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Historic Sites. 



232F. Burnt Church, or Church Point. Further reasons for the importance 

 of this place are given in a note in Collections of the N. B. Historical 

 Society, II, 379. 



232G, Indian Point. This place is said locally to have been the favourite 

 camp-ground of the Indians of this region, and much the most 

 important on Tabusintac. On some maps it is called Ferry Point, 

 and a resident told me it was known in early days as Bartibog 

 Point, for a chief who was much there. 



232. Cains Point. Another very important camp or village site, apparently 

 the second in importance on Tabusintac, was that at Cains 

 Point, the prominent point below Stymests Millstream on the north 

 side, just above Big Marsh Brook. It was occupied to within the 

 memory of men now living. Presumably the name was for an Indian 

 of that name (a corruption of the French Etienne, as in Cains River). 



232. Tracadie. Although now totally abandoned by the Indians, many camp 

 sites are known along this pleasing and game-rich river, to such 

 an extent indeed, that, as Dr. A. C. Smith, who knows the region 

 thoroughly, tells me, it may almost be said that Tracadie was one 

 huge camping-ground. It is of interest to note that Tracadie means 

 camping-ground in Micmac. One of the most important localities 

 is the burial ground, between Tracadie and Leech Rivers containing 

 aboriginal circular graves, which have been studied by Dr. Smith 

 as noted in Bulletin of the N. B. Natural History Society, XIX, 306, 

 though there erroneously attributed, as Dr. Smith tells me, to Wilson's 

 Point, Shippegan. An important camp site was that on which the 

 mills now stand at Tracadie Mills (Foster's or Sheila), and there 

 was another at Point à Bouleau, which is, specially at its eastern end, 

 of low but attractive upland. Other camp-grounds are known, as 

 Dr. Smith tells me, on both sides of the entrance to Nicholas River, 

 where there are two very charming points now cleared and settled, 

 ideal sites for Indian encampments, as I have myself seen. The 

 vicinity of Nicholas River is said locally to afford especially good 

 eel-fishing. Smethurst, in his narrative of 1761 (Collections N. B. 

 Historical Society, II, 375) mentions a camping place six miles from 

 Grand Lake, which may have been one of those at Nicholas River, 

 though more probably it was somewhere up Portage River. It is 

 very probable that an important camping-ground was at the head 

 of tide, which was ar^d is a great fishing place, especially for sea- 

 trout. Here, on the south side, just below a little brook, is an. ele- 

 vated upland bank still used as a camping giound and having the 

 appearance of long use for this purpose. Many of these localities 

 may be found marked on an historical map of Tracadie which is 

 expected to appear in the Magazine " Acadiensis," St. John, in 

 July, 1906. 



232. Pokemouche. Like Tracadie, this river has long 'been abandoned 

 by the Indians, though formerly an important resort of theirs. It 

 is of very pleasing scenery, and rich in fish and game. I have noted 



