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one to six in breadth" merges in a manner into Lake St.    Louis. At the confluence of the two rivers are  the Islands of Montreal, Isle   Jesus, Bizarre, and  Perrot." The Lachine Rapid, noticed above (Sault St. Louis), is at the  lowe Moncler Jackets r end of Lake  St. Louis.Lake St. Peters, 25 miles long and nine broad, with a group of  islands which covers about nine miles of its western surface, is situated near  William Henry, or Sorel, about^45 miles below Montreal. At three Rivers, 45  miles below William Henry, or Sorel, the tide of the St. Lawrence ceases to bo  perceptible. At the Richelieu Rapid, about 52 miles furthe Moncler Outlet r down, the  bed of the river is somewhat contracted or obstructed by large masses of rock,  which leave but a narrow channel. From this spot the height of the banks  increases on to Cape Diamond, the site of the City of Quebec. (Bouchette, Vol. I., pp. 156- Moncler Jackets  For Men 157, 161-164.)" From Capo Diamond," says  Bouchette, " and from Point Levi on the south shore, one of the most  striking panoramic views perhaps in the whole world offers itself to notice ;  the assemblage of objects is so grand, and though naturally, yet appear so  artificially contrasted with each other, that they mingle surprise with the  gratification of e Moncler Jackets  Men Charles flowing in a serpentine course, for a great  distance, through a fine valley, abounding in natural beauties,the Falls of Montmorenci,the  Island of Orleans, and the well-cultivated  settlements on all sides, form together a coup d'ceil that might enter into  competition with the most romantic. At Quebec  the St. Lawrence is 1,314 yards w Moncler Quincy,Moncler  Jackets Women ide, but the basin is two miles across and three miles  and threequarters long : from the basin the river continues increasing in  breadth until it enters the Gulf of the same name, where, from Cape Hosier  to the Mingan settlement on the Labrador  shore, it is very near 105 miles wide. (Ibid, 105.)The Island  of Orleans divides the river just  below Quebec  into two channels, the one to the south being that which is used. About 25  miles below Quebec  the waters of the river begin to be brackish, and become perfectly salt at  Kamouraska, 75 miles lower down. Between the Island of Orleans  and the Gulf there are a number of islands, one of the more
 
 
 

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