Produced by E.D. (Tedd) Brien
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[Catharine Parr Traill]
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LETTER I.—Departure from Greenock in the Brig Laurel.—Fitting up ofthe Vessel.—Boy Passenger.—Sea Prospect.—Want of Occupation andAmusement.—Captain's Goldfinch
LETTER II.—Arrival off Newfoundland.—Singing of the Captain'sGoldfinch previous to discovery of Land.—Gulf of St. Laurence.—Sceneryof the River St. Laurence.—Difficult navigation of the River.—FrenchFisherman engaged as Pilot.—Isle of Bic.—Green Island.—Regular Pilotengaged.—Scenery of Green Island.—Gros Isle.—Quarantine Regulations.—Emigrants on Gros Isle.—Arrival off Quebec.—Prospect of the City andEnvirons
LETTER III.—Departure from Quebec.—Towed by a Steam-vessel.—Fertilityof the Country.—Different Objects seen in sailing up the River.—Arrivaloff Montreal.—The Rapids
LETTER IV.—Landing at Montreal.—Appearance of the Town.—Ravages ofthe Cholera.—Charitable Institutions in Montreal.—Conversation at theHotel.—Writer attacked with the Cholera.—Departure from Montreal in aStage-coach.—Embark at Lachine on board a Steam-vessel. Mode oftravelling alternately in Steam-vessels and Stages.—Appearance of theCountry.—Manufactures.—Ovens at a distance from the Cottages.—Draw-wells.—Arrival at Cornwall.—Accommodation at the Inn.—Departure fromCornwall, and Arrival at Prescott.—Arrival at Brockville.—Ship-launchthere.—Voyage through Lake Ontario.—Arrival at Cobourg
LETTER V.—Journey from Cobourg to Amherst.—Difficulties to beencountered on first settling in the Backwoods.—Appearance of theCountry.—Rice Lake.—Indian Habits.—Voyage up the Otanabee.—Log-house, and its Inmates.—Passage boat.—Journey on foot to Peterborough
LETTER VI.—Peterborough.—Manners and Language of the Americans.—
Scotch Engineman.—Description of Peterborough and its Environs.—
Canadian Flowers.—Shanties.—Hardships suffered by first Settlers.—
Process of establishing a Farm
LETTER VII.—Journey from Peterborough.—Canadian Woods.—Waggon andTeam.—Arrival at a Log-house on the Banks of a Lake.—Settlement, andfirst Occupations
LETTER VIII.—Inconveniences of first Settlement.—Difficulty ofobtaining Provisions and other necessaries.—Snow-storm and Hurricane.—Indian Summer, and setting-in of Winter.—Process of clearing the Land
LETTER IX.—Loss of a yoke of Oxen.—Construction of a Log-house.—
Glaziers' and Carpenters' work.—Description of a new Log-house.—Wild
Fruits of the Country.—Walks on the Ice.—Situation of the House.—Lake
and surrounding Scenery
LETTER X.—Variations in the Temperature of the Weather.