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Identifier: lesoriginesdesca00marc (find matches)
Title: Les origines des canaux du Canada
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Marceau, Ernest, 1852-1919
Subjects: Canals Inland water transportation
Publisher: (Montréal? : s.n.)
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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s lorsquon a eonstruit leCanal de Soulanges. En aout 1890, leurs maconneries etaientencore debout, bien que menacant mine, et leurs portes en place. Cette rigole, comme nous serions tentes de Pappeler aujour-dhui, souvrait dans POttawa immediatement a Paval de ladeuxieme ecluse du canal de Soulanges. Un fait curieux a noter, cest la legende qui attribuait auxFrancais la construction des quatre canaux du Long-Saut.Comment avait-elle fini par saccrediter aupres de personneldont les peres avaient vu executer ces ouvrages? cest ce quinest pas facile a expliquer. Quoiquil en soit, elle etnit si gene-ralement acceptee que le rapport du Ministere des TravauxPublics, annee 1867, la donne comme authentique et ce ne futqua Papparition du rapport de Parchiviste du Dominion, en1886, que la verite reprit ses droits. Les petits canaux du Long-Saut achevcs et le lit du fleuvedebarrasse des plus gros quartiers de rocher qui Pencombraientdans les endroits on le courant, moins violent, permettait de le
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LES ORIGINBS DBS CANAUX DU CANADA 17 remonter a la eordelle, la route de Montreal aux Grands Lacs,etait devenue a peu pres pratieable; mais celle de Y Dttawa etaitencore a Petat de nature et ce netait pas une entreprise aiseeque daller, par exemple, de Montreal au Lac des Deux-Monta-gnes, le rapide de Saint e-Anne, asssz peu important du reste, ne-cossitant un portage tres fatiguant. Pour Peviter, les canots remontaient habituellement le lacSaint-Louis jusqu a la tete de Tile Perrot et sengageaient danscette branche de 1Ottawa qui debouclie dans le Saint-Laurenta la pointe des Cascades. Ici, apres un parcours de trois ouquatre milles en eau relativement tranquille, ils atteignaientle rapide quenjambent aujourdliui les deux pouts du GrandTronc et du Pacifique Canadien. Au debut du XlXme siecle, on avait etabli ici, sur une jeteeconstruite a une faible distance du rivage, du cote de la terreferine, un cabestan a laide duquel on halait les bateaux pourleur faira franchir le courant au-de

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  • booksubject:Canals
  • booksubject:Inland_water_transportation
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  • bookcontributor:Fisher___University_of_Toronto
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