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night before we could sail again. We found there small grains of 

 pure gold mixed with the sand, so much that some of our men gathered 

 more than thirty pounds of it, and plenty of coral and lay et (Jaiet) 

 which grow there in great abundance. Following again the same route 

 we made so swift a course that on November 5 we arrived at Brest, 

 where we received a hearty welcome with the most magnificent enter- 

 tainment we could desire, both from the Sieur du Dongeon and all 

 the other inhabitants. After resting for a short time we were employed 

 in the war they were waging against the people of Bofragara, on the 

 other side of the river Anacal which divides their lands; but before 

 entering further upon an account of that war, I wish to say something 

 of the situation of the country and the manners of these New French- 

 men. 



Firstly, you must know that Canada is a very beautiful country, 

 large and pleasant, bounded on the north by the river Anacal, on (about 

 first half of line missing, clipped iy hinder) Northern Ocean, on the 

 sunset by the mountains of Gales and on the south by the territorio: 

 of Chillaga. The principal towns are Brest, Hanguedo, Canada, Hoch- 

 ilago, Foquelay, Turquas, Brinon, Bonara, Fomiset, Grossot, and Hor- 

 sago, Poquet, Tarât and Fongo, all large towns, and well provided. 

 The rivers are Anacal, which is a great river, Saguenay, Bargat, Druce 

 and Boucorre, the least of them being larger than the Seine, besides • 

 an infinity of other streams. The Kingdom of Canada is about three 

 hundred leagues in length and one hundred and fifty broad, of a fair 

 enough temperature, except that it is a little colder than France, being 

 placed under the 50th degree of latitude and 330th degree of longitude. 

 It is very fertile, flat, full of all sorts of trees, except that it produces 

 no wine, but in compensation there are certain apples, marvellously 

 big and full of a certain juice very delicate and which intoxicates as 

 much as wine. There is, however, wine there, and very good and 

 delicate, which is brought from Florida, a warmer country, where they 

 produce much of it. As for wheat of all kinds the country is as fertile 

 as France itself and there is a certain class of wheat named Trive 

 which is whiter than the French species, and better, more savoury, 

 yielding a very sweet flour with a smell nearly like the violet. 



It is only necessary to plough the ground once and to sow, and 

 I can assure you that from a bushel of this Trive you will get more 

 than forty-five fold without any admixture of grassier other weeds to 

 spoil it. I cannot describe to you the fertility of the country both 

 in wheat, in other sorts of fruits and things necessary to manldnd, as 

 well as in all kinds of merchandise, drapery, silk and wool. To sum 

 up in a word, I believe it is some promised land and that the sim- 



