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HISTORIC SITES IN NEW BRUNSWICK 



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Long Lake is but one of several at the head of the southern branch of 

 Tobique, all of which are connected with one another by portages shown fully 

 on the map of the Geological Survey, and described by Hind and, in part, 

 by Gordon. 



9. Richibucto-Miramichi. 



A.— Along the Sea-Coast. This no doubt was much used, especially by those 

 going towards Miscou and Shippegan, who probably used the Eel River- 

 Portage River (9 C) route to avoid Point Escuminac, which is liable to 

 very heavy winds from the North. Those going to Miramichi River would 

 no doubt take the Portage River — Bay du Vin route (9 B). 



It is stated by Denys in 1672 (176) that a river on the right as you 

 enter the Richibucto has communication with Miramichi, and also later, in 

 speaking of the Miramichi, he states that a branch goes towards Richibucto. 

 The River on the left must be the Aldouane, but of course it has no such 

 possibility and he must have confused it with the passage through the lagoons 

 to the beginning of the next mentioned route (9 B). 



Map No. 10. The Bay du Vin-Kouchibouguac Poktage. 



B.— JBay du Vin-Portage River. According to tradition this was a very im- 

 portant route in early times for both Indians and French. Its course as 

 mapped for me by Mr. D. Lewis of Escuminac is shown upon the accompany- 

 ing map No. 10, and Mr. Lewis describes it as follows : The route ran up 

 the Bay du Vin River three miles, turned up Gulliver's brook four miles, 

 which brought the traveller to within two or three himdred yards of the 

 Two Mile Brook, emptying into Grand or Eel River, up Grand River two 

 miles to Juniper Brook, up Juniper Brook to the lakeé at its head, across 

 those lakes to others on the North Branch of Portage River and down this 

 to Kouchibouguac Bay. The country through which the route passes is a 



