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7. The Restigouche District. 



A. — Old Mission Point. The tradition among both Indians and whites is that 

 the settlement now at ^Mission Point, Quebec, opposite Campbellton, was 

 formerly at Old Mission Point on the New Brunswick side. Herdman in 

 his Plistory of Restigouche states that at Old IVIission Point was the land 

 granted by Richard Denys in 1685 for a Mission, and that there was formerly 

 a village there, stockaded, with a chapel and burying ground within. This 

 is probably correct. Many Indian relics have been found on the point, 

 and many skeletons have been unearthed by the washing away of the banks. 

 This was no doubt the %àllage of Restgouch mentioned in the Jesuit 

 Relation of 1642, and by St. Yalier in 1688. The movement across the 

 river must have taken place about the middle of the last century, for the 

 fine Survey map of about 1754 marks "Village Sauvage " on the Quebec side. 

 Herdman states that they removed to the Quebec side in 1745, and Plessis 

 places the formation of the mission in 1759. Von Velden's map of 1785 has 

 " Indian Village La Mission," on the Quebec side, and he states they have 

 a neat log church. 



Probably there were camping-places at the mouths of the principal 

 branches of the Restigouche, all of which have admirable sites for the pur- 

 pose. 



B. — Dalhousie. This place affords a most admirable camping-site. On the French 

 Chart of about 1778 the point on which Dalhousie stands is called Indienne 

 Pointe, and the island lying off Dalhousie is Indienne Isle. Indian Point 

 occurs also on Purdy, 1814, and Bouchette, 1831. 



C — Eel River. Here is an Indian reserve and a settlement, which, as the fishing 

 for eels is one of the best in the country, is probably on an old site. 



D.— Heron Island. In Micmac this island is Tes-nc-gck, and LeClercq in 1691 

 refers to it as a famous place and a cemetery of the Indians of Restigouche, 

 "I'lsle de Tisniguet, lieu fameux et ancien cimetière des Gaspesiens de 

 Ristigouche." 



Indian relies have been found at the mouth of Jacquet River, indicating 

 a camp-site. Probably there were camping-grounds at the mouths of all the 

 rivers of this coast from Eel River to Nepisiguit. 



3. Indian Eoutes op Travel in New Brunswick. 



The Indians of New Brunswick, like others of North America, were, 

 within certain limits, great wanderers. Por hunting, war, or treaty 

 making, they passed incessantly not only throughout their own territory 

 but over that limit into the lands of other tribes.^ The Indian tribes of 

 Acadia have never, within historic times, been at war with one another, 

 but they joined in war asrainst other tribes and mingled often with one 



1 John Allan in a report of 1793 (Kidder, 308) says :— " The very easy convey- 

 ance by the Lakes, rivers and Streams so Interspersed in this Country, they can 

 easy take their women children and baggage, where ever their Interest, Curiosity, or 

 caprice may lead them, & their natural propensity for roving is such that you 

 will see families in the course of a year go thro' the greatest part of this extent." 



