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Historic Sites. 



good landings on fine beaches, both from the bay and from the river. 

 Various traces of former buildings show on the ground, though of 

 course they may be much more modern than those we are seeking. 

 Altogether the situation appears ideal for such a settlement as that 

 of Denys, and I believe the probabilities based upon all available 

 evidence all point to this site. 



It is of interest to note that another document of 1691 speaks of 

 de Fronsac as being then a resident of his seigniory of Miramichi. 



It was here that Smethurst found French settlers in 1761 (Nar- 

 rative, 13; Coll. N.B. Hist. Soc. II, 377), and others at Neguac (pp. 

 16 and 375). Various French relics have also been found and French 

 cellars formerly occurred on the Logie farm at the English Village 

 of Church Point east of the wharf, as I am informed by Miss Kate 

 Logie of that place. 



294. Bay du Vin. All local tradition, substantiated by still visible cellars, 

 a burial-ground and sundry relics, goes to show that a French village 

 of considerable importance stood in the Acadian Period around the 



Map No. iîO. Sketch ^by the Author. 



present Gardiners Point south of the island. This is no doubt the 

 French Village mentioned by Cooney (31, 32, 33), though he undoubt- 

 edly errs in ascribing to it so early a date as he does. The Baie des 

 Otiines Village is mentioned in documents as the principal Acadian 

 settlement at Miramichi in 1760. I have not myself been able to visit 

 this site as yet, but Rev. W. J. Wilkinson of Bay du Vin has been so 

 kind as to send me the following information about it. The settle- 

 ment was about a mile in length: the old cellars can still be seen, 

 including the foundation of an ancient blacksmith shop, and numerous 

 relics have been found there. The site of the old church or chapel, 

 supposed to have been the oldest on the Miramichi, is locally well- 

 known; it is vacant and marked by a hollow and a heap of stones. 

 Not far from it is the ancient French burial-ground, showing the 

 graves. The French settlements at Lower Bay du Vin are well- 

 known to be of later origin as shown in the " Origin of Settlements " 



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