Remarks
| 25 Decem 1828
Wednesday left
Quebec at 3 OClock in the Morning with only a [Mr] Levy in the Stage from Montreal drawn by two Horses in tandem. Morning ver Cold. Snow in Quebec not less than 3 1/2 feet deep, but as we came on it became less. We arrived at Three Rivers after a good deal of Jolting passing over the Cahots so called making it unpleasant, about 9 OClock where we were lodged very comfortable _ 26 Decemr. Thursday left Three Rivers at 4 OClock this morning being still colder but Road move smooth & good without any thing particulary occurring. we arrived at the Island of Montreal at about 4 OClock we did not like to cross the River in a Canoe so much Ice running, but hired a single horse sleigh to take us to |
Montreal which we did by going up the River Ottawa to where the Ice was sufficiently strong to cross upon the River was very rough the Ice having [run & shot] up before stopping. We arrived at Montreal about 8 OClock at night in coming up the Island of Montreal there was so little snow that the [fire] was often seen flying from the Runners of the Sleigh & which shows the difference between the Climate of Quebec & Montreal for at Quebec the Thermometer was several times as low was 25° below Zero and at Montreal the lowest up to this time was 15°. 27 Saturday Called on James Miller Esqr but he heard nothing new, he told me that little or no wheat would be collected |
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