PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     In Victoria Park 
     
    
   
   
    
     From a hill in the rear of Summerside is a glorious prospect of the 
     
     country and of the waters to the north and south. Looking one way. 
     
     Bedeque Bay is seen, with all its attractive surroundings, while beyond it 
     
     lies Northumberland Strait, with the coast line of New Brunswick in the 
     
     distance. In the other direction is Richmond Bay with its seven islands, 
     
     and beyond it the Atlantic, while the irregular line of shore and the islands 
     
     that dot the water make a fitting foreground for a truly entrancing picture. 
     
     « Charlottetown, the capital and the commercial centre of the island. has 
     
     a population of about 12,500. It has a fine harbour, opening into Hills— 
     
     borough Bay, and when seen from the water the city makes an especially 
     
     fine appearance, built as it is on land which has a height of about fifty feet 
     
     above the tide near the shore and rises to three times that height: at the 
     
     rear of the city. A closer acquaintance with the city confirms the good 
     
     impression formed of it. Charlottetown is an exceedingly attractive place. 
     
     It is well laid out, and the streets are of a generous width. There are a num- 
     
     ber of handsome public buildings, and much taste is shown in the private 
     
     reSIdences and their surroundings. Several of the churches are line spec1mens 
     
     of architecture, and the new Catholic Cathedral is one of the finest structures 
     
    
   
   
    
     south of the City of Quebec. Queen Square, while in the business part of