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small lakes, which led us in a westerly direction from Balsam or 

 Chain Lake, a mile to the north of Sixteen Island Lake, through 

 the township of Montcalm, to a beautiful piece of water known 

 as Bevin's Lake in direct communication with the Rouge by a 

 stream of considerable size and upwards of two miles in length. 

 At the beginning of July we began the ascent of the river Rouge, 

 thoroughly exploring the oountry on either side as we ascended, 

 as far as the Messrs. Hamilton Brothers' excellent farm, the first 

 of three, each 25 miles apart, maintained to aid the lumbering 

 operations conducted by the firm on this river. It is situated 

 about fifty miles from the junction of the Rouge with the Ottawa, 

 on a level tract, composed of drift and fluviatile deposits, showing 

 several terraces rising one above the other, marking ancient chan- 

 nels of the river, and the splendid crops and cattle which we saw 

 bore unequivocal testimony to the fertility of the soil when properly 

 cultivated. Here we camped on the 21st August, havino- how- 

 ever previously visited it on several occasions. I remained there 

 till the first week in September, when I made an excursion of 

 ten days' duration, to the Trembling Mountain, a fine range up- 

 wards of 2,000 feet in height, rising from the shores of a most 

 beautiful Lake nearly seven miles in length, lying partly in the 

 township of Grandison and about five miles from Hamilton's Farm, 

 which is in the County of Ottawa. We were next occupied in 

 the survey of the Lake of Three Mountains in the County of 

 Ottawa, and the long chain of Lakes connected with it, the outlet 

 to which is a narrow creek several miles in length, running into 

 the Rouge about two miles below the farm. This engaged our 

 attention until the 7th October, when we returned to the farm, 

 and on the 11th I descended the Rouge, reaching Grenville the 

 next day, but was employed for a week traversing the country 

 backwards and forwards, between that town and Bevin's Lake, 

 with the baggage of our party. My observations concluded with 

 my return to Montreal on the 19th October. 



VERTEBRATA. 



MAMMALIA. 



The Mammalia of this district are not numerous, the Algonquin 

 or Two Mountain Indians settled on the Rouge having long ago 

 killed or driven away all the larger animals, and the number of 

 Lumbermen and Surveying parties going up and down the river 





