Travels in North America, From Modern Writers. William Bingley

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Taverns, Public Buildings, Upper Town, 269—Charitable Institutions, Wolf's Cove, Heights of Abram, Markets, 270—Maple Sugar, Fruit, Climate, 271. Mr. Hall's Journey from Quebec to Montreal. Jacques Cartier Bridge, Cataract, Country Houses, 272—Post-houses, Trois Rivieres, River St. Maurice, Falls of Shawinne Gamme, Belœil Mountain, 273—Belœil, Montreal Mountain, 274. Description of Montreal. Situation, Buildings, Streets, Square, Upper and Lower Towns, Suburbs, Religious and Charitable Institutions, 275—Public Edifices, Parade, 276—Markets, Climate, 277. Route from Montreal to Fort Chepewyan. La Chine, 277—St. Ann's, Lake of the two Mountains, Utawas River, Portage de Chaudiere, 278—Lake Nepisingui, Nepisinguis Indians, Riviere de François, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Algonquin Indians, 279—Grande Portage, River Au Tourt, 280—Lake Winipic, Cedar Lake, Mud Lake, Sturgeon Lake, Saskatchiwine River, Beaver Lake, Lake of the Hills, Fort Chepewyan, 281. Account of the Knisteneaux and Chepewyan Indians. Knisteneaux, 282—Chepewyans, 285. Mackenzie's Voyage from Fort Chepewyan, along the Rivers to the Frozen Ocean. Fort Chepewyan, 288—Lake of the Hills, Slave River, Great Slave Lake, 289—Red-knife Indians, 290—Slave and Dog-rib Indians, 291—Quarreller Indians, 294—North Frozen Ocean, Whale Island, 295. Mackenzie's Return from the Frozen Ocean to Fort Chepewyan. Indians, 296—Account of the country, 297—Woods and Mountains, 298—Fort Chepewyan. Description of the Western Coast of America, from California to Behring's Strait. California, Gulf of California, Missionary Establishment, Indians of California, 299—Monterey, New Albion, Nootka Sound, 300—Indians of Nootka Sound, 301—Port St. François, Indians, Prince William's Sound, 302—Cook's River, Alyaska, Cape Newenham, 303—Behring's Strait, Cape Prince of Wales, 304. Davis's Strait and Baffin's Bay 304 Ross's Voyage of Discovery, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and enquiring into the Probability of a North-west Passage. Cape Farewell, Icebergs, Disco Island, 305—Kron Prin's Island, Danish Settlement, Wayat's or Hare Island, Four Island Point, Danish Factory, 306—Esquimaux of Greenland, Danger from the Ice, Whales, 307—Arctic Highlanders, 308—Arctic Highlands, Prince Regent's Bay, 315—Sea Fowls, Crimson Snow, Cape Dudley Digges, 317—Wolstenholme and Whale Sounds, Sir Thomas Smith's Sound, Alderman Jones's Sound, Lancaster Sound, Croker Mountains, 318, 319. Parry's Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage. Lancaster's Sound, Possession Bay, 319—Croker's Bay, Wellington Channel, Barrow's Straits, 320—Bounty Cape, Bay of the Hecla and Griper, Melville Island, 321—Cape Providence, North Georgian Islands, 322—Winter Quarters at Melville Island, 323—Cape Providence, Lancaster's Sound, Baffin's Bay, the Clyde, Esquimaux Indians, 333. Labrador in general 336 Greenland in general 339

       Table of Contents

Plate Page
Vignette, Rock Bridge 102
1. Washington (Frontispiece) 85
Pyramid of Cholula, near Mexico 257
New York 13
2. Philadelphia, Second Street 46
Philadelphia, United States Bank 48
Philadelphia, High Street 46
3. Quebec 268
Cataract of Niagara 37
Montreal 276

      The Binder is requested to place the Frontispiece opposite to the Title, and the above Explanation, with the other Plates, together, after the Table of Contents.

      Plate 2.

Philadelphia, Second Street.

      PHILADELPHIA, SECOND STREET.

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