LACHINE

lachine, an incorporated town in jacques cartier county, quebec, canada, 8 m. w. of montreal, on lake st louis, an expansion of the st lawrence river, and at the upper end of the lachine canal. pop. (1901) 5561. it is a station on the grand trunk railway and a port of call for steamers plying between montreal and the great lakes. it is a favourite summer resort for the people of montreal. it was named in 1669 in mockery of its then owner, robert cavelier de la salle (1643-1687), who dreamed of a westward passage to china. in 1689 it was the scene of a terrible massacre of the french by the iroquois.