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vallies between lliese hills are of the poorest description of 

 soil, and cncuinbered uith the debris of the adjacent hills. 

 The land around Bai des Roches is likewise hilly, but 

 <Iecreases in height in the neighborhood of the river aux 

 Canard, where some good soil is found; a flat tract also 

 exists behind L'Anse St. Eticnne, surrounded by higli hills, 

 the soil a mixture of clay and sand, conse(iuently of 

 agricultural value. Another level is found extending in a 

 zigzag form between the mountains, from near the 

 mouth of the river aux Foin towards the little Saguenay, the 

 soil good but much encumbered with stones. Several other 

 Ifvel spots are found between the river St. John and the little 

 Saguenay, but near the junction of these rivers with the 

 Saguenay a srcep ridge of mountain land occurs. The 

 timber in all this [lortion of tlie country is generally ofu 

 bad description. 



The country from Ila-ha Bay into the interior towards 

 llic west and south-west consists of moflerately sized hills 

 which encrea^e in height and abruptness towardS the south - 

 ^vcst. The soil in the valleys for a short distance consists 

 of a greyish colored still' clay ultimately giving place to 

 andy land; but from Ila-ha )iay to Chicoutinji is good 

 (Ultivalable land, which has been traced some miles 

 towards the soutli-west, thougii its actual extent is at 

 l>rcscnt «iid<nown. The soil is a good mixture of clay and 

 -.uid blended with carbonate of lime; and limestone is 

 found in the neighborhood. For several leagues from lake 

 St. John, to the west and south -west, the soil is capable of 

 ' ullivatiotj aiMl At for immediate settlenient. At the old 

 • cnnit e-tubli^liment on this lake about thicr hundred acres 

 ippear" to have been, formerly, in ciillivalion, but at 

 jiroent it !■< iiinning \\ild. TIm- "mI between the riven 



