Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from From Maine to the Mississippi
We enter Montreal in the early morning, by way of the Victoria Bridge, which here spans the St. Lawrence. This largest of all tubular bridges is indeed a stupendous structure; over one mile and three-quarters in length, it has twenty-four spans, the largest three hundred and thirty feet long. The tubes are said to contain nine thousand tons of iron, having a total surface of thirty-two acres. We catch such meager glimpses of the river that it scarce seems like seeing it at all, and we prefer to take our chances upon lattice-work bridges with their unobstructed views. It is so tantalizing to know that just outside the tube which incloses us, the beautiful water is dancing in the morning sun, or re?ecting the budding trees and grassy banks of the new springtime.
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