — — m oocto Lake Stanley Exp edition towards the — Upper Mir amichi in search of a bridge site A bear — — story Boots in stead of p ork Hungry camp at the — Napadaagan Lake The Miramichi Lake Lost — ~ in the woods View from Mount Alexan der Reach C ONTENTS . vii — ’ the Miramichi A boy s adventure in the woods ’ M r ra s five a s the w er ess— ar . G nt d y in ild n P tial — — survey of th e M iramichi The N arrows Slate Is — — land The Naygog Leprosy in N ew Brunswick — Proceed to N ova S cotia Visit the author of Sam ’ — Slick - Halifax Visit a camp of Micmac Indians — Leave for Annapolis Mu tineers of the S aladin — ’ Fatal accident at the Grand Falls Lieutenant W oo d s — adventure with wolves Return to Montreal 202 CHAPTER IX . h o a r of h orc — e s Visit t e C mm nde t e F es at S orel S t. D ni an d arl h e f affa rs h e re e s . es t e sce s o w t St Ch , n i ith b l Chambly Lord M etcalfe Death of Sir Richard — Jackson S u rveying incidents abou t th e Riviere du — — Lou p The miller Silvain An old soldier of Napo leon Visit th e S agu enay River Chicoutami — Obtain leave to visit England Travel through the — — Eastern township s Their b eauty an d fertility Lake — — M emphramagog Vermont N ew England p eculiari — — — ties Boston The fashions S ail i n the Royal Mail ’ — — Steam-ship C ambria The p assengers A Yankee — — speech A black s qu all The Railway -mania in Eng — ’ — lan d Return to America in the Britannia A — — S cotch doctor Accident at Halifax Au thor travels hrou a e & c to os o — our e to M on t gh M in , . , B t n J n y — ’ — treal Anecdote o f a sheriff s officer Rej oin th e regiment 24 1 CONTENTS . CHAPTER X . f —Th e two rea fires The as e o . o u s ue ec C tl St L i , Q b g t oui re u a e ora a The St . L s Theat Ill min t d di m s — — Danger of camphine Fire in the Theatre Presence — — o f mind Struggles for escape Dreadful lo ss of life — Exertions of the military an d firem en Appalling — scene the morning after the fire Th e funeral s — — S uggestio ns Quebec rises from its ashes Excur s ions Voyage to Halifax Change of m en and measu res in Nova S cotia American enterprise — Desire of annexation Unreasonable complaint of a — — colonist Gaieties an d theatrical s at Halifax Retu rn — — to England Re- embark for America Dreadful — winter v oyage an d j ourney An escape from being — — frozen Montreal Conclu sion 2 7 8 App endix L ’ A CAD I E . CHAPTER I . ’ rews da at s o —The e acN ab St . And y King t n Chi f M — — Anecdote of the North Countrie Mas onry S a — turn alia of the 9 3rd Deer hunting in winter — — Provent for the bu sh Loughborough Lake The u er a —The ru wa s—Th e a e the h nt , Kn pp n y L k in ’— — Fall A crafty hu nter Th e death of the roe — — — Stories of wolves M ore sport D og Lake Bad ’ — consequ ences of pistolling C amp i n the snow — — Horse-shoe Lake Kill a four-year old b uck D is r f h a er comfo ts o t e ru nw y in wint .

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