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camp sitv. TIrto in now ut (Jromocto a rosi-rvation and settlement, both 

 ujodcrn. 



It is altogether probable that the Acadian Indians, in one locality at 

 least, made l*ictt)graphs, the case of Fairy Jjiike, in Nova Scotia, being 

 well known and ofU-n described. Nothing of this kind is known in New 

 Hrunswick, with the single exception of a possible case on the Oroniocto 

 Kiver. It is thus described by its discoverer, Mr. C. W. Beckwith, of Fred- 

 ericton. in a h-ttvr to Dr. G. F. Matthew, of St. John, and I am indebted to 

 Mr. S. W. Kain for the opportunity to quote it here: "In August, lSi»0, 

 coining down North Oromocto Kiver in a canoe from the lake, I landed on 

 the westerly shore to camp, about one mile above the m(juth of Lyon's 

 Stream. We deposited our baggage on a large flat rock, laying the canoe 

 alongside of it. It was dark when we landed, but in the morning my son, 

 who was with me, called my attention to the rock. On its face was roughly 

 cut in a plan or map, apparently answering to the forks of the Oromocto 

 River, with curious figures ; some that appeared to indicate men and arrows 

 pointing in different directions. The stone wa-*, I think, common sand.>itone, 

 cut into by a harder substance, and the figures had an odd appearance. 

 There were no letters, and it did not appear to have been made by a civilized 

 being, but looked to me like some old Indian landmark. The stone, I 

 should judge, was irregular, almost round, about four or five feet across, and 

 varying from one to three feet in thickness. The water was very low at the 

 time." 



M. — In !Marston's diary of 1785, it is said there was an Indian settlement on 

 Salmon River, two miles below the Gaspereau, but I know nothing of it. 

 There must have been many important camp sites about Grand Lake. 



N.— Indian Point, on the thoroughfare between Grand and Maquapit Lakes. 

 An account of this site is given in the Bulletin of the Natural History Society 

 of New Brunswick, VI., 6, and XIII., 84. From the abundance of relics 

 found there, it must have been a camp site of much importance. The only 

 historical reference to it known to me is a mention of Indians camping back 

 of Maugerville in 1778. (Collections N. B. Hist. Soc, I., 322.) 



The Indians have a favourite camping place just above the village of 

 Gagetown, and, probably, judging from its situation, this, or some other 

 near it, has been used from very ancient times. 



O. — It is said by residents that there was an old Indian camping ground on 

 a point back of Owen Cory's farm on the Canaan River, south side, about 

 five miles above the Nortli Forks. 



In a letter of Shirley to Lawrence (N. S. Archives, 438) he speaks of 

 "The old Indian town called Naductoek, which is situated at or near the 

 portage between the rivers St. John's and Patcotyeak," but of this I can 

 find no other mention The small stream below Spoon Id. on the west side 

 is called by the Ahiiisccts No-dcc-tic, and possibly a village stood on the 

 intervale there. 



P.— Nerepis. At the mouth of the Nerepis formerly stood a small fort, whose 

 location and history will be later described. Originally it appears to have 

 been built by the Indians, jis were those of Meductic and Richibucto 

 for Villebon, in his diary of KiOG, speaks of the " fort des Sauvages de 

 Xerepisse." 



Q. — Apohaqui. According to Allison, "There was a large Indian village of some 

 description and of more or less permanent character at tin- junction of the 



