THE ST. LAWRENCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13394, 30 May 1914, Page 3

THE ST. LAWRENCE.

Seven miles' below Quebec the St. Lawrence is four miles wide, and divides into two channels, at the head of the island of Orleans, nearly opposite which, on the north shore are the celebrated falls of Monemorency with a perpendicular descent of 240ft and a width of 50ft. At the foot of the island, which is 22 miles long, the river expands tc a width of 11 miles. This width increases to 16 miles 90. miles further on at' the mouth of the rivet Sagueuay. About 260 miles , below Quebec between' Pointe des Monta on the north and Cape Chat on the south the St. Lawrence has a width of 30 miles and as this expanse is doubled 30 miles further seaward Cap6 Chat has been considered by many geographers as the southern extremity of an imagin : ary line of demarcation between the St. Lawrence river and the gulf of the same name. It may however be assumed, taking the configuration',, of the gulf into special accoiimt, t'hat Cape Gaspe, about 400 miles below . Quebec and 430 miles from the Atlantic at the east end of the Straits of Belle Isle, is. the true mouth of the St. Lawrence river.