The line to Boston leads in a direction nearly south-east, and after crossing the Sfc. Lawrence by the Victoria, bridge, we soon traverse the southern part of Canada, we pass by St. John's, an old fashioned Norman-French village, twelve miles from Chambly, where the English built a stone fort in 1775, which fell into the hands of the Americans, with a vast supply of warlike stores, and was deserted by them on the approach of General Burgoyne. It was used afterwards as an' exercising ground for the English troops who occupied the Montreal garri son. At Sutton we cross the boundary of the United States, and now traverse the State of Vermont. It was named Verts MontSyOr green mountains, from the num ber of rounded hills covered with grass which were first observed by Cartier in 1535, as he looked across the country from the top of Mount Royal. These ranges, about four thousand feet high, extend through the State from north to south. The slopes are covered with forests, and the soil of the lowlands is very rich. In proportion to its popula tion it exceeds the other Northern States in the amount raised of wool, live stock, maple sugar, dairy produce, hops, hay, and potatoes. In 1871, there were eight thousand tons of butter, 2400 of cheese, and 4500 tons of maple sugar produced.
