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 Historic Sites. 



Lakes, and as well the series from Magaguadavic Lakes towards 

 the St. John. It is possible the Magundy Stream formed a part of 

 this route. 



Gesner, (New Brunswick, 170 and elsewhere) speaks of a com- 

 munication between Magaguadavic Lake and Shogomoc, but I know 

 nothing further of such a portage. 



An old plan of the Lower Digdeguash in the Crown Land Office 



has this information, — "From Indian accounts from its source 



there is a carrying place to Scoodick River. " I know nothing further 



244A. 



245. 



245. 



Map No . 5. From the Survey of 1796-97 : x I. 



of this portage, which could have been but little used because of the 

 difficulties of navigating the Digdeguash in low water. It very likely 

 extended from the Upper N. W. Branch to a branch of the St Croix. 



The Grand Lake-Baskahegan portage is clearly shown on an import- 

 ant early map — that of the Survey of 1796-97, reproduced in the 

 Monograph on Boundaries, 254. 



The Field-book of the Survey of 1796-97 shows portages in two places 

 from the West Branch of Scoodic to below Grand Falls in places 

 where bends of the rivers come close together. 



Meduxnakeag- Penobscot. Sproule's map of 1787, a most careful and 

 accurate one, has the inscription, — " By the Meductsinekek the Indians 



