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Historic Sites. 



240. To the local portages along the St John the following should be added 



(1) The Baker Brook Cabineau portage, described later in this section, 



(2) Bouchette's map of 1831 shows a portage from the head of Little 

 River (Grand Falls) into Grand River, but I have no other evidence 

 of the existence of such a portage, and it is probably an error, as is the 

 portage from Salmon River to the Tobique on Arrowsmith's map of 

 1837. (3) On Maclachlan's large map of Tobique, of 1830, two portages 

 are shown around the Narrows of that river, both on the south bank, 

 a longer leading around the entire Narrows and a shorter around 

 its upper pitch only. (4) On Sproule's Map of 1787 a Meduxnakeag- 

 Aroostook portage is mentioned (see later under Meduxnakeag-Pen- 

 obscot). (5) A branch of Kelly's Creek is said to be called Chicha- 

 wagan, (University Monthly, XIX. 4) which would mean " little 

 portage, " suggesting a possible old route from this Creek to the 

 Rusiagonis. (6) In Munro's report on the St John River of 1787 

 and in the very similar document by Edward Winslow of somewhat 

 later date (Collections N. B. Hist. Soc. II, 160), there are confused 

 references to a portage between the Keswick and Nashwaak. I found 

 no other evidence of such a portage, and if it existed it perhaps led 

 from Howard Brook through to Lower Na^shwaak Lake. (7) An old 

 plan appears to indicate an early portage from Salmon Bay across 

 to Newcastle Creek. (8) A plan of 1832 calls Coac Brook on Salmon 

 River, Ind'mn Portage Brook, for an old portage around a rapid on Sal- 

 mon River at this place. (9) It is likely, also, there was a portage 

 from Back Creek, Oromocto, through to the Nerepis, though the 

 route would be a hard one, if not impossible in summer, because 

 of the low^ water then prevailing on the upper courses of those 

 streams. The presence of an Indian fort at the mouth of the Nere- 

 pis would suggest such a route, and imply that it was of some 

 importance. (10) A plan of 1786 shows an Indian Carrying Place from 

 the extreme S. W. corner of Ludgate Lake to a tiny lake apparently 

 emptying into Musquash Harbor. (11) Whitney's plan of 1836 of 

 the Inglewood Manor shows an Indian Portage between the present 

 Loch Alva and Brittain Lake of that chain. A reference to the 

 Kingston Creek — Kennebecasis portage appears to occur in the 

 later part of Gyles " Narrative. " 



The old Indian portage around the falls at St. John is best shown 

 upon Bruces fine map of St John Harbour of 1761, and is reproduced 

 in part herewith (Map No. 3). It also is shown, though less accur- 

 ately, upon the Holland Map of 1758. There is no difficulty in recog- 

 nizing the undoubted position of this portage, in part at least, by 

 a comparison of the Bruce map with the locality, when it will be seen 

 that the portage path must have crossed the highway in the depres- 

 sion just east of the Soldiers monument at Riverside Park, and its 

 general course to Marble Cove can be identified. Tracing it towards 

 the harbour, its course cannot be determined with such certainty, 

 since there is more than one depression in the rocky ridges through 

 which it may have passed, though a very careful inspection of the 

 ground entirely to the water might show its entire course. 



