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to the portage, which is about three miles long, and by an easy path leads 

 to Upsalqnitcli Lake. From the lake to its mouth the Upsalquitch is rapid, 

 and with several falls, and thus difficult of navigation. The portage is 

 marked on the Geological Survey ]Map. 



Wightman, in 1839 (Boundary Blue-book of 18-40), passed from Nepisi- 

 guit to Upsalquitch, and thence apparently to Jacquet River, showing a 

 portage between those rivers. Returning, he came up Middle River and 

 thence to Upsalquitch, but his exact route is not stated. 



On the Peters survey map of 1832 is marked a ' ' Tattagouch Portage 

 Brook: Tattagouch Lake about 15 miles," but applied w'rongly to the 

 Upsalquitch Portage Brook, which in turn is confused with Third Forks 

 Brook. Probably the Tattagouch Portage Brook was really Forty-mile 

 Brook, and there was a hunter's portage between it and Tattagouch Lake. 



IJf.. Restigouche-St. Laivrence. 



A. — Metapedia-Matane. There appear to have been two routes between these 

 rivers. Wilkinson's Map has on the Casaupscul, "Has a portage to 

 Matane." Bouchette, on his map of 1831, marks a portage from Metapedia 

 Lake to Riviere Blanche, which is perhaps an error for the Matane. 

 Bouchette also refers in his Topographical Dictionary to a portage direct 

 from the lake to the St. Lawrence. This route is mentioned by St. Valier 

 in 1688, and is probably the route referred to by Champlain. Yon Velden's 

 Map of 1786 states that after reaching the head of Metapedia Lake "the 

 travellers take the woods, and after ten leagues march, they reach the R. St. 

 Lawrence, near the rocs of Grand Matice." 



B. — Patapedia-Metis. This portage is marked on the Geological Survey Map 

 as of three-quarters of a mile, from Awaganasees (i. e. 0-wok-un-chich, 

 Micmac for "little portage") to L'pper Metis Lake. Bellin, in his 

 " Remarques sur la Carte " of 1755, says that one can go by the Metis to the 

 St. John. Tliis might be possible by the Mistigougeche, Kedgwick Lake, 

 Kedgwick and Green River (12 B), by a fairly direct, but very difficult 

 route, and also easily by the Patapedia, Restigouche and Grand Rivers 

 (12 A). 



C — Kedgwick (Quatawamkedgwiek)-Rimouski. This portage is marked 

 on the Geological Survey JNIap, and is described in Bailey and Mclnnes' 

 Report of 1888, M, 22. It is over a [mile in length, between the lakes at 

 the extreme heads of those rivers. 



15. St. John-St. Lawrence. 



A. — Touladi-Trois Pistoles. This was one of the principal routes from the St. 

 John to Quebec. It led through Lake ,Temiscouata by the Touladi River to 

 Lac des Aigles, thence to Lac des Islets, thence by a short portage path to the 

 Boisbouscache River and down the Trois Pistoles. This route is described 

 in Bailey and Mclnnes' Geological Report of 1888, M, pages 26, 28, 29, where 

 it is called "one of the main highways. . . .between the St. John River and 

 the St. Lawrence." 



B. — Ashberish-Trois Pistoles. Another route from Temiscouata to Trois 

 Pistoles was by way of the Ashberish River. This portage is marked on 

 Bouchette, 1831, and is mentioned by him in his Topographical Dictionary, 



