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Historic Sites. 



the more important of their camping grounds in my discussion of 

 Smethurst's route in 1761 (Collections N. B. Historical Society, II, 

 371), but have since gathered some additional infonnation from a 

 visit to the river. The most important of their village sites hy far 

 seems to have been that called Red Bank at Inkerman between the 

 two bridges on the lot now occupied by the Church. This beautiful 

 and commanding site was occupied by Indians within memory of 

 men living, and the lot was originally gra.nted the Indians for their 

 use; but it came later by purchase into possession of the Church 

 whose right to it was actively disputed by the Indians. It is said 

 their burial-ground was where the buildings of A. & R. Loggie now 

 are. There was another Camp-ground, as I am informed by Rev. 

 Father Fitzgerald, in the cove across the river, while another, of 

 considerable importance stood upon the elevated Rivers Point at 

 the junction of the South and "West Branches of Pokemouche, on or 

 near the charming site of the present church. On early maps this point 

 is called La pointe à Denys which means of course Denys De Boss, 

 said locally to have been an Indian. Since he was of sufficient 

 importance to obtain an early grant it is altogether probable 

 he was a chief, and his village or camp-ground was on Rivers Point. 

 The early grant of the Indians on the opposite side of the river of 

 course soon passed into the hands of the white settlers. Father 

 Fitzgerald also tells me there was another camp-site on O'Donnells 

 Point, while relics have been found, on the easterly end of Walsh's 

 Island, (a pleasant low upland cleared island), as well as on the 

 upland along the northern shore opposite this island. He also tells 

 me a camping-ground is known upon the Sutherland Farm, one of 

 the most pleasing sites upon Pokemouche, where also there is report 

 of an Indian burial-ground. On the south side of the river, within 

 the limits shown on the map, is an Indian reserve, no doubt estab- 

 lished here to give the Indians the benefit of the eel fishery in the 

 open basin near Maltempec, which is marked upon a plan of 1811 

 as an " Eeling place of the Indians. " Various families of Indians 

 are said locally to have camped on the reserve within the memory 

 of residents, but I was unable to learn of any important camping 

 ground within the limits of the Reserve, which indeed seemed to me 

 to offer sites decidedly inferior to other places on the river. It is 

 very likely that another camp-site of importance existed at the great 

 fishing-place at the head of tide. Here, just beside a superb pool, 

 there is on the north side a raised bank or terrace, now cleared and 

 occupied by a sporting camp, and bounded by two cold spring brooks. 

 The whole forms a very pleasant place and an ideal camping-site, 

 and I have no doubt that it was much used as an Indian camp-ground. 

 Upon the map of 1811 by Wm. Ferguson in the Crown Land Office, 

 there are two points on the north side of Pokemouche named Point 

 de la Croix; one was opposite Rivers Point where there is a low swell 

 of upland bordered by marsh, and the other was on the east side of the 

 mouth of Maltempec, a piece of elevated upland, now cleared and 

 forming one of the most charming places on all of the very pleasant 

 Pokemouche. Both of these places in all probability represented 



