Topographical Notices. 2B5 



by two or tliiee French families. About the middle of 

 this run, the great northern range of hills comes once 

 more into distant view. Near the upper end is the Grande 

 jVarrt/A, an open marsh, extending several miles north-west 

 from tiie river, and which, when overflowed in high 

 spring waters, affords, with a portage of half a mile, a 

 short passage to lake Coulonge. 



Thus far, the course from the Grand Calumet is about 

 N.N.VV. and very direct ; the channel, notwitlistanding 

 Its narrowness, being frequently within view for miles. 

 From the Grande JIarais, it winds westerly, for about two 

 miles to the head of the island. Here the water scene 

 suddenly expands. \Vc enter, as from a branch, the main 

 body of the river, the channel of the Rocher Fendu 

 extending in view to the left, three or four miles, and 

 upwards of a mile in breadth ; the main river spreading 

 it£ channel a considerable distance to the right, amidst 

 »ome rich looking islands. At the upper end of the Grand 

 Calumet island, appears to be a tract of good land ; and 

 on the Upper Canada shore, the whole extent in view is 

 fertile, judging from the nature of the tindx-r, which is 

 seen, from the gradual rise of the ground. On this shore, 

 a little above the division of the waters, is the la Bosse 

 settlement, consisting of a narrow entrance, about a milu 

 in length, with eight or ten huts. The poor unprogressing 

 ai»pearance of the place, at once marks it as a nest of 

 old trading people — French, or Bois Bruk'es, 



I'ashing the islands near this settlement, wc suddenly 

 come ill view of the Coulonge lake, and the northern hilld 

 immediately beyond it, which are now seen gradually to 

 clofec upon, and follow up the river, presentinf^ a bold 

 ■wclUtiK face, fivp or six hundred feet in lieighf. Btdow 



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