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Maurice; south-east by the counties of Yamaska, Drummond and 

 Sherbrooke ; west and south-west by the Province of Upper 

 Canada, the River Ottawa, and the most western limits of the 

 Province; south by the Province Line, lat. 45° N. from St. Regis 

 to the River Connecticut, and thence by that river to its source 

 in the highlands, and thence by the northern boundaries of the 

 States of New York and Vermont. The River Ottawa bounds it 

 for 335 miles, and it is amply watered by other streams, rivers 

 and lakes, the principal of which are the following : — 



RIVERS. 



N. of St. Lawrence. 

 Gatineau. 

 Lievres. 

 Petite Nation. 

 Riviere Blanch. 

 Riviere du Nord. 

 Mascouche. 

 Achigan. 

 L'Assomption. 

 Lachenaye. 

 Berthier, 

 Chaloupe, 

 Duchesne. 



N. of St. Lawrence 



White Fish. 



Sables. 



Killarney. 



Temiscaming. 



Lievres. 



La Roque. 



Rocheblave. 



Pothier. 



Nimicacheneh6. 



Papineau. 



Maskinonge. 



S. of St Lawrence. 

 Richelieu. 

 Sorel. 

 Yamaska and its various 



branches. 

 Pyke. 

 Montreal. 



Chateauguay and its branches. 

 LacoUe. 

 Magog. 

 Coaticook. 

 Missisquoi, part of. 

 St. Lawrence. 

 Ottawa. 



LAKES. 



S. of St. Lawrence. 



Memphremagog. 



Tomepobi. 



Missisquoi Bay. 



Scaswapenepus, part of. 



Yamaska Bay. 



St. Louis. 



Two Mountains. 



St. Francis. 



Chaudiere. 



Chats. 



AUumets.* 



Generally speaking the character of the district is low and 

 level, with here and there a scattered mountain, which is far more 

 apparent on the southern than on the northern shores of the St. 

 Lawrence. The soil is that best adapted for cultivation, and it 



Bouchette's Topographical Dictionary of Lower Canada, 1831. 



